You remember, back in the day, the weight-loss hit was “fat people must eat soup”, which mainly contained vegetables. If you are losing weight, don’t just stick to this not-so-tasty version, as soups have incredible variation – the way you blend the soup makes it nutritious, caloric and healthy. Stay tuned as in this article; we will talk about how soups can help you lose weight.
Soup is an incredibly versatile dish
If you want to reduce your weight by a few kilograms but you’re not on a specific diet, adding the right soups to your diet can be a big help. Every healthy and effective diet requires calorie restriction, more fluid intake, more movement and dishes made from healthy ingredients.
So, maybe you are looking for new recipes or ideas for tasty meals that will drive away hunger and not be monotonous. Salads are a great option to choose when you want to lose weight. What is evident is you can’t have only salads in your diet. This is where you can add a warm, tasty soup to your diet.
Your choice of proteins, carbs and fats
A good soup will be a great option when you need more carbohydrates (cereals, pasta, etc.) for a quick burst of energy at midday and more protein in the evening. You add a handful of cooked buckwheat or rice noodles to your meat and vegetable broth at midday. You whisk an egg into the same broth in the evening instead of cereal and add more vegetables.
Protein isn’t just meat and eggs, though! Protein-rich soups are also perfect. Cream soups are also great; for instance, combining peas and low-fat mozzarella, red lentils with curry, and pumpkin is an exciting combination. The fat content is then entirely in your hands!
For example, you can easily substitute peas for the mashed potato in the potato pancake; thickening can be achieved by dusting with any wholemeal flour. Vegetables represented in the soup will provide weight loss and health beneficial fibre and vitamins and minerals. The consistency of the soup – that is, liquid – ensures the proper volume of the consumed portion in your stomach.
One portion = 250 ml of water!
A single plate or bowl of soup contains up to 250 ml of water, which is certainly not an insignificant item in your drinking regime! Enough fluids are essential not only for weight loss but also for the condition of the “skin” and many internal organs. Moreover, “soup” water is usually full of health-promoting bioactive substances brewed from added vegetables, grains and herbs.
It’s a cure
A lot of soups can also be seen as a supportive medicine. Chicken, onion and garlic soups are all good for colds. Oatmeal has strengthening effects in recovery. And for example, creamy carrot soup can help with diarrhoea. Hot pepper broths are great for relieving stuffy noses. In short, warm soup is a treat for the body and soul!
What else do you know about soups? Have they ever helped you lose weight? Let us know in the comments section below.
Even kids can make it!
As a rule, soup is not a complex food, and although some soups may take longer to cook, they do not need to be constantly stirred and stirred. Soup simply won’t burn. Even less experienced cooks can handle most soups.
In this respect, different creamy preparations are great; for example, broccoli, cauliflowers or spinach can be simmered until tender and then blended in a good quality vegetable or meat and vegetable broth and then just seasoned. The quick creamy soup is ready!
A very healthy dish
Naturally, the vegetables lose some of their vitamins during cooking, particularly the water-soluble ones (e.g. C and B). The longer the vegetables are cooked, the higher the loss. The fat-soluble vitamins (A, D, E, K) don’t show these losses as much as the minerals.
We never cook vegetables separately; the valuable substances would then be poured out with the water in which they were cooked. If we soak legumes beforehand, we always salivate this water because of the bloating!
The beneficial fibre is fortunately not affected by cooking – the fibre slows down the absorption of sugars into the blood, making us hungry later after eating. The fibre from vegetables and whole-grain snacks is highly beneficial for digestive health.
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