Cup a soups?

looperman1000 · 15-07-2008 3:23pm #1

what are they like? are they bad as a quick fix? what about if ur trying to lose weight on a low carb diet?

Khannie · 15-07-2008 4:28pm

I found them quite comforting on your (empty) tummy for very few calories. Think they're nutritional muck, but that's not the end of the world given their low calorie content (IMO).

looperman1000 · 15-07-2008 4:40pm

thanks for that Khannie. Kinda laughed about nutritional muck, cos it is kinda true isnt it? but if they're low calories. cool.
thanks again

eve · 15-07-2008 5:08pm

The salt content is one thing to watch out for. And remember that .4g sodium is actually 1g of salt (multiply by 2.5)

Transform · 15-07-2008 6:31pm

your body still has to process that nutritional muck so in the long run pick something else e.g. fruit and nuts, yoghurt, oatcakes etc

Full of MSG also

jam_mac_jam · 15-07-2008 7:34pm

have a cup of tea, these things are dreadful for you. You would be better off having a cup of salt.

How Strange · 16-07-2008 10:14am

Used to have these for my lunch all the time and I couldn't figure out why I was so thirsty all the time. They are loaded with salt :eek:

+1 for oatcakes and some hard cheese, some nuts, some fruit or even the humble cup of tea.

Honey-ec · 16-07-2008 10:17am

I have a moral objection to any "food" that comes in powdered form and needs to be rehydrated.

rubadub · 16-07-2008 10:28am

Honey-ec wrote: »

I have a moral objection to any "food" that comes in powdered form and needs to be rehydrated.

What is the objection? the energy needed to dehydrate it?

I have heard of people complaining about the energy needed to freeze foods. I also read of UK househould throwing out either 25 or 33% of the food they buy, and how freezing could prevent this, and discarding food could cause more of a "carbon footprint".

Most fruit juices are made from concentrate so I would view them in a similar way to dehydrated foods.

OP- you could make your own soups and freeze them in individual containers, then you are in control of the salt.

Honey-ec · 16-07-2008 11:00am

rubadub wrote: »

What is the objection? the energy needed to dehydrate it?

Not at all, the objection is to the very concept of it! It goes against everything I think food should be - fresh, seasonal & local whenever possible.

The idea of "making" soup or sauce from powder and water is just anethema to me.

g'em · 16-07-2008 11:02am

Honey-ec wrote: »

The idea of "making" soup or sauce from powder and water is just anethema to me.

Just to throw the cat among the pigeons, what about baby formula?

Honey-ec · 16-07-2008 11:18am

g'em wrote: »

Just to throw the cat among the pigeons, what about baby formula?

I don't know enough about it to venture an opinion! Children will not be an option for us so it's not something I'll need to worry about anyway.

g'em · 16-07-2008 11:22am

Honey-ec wrote: »

Children will not be an option for us so it's not something I'll need to worry about anyway.

meh, you don't need to have children to comment on it!

My point is, there are forms of powdered food that have not been compromised nutritionally in any way shape or form. Powdered whey is another example which is the whey run-off from milk being curdled (a by-process of cheese making) has all the moisture removed leaving it in stable, long-life form.

Honey-ec · 16-07-2008 11:37am

g'em wrote: »

My point is, there are forms of powdered food that have not been compromised nutritionally in any way shape or form. Powdered whey is another example which is the whey run-off from milk being curdled (a by-process of cheese making) has all the moisture removed leaving it in stable, long-life form.

Well obviously, and you could count freeze-dried coffee in the same category.

I should have been more clear - my issue is with powdered soups and sauces (Knorr Pastario being an example) that are full of salt, flavour enhancers and stabilisers.

g'em · 16-07-2008 1:06pm

Honey-ec wrote: »

I should have been more clear - my issue is with powdered soups and sauces (Knorr Pastario being an example) that are full of salt, flavour enhancers and stabilisers.

Aye sure we're on the same page so

WindSock · 16-07-2008 1:22pm

What is bad about flavour enhancers? Salt?

dudara · 16-07-2008 1:26pm

Salt is the oldest flavour enhancer, but the sodium in it can exacerbate blood pressure problems as well as causing thirst.

MSG is another sodium salt used for flavour enhancing, mainly in Asian cooking. There are well-documented health concerns over the use of MSG - link and link.

looperman1000 · 16-07-2008 1:39pm

would hard cheese not be a bad choice, for fat content? would it not hinder me losing weight?

How Strange · 16-07-2008 2:27pm

looperman1000 wrote: »

would hard cheese not be a bad choice, for fat content? would it not hinder me losing weight?

Depends how much of it you eat but I suggested it as you wanted low carb snack options. If you're only eating two or three oat cakes then you'll be using a very small amount of cheese.

Khannie · 16-07-2008 2:42pm

g'em wrote: »

Just to throw the cat among the pigeons, what about baby formula?

Interesting one. We used formula after breast milk. It's a lot cheaper than the madey-upey milks and has a bunch of convenience benefits. I use powdered whey and casein also. As rubadub pointed out, the carbon footprint does bother me, but not enough not to use them. In the case of whey and protein I think there's probably a net carbon saving versus eating the same amount of protein from meat.

As for salt content in cup-o-crap: Personally it doesn't bother me in the slightest tbh. I sweat enough to not care a huge amount about the amount of salt I take in. (I really do sweat a lot when I exercise

) and I don't add salt to anything except fried egg and popcorn. I should say that I haven't had instant soup in about 6 months but if I needed to shift a lot of weight again, I'd consider the odd one.