What’s for dinner?

So it’s the end of the day and you’re exhausted. Most likely you’ll opt for something quick, and for most people that means something unhealthy.

Why should your dinner be healthy? Because you have less time to burn it and digest it. Also your dinner will determine the quality of your sleep, so you’ll want it to be healthy.

Many people assume that I will tell them to have salad for dinner so that it stays light. But I actually do not recommend salads for dinner. Salads are best eaten at lunch when the digestive fires are at their peak. Dinner needs to be easy on the digestive system.

So one of the best options you can have for dinner include a warm soup. Soups are easy to digest and help keep the body warm before sleep.
 
You can have vegetable soup, potato soup, pumpkin soup, mushroom soup or any other vegetable variation. Just make sure your soup has no added cream or dairy. You can also have a more hefty soup like lentil or bean soup. Or you can keep it as chunky as you like to make it more filling. Another option is to add brown pasta or oats to the soup to make it feel more like a big meal.

You can serve your soup with some brown rice or quinoa if soup is not filling enough for you. But I encourage you to try it for a few days before deciding. Most people have a psychological barrier to having just soup for dinner but once they try it they realise that it’s quite nourishing and filling as a dinner option.

For the busy person, the best way is to cook a big batch in advance and freeze it in individual portions to avoid opting for unhealthy choices at the end of a long day.

Look up healthy soup recipes and start getting creative. Before you know it, your sleep (and your figure) will improve!

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