What soup for a diet?

notanewuser

maddeningly wrote: »

Def no point soup, all it is is tinned toms, carrots, onions, celery boiled up and bended. I add a red pepper to mine but also put a chilli pepper and some balsamic vinegar in, both are supposed to assist weight loss!

"Points" is based on low fat. Low carb is the opposite. Tomatoes, carrots and onions are relatively high carb, as is balsamic vinegar.

OP, don't make this soup!!!

notanewuser

I soften leeks and celery in butter before adding chopped cauliflower and broccoli and veg stock. Simmer until soft, blend and add pepper, double and strong cheese to taste. You can chuck in any old manly salad leaves you have knocking around too - just wilt in the hot stock.

Or leave out the broccoli and leaves and chuck in loads of cheese for cauliflower cheese soup.

Yummy.

The_Magnificent_Spoon

notanewuser wrote: »

I soften leeks and celery in butter before adding chopped cauliflower and broccoli and veg stock. Simmer until soft, blend and add pepper, double and strong cheese to taste. You can chuck in any old manly salad leaves you have knocking around too - just wilt in the hot stock.

Or leave out the broccoli and leaves and chuck in loads of cheese for cauliflower cheese soup.

Yummy.

Yummy indeed, but relatively high in saturated fats and cholesterol. So probably not an ideal meal for a healthy eating plan!

notanewuser

The_Magnificent_Spoon wrote: »

Yummy indeed, but relatively high in saturated fats and cholesterol. So probably not an ideal meal for a healthy eating plan!

Perfectly healthy. The last 40 years' diet advice has been a crock of !!!!.

mardatha

Well, I'm a great believer in old fashioned real food -that means butter and not marg. I won't do fads, I'm too old to keep up with them. I won't eat things I don't like, and I won't go over the top. I just wanted ideas for a nice healthy homemade soup that I can make everyday. TY all for help, I got what I wanted:)

Fire_Fox

The_Magnificent_Spoon wrote: »

Yummy indeed, but relatively high in saturated fats and cholesterol. So probably not an ideal meal for a healthy eating plan!

Dietary cholesterol is not the same as cholesterol in the blood, that link has long been debunked. Dairy products like cheese are key part of a balanced diet, supplying bioavailable calcium and protein. Research suggests a positive link between higher intakes of dairy and lower body fat. A serving of hard cheese is only 30g anyway which is 5g of fat if you have half fat cheddar or about 10g if you have full fat, if you choose parmesan a serving is only 20g. Recommended daily intake for an average woman is ~70g fat.

One of the most important things when eating saturated animal fats is to balance them with anti-inflammatory polyunsaturates, particularly the long chain omega-3s from oily fish.

mardatha wrote: »

Well, I'm a great believer in old fashioned real food -that means butter and not marg. I won't do fads, I'm too old to keep up with them. I won't eat things I don't like, and I won't go over the top. I just wanted ideas for a nice healthy homemade soup that I can make everyday. TY all for help, I got what I wanted:)

I am not going to tell you butter is less healthy than highly processed spread because that would be nonsense, but there is no reason to assume that is the only other option. Do be aware it is much easier for the human body to convert saturated land animal fats to bodyfat than it is to convert certain unsaturated fats because they are quite similar in chemical structure.

Some research suggests the fatty acids in virgin coconut oil (lauric acid = short chain saturated) are preferentially converted to energy so less likely to be stored as fat. A healthy alternative is virgin olive oil which is absolutely lovely in a mediterranean style soup. These oils are simply pressed not chemically processed, so extracted as humans have likely been doing for millenia (perhaps well before we began dairy farming!) and arguably less processed than butter.

Fire_Fox

notanewuser wrote: »

"Points" is based on low fat. Low carb is the opposite. Tomatoes, carrots and onions are relatively high carb, as is balsamic vinegar.

OP, don't make this soup!!!

Tomatoes are roughly 3% carbs by weight, they are not high. The 'official' definition of low carb is actually quite a broad church - encompassing what I personally think of as moderate or reduced carb - not sure if you are thinking of very low carb?

notanewuser

Fire_Fox wrote: »

Tomatoes are roughly 3% carbs by weight, they are not high. The 'official' definition of low carb is actually quite a broad church - encompassing what I personally think of as moderate or reduced carb - not sure if you are thinking of very low carb?

Tinned are a bit higher. Doesn't bother me - they're banned from this house in all forms!

Fire_Fox

notanewuser wrote: »

Tinned are a bit higher. Doesn't bother me - they're banned from this house in all forms!

Depends on the product, the ones I buy are still 3% but I'm too tight to purchase concentrated juice!

Not meaning to be rude just curious but ... I never understand how very low carbers get the full rainbow of colours of fruit and veg daily without a lot of repetition. Do you manage that? Maybe it's because I am a bit fussy but I'm fine with some colours and struggle with others.

notanewuser

Fire_Fox wrote: »

Depends on the product, the ones I buy are still 3% but I'm too tight to purchase concentrated juice!

Not meaning to be rude just curious but ... I never understand how very low carbers get the full rainbow of colours of fruit and veg daily without a lot of repetition. Do you manage that? Maybe it's because I am a bit fussy but I'm fine with some colours and struggle with others.

I'm allergic to tomatoes.

I eat lots of broccoli (all kinds), green beans, red and white cabbage (coleslaw/cooked), salad leaves (different kinds), gherkins, cucumber, pea shoots, mushrooms, peppers, celeriac, celery, beetroot (occasionally)......

So mostly green on a day to day basis.