If you’re one who puts weight on in the fall and winter, perhaps you’d like to try the soup
Rx that’s recommended by the good doctor known as Dr. Oz.

Yes, Dr. Oz who still has his afternoon show on recommends soup as the best go-to food
to help you slim down and avoid winter weight gain.
In fact, Dr. Oz. calls it (soup) the safer and best type of diet aids, (pills).

Why soup?
A bowl of soup before your biggest meal amplifies feelings of fullness for hours, allowing you
to eat 20% fewer calories without any effort or struggle.

So, if you do succumb to the array of cookies, plates of lasagne and prime rib and endless
glasses of wine this upcoming holiday season, make the following 2 soups to keep you on
track.

The Soups:
a) Lentil Chili Soup!
To make:
Mince and combine 1 onion, 3 garlic cloves, 1 zucchini and 3 carrots in a big pot.
Stir in 2 Tbs. of tomato paste, 2 cups of lentils, (clean and remove discolored lentils first),
1 can of roasted tomatoes and 1 quart of veggie broth. Cook for 30 mins. Serve with a
drizzle of top quality wheat germ oil* on top.

Reason this soup works so well:
Digestion-slowing fiber in lentils is proven to cut starch absorption in the stomach
by up to 65%, helping you prevent weight gain easily and effortlessly.

b) Mushroom Soup!
To make:
In a large soup pot…
Bring 1/2 cup of chicken stock, 1/2 cup of whole milk, 6 oz. of diced cremini
mushrooms, 1/4 cup of diced onion and 2 minced garlic to a boil. Reduce heat
and let simmer for 5 to 8 minutes, Place the soup in bowls and drizzle some
wheat germ oil on top.

Reason this soup works so well:
Eating mushroom soup before a big meal helps you eat 30% less of the meal.
Plus, mushrooms boost immunity, which is especially important during this
cold, flu and Co-Vid season.

*Wheat Germ Oil-
Go back and reread our post on how wheat germ and wheat germ oil can help
you lose fat, especially stubborn belly fat.

Important tips:
If you plan on having soup on a regular basis to help curtail your eating ot
to lose weight, just make sure to make it as lean and lite as possible.
Avoid making soups with beef ribs, potatoes, heavy creams, croutons, butter
and other fats and only use broths, vegetables, beans, chicken and mushrooms.
Have the “heavier, carb-laden” soup on special occasions.

Sources:
* Doctor Mehmet Oz
* Queen Mary University (London)
* Ann Louise Gittleman, Ph.D.
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