3 Antioxidant Soups for Perfect Health

A bowl of piping hot soup serves a purpose beyond merely acting as an appetizer or warming you up on a cold wintry night. Soups are health-boosting wonders that must find their way into our daily diets.

Soups are healthy alternatives for getting your-not-so-favourite vegetables into your tummy, more so with young children who make a fuss about taste and choices.

The following three soups are guaranteed to give you a much needed detox and add greatly to your general well-being.

The Gloriously Green Spinach Soup

Think Spinach, Think Bitter is a feeling echoed by many of us. Not many of us like the taste of Spinach which is quite bitter and unpleasant. But as a soup, the bitterness of spinach can be tempered to some extent and the numerous health benefits enjoyed.

Let us look at some of the health benefits of Spinach soup.

• Spinach is a nutrient-dense green-leafy vegetable but very low in fat and calories. For weight-watchers, Spinach can be a boon. 
• The soup is rich in iron which is necessary for cell growth and oxygen transport. Women can benefit greatly from Spinach as an iron supplement.  
• Low levels of iron lead to many undesirable effects such as anemia, fatigue, weakness and increased susceptibility to infections due to low immunity. An iron-rich soup can take care of problems caused by low iron levels.
• Spinach soup is also rich in Vitamin E which is an important antioxidant vital for normal brain functioning and cognition. 
• For healthy bones, Spinach can be a valuable addition to your diet for it is packed with calcium, magnesium and Vitamin K.

For a healthy potion of power-packed nutrients, Spinach soup can be your best friend.

The Ravishing Red Beetroot and Tomato Soup

Beetroot and Tomato are two vegetables that can make for a very tasty and healthy soup full of vitamins, minerals and anti-oxidants.

The benefits of this soup are numerous. 

• Beet roots help in lowering blood pressure. This is because of the presence of naturally occurring compounds called Nitrates that lower blood pressure and improve blood flow. 
• Beet roots are ant-inflammatory and contain a unique compound called Betaine which protects our cells and enzymes from environmental stress. Inflammation is the number one cause for several chronic diseases; hence the anti-inflammatory properties of beet roots can help tackle inflammation and keep diseases at bay.
• The deep rich purple colour of beet roots is because of the presence of powerful phyto-nutrients that are anti-cancer, excellent for detoxification and remove harmful toxins. Beet roots are also rich in Vitamin C which is a powerful antioxidant and immunity-builder.
• Tomatoes contain Lycopene- a potent anti-cancer compound.
• Tomatoes are rich in Vitamin C, Vitamin K and calcium that boost bone health and cardiovascular health. The nature’s signature of tomatoes points to its benefits for the heart. When you cut open a tomato, you would see the four chambers of the heart!

With Beet roots and tomatoes mashed together in a soupy mixture, you not only have great taste but a highly-nutritious concoction that will boost your health and perk you up with vital nutrients. 

The Yummy Yellow Lemon and Coriander Soup

This is the quintessentially tangy soup that is sure to get your senses rolling!

Lemon coriander soup contains the goodness of tangy lemon and medicinal coriander to give you a healthy soup that is simply 'souperb' in all respects!

So, what is special about this soup?

• Lemon Coriander soup is rich in Vitamin C, an immunity-booster that can prevent damage to cell DNA and help repair it. DNA damage is one of the chief causes of cancer.  
• Vitamin C rejuvenates the system keeping you protected from bacterial and fungal infections including cold, flu etc. It reduces the risk of several diseases such as stroke, heart attack, blood pressure and diabetes. 
• The soup promotes bone health and protects the skin from the harmful UV rays of the sun. 
• Apart from several health benefits, this soup can promote beautiful, shiny and healthy hair by the antioxidant and medicinal properties that come inherently with coriander.