tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32582843.post-1158257187859114722006-09-14T13:49:00.000-04:002006-09-14T14:06:27.923-04:00I love soup. Soup is a really good food for anyone trying to watch their weight. We don't eat a lot of soup in the summer - too hot, but the rest of the year we eat soup for supper a couple of times or more a week. Fortunately, my husband also likes soup.<br /> I like to get soup piping hot before I ladle it into our bowls. You can't gulp down really hot soup. You have to put some on your spoon and let it cool off before you can put it in your mouth. That lag time lets your brain and your stomach coordinate the feeling of fulness before you put too much into your stomach. <br /> I stress to clients that we should all eat more vegetables. It is easy to get lots of veggies into soup. Lots of veggies taste really good in soup. Use up whatever you have in the vegetable crisper in the fridge. Onions, potatoes, tomatoes, spinach, carrots, artichokes, string beans, kale, beets are lovely in soups. Beans, lentils, brown rice, and barley are all really healthy complex carbohydrates that work well in soups also. You can add a little chicken or meat or go vegetarian. <br /> Look at some of my favorite recipes for several really good soup recipes. You can be a busy person and still have time to make a pot of soup. It takes a few minutes to put everything into the pot but while the soup is simmering you can do all sorts of chores.<br /> I like to make a pot of soup big enough for a couple of dinners and maybe a bowl or two for lunch during the week. I'd rather bring soup from home and have that for lunch at work than have to go out for some unhealthy fast food.PilatesPlushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17178640788659652575noreply@blogger.com