As winter approaches with its darker nights and cold weather, we turn our
thoughts to eating something warm and hearty. Soup is a natural choice but
you need to be careful thick and creamy options can be loaded with
calories. There are however a lot of low calorie / reduced fat choices
around. We put them to the test.
Spicy Tomato & Rice Soup with Sweetcorn, Healthy
Choice, Baxters*
A pleasant looking soup with a strong tomato aroma. The watery base
boasts lots of rice and crunchy bits of sweetcorn, which fill you
up. Nice spicy flavour - to warm you through. A lovely winter soup.
Per Can (425g)
Per 100g
CALORIES
191kcal
45kcal
FAT
1.3g
0.3g
Chicken Soup, Campbell's*
Smooth, creamy and very tasty. Not bad chicken content and hard to
believe this is low fat, being so much thicker and creamier than any
of the others. Definitely satisfying!
Per Can (295g)
Per 100g
CALORIES
100kcal
34kcal
FAT
2.7g
0.9g
Cajun Spicy Vegetable, Slim-a-Soup, Batchelor's*
Nice and spicy flavour with quite a few vegetables, but fairly
watery and not very filling. More like a drink than a soup. Nice and
warming good with a hearty chunk of wholemeal bread.
Per Sachet (21g)
Per 100ml
CALORIES
57kcal
27kcal
FAT
1.1g
0.5g
reconstituted as
directed
Golden Vegetable, Reduced Calorie Quick Soup, Waitrose*
Quite creamy in texture considering it was a cup-a-soup. Nice
flavour, lots of vegetables. Like the other cup-a-soup it
wasn't very filling.
Per Sachet (16g)
Per 100ml
CALORIES
55kcal
27kcal
FAT
1.2g
0.6g
reconstituted as
directed
Potato, Leek & Chicken Soup, Be Good to Yourself, Sainsbury's*
Chunky bits of potato and leek in a watery vegetable base. Not particularly
filling. There was no real need for the chicken, as it was chewy and tasteless, and lacking in
quantity would've made quite a nice potato and leek soup!
Per Can (400g)
Per 100g
CALORIES
152kcal
38kcal
FAT
3.6g
0.9g
Tomato Soup, Weight Watchers from Heinz*
The size of the can is disappointing will it fill you up? A good
colour but disappointing taste dry and powdery.
Per Can (300g)
Per 100g
CALORIES
75kcal
25kcal
FAT
1.5g
0.5g
Retailer's Recommended Portion Size
Conclusion
Yes, soup can be a good choice of
food to eat, accompanied by wholemeal bread. We found some of the
brands tasty and filling just what you want on a cold winter's
day.
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