Healthiest: Healthy Request® Bean with Bacon Soup Unhealthiest: Split Pea with Ham & Bacon Soup Healthiest: Healthy Request® Roasted Chicken with Country Vegetables Soup
Watch Out for Potato Soups Potato soup sounds like it could be halfway decent for you. Potatoes are good sources of fiber, potassium and vitamin C. But in reality, they’re rarely a source of good nutrition. A big reason for this is that they’re usually made with cream and frequently include not-so-healthy additions like bacon and cheese.
Just one serving provides the consumer with over 400 milligrams of sodium which is nearly one-quarter of sodium recommendation for the day at 2,300 milligrams.” “What makes canned soup unhealthy generally is the high sodium content,” says Lisa Young, PhD, RDN, author of Finally Full, Finally Slim and a member of our medical expert board.
It’s soup season! Soup can be a healthy choice, but some of the more popular varieties should not be in your bowl.