Pure Water vs Vegetable Broth!

First of all, I can't thank you enough for this website and for helping me to make the Whole Foods Diet a lifestyle change, not just something that I do occasionally! I have lost weight and have more energy and will continue to strive to incorporate all that I have learned into my daily diet!

I am now constantly looking for clean, whole foods recipes to use and in certain recipes, particularly for soups and whole grains, vegetable broth is used vs pure water. What are your thoughts on using the broth in recipes such as the minestrone on this site. Good idea, bad idea, please advise.

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Your question about vegetable broth and pure water is a question of quality. Either are good choices as long as they come from a good source. If you are using a pure, wholesome vegetable broth made with organic ingredients, clean water, and without any preservatives or additives, that is a good choice. It is a better choice than chlorinated and flouridated city water.

However, if you are choosing between high quality, pure, filtered water and a conventional brand of packaged vegetable broth that may have MSG, artificial flavoring, high sodium, and pesticide residues, then choose the water!!

So either can be a good choice as long as it is from a clean and healthy source. The best choice of all would be to make your own vegetable broth using filtered water and organic vegetables!

But if you don't have time to do that, make the best choice with what you have available. Strive to use only organic ingredients with no chemical or synthetic additives. Use only pure water that has been filtered through a high quality filter like those available from Crystal Quest Water Filters.

Hope this makes sense. Let us know if you have further questions!