Fun with food!

Hey guys!
So day one went really well, although the first day usually does. They say it takes 21 days to make or break a habit, so I feel like after day 21 I'll fall into this new routine with a bit more ease.
At least I hope. Either way, I'm pressing on. My goal is to lose 100 pounds by next Christmas. Prayers would be so appreciated, haha.

Anyway, I wanted to share a recipe I made yesterday and write a bit of a review on it.
I've been making a lot of crockpot meals lately to freeze and have on hand. It has definitely helped with the cost of groceries and also, we're able to have a healthy, home cooked meal every day so the desire to go out to eat is greatly diminished.

Yesterday, we had sweet potato and lentil soup and I have to say, I was quite impressed with it. I, personally, am not the biggest lentil fan. I really just wanted to try the recipe because everything in it is so good for you and each serving comes in at a low 257 calories. The recipe itself also makes a ton of soup so it's easy on your wallet. I was surprised at how flavourful it is as well. Just the fact that it's so low in calories and fat, I would typically associate that with being very bland. It was a pleasant surprise! I would definitely recommend this recipe! If you don't like some of the ingredients, I'm sure you could switch it out with something more pleasing to your pallet as well.

Here's the recipe:
Makes 8-10 servings
You'll need:
- 4 large carrots
- 4 celery stocks
- 3 large sweet potatoes
- 1 and half cups of chopped green beans
- 2 cups of green lentils
- fresh rosemary
- 1 bay leaf
- 1 tsp of oregano
- 4 cloves of garlic minced
- 2 tsp of salt
- half a tsp of pepper
- One 15 ounce can of diced tomatoes
- 64 ounces of vegetable broth

Combine all ingredients in your slow cooker, turn heat on low and cook for 10 hours.

If you want to put into a bag to freeze first, combine everything except for the vegetable broth and diced tomatoes into a freezer bag.

I hope you all enjoy it!