Hi URI! My name’s Jamie Burger and I’m a senior dietetics major here. I’m a group exercise instructor & on the URI dance team. Nutrition & fitness have been a HUGE part of my life. I’ve put together this blog Jamie’s Journey to promote nutrition and fitness this semester and took a turn right suddenly with everything going on. I’m now using this blog to inspire nutrition, fitness, & overall positivity during this difficult time by providing recipes, workouts, & other activities to do at home. We can use this time to better ourselves and learn from each other! Stay healthy & positive, there’s more to come!
Immune Boosting Vegetable Soup Recipe
Something that I have been trying to do during this social distancing is limiting my time at the grocery store. This means coming up with recipes that can last or even be frozen if made in bulk. While doing this might seem simple, a lot of resources aren’t available at the grocery store. It is almost impossible to find chicken at these times. I found that making soup has been a great way to make the most of the resources provided. Not only is soup a nice cozy meal to eat while snuggled up watching your favorite Netflix show, but I added some immune-boosting ingredients to keep us healthy during this time!
2 cartons low-sodium vegetable broth
1 large yellow onion
3 stalks celery
3 large carrots
3 Tbsp minced garlic (or 3 cloves)
3 Tbsp turmeric
Garlic and turmeric are the immune-boosting ingredients in this recipe. Garlic is known for fighting infections because of its high concentration of sulfur-containing compounds. Turmeric has anti-inflammatory properties which has even been used for patients with arthritis.