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Wednesday, November 7, 2012
6 Worst Soups in America
Soup may be the ultimate comfort food. It’s warm, it’s nourishing, and you don’t even have to chew it. No wonder Mom made it whenever you were sad, cold, or just plain under the weather.
But here’s a dirty little secret: A lot of soups out there aren’t comfort food at all. They’re discomfort food. That’s because they can make for a lot of discomfort every time you step on the scale, test your blood pressure, or try to squeeze into last year’s swimsuit. Everybody likes a nice, rich broth, but some soups are the Donald Trumps of food: too rich, too thick, and ultimately, full of nonsense. (And like the Donald, some are pretty darn salty, too!)
So whether you’re watching your weight, your blood pressure, or just your general health, take a second look at what’s in your bowl. Here’s how to spot a bad bisque, quick!
6. WORST LEGUME-BASED SOUP
Amy’s Organic Soups, Indian Dal Curried Lentil (2 cups/1 can)
460 calories
16 g fat (2 g saturated)
1,360 mg sodium
Dal is a healthy staple throughout the Indian subcontinent, but in Amy’s version, these legumes are awash in fat. Each can contains more than a full tablespoon of vegetable oil, which contributes nearly a third of the total calories. Switch to Amy's Light in Sodium Split Pea, instead. It cuts calories and sodium by more than half and provides a hunger-crushing 12 grams of fiber.
Eat This Instead!
Amy's Light in Sodium Split Pea Soup (2 cups/1 can)
200 calories
0 g fat (0 g saturated)
660 mg sodium
5. WORST POTATO SOUP
Pacific Natural Foods Organic Rosemary Potato Chowder (2 cups/1 container)
460 calories
16 g fat (10 g saturated)
1,460 mg sodium
Pacific’s soup may be natural and organic, but with this much cream, it's certainly not light. With an escalated calorie count and half a day’s saturated fat, this chowder seems like it should be served from a fast food window. In fact, you'd take in fewer calories if you ate a McDonald’s 4-piece Chicken McNuggets with small fries.
with small fries.
Eat This Instead!
Pacific Natural Foods Organic Butternut Squash Bisque (2 cups/1 container)
220 calories
7 g fat (3 g saturated)
1,020 mg sodium
4. WORST SEAFOOD SOUP
TGI Friday’s New England Clam Chowder
500 calories
18 g saturated fat
1,560 mg sodium
When it comes to chowder, it's all about region: Manhattan-style relies on a tomato base, whereas New Englanders prefer a far fattier cream base. That detail makes all the difference, as evidenced here by Friday's 500-calorie chowder. Switch to Manhattan or, when at Friday's, this Chicken Noodle instead and you cut the saturated fat load by more than 80 percent!
Eat This Instead!
TGI Friday's Chicken Noodle
250 calories
3 g saturated fat
1,240 mg sodium
3. WORST CHOWDER
Au Bon Pain Corn Chowder (large)
510 calories
26 g fat (12 g saturated)
1,640 mg sodium
The other problem with chowders: They can be weighed down by high-calorie dairy ingredients. Milk and half and half sit atop this one's ingredient list, followed shortly thereafter by heavy cream and butter. The result is a bowl of soup that swallows up 60 percent of your saturated fat allowance for the entire day. Get your Tex-Mex fill for fewer than the half the calories by switching to the Southwest Vegetable Soup instead. Make a trade like this for lunch every day and you'll lose more than half a pound each week!
Eat This Instead!
Au Bon Pain Southwest Vegetable Soup (large)
250 calories
7 g fat (1 g saturated)
580 mg sodium
2. WORST VEGETABLE SOUP
Cosi Tomato Basil Aurora (large)
597 calories
54 g fat (33 g saturated, 3 g trans)
1,701 mg sodium
Tomato soup is one of the good guys, right? While typically this is true, a single bowl of Cosi's bisque will saddle you with more than 1.5 days' maximum allotment of saturated fat, not to mention a dangerous glut of trans fat. Here are a few foods than contain less saturated and trans fat: Burger King Triple Whopper, 13 Taco Bell Steak Nacho Cheese Chalupas, and an entire medium-sized pepperoni pizza from Domino's. Switch to the Moroccan Lentil Soup for less than half the calories and an impressive 15 grams of fiber. Cosi's soups tend to be on the salty side, though, so stick to a regular serving size to keep the sodium levels in check.
Eat This Instead!
Cosi Moroccan Lentil Soup (regular)
238 calories
4 g fat (0 g saturated)
1,225 mg sodium
1. WORST STEW
Panera All-Natural Sonoma Chicken Stew with Mini Dry Jack Biscuit
630 calories
34 g fat (20 g saturated, 1 g trans)
2,030 mg sodium
Panera’s chicken stew sinks to the bottom of this list thanks to its precipitous calorie count, a full day's saturated fat, and nearly a full day's worth of sodium. This stew fares poorly across every major nutritional category, which makes it the worst bowl in America. Switch to the Garden Vegetable Soup instead, which delivers three times the fiber with a mere fraction of the calories.
Eat This Instead!
Panera Low Fat Garden Vegetable with Pesto
150 calories
5 g fat (1 g saturated)
930 mg sodium
But here’s a dirty little secret: A lot of soups out there aren’t comfort food at all. They’re discomfort food. That’s because they can make for a lot of discomfort every time you step on the scale, test your blood pressure, or try to squeeze into last year’s swimsuit. Everybody likes a nice, rich broth, but some soups are the Donald Trumps of food: too rich, too thick, and ultimately, full of nonsense. (And like the Donald, some are pretty darn salty, too!)
So whether you’re watching your weight, your blood pressure, or just your general health, take a second look at what’s in your bowl. Here’s how to spot a bad bisque, quick!
6. WORST LEGUME-BASED SOUP
460 calories
16 g fat (2 g saturated)
1,360 mg sodium
Dal is a healthy staple throughout the Indian subcontinent, but in Amy’s version, these legumes are awash in fat. Each can contains more than a full tablespoon of vegetable oil, which contributes nearly a third of the total calories. Switch to Amy's Light in Sodium Split Pea, instead. It cuts calories and sodium by more than half and provides a hunger-crushing 12 grams of fiber.
Eat This Instead!
Amy's Light in Sodium Split Pea Soup (2 cups/1 can)
200 calories
0 g fat (0 g saturated)
660 mg sodium
5. WORST POTATO SOUP
Pacific Natural Foods Organic Rosemary Potato Chowder (2 cups/1 container)
460 calories
16 g fat (10 g saturated)
1,460 mg sodium
Pacific’s soup may be natural and organic, but with this much cream, it's certainly not light. With an escalated calorie count and half a day’s saturated fat, this chowder seems like it should be served from a fast food window. In fact, you'd take in fewer calories if you ate a McDonald’s 4-piece Chicken McNuggets with small fries.
with small fries.
Eat This Instead!
Pacific Natural Foods Organic Butternut Squash Bisque (2 cups/1 container)
220 calories
7 g fat (3 g saturated)
1,020 mg sodium
4. WORST SEAFOOD SOUP
500 calories
18 g saturated fat
1,560 mg sodium
When it comes to chowder, it's all about region: Manhattan-style relies on a tomato base, whereas New Englanders prefer a far fattier cream base. That detail makes all the difference, as evidenced here by Friday's 500-calorie chowder. Switch to Manhattan or, when at Friday's, this Chicken Noodle instead and you cut the saturated fat load by more than 80 percent!
Eat This Instead!
TGI Friday's Chicken Noodle
250 calories
3 g saturated fat
1,240 mg sodium
3. WORST CHOWDER
Au Bon Pain Corn Chowder (large)
510 calories
26 g fat (12 g saturated)
1,640 mg sodium
The other problem with chowders: They can be weighed down by high-calorie dairy ingredients. Milk and half and half sit atop this one's ingredient list, followed shortly thereafter by heavy cream and butter. The result is a bowl of soup that swallows up 60 percent of your saturated fat allowance for the entire day. Get your Tex-Mex fill for fewer than the half the calories by switching to the Southwest Vegetable Soup instead. Make a trade like this for lunch every day and you'll lose more than half a pound each week!
Eat This Instead!
Au Bon Pain Southwest Vegetable Soup (large)
250 calories
7 g fat (1 g saturated)
580 mg sodium
2. WORST VEGETABLE SOUP
597 calories
54 g fat (33 g saturated, 3 g trans)
1,701 mg sodium
Tomato soup is one of the good guys, right? While typically this is true, a single bowl of Cosi's bisque will saddle you with more than 1.5 days' maximum allotment of saturated fat, not to mention a dangerous glut of trans fat. Here are a few foods than contain less saturated and trans fat: Burger King Triple Whopper, 13 Taco Bell Steak Nacho Cheese Chalupas, and an entire medium-sized pepperoni pizza from Domino's. Switch to the Moroccan Lentil Soup for less than half the calories and an impressive 15 grams of fiber. Cosi's soups tend to be on the salty side, though, so stick to a regular serving size to keep the sodium levels in check.
Eat This Instead!
Cosi Moroccan Lentil Soup (regular)
238 calories
4 g fat (0 g saturated)
1,225 mg sodium
1. WORST STEW
630 calories
34 g fat (20 g saturated, 1 g trans)
2,030 mg sodium
Panera’s chicken stew sinks to the bottom of this list thanks to its precipitous calorie count, a full day's saturated fat, and nearly a full day's worth of sodium. This stew fares poorly across every major nutritional category, which makes it the worst bowl in America. Switch to the Garden Vegetable Soup instead, which delivers three times the fiber with a mere fraction of the calories.
Eat This Instead!
Panera Low Fat Garden Vegetable with Pesto
150 calories
5 g fat (1 g saturated)
930 mg sodium
Saturday, August 21, 2010
Top 5 Morning Motivators
Ensure your mornings are off to a positive start with these Morning Motivators!
1. Smile
2. Move
3. Play upbeat music
4. Talk
5. Eat an energizing breakfast TOGETHER
You must admit that these sound a little too obvious – but let’s be honest…
…how often are you actually DOING any of these?
The energy from a smile goes unspoken.
When YOU wake up – try it…smile! When you wake your children up – try it…smile at them, get them to smile with you! Follow up with a good morning hug.
Move simply means Move
Instead of just dragging yourself out of bed, jumping in the shower and filling your body with coffee- take 5 and do some basic stretches or a 15 minute Velocity Performance Training Workout
Even better ….get your children involved! It can be as simple as reaching for the ceiling and bending over to reach for the floor.
Be sure you drink a Big glass of water too! Being hydrated ensures a boost of energy!
Music has the ability to calm, soothe and entertain the soul. Play something soothing like Enya or go all out with something fun and upbeat.
Good Morning Sunshine!
How would you describe the conversations you have with your loved ones in the morning?
Why not fill your children up – and yourself for that matter- with positive and encouraging words.
You all know this one ~
Breakfast is the most important meal of the day.
Add to this important ritual by actually sitting down and eating breakfast with your children at the table. Not only do you set a powerfully positive message – this also allows for the exchange of more talk and smiles.
Get your day started off Successfully with these Top 5 Morning Motivators and see what a difference it makes for you and your family.
What Is Your Favorite Way To Get Motivated In The Morning?
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