Chicken Tomato Carrot Soup (29 Aug 12)




Chicken Tomato Carrot Soup

Nutritious values of the ingredients used in this soup:

(1) Carrot - contains β-carotene which is partly metabolised into vitamin A in humans. Lack of vitamin A can cause poor vision, including night vision. However, vision can be restored by adding carrots in the diet to improve the eyesight. Carrot is also rich in dietary fibre, antioxidants & minerals;

(2) Tomato - benefits the heart & it contain the carotene lycopene which is one of the most powerful natural antioxidants;


(3) Onion - effective against common cold to heart diseases, diabetes, osteoporosis & other diseases. It contains chemcial compounds which have anti-inflammatory, anticholesterol, anticancer & antioxidant proporties, such as guercetin. Preliminary studies have shown increased consumption of onions reduces the risk of head & neck cancers.


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