Just got a fill

[skinnygirl 1]

I make potato Soup with i can cream mushroom, onions, 1 cup milk and 1/2 cup od potatoe flakes. I usually have one cup of this for each meal during the first three days after a fill. Sometimes it last a week so I just continue to have that until the pot is empty. Do you consider this a bad choice of food fating. My dr makes us do mushy soup for three days. any advice would be great.

[Jachut 487]

Honestly? I think its a horrible choice to eat for days on end. This is more from a nutritional standpoint than actual weight loss though.

its canned Soup, which means it contains a lot of salt and additives that soup just doent need unless you want it to last in a can for a year. Potato Flakes? What are those? Obviously not something we have here, as far as I'm aware, if you want a potato, you have to buy a potato in Australia, lol. Why would you eat flakes when you can have the real thing with all its nourishment intact?

If you're going to eat soup for a week, and I do, certainly soup is a GREAT way to get in a lot of vegies for a bandster, why not make it yourself so that it is at least nourishing and not full of salt and additives?

Try this one:

zucchini and leek soup - grate 3 large zucchini and slice two washed leeks (mainly the white part, not all of the green). In a big pot, heat some olive oil, and fry off a little bit of bacon, then add the zucchini and leeks and about half a cup of Water, turn the heat down and put the lid on and sweat it down for 15-20 minutes or so, it will kind of steam. Then add about a litre of Water and some stock powder, or use a fresh stock (broth), simmer until all the vegies are very soft. Then puree it all up and stir in either some cream, or evaporated skim milk if you really want to keep the fat down.

This is absolutely delish and it works for ANY vegie combination, last week I had left over pumpkin and potatoes from a roast dinner, so I used those, a whole lot of broccoli and cauliflower, peas and carrots. It was great, and there's still small containers in the freezer for lunches.

This is a much better choice - fresh vegies will give you a lot more nutrition than canned soup. You could probably add Protein powder if you've got some unflavoured, I've never tried it personally.

Edited July 15, 2010 by Jachut