{"id":2953,"date":"2012-08-17T11:09:16","date_gmt":"2012-08-17T15:09:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/shrinktheplanet-weightloss.com\/weightloss-diets\/?p=2953"},"modified":"2014-09-14T19:08:32","modified_gmt":"2014-09-14T23:08:32","slug":"lentil-soup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shrinktheplanet-weightloss.com\/weightloss-diets\/lentil-soup\/","title":{"rendered":"Lentil Soup"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/shrinktheplanet-weightloss.com\/weightloss-diets\/?attachment_id=2956\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2956\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2956\" title=\"lentil-soup\" src=\"http:\/\/shrinktheplanet-weightloss.com\/weightloss-diets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/lentil-soup.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"259\" height=\"194\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Ingredients<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1 onion\u00a0chopped<\/li>\n<li>1\/4 cup olive oil<\/li>\n<li>2 carrots, diced<\/li>\n<li>2 stalks celery, chopped<\/li>\n<li>2 cloves garlic, minced<\/li>\n<li>1 teaspoon dried oregano<\/li>\n<li>1 bay leaf<\/li>\n<li>1 teaspoon dried basil<\/li>\n<li>1 (14.5 ounce) can crushed tomatoes<\/li>\n<li>2 cups dry lentils<\/li>\n<li>8 cups water<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 cup spinach, rinsed and thinly sliced<\/li>\n<li>2 tablespoons vinegar<\/li>\n<li>salt to taste<\/li>\n<li>ground black pepper to taste<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Directions <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In a large soup pot, heat oil over medium heat. Add onions, carrots, and celery; cook and stir until onion is tender. Stir in garlic, bay leaf, oregano, and basil; cook for 2 minutes. Stir in lentils, and add water and tomatoes. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat, and simmer for at least 1 hour. When ready to serve stir in spinach, and cook until it wilts. Stir in vinegar, and season to taste with salt and pepper, and more vinegar if desired.<\/p>\n<p>Makes 6 Servings<\/p>\n<p>349 calories per serving.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Helvetica, arial, verdana, tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20.78333282470703px;\">New research shows that lentils are a bona fide belly flattener!\u00a0 That&#8217;s because they&#8217;re rich in protein and soluble fiber,\u00a0<\/span><a id=\"KonaLink0\" class=\"kLink\" style=\"padding: 0px; margin: 0px; color: #0000ff; cursor: pointer; font-family: inherit !important; top: 0px; right: 0px; bottom: 0px; left: 0px; outline: none; border: 0px none transparent !important; background-image: none !important; background-color: transparent !important; display: inline !important; font-size: inherit !important; line-height: 20.78333282470703px; position: static;\" href=\"http:\/\/shrinktheplanet-weightloss.com\/weightloss-diets\/?p=2927#\"><span style=\"padding: 0px; margin: 0px; position: static; font-family: inherit !important; font-size: inherit !important; color: #0000ff;\"><span class=\"kLink\" style=\"padding: 0px 0px 1px !important; margin: 0px; border-bottom-color: #0000ff; background-image: none; background-color: transparent; width: auto !important; float: none !important; display: inline !important; font-family: inherit !important; font-size: inherit !important; position: static; border-width: 0px !important 0px !important 1px 0px !important; border-style: none !important none !important solid none !important;\">nutrients<\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Helvetica, arial, verdana, tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20.78333282470703px;\">\u00a0that are slowly digested and therefore help your avoid -sugar spikes that cause your body to create and store excess fat, especially in the abdomen.\u00a0 What&#8217;s more, lentils are the richest source of folate in the plant world, a nutrient that also supports blood-sugar stabilization.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ingredients 1 onion\u00a0chopped 1\/4 cup olive oil 2 carrots, diced 2 stalks celery, chopped 2 cloves garlic, minced 1 teaspoon dried oregano 1 bay leaf 1 teaspoon dried basil 1 (14.5 ounce) can crushed tomatoes [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[49,610,1144,241],"tags":[478,860,858,859],"class_list":["post-2953","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-low-calorie-dinner-recipes","category-healthy-foods-2","category-soups","category-weight-loss-foods","tag-diet-meals","tag-lentil-recipes","tag-lentil-soup","tag-recipes-weight-loss"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/shrinktheplanet-weightloss.com\/weightloss-diets\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2953","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/shrinktheplanet-weightloss.com\/weightloss-diets\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/shrinktheplanet-weightloss.com\/weightloss-diets\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shrinktheplanet-weightloss.com\/weightloss-diets\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shrinktheplanet-weightloss.com\/weightloss-diets\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2953"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/shrinktheplanet-weightloss.com\/weightloss-diets\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2953\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/shrinktheplanet-weightloss.com\/weightloss-diets\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2953"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shrinktheplanet-weightloss.com\/weightloss-diets\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2953"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shrinktheplanet-weightloss.com\/weightloss-diets\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2953"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}