It's in the soup.

Are you sweet, salty, bitter, sour, or savory?

You can cook it.

Put it in the soup. (recipe follows)

Sometimes we are pressured with many problems in life, it becomes difficult to make a choice. We have to choose what "flavor" or what solution we will put into our lives in order to maintain proper balance to stay healthy or be content e.g. drugs or spices and herbs. Imagine life like a big flavorful soup or stew that has many different foods and tastes. Once you know all the parts in your life...your stew, you learn through experience and knowledge to make choices, create solutions that will benefit you and your world. Eating home cooked meals is always a better choice than eating from a place and people you don't know.

When you don't know an environment or a person that is cooking your food, your health may be compromised. Studies show cooking dinner frequently at home is associated with consumption of a healthier diet whether or not one is trying to lose weight. Cooking at home has different meanings, from preparing a spaghetti from a jar of sauce to making it from fresh tomatoes that you peel, seed, and crush to make tomato puree: You can make spaghetti from milled flour or you can simply use dried or fresh noodles from a package. Studies show meals prepared in the home still include convenience products (typically high in sugars, fats and sodium) which can have negative effects on health. 

Diet habits and stress coping habits must be considered to maintain healthiness. Adopting a healthy diet is more than just eating nutritious food and choosing the "right" ingredients. It is learning about what is good for you and what habits you have to adopt or divorce. You may be eating too many sweets or salty foods or you may be eating at the wrong times of the day. Nutrition, or the study of how nutrients in food react with the body, is a science of how your body connects with natures energy. The system of nourishment can be very complicated when we are finding solutions to illness and disease. But ,the way we prepare and cook food is the foundation to wellness and it should be kept simple. 

One of the easiest ways to keep your healthy diet balanced to make sure you are incorporating all essential nutrients, is to make a stew or soup from raw ingredients- from scratch. You can add raw vegetables and cook them down, like potatoes; you can add leafy greens after you cook as a garnish. When you add leafy vegetables last, they will slightly wilt and add another texture. Raw vegetables tend to have more active vitamin C and active plant chemicals that than some vegetables that are cooked.

Try the recipe below and remember to BE CREATIVE. Experiment with different spices, like ginger and coriander mixtures and a touch of honey or raw sugar to balance out the salt. 

Hearty Vegetarian Soup   

makes approx.8, 2 cup servings

(OR throw everything in a slow cooker i.e. instant pot or crockpot)

 1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil

2 medium onions, chopped

8 cups low sodium vegetable stock or chicken or lamb stock

2 celery ribs, halved lengthwise and cut into 1/4-inch-thick slices

3 carrots, halved lengthwise and cut into 1/4-inch-thick slices

7 garlic cloves, finely chopped

2 bay leaves

2 cups sweet potatoes, cut into 1-inch pieces

3 cups potatoes (about 2 medium), peeled and cut into 1-inch pieces

1 jalapeno pepper

2 cans navy beans or beans of choice, drained

2 teaspoons oregano, dried

1 teaspoon coriander, ground

1 teaspoon thyme, dried

2 cups coleslaw mix

2 handfuls of kale, collards, or greens of choice, finely chopped

Himalayan pink salt or sea salt, to taste

Black pepper, to taste

Sumac

Directions

1. Heat oil in a large pot over medium-high heat. Add extra virgin olive oil and onions until pale golden, about 10 minutes.
2. Add tomato paste, bay leaves, stock, celery, carrots, whole jalapeno, russet potatoes and sweet potatoes and cook, covered, stirring occasionally, until potatoes are slightly softened, about 20 minutes.
3. Add beans and herbs/spices and cook for 10 more minutes.
4. Turn off fire and add coleslaw mix, greens, and season with salt and pepper. Serve with sumac.

Change with the seasons and get some advice. https://marywellness.com/diet-assessment/