Progresso Soups? Calories or Salt?
Jadesfattorment
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I have to have a 300 or less calorie dinner tonight because I have been eating granola bars all day and I am thinking about progresso soup. It's 200 calories a can, which isn't bad but the salt is like 1,400. I never eat a lot of salt so is it ok to let it slip once? I have the minestrone flavor.
Thoughts on soup?
Thoughts on soup?
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That much salt in one soup?
Thats more than I eat in one day!
How can a soup contain that much!0 -
I buy progresso low sodium only.0
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I like soups like that one and eat them often for lunch. They do pack a punch as far as sodium goes.
If Sodium intake isn't a medical problem for you I wouldn't worry about it too much but make sure you are drinking your recomended amount of water today too:)
Prob not best to go way over everyday...but once in a while won't hurt0 -
I buy progresso low sodium only.
There is still quite a bit of salt in those, too, but a much better option than the full sodium. And they are yummy! I ate quite a bit of these during my husband's last deployment0 -
Wont be a problem at all :]
Sodium can mask fat loss, but has no effect on how much you are losing. Its not the enemy! Only temporary water weight. Get in some extra potassium and you'll be fine
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I have to have a 300 or less calorie dinner tonight because I have been eating granola bars all day and I am thinking about progresso soup. It's 200 calories a can, which isn't bad but the salt is like 1,400. I never eat a lot of salt so is it ok to let it slip once? I have the minestrone flavor.
Thoughts on soup?
It is not going to hurt you unless you eat it everyday but watch your servings on soup...there are usually 2 servings in a can. If you eat high sodium foods just drink a lot of water with them. I go over my sodium a lot but I am still losing about 1lb a week.
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Wont be a problem at all :]
Sodium can mask fat loss, but has no effect on how much you are losing. Its not the enemy! Only temporary water weight. Get in some extra potassium and you'll be fine
What she said.0 -
MOST soup contains a TON of sodium!!
Progresso, in my opinion, is a crock. Some varieties are loaded with a day's worth of sodium in a can. Which can make your scale go UP the next morning. Yes, its water retention from the overload of sodium. But who wants to see that when they're trying to see that number on the scale go DOWN? Plus, feeling puffy and swollen? Not worth it in my opinion.
If you're going to have buy soup, you're better off going to Whole Foods or checking out the "health section" of your grocery. Sure you might pay a buck more per can for something that is better for you (actually has nutrients in it and isn't loaded with sodium), but its worth it. But progresso has like zero nutritional value.0 -
Do the low sodium soup or just eat a half cup w/about 5 or 6 crackers....I love Progresso soups, I got ALL kinds at home!0
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That much salt in one soup?
Thats more than I eat in one day!
How can a soup contain that much!
The average person needs about 2300 mg of sodium a day... http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/sodium/NU00284
I eat Progresso soup for lunch often and still manage to be under my limit of sodium on most days.0 -
Hi Jade- I had a chicken sandwich on flatout for lunch with cucumbers, lettuce and feta and it was less than 300 cals. I used 3 oz sliced chicken lunch meat. Much more filling than soup!0
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Why not make your own soup? Its more work but better for you and often less calories.
But, if you do use the canned soup, drink more water with it. Water will help counteract the salt.0 -
Why not make your own soup? Its more work but better for you and often less calories.
But, if you do use the canned soup, drink more water with it. Water will help counteract the salt.
Potassium would be better. Electrolyte balance0 -
That much salt in one soup?
Thats more than I eat in one day!
How can a soup contain that much!
The average person needs about 2300 mg of sodium a day... http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/sodium/NU00284
I eat Progresso soup for lunch often and still manage to be under my limit of sodium on most days.
Well I never knew that! I decided to add my sodium count to my diary and looking back never come to my goal of 2500. The most I have got to is 2000 just the once. Today is 500
Totally fluctuations in figures!0 -
Drink a bunch of water to offset the high sodium. I'm no doctor, but I think if you drink enough water you'll end up flushing a lot of the sodium out of your system. I also think one can every once in a while is no big deal. A can of soup like that every day would be too much. Just my 2 cents.0
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I brought that soup to have today and when I log it into my dairy my sodium numbers turned red........0
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Same thing happens to me. Red sodium and green everything else. Thats sort of depressing.0
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That much salt in one soup?
Thats more than I eat in one day!
How can a soup contain that much!
your basic functions need 1500mg of sodium a day...0 -
That much salt in one soup?
Thats more than I eat in one day!
How can a soup contain that much!
your basic functions need 1500mg of sodium a day...
I can still see, hear, poo, talk and all the rest though, despite not reaching that most days.
Maybe I'm an anomaly0 -
That much salt in one soup?
Thats more than I eat in one day!
How can a soup contain that much!
The average person needs about 2300 mg of sodium a day... http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/sodium/NU00284
I eat Progresso soup for lunch often and still manage to be under my limit of sodium on most days.
Well I never knew that! I decided to add my sodium count to my diary and looking back never come to my goal of 2500. The most I have got to is 2000 just the once. Today is 500
Totally fluctuations in figures!
No one needs 2300 mg of sodium -- that is an upper limit suggestion. And whoever said 1500 is necessary for basic functions is wrong as well. 500 is what's necessary for basic functions. I have heard that heavy exercisers need more.0 -
That much salt in one soup?
Thats more than I eat in one day!
How can a soup contain that much!
The average person needs about 2300 mg of sodium a day... http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/sodium/NU00284
I eat Progresso soup for lunch often and still manage to be under my limit of sodium on most days.
Well I never knew that! I decided to add my sodium count to my diary and looking back never come to my goal of 2500. The most I have got to is 2000 just the once. Today is 500
Totally fluctuations in figures!
No one needs 2300 mg of sodium -- that is an upper limit suggestion. And whoever said 1500 is necessary for basic functions is wrong as well. 500 is what's necessary for basic functions. I have heard that heavy exercisers need more.
well according to my doctors (all specialists in their field, heads of the department, etc.) as well as the literature i've read - 1500 is what is necessary for basic bodily functions.0 -
No one needs 2300 mg of sodium -- that is an upper limit suggestion. And whoever said 1500 is necessary for basic functions is wrong as well. 500 is what's necessary for basic functions. I have heard that heavy exercisers need more.
well according to my doctors (all specialists in their field, heads of the department, etc.) as well as the literature i've read - 1500 is what is necessary for basic bodily functions.
Please provide a source.0 -
i buy those too but i have 1 cup a day. the can is 2 cups. if you have just 1 cup and a salad the sodium wont be so bad. i also buy the light ones that have the weight watchers emblem on them0
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From the Mayo Clinic article quoted above:
"Sodium: How much do you need?
The 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans recommend limiting sodium to less than 2,300 mg a day — or 1,500 mg if you're age 51 or older, or if you are black, or if you have high blood pressure, diabetes or chronic kidney disease.
Keep in mind that these are upper limits, and less is usually best, especially if you're sensitive to the effects of sodium. If you aren't sure how much sodium your diet should include, talk to your doctor. "
Those are not requirements, those are limits. Don't treat them like the speed limit. These limits are meant to not be gone over 0 -
I had a HUGE hot salad for lunch that came for about 260 cals.
2 cups finely blended cabbage (raw)
2 tablespoons cottage cheese
1/3 cup corn kernals
2 cups spinach
one grilled chicken breast(chopped)
one large tomateo (diced)
put all ingredients into the frypan (not the spinach or cottage cheese) and fry them all up nice and hot. add the spinach in at the end so its kinda of half wilted. top with the cottage cheese then mix in.
Made a HUGE plate of salad, and the finely chopped cabbage you dont even taste but its give you the nutrients.
i love it for lunch but it might be a bit more filling tha soup. it filled me right up0 -
I don't add salt to much of anything, but otherwise don't worry all that much about sodium. as has been mentioned, drink lots of water and it balances out.
(in fact, I just took sodium off my diary. it just annoyed me to see it go over constantly when everything else was under and I was losing weight just fine.)0 -
Ok, this is coming from someone who occassionaly eats food with her salt. I haven't cut back my salt intake at all since I started eating healthier (I know, shame on me) and I still am loosing weight. Sure it will make you bloated sometimes, but that goes away. Just drink plenty of liquids! Hope that helps. Go ahead and enjoy that soup!0
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This is going to sound very gross but I ran into a problem one night. I was out of weight watchers and had soup. It was not low sodium:( So I opened the can and washed off the soup. Then cooked it in the water I added. I don't know if this helped any, but I was desperate! The things we do when were hungry:(0
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Join me in a campaign to get Progresso to reduce the sodium in all their soups. I agree it's wonderful soup and sometimes like to scarf a whole can as dinner. But I just can't bring myself to look at the label and think about the salt I'm taking in. Fine that they have a few low-sodium soups, but I want my loaded potato and other extravagances once in a while. Here's where you can email your comments:
http://consumercontacts.generalmills.com/ConsolidatedContact.aspx?page=http://ProgressoSoup.com&js=True0 -
Make your own soup!0
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