Name: Zippy Veggie ABC Soup
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 40 min
Ingredients: 1 tbsp olive oil; 1 cup onion (peeled and chopped); 1 cup Carrot (peeled and chopped); 1 cup celery (chopped (I used Chinese cabbage as I was out of the usual celery)); 4 cloves garlic (peeled and minced finely); 1 tsp ginger (peeled and grated); 1 chili (mild chopped - optional); 1 cup chicken (boneless and skinless cut up into small cubes - optional); 4 cups vegetarian broth (or chicken broth); 15 oz tomatoes (canned pureed or squeezed to break up); 1 tsp Italian herb seasoning ((oregano, basil, thyme)); 1 bay leaf; 1/8 tsp cayenne pepper (optional); 1 packet splenda (to mellow out the acid of the tomatoes.); 1/2 cup frozen mixed vegetables (optional); salt and pepper (to taste); 1 cup ABC pasta (dried or pasta of choice); parmesan cheese (garnish - optional)

Teaching your Children their ABC's

I was sitting in the middle of the living room floor with my son teaching him his ABC's. I used to draw the letters of the alphabet on flash cards and place them in a circle on the floor. My son, maybe around 3 years at the time, would drive his choo choo train around and around the center of the circle rug.

I would say a letter of the alphabet and then my son would identify the letter of the alphabet and drive his little choo choo train up to the letter and put it in the train as fast as he could. Of course, all of this happened with all the very cool boy car noises such as the pretend screeching sounds around the corners and full spit spraying raspberry sounds as he took off with the train.

School Time Routines

Then I was abruptly awakened from my day-dream as some lady rammed into the back of my Achilles tendon with her grocery cart at full turbo speed. Back to reality and what should I make with the gluten-free alphabet pasta?

The new school year is upon us and it is a great time for reflection and for looking into the future. It is the time of the year when everyone has a fresh new start for a great year of learning, getting projects done and most of all getting into a healthy eating routine. After all we have brand new pencils, books, calendars and crayons why not a new healthy snack routine to boot.

Zippy Veggie ABC Soup scooped into a ladle.

My boys like after school snacks but sometimes their snacks are more like meals. I am sure I have told you about the time when my eldest teenager came home from school and helped himself to the entire family roast in the crock pot and said, "Sorry mom, I needed a little snack." He left only a small scrap of meat and a lonely carrot behind.

Soup cooking in a black pot- simmering...

Zippy Veggie ABC Soup is a Hearty Snack and Delicious lunch

My boys need hearty, healthy and filling snacks when they come home from school. A great snack or even a quick light dinner is soup. What could be better to start the new school year then a Zippy Veggie ABC Soup. Nourish their minds and their souls with this fun alphabet soup.

Give them some oyster crackers and let them dunk away or sprinkle on a little parmesan cheese for a little extra zip. Little kids love finding the letters, older kids love spelling words, teenagers like it because it is hearty and tasty and moms like it because it is healthy for them. Working moms also love this one because it is a crock pot friendly recipe.

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