Is tinned soup unhealthy?

buildersdaughter

Just had butternut squash soup. When the oven is on I roast a squash in cubes, with garlic, chilli, cumin & coriander, and some salt. It can be eaten as is, I usually make half of it into a curry or spicy risotto, and the other half I blend with veg stock to make soup.
And it's not that cheap - but as we often say on here, better value.

Well_Preserved

They keep for ages though, don't they - butternut squash I mean? I'm sure I had one stored for the best part of a year. So getting them when they're on offer and storing might be an option.

Jox

Is it the actual tin itself that is unhealthy and the fact that the soup could have been made a long time ago so the ingredients aren't fresh?

I do eat tinned soup occasionally but it doesn't take long to boil some veg and blend it to make my own!

tesuhoha

I used to think it was unhealthy until I watched a programme, Inside the Factory with Greg Wallace and found out it is surprisingly healthy. All fresh ingredients used and no additives. can't remember which brand but might have been Heinz.

Slinky

buildersdaughter wrote: »

Just had butternut squash soup. When the oven is on I roast a squash in cubes, with garlic, chilli, cumin & coriander, and some salt. It can be eaten as is, I usually make half of it into a curry or spicy risotto, and the other half I blend with veg stock to make soup.
And it's not that cheap - but as we often say on here, better value.

I buy butternut squash from Mr T and can usually get a large one for £1 (which is way cheaper than Mr S who sell them by weight). That, an onion, a few spices, a teaspoon of lazy garlic and lazy ginger, a stock pot, a pint of water and a splosh of cream, makes a good 4 portions. I'd be surprised if it came in at more than 40-45p per portion.

Goldiegirl

I need to keep my salt intake down, due to a medical reason, and the problem I have with tinned soups is that they can be quite highly salted.

I haven't had much soup at all in the last couple of years, but before that, I did make my own soups, so I could control what went into them - i.e. no salt added at all.

However, I think, for the average person, a few tins of soup in a balanced diet isn't going to do them any harm.

I have got some tinned soups in my 'Brexit stash' - they might come in handy!

pogofish

Only if you don't open the tin.

carriebradshaw

I keep a few tins, some packets and also some big tubs of dried maggi soups in my cupboards. I also make my my own every week either lentil, roast bns or kale potato & onion or parsnip, celeriac & smoked bacon to name a few and I put some of those in the freezer for days when I'm ill or just cba to do much. Even if you've only got a tin or packet soup to eat you can always add your own flavours to pep them up a bit, some thinly sliced mushrooms a few herbs and a bit of garlic puree can transform them from mundane to really tasty.

thriftmonster

tesuhoha wrote: »

I used to think it was unhealthy until I watched a programme, Inside the Factory with Greg Wallace and found out it is surprisingly healthy. All fresh ingredients used and no additives. can't remember which brand but might have been Heinz.

They went to the C&B factory in one episode of Eat Well for Less and again I was surprised how many fresh vegetables were used and again no additives.

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I have been making my own soups now for the best part of 50 + years and enjoy them When I was very ill a few years ago and couldn't do very much my DD bought me some cans of soup and I tasted one and found it lacking in flavour and texture ,when she told me how much it was for a can I nearly fell over.

I make a big vat of soup every weekend and depending on what veg I have depends what soup it will be Last weeks was carrot and coriander with a few other herbs chucked in and it was gorgeous.

Today's soup which I will start shortly will be celery and lentil as I have a head of celery to use up in the veg box.

I adore parsnip and apple when there is a bag of wonky or reduced parsnips around and I have a few wrinkly apples to use up

virtually anything left over will go into a soup and even the broken bits of pasta gets chucked into soup to give it a bit of substance . best of all is chicken soup with noodles in, I could happily live on that and at times I have best cure all for illness
I think there is something so comforting when you feel a bit poorly about a bowl of warming soup,it fills you up yet you feel like life has suddenly got a bit brighter :):)

I have two tins of soup in my emergency cupboard just in case I cannot get out in bad weather to get fresh veg but they usually end up in the food bank when the weather brightens up a bit if not used

By the way the only use I have for salt is on the outside path if it's icy I never ever use it for cooking at all, I have asea salt grinder in the cupboard though for those who make want it on their food but I have never been keen on much salt at all

JackieO xx