Soup Diet

SiriusVilla
SiriusVilla Posts: 5 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
Not sure why I haven't read more of this. My diet has consisted of having a lot of soup and it has been working out well. Simple vegetable soups with carrots, onions, zucchini, squash, etc. .low in calories and delicious. It's been working for me. More should give this a try.
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  • Alatariel75
    Alatariel75 Posts: 18,237 Member
    If that floats your boat, why not. I find that soup leaves me hungry not long after, and I've had wonderful success eating pretty much what I like within my calorie goal.
  • elphie754
    elphie754 Posts: 7,574 Member
    Alatariel75 wrote: »
    If that floats your boat, why not. I find that soup leaves me hungry not long after, and I've had wonderful success eating pretty much what I like within my calorie goal.

    This
  • nutmegoreo
    nutmegoreo Posts: 15,532 Member
    If it's meeting your nutritional requirements (proteins, fats, carbs, vitamins, minerals, fibre, etc) there's nothing wrong with it. I like soups, but balancing it nutritionally if that's the only thing you are eating seems like it could be a challenge. I like chuncky soups with chicken/turkey, so it could be done.
  • trjjoy
    trjjoy Posts: 666 Member
    Soups are amazing!!! It really fills me up for hours.
  • chandanista
    chandanista Posts: 986 Member
    The soups that I like are creamy or cheesy, hard to fit in every day.

    Watery soups are like shakes, don't fill me up and pass through much too quickly.
  • WalkingAlong
    WalkingAlong Posts: 4,926 Member
    SiriusVilla wrote: »
    Not sure why I haven't read more of this. My diet has consisted of having a lot of soup and it has been working out well. Simple vegetable soups with carrots, onions, zucchini, squash, etc. .low in calories and delicious. It's been working for me. More should give this a try.

    This is a book that talks about the science behind soups being filling, if you want to read more about it.
    http://health.usnews.com/best-diet/volumetrics-diet

    There's rarely much in the way of diets to read about here besides "I eat everything in moderation".
  • bendyourkneekatie
    bendyourkneekatie Posts: 696 Member
    I like roast pumpkin and carrot soup, cauliflower and kale soup, minestrone, chicken noodle soup....
    But I couldn't eat soup more than a few times a week without getting sick of it.
  • karahm78
    karahm78 Posts: 505 Member
    I love soup, but the ones I like typically have too much sodium for me to base my diet around, I would blow up like a balloon!
  • trjjoy
    trjjoy Posts: 666 Member
    chandanista wrote: »
    The soups that I like are creamy or cheesy, hard to fit in every day.

    I often make a cream-based leek and potato soup. One serving is something like 100 calories only.
  • Asher_Ethan
    Asher_Ethan Posts: 2,430 Member
    I love making broth soups on the weekends with my husband. We both find them so filling. It's something we enjoy doing together and has low calories, I will take it.
  • melonaulait
    melonaulait Posts: 769 Member
    I happen to dislike soup, and creamy or cheesy soups almost always make me gag. It's weird because otherwise I'm really into ALL kinds of food.
  • kommodevaran
    kommodevaran Posts: 17,890 Member
    I love soup too, but I need variety, and one batch lasts me for two days, so I make one every two weeks or so, the other weeks some kind of casserole. I rotate through pepper/tomato, butternut squash, green peas, spinach, mushroom, carrot, onion and lentils, minestrone, every twelve weeks. The five first soups are just vegetables and creamy from blending, no cream added (except the carrot soup which contains coconut cream), just a little oil and butter, but they make me very full for very long, for very few calories.
  • callsitlikeiseeit
    callsitlikeiseeit Posts: 8,626 Member
    unless you want to eat only soups the rest of your life, might want to learn how to incorporate more foods into your 'diet'.

    i like soup, but wouldnt want to eat it every day.
  • mamadon
    mamadon Posts: 1,422 Member
    I can't really do soup because for me there is absolutely no point unless I put in an entire sleeve of saltine crackers. Kinda blows my calorie count lol. I don't put them all in at once, just several after every single bite.
  • kbmnurse
    kbmnurse Posts: 2,484 Member
    I usually have 1 cup soup most days at about 1030AM. I always have homemade soups on hand. It does help with my appetite and is comforting. B)
  • EvgeniZyntx
    EvgeniZyntx Posts: 24,208 Member
    @SiriusVilla - I'd look at your protein intake - a diet focused on soup will generally result in missing on protein needs. You seem to have a few very low protein days - keep an eye on that.
  • booksandchocolate12
    booksandchocolate12 Posts: 1,741 Member
    callsitlikeiseeit wrote: »
    unless you want to eat only soups the rest of your life, might want to learn how to incorporate more foods into your 'diet'.

    i like soup, but wouldnt want to eat it every day.

    Yep. This.

    That's why I like incorporating all foods in moderation, which has somehow turned into something bad around here.
  • Whitezombiegirl
    Whitezombiegirl Posts: 1,042 Member
    I love soup- always have. Recently I've been making pans and pans of the stuff-mostly veg soup or leek and broccolli. One of the reasons is because as fast as i make it , my husband eats it all- lol. Thats okay though.

    In fact I have a pan of root vegeatble soup on the stove right now.
  • gwayby
    gwayby Posts: 42 Member
    Hubs and I love soup -- I've been making it from scratch at least twice a week for the past two months. Skinnytaste.com has some amazing recipes where a single serving is usually under 200 calories.

    Before I was calorie counting, I would usually toast a bagel and dip that in my soup. Can't do that now, so I usually toast half a slice of a good 7 grain bread from a local bakery, and also have 1 or 2 slices of that 35 calorie bread from the grocery store. Filling, and low-cal enough that usually there's room for a bowl of fruit for dessert!
  • WendyLaubach
    WendyLaubach Posts: 518 Member
    Soup is one of my favorites. I'm sorry they're so difficult to find in restaurants, beyond the omnipresent broccoli-cheese and the like. Vietnamese and Thai restaurants are great places for soup. I make a lot of soup at home, too. Just love it.
  • Sabine_Stroehm
    Sabine_Stroehm Posts: 19,263 Member
    I love soup. In winter we have a lot of soup. It's yummy and filling. But I couldn't build a diet around it. Including it, sure.
  • Sarahb29
    Sarahb29 Posts: 952 Member
    Love soups, so easy to grab and go for lunches! I've been meaning to make a baked "potato" cauliflower soup too.
  • VintageFeline
    VintageFeline Posts: 6,771 Member
    I'm not a big soup eater so would really struggle to base weeks on end around it. Would certainly make for some more convenient lunches if I liked them more. Same thing with sandwiches, never really fancy one. I bore easily too so need lots and lots of variety, hence why moderation works for me. I may or may not have just satisfied a shark week craving by having a bar of chocolate for lunch...........
  • RuNaRoUnDaFiEld
    RuNaRoUnDaFiEld Posts: 5,864 Member
    Life's too short to eat the same thing all the time.
  • ManiacalLaugh
    ManiacalLaugh Posts: 1,048 Member
    Soup can be an awesome way of getting in some great nutrients. I eat soup quite often in the winter months. My favorite is my mom's Turkey Bone soup (from scratch). I swear that stuff can cure a cold in a day.

    That being said, the amount of sodium in soup isn't for everyone. I always notice a temporary water weight gain the day after eating a bowl or two.
  • juggernaut1974
    juggernaut1974 Posts: 6,212 Member
    EvgeniZyntx wrote: »
    @SiriusVilla - I'd look at your protein intake - a diet focused on soup will generally result in missing on protein needs. You seem to have a few very low protein days - keep an eye on that.

    Yep this was my first thought as well.
  • trjjoy
    trjjoy Posts: 666 Member
    RuNaRoUnDaFiEld wrote: »
    Life's too short to eat the same thing all the time.

    There's a world of soups out there. How about cucumber and apple soup? Or a tomato and egg soup?
  • tcatcarson
    tcatcarson Posts: 227 Member
    For a while I really enjoyed chunky soups for lunch - quick, filling and tasty. I didn't call it a "diet" though, just lunch.
  • DorkothyParker
    DorkothyParker Posts: 618 Member
    I love Korean soups and stews. Spicy and full-flavored. I go sans rice with mine as they are so filling as is.
  • JayZ1488
    JayZ1488 Posts: 258 Member
    SiriusVilla wrote: »
    Not sure why I haven't read more of this. My diet has consisted of having a lot of soup and it has been working out well. Simple vegetable soups with carrots, onions, zucchini, squash, etc. .low in calories and delicious. It's been working for me. More should give this a try.

    I have a question. How much weight dos you lose and in how long.

    I was thinking about a soup and jello and Protein shake diet. The soups are a variety of flavor from progresso. The soups are creamy chunky lite and all are 200-250 calories a can.
    5 cans of soup a day
    2 zero carb 25g Protein shakes 105 calories a shake
    And 2 packs of sugar free 10 calorie jello.
    80 calories
    And a fruit granola fat free yougurt parfait which I weigh and make 250 calories
    So total my calorie in take would be roughly 1750 a day.

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