Soup's On

I am going back on a soup diet now that the weather is getting colder. What is the soup diet, you ask? It is just having soup for lunch or dinner. To have soup as a meal. Just make sure it is a nutritionally balanced (protein and veggies), low calorie and low fat. I actually dropped a few pounds one year just having soup once a day. I need to drop a few pounds anyway from that pig's feet fest the other day.

My soup diet is guiltily from cans. I am not a cook. I am pretty much a bachelor and eating something that is quick and tasty fits my bill. At least, when I am eating in, which is most of the time nowadays. But soup is satisfying to me and fills me up. I toss in a slice of whole wheat bread for extra nutrients and fiber. The sodium content is high (c'mon now, it is from a can) but I typically thin it out with a bit of water and then drink a lot of water later to avoid Barney Rubble feet and tummy bloat.

Homemade, of course, is much better. If you have the time. I think I may make homemade soup about once a year. I am much better at doctored up soup. Tossing fresh cut up vegetables into a can of chicken broth or plain tomato soup. That is for convenience and time. I have made homemade soup stock and, admittedly, I can make it in about half an hour in the pressure cooker. But I never have chicken bones on hand. Making homemade soup takes planning and I am usually a spur of the moment eater giving into the craving of the moment.

Soup's on...however you decide to go about it.