Calories in strained soup stock recipe

EvelynBfly78
EvelynBfly78 Posts: 240 Member
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I have a veg soup stock recipe I'd like to try. But I have a problem with figuring the calories, carbs, proteins, etc. It calls for onions, carrots, celery, minced garlic, water & spices. After cooking, the veggies get strained out so only the "flavored water" part (the stock) is left. It certainly is less calories, etc than with all the veggies. How do I figure it out? What do I enter? Help me please!!!

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  • taso42
    taso42 Posts: 8,980 Member
    what if you just counted the veggies..
  • MB_Positif
    MB_Positif Posts: 8,897 Member
    That is a good question. Try consulting Google maybe?
  • MB_Positif
    MB_Positif Posts: 8,897 Member
    what if you just counted the veggies..

    Oh my gosh. Is that the brisket from yesterday? I am drooling. I just ate pizza and I would love some of that brisket for dessert.
  • EvelynBfly78
    EvelynBfly78 Posts: 240 Member
    what if you just counted the veggies..
    The veggies are discarded so I need to count only the broth they made.
  • EvelynBfly78
    EvelynBfly78 Posts: 240 Member
    That is a good question. Try consulting Google maybe?
    I tried Google, but, it only tells me that the broth is low in calories--not much of anything else.
  • jhmomofmany
    jhmomofmany Posts: 571 Member
    http://nutritiondata.self.com/facts/custom/540544/2?print=true

    That's probably the closest you will get. :smile:
  • Camera_BagintheUK
    Camera_BagintheUK Posts: 707 Member
    Why not blend them up and leave them in? Seems a shame to waste them.
  • pcastagner
    pcastagner Posts: 1,606 Member
    Why not blend them up and leave them in? Seems a shame to waste them.

    Er... That would sort of defeat the goal of making a clear broth.

    The calorie content of your broth is negligible. Just track whatever else you put into your eventual soup.


    Btw to make a more full bodied broth, start by roasting the veggies at a high temperature.
  • taso42
    taso42 Posts: 8,980 Member
    what if you just counted the veggies..
    The veggies are discarded so I need to count only the broth they made.

    what if you just counted them?
  • herblackwings39
    herblackwings39 Posts: 3,930 Member
    The calorie range for various commercial vegetable stocks looks to be 5-20 calories per cup. Maybe go with 10?

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