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“ Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food.” – Hippocrates
The practitioners of Traditional Chinese Medicine believe that the source of any unbalanced health condition is both internal and external. We can strengthen our organ function to support overall health by aligning our lifestyle correctly and using food as a source of healing. Paying extra attention to what we consume on a daily basis and how it affects our body, can be of great help.
The most fascinating thing about Traditional Chinese Medicine practices is the way foods are taken into account when considering its benefits. Today, we evaluate our food intake on the basis of calories, carbohydrates, proteins, and other nutrient sources. However, Traditional Chinese Medicine not only sees food as a source of nutrients but also closely examines how each food affects certain organs.
Food as Medicine
There is no doubt about the fact that food when consumed wisely as a herbal remedy, can help cleanse and regulate bodily functions. If we try applying the same principle to infants who are supposedly not allowed to have anything but breast milk, great results may be obtained.
We know, it seems quite weird to try and give an infant anything other than a mother’s breast milk. However, we need to understand one simple fact about nourishment that any food consumed wisely in the right quantities and ways, can always be used as a source to heal people, irrespective of their age.
History: Jaramillo Soup
The story of the discovery of this magical potion is a little sad, but as they say, “necessity is the mother of invention”, and, this soup was once the need of the hour for children dying of malnutrition.
Jaramillo soup was developed by Colombian medical doctor, Hernan Jaramillo, while he was working with malnourished children in a rural area where malnutrition in infants was going unchecked. The hospital was full of kids whose mother’s milk wasn’t enough to suffice the basic nutrient needs of an infant’s body.
Dr. Jaramillo was desperate to help and wanted to create something similar or better than breast milk, in terms of nutrition. He studied the composition of breast milk and broke it down to the basics so that he could get a fresh perspective. He began by testing what soup ingredients could be easily digested by newborn babies. He discovered that infants could actually digest nutrients from whole foods if prepared in a particular way. Hence, optimally fulfilling the nutrient needs of a growing baby.
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Dr. Jaramillo started feeding many of them the soup, that includes real foods, and quickly saw the malnourishment rate and the number of children in hospitals plummet. He also saw an upward swing in cognitive development and even observed dramatic improvements in children suffering from mental retardation. Many parents around the world have also used this method when discovering that their child has developed adverse reactions to commercial baby formula or dairy products.
A Smart Alternative to Breast Milk
Every child is entitled to great things in life! Sometimes, due to health issues faced by the mother or other environmental factors, kids are unable to get the required portion of their nutrient intake through breast milk.
For infants like these, Jaramillo Soup is a smart and cheap alternative to breast milk. With all the nutrients and more than can be found in breast milk and combining the ability to be digested by the infant, Jaramillo soup is a lifesaver.
Jaramillo Soup is rich in plant and animal protein, plus its additional ingredients like fruits, vegetables, and cereals can significantly help in the growth and development of an infant.
Jaramillo Soup Recipe
Ingredients
Proteins
- 80 to 100 gms of Chicken
- Trout or other healthy fish
- Round Beef
Vegetables
- 3 to 4 beans
- 1 piece of carrot
- 1 slice of pumpkin
- 3 to 4 spinach leaves
- ¾ sweet plantain
- 1 leaf of green or purple cabbage
- 2 unpeeled potatoes
- 1 slice of chayote
- 1 piece of deveined celery
- 1 piece of broccoli
- 1 leaf of lettuce
- 1 leaf of chard
You may also add
- 1 piece of cucumber
- 1 piece of beet
- 1 piece of cassava
- Asparagus
- Mushrooms
Fruits
- 1 slice of papaya
- 1 slice of mango
- ½ guava
Grains
(1 tablespoon of each in 7 cups of water)
- Soybeans
- Dries green beans
- Lentils
(Optional)
- Brown Rice
- ChickPeas
You may also add Quinoa or Corn.
Preparation
Step 1: Put the previously soaked grains in a pressure cooker until tender.
Step 2: Add the proteins and vegetables. Check if more water is needed so the soup doesn’t dry up. Allow boiling for 5 minutes.
Step 3: Combine ingredients, including fruits, in the blender. Blend well until thickened.
Step 4: Once blended, immediately, put it into the fridge for cooling.
Storage Tips
- The above-mentioned quantity is only enough for 24 hours. You may multiply the ingredients by the number of days so that you may get at least 6 days of healthy soup if stored and refrigerated properly.
- If the soup is left out of the fridge to cool down, it might provoke stomach aches if considering feeding it in the afternoon or night.
Feeding Tips
- It should be fed using a feeding bottle. Cut a cross in the tip with a knife so that it is big enough for the soup to flow.
- If you want to sweeten the soup so that your baby likes it more, you may add three tablespoons of natural pure organic honey.
* As your baby starts growing, vegetables and protein portions should be increased. Vegetables should be included as instructed in Dr. Jaramillo’s book.
This soup is truly a lifesaver for kids that don’t get to fulfill their body’s basic nutrient needs due to various factors. This soup is a powerful alternative to breast milk and has nutrients that are good for infants’ development stages. Unhesitatingly, all mothers can feed their infant this miraculous soup and are certain to see flourishing results.
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