Soup
 

I have found myself eating a lot of soup lately... I usually have the Progresso soups. For half a can it is about 120-130 calories I believe. Anyway, how often do you eat soup? And also, how good is soup for you?

Soup is extremely good and healthy for you especially if you make it yourself. It's good to eat a vegetable soup before a meal because it fills you up with a good serving of vegetables, it also cuts your hunger too better than a salad, I read this somewhere... I find canned soup too high in sodium and the vegetables are usually very soggy, but in a pinch they will do.

It's nasty rainy and cold (what my mother would call "raw") here today - soup sounds delicious! :) I make my own veggie soup all winter. I start with a can of pureed or finely diced tomatoes, usually add any or all of the following (plus more water of course): beans (kidney or black usually), carrots, onions, mushrooms, celery, peppers, and spinach, cabbage or swiss chard. Lots of different ways to season this. I only kick myself when a batch is super good and I don't remember what I put in it. :lol: If you wants carbs you can add potatoes or turnips, etc. I don't usually.

Pat, I love a soup in the winter too...

I love soup, its definitely one of my comfort foods. Its usually low calorie and easy to prepare--perfect food!

Soup is great! Homemade is best, since you can control what goes into it.

Watch out for cream soups and high sodium soups, though.

Check out Campbell's "Healthy Request" soups.

I guess I'm the lone dissenter here...soup just leaves me starving for a real meal. I'd rather have a thicker stew or chili and a glass of water ;)
Commercial soups have waaaay too much sodium and too little fresh food in them to be healthy.

Mel

I regularly use prepared soups, too. I also like Progresso brand. I find them to be an easy way to get in vegetables, and a filling start to a light meal. I often enhance the prepared soup by adding some sodium free chicken bouilion, a can of stewed tomatoes, tomato sauce, or some extra non-starchy vegetables. This usually lowers the calories per cup and provides more nutrition and better flavor. I cook for one, and I don't have the refrigerator/freezer space to store a large batch of homemade soup. And frankly, I'm not a very good cook. A lot of what I cook isn't so good the first time around, let alone as leftovers. :D

I love a good bowl of soup! My favorite canned soup is Progresso hearty tomato, which is chunky and rich.

ArtikoChef sells a Seven Bean and Mushroom soup that sounds heavenly, and I'd love to find a similar recipe to make on my own. I may break down and order theirs, lol.