Easy vegetable soup

Soups are often hard to make. This one takes time but almost no effort and on the safety scale rates pretty high.

• A package of soup mix - usually a collection of various beans, barley, etc
• A couple of large carrots
• Parsley
• 2 stalks celery
• Bay leaf

Instructions:

• Wash and chop celery
• Wash carrots and parsley
• Combine with 8-10 cups of water, bring to a boil and then simmer for at least an hour
• Discard parsley, celery and carrots, keep the broth
• Now follow the instructions on the soup mix, which usually involves throwing the content in the water. If your soup mix comes with a flavor packet, through it out. More than likely whatever is in there will not be liked by your organs.
• Also add in bay leaf
• About 15-20 mins before your soup is done an option is to throw in a few more vegies - bell peppers, broccoli, etc. Here you need to be careful not to add the vegies that cause you problems.

Taste index, out of 5: 2
Heartburn safe index, out of 5: 5