Is egg drop soup healthy?

Fit_Britt
Fit_Britt Posts: 35 Member
edited October 3 in Food and Nutrition
Is egg drop soup healthy? From what I've read, it is just eggs and broth.

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  • melissabee31
    melissabee31 Posts: 134
    It should be alright if you can find one that is not loaded with preservatives and sodium. Try finding a recipe to make yourself.
  • ♚SuperHeather♚
    ♚SuperHeather♚ Posts: 118
    Not sure but it sure as hell tastes delish!
  • jcn1109
    jcn1109 Posts: 49
    This link breaks down the calories/sodium/fat/etc in egg drop soup. I, personally, can't eat it because I can't have that much sodium, but otherwise it doesn't seem SO bad.

    http://fatsecret.com/calories-nutrition/generic/egg-drop-soup
  • summertime_girl
    summertime_girl Posts: 3,945 Member
    I make it all the time with sodium free vegetable broth and just use egg whites and scallions. It's about 60 calories for a HUGE filling bowl.
  • UsedToBeHusky
    UsedToBeHusky Posts: 15,228 Member
    Miso soup is better. Tofu and kelp in broth. It's like 80 to 90 cals per serving.
  • Fit_Britt
    Fit_Britt Posts: 35 Member
    Thanks guys! Recipes?
  • wbgolden
    wbgolden Posts: 2,066 Member
    I only get it when I go to Chang's Mongolian Grill. I have stopped asking for it lately because I just don't know what they put in it. And I don't eat anything I can't pretty much completely quantify these days.
  • jcn1109
    jcn1109 Posts: 49
    I make it all the time with sodium free vegetable broth and just use egg whites and scallions. It's about 60 calories for a HUGE filling bowl.

    Do you happen to have a recipe for that? I'm on a low sodium diet and I've been DYING for some egg drop soup.
  • Salpica
    Salpica Posts: 205 Member
    *Sits and waits for the recipe*
  • skinimin
    skinimin Posts: 252 Member
    i want that recipe too! damn you pf chang for showing me what egg drop soup was in the first place!
  • killerqueen17
    killerqueen17 Posts: 536 Member
    Here's one I just found by searching allreceipes.com and it looks like it would be fine as long as you use a low-sodium broth!

    http://allrecipes.com/recipe/restaurant-style-egg-drop-soup/detail.aspx
  • Salpica
    Salpica Posts: 205 Member
    Here's one I just found by searching allreceipes.com and it looks like it would be fine as long as you use a low-sodium broth!

    http://allrecipes.com/recipe/restaurant-style-egg-drop-soup/detail.aspx

    Don't forget using only egg whites to really knock the calorie count down too!
  • auctoritas
    auctoritas Posts: 204
    I'm never concerned about calories since I have a hard time staying above 1000 day to day (my diary won't help, I've been slacking on entering the last few days)...

    I modified it by using 4 eggs whites (I had a bunch in the fridge I needed to use up), and replacing cornstarch for 5 grams of xanthan gum (I'm low carb, so I can't have cornstarch).

    Edit: Someone posted the recipe above me. But I'll leave in the modifications I made to it, for the extra variety :D
  • summertime_girl
    summertime_girl Posts: 3,945 Member
    I make it all the time with sodium free vegetable broth and just use egg whites and scallions. It's about 60 calories for a HUGE filling bowl.

    Do you happen to have a recipe for that? I'm on a low sodium diet and I've been DYING for some egg drop soup.


    It's really not much of a recipe, but I use 2 cups of sodium free vegetable broth, and boil that with chives and some sriracha sauce. One boiling, I drop in the whites of two eggs. That's about it!
  • pokeelyy
    pokeelyy Posts: 34 Member
    Nah, there's not much to it if you get it from somwhere that isn't packing it with tons of preservatives. it's just loaded with sodium.
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