What’s great about it?
- Onions are a great source of chromium, which is a trace mineral that helps to stabilise blood sugar by assisting the body to use insulin more effectively.
- Studies have shown chromium can help to reduce insulin resistance, a condition common in those who experience ongoing sleep deprivation.
- Soups are a great form of “liquid nutrition” to have during the night as they provide little burden on the digestive tract, thereby reducing the incidence of ‘night shift nausea’ and gut discomfort.
- Soups are also a great warming and nourishing snack to have whilst on night shift, particularly around 2-4am when experiencing sudden drops in body temperature.
Ingredients
- 8 brown onions
- 30g butter
- 1 table spoon extra virgin olive oil
- 2 tablespoons fresh thyme leaves
- 2 tablespoons spelt flour
- 2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
- 8 cups beef stock
- 2 cups filtered water
How to make it!
Place the onions, butter, oil and thyme in a large saucepan over medium heat. Cover and cook for 35-40 minutes, stirring occasionally, until soft and golden.
Add the flour and cook, stirring, for 2-3 minutes.
Add the mustard, stock and water and allow to simmer for 15 minutes. Ladle the soup into bowls, and place the remainder into small containers that can be frozen, and taken into work at a later date. Batch cooking at it’s best!
Note: Spelt is a variety of wheat so does contain gluten, however is an ancient whole grain that contains fewer of the hard-to-digest carbohydrates called fructans.
References:
Heshmati, J, Omani-Samani, R, Vesali, S, Maroufizadeh, S, Rezaeinejad, M, Razavi, M & Sepidarkish, M 2018, ‘The effects of supplementation with chromium on insulin resistance indices in women with polycystic ovarian syndrome: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials’, Hormone and Metabolic Research, vol. 50, no. 3, pp. 193-200.
Jafarpour-Sadegh, F, Montazeri, V, Adili, A, Esfehani, A, Rashidi, M & Pirouzpanah, S 2017, ‘Consumption of fresh yellow onion ameliorates hyperglycemia and insulin resistance in breast cancer patients during doxorubicin-based chemotherapy: A randomized controlled clinical trial’, Integrative Cancer Therapies, vol. 16, no. 3, pp. 276-289.
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