LeafSide 1-Week Meal Plan
Southwest Black Bean Soup
Bold smoke, vibrant lime, and desert soul make this ๐ต Southwest Black Bean Soup a delicious defense against busy days and bland food. ๐ฒโจ Dive into hearty black & kidney beans, sun-ripened tomatoes, creamy walnuts & quinoa, bright pops of lime & mango, and a satisfying pepita crunch. ๐ถ๏ธ Fire-kissed chilis, smoked paprika, aromatic cumin, and umami-rich miso harmonize to deliver both bold flavor and lasting nourishment.
- Thrive, Longer: ๐ช Just 20 grams of beans a day can cut all-cause mortality by 8% over 7 years thanks to prebiotics that fuel your gutโs butyrate production,๐ก๏ธ shown to protect colon health and reduce inflammation at the genetic level.
- Relish Cognitive Clarity: Nutritional yeast delivers ample B12 to prevent brain shrinkage, ๐ง while walnuts can preserve critical thinking and delay brain aging by 2 years. Flax seeds round out this trio helping keep hypertension in check.ย
- Delight Your Heart: A 20-year Swedish university study showed that people with higher levels or ergothioneine, ๐ especially rich in porcini mushrooms, had lower risk for heart disease, stroke, and death from any cause.ย ย ย ย ย ย ย
- Soothe from Within: Turmeric & black pepper combine to amplify curcumin absorption 2,000% ๐ฅ, helping reduce DNA damage markers by 50%.
- Nourish your Microbiome: ๐ Beans, miso, corn, and onions deliciously deliver a spectrum of fermentable fiber and resistant starch, which your good gut microbes thrive on. ๐ฏ High-fiber diets are consistently linked to lowered risk of heart and metabolic disease.
- Taste What Most Miss: This bowl replenishes key minerals many diets lack. ๐ฅฃ Nutrient-rich black beans, quinoa, walnuts, pepitas (pumpkin seeds), tomatoes, and miso deliver key micronutrients like 127% of your magnesium RDA, as well as potassium and zinc โ to support heart health, reducing inflammation and stroke risk, and boosting immunity.ย
Crafted from 29 whole plant foods ๐ฑ with all the flavor and function locked-in, this is more than soup โ itโs Southwest soul, science, and satisfaction in a bowl. ๐ From desert sun to done in just minutes, with bold taste & grounded nourishment that can keep up with your busy days.
ย 29 Distinct Whole Plant Foods ๐ฟ
Top gut-health & nutrition science recommends eating at least 30 distinct whole plant foods per week. โ More healthy variety means more real nutrients for you & yours.ย Learn More: Why LeafSide Works
Every LeafSide meal provides on average 10 or more serving units from Dr. Gregerโs Daily Dozen food groups โ the highest standard in evidence-based WFPB (whole food plant-based) nutrition. Just add water to enjoy all the benefits, without the work.
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EMPTY in bowl
use 1 QUART bowl
ADD boiling water
use 2 CUPS
STIR well + COVER 10mins
ENJOY! Makes 1 full meal (2.3 cups) OR 2 small meals (1.15 cups)
Radhika K.
March 23, 2022
My daughter loves the Black Bean & Chunky Tomato Soup, I just put in a large order for more meals!
Kathie B.
February 1, 2020
I really loved the Black Bean & Chunky Tomato Soup! ๐
Carrie A.
April 9, 2021
Received our box today and tried the BTT and Tex-Mex Savory-Bowl for lunch. Delicious! ๐
Thrilled to have these for travel and when I donโt feel like cooking or have any leftovers to take for lunch!
Marcelo P.
September 6, 2022
The Black Bean & Chunky Tomato Soup is delicious!
Douglas R.
June 27, 2022
Just had my first meal today, the Black Bean & Chunky Tomato Soup, and it was everything I had hoped for! ๐ค
Kristin T.
March 10, 2021
Received my first box and I've tried the Black Bean & Chunky Tomato Soup and Mint Chip Smoothie. Both delicious! Can't wait to try the rest of my order ๐
Christopher O.
July 22, 2022
I got my order today and tried the Black Bean & Chunky Tomato Soup. It was one of the most delicious soups I've ever had! We also tried the Mint Chip Smoothie and my wife absolutely loved it. I'm looking forward to trying the rest of my LeafSide meals and I'm super impressed with them so far.
Jaime J.
July 28, 2021
So far we have had the Black Bean & Chunky Tomato Soup, Goji Peach Paradise Sweet-Bowl and Kale Krush Smoothie. All soooo good! Very happy so far ๐ Thank you for making such wonderful meals!
Shauna R.
April 10, 2023
They are flavorful and delicious. Iโm almost done with my first box and the only one Iโve had that was remotely spicy was the Black Bean & Chunky Tomato Soup..
Merri F.
August 19, 2021
Hi everyone! Using the framework from your Baked Lentil Mushroom Burgers (which we made and loved), I made Black Bean & Chunky Tomato Soup burgers and Golden Garlic Bean Soup burgers! Yum!
Katherine H.
June 25, 2021
I liked the Black Bean & Chunky Tomato Soup, which I expanded by adding a can of tomatoes, a can of black beans, and some mushrooms. It was lovely!
Josh C.
March 17, 2021
My wife and I rely on these a lot, especially during ski season. I highly recommend them. My favorites include pretty much all of the Sweet-Bowls and Smoothies, as well as the Lentil Tomato Pasta Savory-Bowl, Black Bean & Chunky Tomato Soup, Creamy Forest Mushroom Savory-Bowl, Madras Curry Savory-Bowl, and Creamy Potato Leek Soup.
Charlotte T.
November 8, 2022
Received my order today! I had the Black Bean & Chunky Tomato Soup! So awesome!!
Johanna M.
May 28, 2021
I am a caretaker for a spouse with dementia and find LeafSide meals are easy to fix for myself. Occasionally, I can feed my spouse a meal, such as Black Bean & Chunky Tomato Soup, and he thinks there's meat in itโa big requirement for him. I also fix us each half a Vanilla Cinn-sation Smoothie around 3 p.m. when we both need a ''pick me up''. There's something about it that holds us over until suppertime. Thanks!
Christine B.
November 4, 2022
I just received my order yesterday. I tried the Thai Veggie Noodle Savory-Bowl for dinner. I was concerned that I wouldn't be full, but I was stuffed. I had the Black Bean & Chunky Tomato Soup for lunch today and had to put half of it away for dinner because I was full.
I'm looking forward to trying the other meals in my order!
Elona S.
March 6, 2023
I added 2 tablespoons of pico de gallo and splashes of hot sauce. Yum!
Steve M.
June 16, 2023
The Smoothies and Sweet-Bowls are great. The Black Bean & Chunky Tomato Soup is really good too.
Mike D.
April 19, 2023
The Sweet-Bowls are amazing and the Black Bean & Chunky Tomato Soup is top notch. I'm not the biggest Smoothie person (in general... texture).
Shannon F.
April 17, 2023
Eating this one right now! Added extra quinoa to make it last for 2 meals plus, a dollop of hummus which I dip into with each bite.
Yum!!
Mariechristine L.
March 13, 2023
I received my first subscription. I tried the Creamy Forest Mushroom Savory-Bowl and it was delicious. Then I tried the Black Bean & Chunky Tomato Soup, it was delicious.
Sheila H.
April 4, 2023
The Black Bean & Chunky Tomato Soup is really good.
Esmeralda M.
August 16, 2023
I love Black Bean & Chunky Tomato Soup! One of my favorites.
Made with 1 Southwest Black Bean Soup + 4 ingredients
Makes 6 Servings
PREP TIME: 15 minutes โข COOK TIME: 15 minutes
Made with 1 Southwest Black Bean Soup + 7 ingredients
Makes 4 Servings
PREP TIME: 15 minutes โข COOK TIME: 5 minutes
| Weight | 151 g |
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