Soup, the Slimming Food

Now that the days are getting colder it’s not unusual to start thinking about soup again.  Soup is warm and comforting with lots of healthy bonuses that we shouldn’t ignore.   Eating soup before your meal adds volume and fiber to keep you from overindulging later in the evening.  Add a serving of high fiber, low sodium soup to your daily diet and you are sure to lose some unwanted pounds in time for the holidays.

So read up, and get ready for soup.

Take a close look at any diet, and be prepared to be wowed by a “wonder soup”.  There are reasons for this:

• Soup makes you feel fuller than other foods and therefore helps you eat less.  Some studies show that eating a first course of soup can reduce your total meal intake up to 12 percent. Perhaps it is the high level of water content in soup, or maybe it is the heat of the soup making us eat slower and understand that we are full, or maybe it is the soup’s high fiber content from all of its’ healthy vegetables. People that have had soup for lunch do not get as hungry later in the day.

• Another great feature of soup is the power of the “Big Pot”.  There is nothing like making a mega sized pot and freezing enough for the winter.  Ok, we know it will never last throughout the winter but it will make you feel warm and cozy just thinking that you have something good put away for a busy day

•  And my last big plug for the power of soup is its’ “clean out your fridge feature”.  I hate letting veggies go to waste.  Almost any veggie can be thrown into the pot before it spoils and improve the taste of the soup. 

So get out your “Big Pot”, get the storage bowls ready, and start cooking.  Here are a few recipes below.

http://www.eatingwell.com/recipes/black_bean_soup.html

http://healthrecipes.com/healthy_cooking.htmhttp://mobilelink.womansday.com/Articles/Health/Diet-Nutrition/The-Woman-s-Day-Slimdown-with-Joy-Bauer-Skinny-Salad-and-Soup-Recipes.html

http://www.cooks.com/rec/view/0,2248,152181-235200,00.html

Do you have a favorite soup recipe?  Feel free to share it with others here.  We would love to hear from you!

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