11 Nov Soup, Beautiful Soup – Reap the Benefits!

I have to confess, I have a soup fetish, summer or winter I love soup! In the summer I make cold soups like Gorgeous Gazpacho and in the winter I make warming, filling soups like Love Life Lentil Soup. Adding power foods like chilli and ginger as in Hot Harissa. I could eat soup every day and I would never get bored!

I do understand that soup is not everyone’s cup of tea but it really is incredibly good for you! It is fantastically versatile (great to use up your leftovers,) beautifully filling, amazingly nutritious and perfect if you want to lose a few pounds. What more could you ask for from a humble bowl of soup?

Research has shown that if you enjoy a bowl of soup for lunch, not only are you less likely to eat straight afterwards, you are also more likely to eat less at your next meal too. That can’t be all bad. Maybe that’s why I stay thin! My soup fetish has paid off!

I often make a big pot early in the week and then have a bowl each day for my lunch, it is so easy and convenient and I can add to it as I go if I want. It is also easily transportable in a food flask so you can eat it at your desk or in your car.

And is it just me, or is it starting to get a little bit more like warm soup weather already? It’s time to ditch the cold salads and move onto something more fulfilling.