Recipe For Autumn Balance - Butternut Squash Soup

Below is a recipe to bring your body to balance in autumn. These foods will strengthen your immune system as your body becomes more susceptible to illness with the changing weather. 

Butternut Squash Soup

• • 1 large butternut squash
• • 1 medium onion
• • 2 cloves of garlic 
• • 1 stalk of celery
• • boiled chicken meat
• • salt, pepper, cinnamon, nutmeg 

If you have a blender, blend the squash until smooth for a puree-style soup. If not, you can chop up the squash instead. 

Begin by chopping up all ingredients and boiling the squash in a large pot. After the squash is mostly cooked, add the vegetables and chicken to the pot. Simmer the soup for a few minutes. When the soup is done, add spices as desired. 

Butternut squash soup is not too difficult to make and contains nutrients like vitamin A to help protect your body from the upcoming flu and cold season. 

Cinnamon and Nutmeg are also important herbs in the Chinese pharmacopeia for combating dampness, cold and stagnation. Adding these herbs helps the body transition to the colder damper weather in a dynamic healthy way.  Try it out and see what you think. Send pictures!!

Sources: 

http://www.chinahighlights.com/travelguide/chinese-food/medicinal-cuisine.htm

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