Chooseday 23rd June - Choose Soup 🍲❤️

GoodCompany Team
1 day ago
2 min read

Good Morning,

Winter is here.

The mornings are darker, the nights are colder, and suddenly a steaming bowl of soup feels like exactly what the doctor ordered.

So this Chooseday, we're keeping it simple: Choose soup. 🍲

It's warm, comforting, affordable and one of the easiest ways to pack more goodness into your day.

A nourishing bowl of soup is one of the easiest ways to look after yourself during the colder months. Packed with vegetables, legumes and protein, soup can help support your immune system, keep you hydrated and provide lasting energy throughout the day.

That's particularly important when 94% of Australian adults aren't eating the recommended amount of vegetables, meaning most of us could benefit from finding simple ways to add a few extra serves to our plate.

This winter, a bowl of soup might just be the easiest healthy choice you make.

So... choose to:

🥕 Add an extra serve of vegetables to your day

🥣 Swap a takeaway lunch for a homemade soup

❄️ Batch cook and freeze portions for busy weeks ahead

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Share a meal with family, friends or colleagues

❤️ Support someone experiencing food insecurity

A big pot of soup on Sunday can save you time, money and stress all week long. Freeze individual portions and you'll have a healthy lunch or dinner ready whenever you need it.

Perfect for cold nights, work-from-home lunches, or those evenings when cooking feels like too much effort. Future You will be grateful. 😉

Need inspiration?

Try this simple Winter Warmer Soup:

🥕 Roasted Pumpkin & Lentil Soup

1kg pumpkin, chopped
1 onion
2 carrots
1 cup red lentils
1 litre vegetable stock

Roast the vegetables until soft, add to a pot with lentils and stock, simmer for 20 minutes, then blend until smooth. Enjoy some now and freeze the rest for later.

Speaking of nourishing food...

Last Saturday was World Refugee Day, a reminder that while many of us are choosing what to cook this week, thousands of people seeking asylum across Australia are facing a much tougher question:

Where will my next meal come from?

💜 The Asylum Seeker Resource Centre provides practical support to people seeking asylum, including access to food, groceries and community meals that help ensure nobody goes hungry.

This winter, you can help.

Support Asylum Seeker Resource Centre

🍎 Provide food and essential groceries for a family, helping ensure they have enough to eat.

🍲 Provide a community lunch for 45 people seeking asylum, creating connection, dignity and a warm meal shared together.

Because food is more than nourishment. It's comfort, community and hope.

So this Chooseday:

Choose soup.

Choose warmth.

Choose to fill your freezer.

Choose to help fill someone else's plate. 💙

We love you,

The GoodCompany Team