tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6048568638857050369.post8804649027149216234..comments2023-10-17T16:57:14.934+02:00Comments on raincloud & sage: 5 healthful & comforting soups (again...)Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08299290068422352053noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6048568638857050369.post-15024014505126494822016-10-10T16:56:11.148+02:002016-10-10T16:56:11.148+02:00Ooh, thanks so much for all the lovely soup ideas!...Ooh, thanks so much for all the lovely soup ideas! (I hadn't seen your posts from previous years before). Soup is always such a staple part of our autumn/winter diet, but I can tend to just end up making a "chuck it all in the crock pot" kind of mash up, so it's SO good to have some new things to try! N°3 & 4 sound espeacially yummy! Also, I'm intrigued....can soup be considered a "proper" meal in Germany? Here in France it is only ever really treated as a starter - so whilst for example my mother in law makes the most incredibly velvety & light soups, I'm always dissapointed that we can't just keep eating that with piles of bread & cheese like we would in my family back home! <br /><br />As for the lentils/pulses, we are predominantly veggie in our little family and I remember only two well a couple of upset tummy times for little man in the first few months after he was born. It seemed to only happen when we ate certain pulses (I think it was adzuki & red kidney) so we avoided them from my diet until he was 6 months old. Otherwise split peas & red lentils were always fine (as well as hummus made with chickpeas as long as they were really well cooked). My midwife who's also veggie (incredibly rare here in France!) advised us that as long as things were really properly cooked (almost to the extent of mush) there should be no problem (but of course to lay off if there are any poorly tummies). The same went for introducing solids when we began after he was 6 months old - just the real gentle pulses (starting with red lentils) in very small quantaties. We've had no problems since last year! (Sorry, that's turned into a bit of an essay, your post has just got me all enthused!!)franhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04754049630209547643noreply@blogger.com