Re: question re my attempt at soup

[Guest guest]

I find that when I add flax or chia or both to a smoothie it gets very thick.

Try a southwest or taco seasoning instead of Mrs Dash.

I have eaten leftovers but it is better fresh.

I'm sure some food geek will chime in on the enzymes breaking down etc. when it sits for a few days.

Tony

question re my attempt at soup

I finally got moving and dusted my vitamix off and tried soup.I have the large container.I had a small ziplock bag of tomatoes I had frozen (probably 2 cups) When I defrosted them there was a fair bit of water.I addeda small piece of garlica little chopped onion1 celery sticka handful of salada handful of spinachsprinkle of mrs dashsome vegetable seasoning1 tble flax seed1 tble chia seedIt wasn't too bad and it was quite thick.Here's my questions so I understand a bit more about this for next time.Can you make any suggestions to improve it?I'm assuming that the thickness came from the chia or flax...is that true?I eat 1 cup for a meal and probably ended up with at least 3 cups maybe 4. Is there a problem with quality if I ate some over the next two or three days?What about freezing it...would that be better to keep the nutrition?Thanks for any help you can give me.Rusty

[Guest guest]

I have always heard you shouldn't re-freeze food that's been previously frozen

(your tomatoes), so it might be better to just use it over the next couple days.

Chia usually makes things creamier, so that could account for the thickness. If

too thick just add water. HTH!

>

> I finally got moving and dusted my vitamix off and tried soup.

>

> I have the large container.

>

> I had a small ziplock bag of tomatoes I had frozen (probably 2 cups) When I

> defrosted them there was a fair bit of water.

>

> I added

> a small piece of garlic

> a little chopped onion

> 1 celery stick

> a handful of salad

> a handful of spinach

> sprinkle of mrs dash

> some vegetable seasoning

> 1 tble flax seed

> 1 tble chia seed

>

> It wasn't too bad and it was quite thick.

>

> Here's my questions so I understand a bit more about this for next time.

>

> Can you make any suggestions to improve it?

>

> I'm assuming that the thickness came from the chia or flax...is that true?

>

> I eat 1 cup for a meal and probably ended up with at least 3 cups maybe 4.

> Is there a problem with quality if I ate some over the next two or three

> days?

>

> What about freezing it...would that be better to keep the nutrition?

>

> Thanks for any help you can give me.

>

> Rusty

>

[Guest guest]

Tony...thanks for replying. So now I know what caused the thickness and can

use that any time I want to thicken something.

It didn't taste so bad...but I'm sure it can be improved and hope to get

some feedback on what I can do.

Rusty

question re my attempt at soup

I finally got moving and dusted my vitamix off and tried soup.

I have the large container.

I had a small ziplock bag of tomatoes I had frozen (probably 2 cups) When

I

defrosted them there was a fair bit of water.

I added

a small piece of garlic

a little chopped onion

1 celery stick

a handful of salad

a handful of spinach

sprinkle of mrs dash

some vegetable seasoning

1 tble flax seed

1 tble chia seed

It wasn't too bad and it was quite thick.

Here's my questions so I understand a bit more about this for next time.

Can you make any suggestions to improve it?

I'm assuming that the thickness came from the chia or flax...is that true?

I eat 1 cup for a meal and probably ended up with at least 3 cups maybe 4.

Is there a problem with quality if I ate some over the next two or three

days?

What about freezing it...would that be better to keep the nutrition?

Thanks for any help you can give me.

Rusty

[Guest guest]

Thanks for your reply.

If I can't freeze something I can see that becoming a problem because with

the big container you have to put a fair bit in...I will be eating some of

it for days. LOL

Any suggestions on how I could have improved on it?

Rusty

Re: question re my attempt at soup

I have always heard you shouldn't re-freeze food that's been previously

frozen (your tomatoes), so it might be better to just use it over the next

couple days.

Chia usually makes things creamier, so that could account for the thickness.

If too thick just add water. HTH!

>

> I finally got moving and dusted my vitamix off and tried soup.

>

> I have the large container.

>

> I had a small ziplock bag of tomatoes I had frozen (probably 2 cups) When

> I

> defrosted them there was a fair bit of water.

>

> I added

> a small piece of garlic

> a little chopped onion

> 1 celery stick

> a handful of salad

> a handful of spinach

> sprinkle of mrs dash

> some vegetable seasoning

> 1 tble flax seed

> 1 tble chia seed

>

> It wasn't too bad and it was quite thick.

>

> Here's my questions so I understand a bit more about this for next time.

>

> Can you make any suggestions to improve it?

>

> I'm assuming that the thickness came from the chia or flax...is that true?

>

> I eat 1 cup for a meal and probably ended up with at least 3 cups maybe 4.

> Is there a problem with quality if I ate some over the next two or three

> days?

>

> What about freezing it...would that be better to keep the nutrition?

>

> Thanks for any help you can give me.

>

> Rusty

>

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The biggest thing I can see " wrong " (and I mean that in the spirit in which you

asked the question) is that it has lettuce in it. Lettuce is the ONE food that

you NEVER see canned, dried, frozen, and rarely cooked-that is because it is so

high in rapidly declining enzymes, that it simply doesn't keep well. If you

were to make your soup without the lettuce, you could freeze leftovers in ice

cube trays and transfer them to zipper freezer bags for future use, adding your

fresh lettuce in at the time you reprocess them. Lettuces tend to get slimy

very quickly, due to the rapid enzyme release, so adding them at the moment of

consumption is pretty much the only way to get a good result. The " thickness "

that comes as the lettuce breaks down, is really just a sort of " slime " forming

as the enzymes release-not harmful, but not the most pleasant either. I grow

tons of lettuces of various kinds in my gardens, both indoors and out, and have

tried many ways to " preserve " them-with not-so-good results. I finally just

started growing mostly " cut-and-come-again " type lettuces, where I can cut off

what I need AS I need it, and the leaves will keep growing. You can very easily

grow this type of lettuce indoors on a sunny window ledge, or in something like

an aerogarden, so you always have it when you need it, without the waste.

> >

> > I finally got moving and dusted my vitamix off and tried soup.

> >

> > I have the large container.

> >

> > I had a small ziplock bag of tomatoes I had frozen (probably 2 cups) When

> > I

> > defrosted them there was a fair bit of water.

> >

> > I added

> > a small piece of garlic

> > a little chopped onion

> > 1 celery stick

> > a handful of salad

> > a handful of spinach

> > sprinkle of mrs dash

> > some vegetable seasoning

> > 1 tble flax seed

> > 1 tble chia seed

> >

> > It wasn't too bad and it was quite thick.

> >

> > Here's my questions so I understand a bit more about this for next time.

> >

> > Can you make any suggestions to improve it?

> >

> > I'm assuming that the thickness came from the chia or flax...is that true?

> >

> > I eat 1 cup for a meal and probably ended up with at least 3 cups maybe 4.

> > Is there a problem with quality if I ate some over the next two or three

> > days?

> >

> > What about freezing it...would that be better to keep the nutrition?

> >

> > Thanks for any help you can give me.

> >

> > Rusty

> >

>

>

>

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