Written on February 11, 2008 at 9:29 pm by

Easy Black Bean Soup

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2 cans black beans (drained)
12 oz. ground turkey
1 onion
1 tbs. vegetable oil
2 cloves garlic, crushed
2 cans beef stock
1 small can tomato paste
1 tbs. thyme
1 tbs. basil
1 tbs. parsley
1 bay leaf
1 avocado

Saute the ground beef in a nonstick skillet. Chop the onion. When the beef is done, remove it, drain the pan, and saute the onion and garlic in the vegetable oil until the onion is translucent. Combine all ingredients in a medium saucepan. Stir well to help blend the tomato paste. Simmer for 20 minutes, remove the bay leaf, garnish with slices of avocado, and serve. Serves 4.

Blocks: 4
Calories: 475
Carb: 44g (41%)
Protein: 31g (29%)
Fat: 16g (30%)

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### UPDATE: March 20, 2012 ###
Over the course of the last couple of months, I've really gotten into this whole Paleo diet thing. I'll be putting up more info soon, as well as some of my new favorite paleo recipes. But to each his own, so it's not like I'm gonna take down all of the existing 40-30-30 recipes.
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A couple of years ago, I started following a 40/30/30 diet plan (aka "Zone Diet"). In the beginning, I had a lot of trouble putting together meals that had the right proportions. For one thing, I had "The Nut Problem". It seemed like every other Zone recipe that I found would end in something like "Eat with 18 peanuts on the side" or "Add 5 almonds".

Now don't get me wrong, I like nuts. They're healthy, and they make a convenient snack. But the problem is that Read more