A small bowl of miso soup, three to four times per week can have a very positive effect on overall health. Weight gain has a lot to do with food getting “stuck” inside us and not being properly absorbed and eliminated. Miso increases digestive enzymes by creating the environment in the intestines for the good bacteria to thrive.
It’s especially beneficial to consume miso in the morning, it gets the intestines and stomach revved up and ready to work; for a day of breaking down, absorbing, and eliminating all we eat. In terms of weight loss, having proper digestion can be compared to an optimum metabolic function.
The second factor in weight gain is consuming too much food. It’s true that people who have breakfast eat less during the day than those who don’t have a morning meal. The simplest form of miso soup is miso paste and water, but it can also include wakame, scallions, onions, broccoli, carrots, kale, radishes, cabbage, tofu, leftover rice or noodles, and any type of vegetable. Our bodies love the nutrients in all these foods. And, eating healthy food eventually leads to healthy food cravings! Miso in the morning will put you on the road to good health for the entire day.
As miso increases digestion and absorption, it helps in remedying irritable bowel syndrome, constipation, and diarrhea. If you are prone to constipation, use half the amount of miso paste recommended below.
Miso paste can be purchased at any health food store in New York. An aged barley or brown rice miso has the most enzymes (which is what provides that good bacteria). Look for a 2-3 year aged miso. The brand Mitoku has the best ones!!!
Miso soup for 1:
Heat 1 cup water in a small saucepan. Add chopped or sliced vegetables, tofu, and wakame.
In a small bowl or teacup place 1 tablespoon miso. Take 2 tablespoons of hot water from the soup pot and add to the miso. Stir, to dissolve the miso in the water and form a thinner paste.
When water in saucepan is simmering, add the dissolved miso. Stir. Return to a light simmer and cook for 1 more minute (this activates the enzymes but doesn’t kill them).
Garnish the soup with chopped scallions, parsley, or cilantro.
A Tip for Busy People: make this soup the night before; in the morning, heat the soup, and add to a Nissan Brand container. It will keep the soup piping hot and you can sip it when you get to work. Better than coffee!
It’s especially beneficial to consume miso in the morning, it gets the intestines and stomach revved up and ready to work; for a day of breaking down, absorbing, and eliminating all we eat. In terms of weight loss, having proper digestion can be compared to an optimum metabolic function.
The second factor in weight gain is consuming too much food. It’s true that people who have breakfast eat less during the day than those who don’t have a morning meal. The simplest form of miso soup is miso paste and water, but it can also include wakame, scallions, onions, broccoli, carrots, kale, radishes, cabbage, tofu, leftover rice or noodles, and any type of vegetable. Our bodies love the nutrients in all these foods. And, eating healthy food eventually leads to healthy food cravings! Miso in the morning will put you on the road to good health for the entire day.
As miso increases digestion and absorption, it helps in remedying irritable bowel syndrome, constipation, and diarrhea. If you are prone to constipation, use half the amount of miso paste recommended below.
Miso paste can be purchased at any health food store in New York. An aged barley or brown rice miso has the most enzymes (which is what provides that good bacteria). Look for a 2-3 year aged miso. The brand Mitoku has the best ones!!!
Miso soup for 1:
Heat 1 cup water in a small saucepan. Add chopped or sliced vegetables, tofu, and wakame.
In a small bowl or teacup place 1 tablespoon miso. Take 2 tablespoons of hot water from the soup pot and add to the miso. Stir, to dissolve the miso in the water and form a thinner paste.
When water in saucepan is simmering, add the dissolved miso. Stir. Return to a light simmer and cook for 1 more minute (this activates the enzymes but doesn’t kill them).
Garnish the soup with chopped scallions, parsley, or cilantro.
A Tip for Busy People: make this soup the night before; in the morning, heat the soup, and add to a Nissan Brand container. It will keep the soup piping hot and you can sip it when you get to work. Better than coffee!
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