I eat soup for lunch and a lot of the labels say a “full serving of vegetables.” Am I really getting my veggies this way?
Well, technically the answer is “yes”, but you have to know what you are buying. The full serving vegetables in Progresso Vegetable Classics Tomato Rotini and Campbell’s Select Harvest Tomato with Basil soups is mostly just tomato paste. The vegetables in Campbell’s Healthy Request New England Clam Chowder are white potatoes and celery. These are not what you really want to count toward a serving of veggies.
Soup is a good way to get veggies down, so I would recommend reading the labels to see what you’re really getting and try brands like Trader Joe’s or Pacific Natural Foods – they both have boxed soups (which is healthier than canned) that contain veggies like squash, sweet potatoes, carrots, lentils, and broccoli.
