Drinking stock/cuppa soup

clafairy1984

Would you recommend this as a way of avoiding afternoon snacking?

cmriverside

Sure. Those store-bought ones are really high sodium, but other than that...

What about just hot tea? Or a low calorie snack? I find late afternoon to be my hardest time, too. I usually plan a little exercise around then, but tea or water or a bowl of raw vegetables helps.

UK_Ash

cmriverside wrote: »

Sure. Those store-bought ones are really high sodium, but other than that...

What about just hot tea? Or a low calorie snack? I find late afternoon to be my hardest time, too. I usually plan a little exercise around then, but tea or water or a bowl of raw vegetables helps.

I agree you should try to avoid if you can the salt content is huge, try to find an alterniative here in the UK Bovril is better but still quite high in salt, I tend to go with cool but not cold water about 450ml

Jackie9003

I'm not a fan of them but have the same problem, I'm trying no added sugar dilute juice, it's 2 cal for 100ml and because it's sweet it seems to be working.

amtyrell

Personally no. They make me just crave food I can chew. Tea or coffee or ice water all work better as appetit suppressants for me. Also often gum. But if it works for you and your nutritional needs go for it.

BarbaraHelen2013

Unless you have a medical need to avoid sodium there’s nothing wrong with it. If it hits the spot to satisfy you and prevents you from random snacking that’s really what matters.

Half a vegetable stock cube in a half pint mug for me, not so keen on the actual cup-a-soup thing.

It’s something I tend to have if I’m not feeling too good, usually if recovering from a stomach upset, have done since I was a child. Something really comforting and warming about it, to me.

missysippy930

Pretty easy to make bone broth in a crockpot. You can control the sodium, add herbs/spices you like and it freezes well.

paperpudding

missysippy930 wrote: »

Pretty easy to make bone broth in a crockpot. You can control the sodium, add herbs/spices you like and it freezes well.

Well, yes -but that goes for most things.

However there are times convenience wins out and people just want ready made single serve product eg cuppa soup.

unless you have a medical condition, no need to worry about the sodium in one afternoon snack.

missysippy930

paperpudding wrote: »

missysippy930 wrote: »

Pretty easy to make bone broth in a crockpot. You can control the sodium, add herbs/spices you like and it freezes well.

Well, yes -but that goes for most things.

However there are times convenience wins out and people just want ready made single serve product eg cuppa soup.

unless you have a medical condition, no need to worry about the sodium in one afternoon snack.

My bad. I took this as OP asking about as a regular afternoon snack. I don’t have a medical condition, but after 8 years of doing this my tastes have definitely changed. I notice really salty, and sweet things. I didn’t mean to imply that OP should make her own. Just putting it out there.

Sorry for offending.

apullum

If the soup helps you avoid eating food that you don't want to eat, you like the soup, and you have no reason not to eat the soup, then it's good for your goals.

There is no food that is inherently "good" or "bad" for weight management purposes. There is food that fits your goals and food that does not.

holli1ch

For half and hour simmer with lid = 1/2 cup chopped onion, 1/8 cup chopped celery 3/4 cup chopped carrot, 1/4 cup chopped green beans in 3 cups vegetable broth. Makes a great fill up and the chopped veggies gives you something to chew. 30 calories for 1 cup.

lilithsrose

I totally drink chicken broth as a snack sometimes. I will use cartons of broth for convenience, but I do prefer making homemade broth because I can control the ingredients.

My easy stock/broth recipe is to throw a rotisserie chicken carcass, carrots, celery, onion, garlic, and sometimes radishes into a pot of water and simmer for several hours. Strain through a fine sieve and then refrigerate. Scrape off the fat the next day.

There are also these "savory sipping teas" that I've been wanting to try. They're kinda expensive though. Millies Savory Teas

janejellyroll

It is a snack, just a low calorie one. I've had it sometimes when I don't want more calories.

holli1ch

Diatonic12

They're good to drink when you're on the fly. I make bone broth, takes over a day to make it but you can control the sodium. You can just add some extra hot water and stretch it out.

Diatonic12

I have some of ^ this at home and I'm going drink some right now. 1 cup = 15 calories Sodium = 690 mg/30% Daily Total No added sugars Beef stock, carrots, cabbage, celery onions, tomato paste parsley, salt

@clafairy1984 I forgot about drinking broths, thanks for the reminder.

Diatonic12

It you can't make it to Brodo's for some broth. Here's some ideas for add-ins to your own. I like adding parsley, lemon or lime.





https://www.brodo.com/broth-shops