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Some people really cannot tolerate the salt, though.
Years ago I made soup from a turkey carcass. Added vegetables and maybe rice, I don't know. I had a huge pot of it. I planned to give some to my parents, both of whom had high BP and had to watch sodium intake, so I didn't add any salt. I turned off the heat and left the pot on the stove overnight to cool, with the intention to take some unsalted soup out, put it in a container for my parents, and take it to them when I dropped off my daughter at their house before work in the morning.
That evening when I got home from work and collected my daughter, I asked how they liked the soup. My mother said, "It was good, but it was really way too salty for us." I said, "How can that be??? I added NO salt to the soup." Well, they insisted it was very salty.
That night I got home and my husband was there. He had come home the night before after I was already in bed.
He said, "Hey, that soup you made was really good. I had some last night, but it was really flat so I dumped a whole bunch of salt into the pot."
I also cannot tolerate salty soups either and it's because my taste buds have adapted to my very limited salt diet. Same with sugar. Have been drinking coffee and iced tea without sugar for so long, it find the taste repulsive with sugar.
How long do the contents sit inside the can before you open it, months, years? Loads of sodium ad chemicals are used to preserve the soup. Can't be neither tasty nor healthy. Make your own seems to be the best option.
I always keep cans of soups, usually Campbells, on hand for that quick meal. It is better than greasy fast food, and quick. I like the idea of adding rice. That would make it a little more substantial. I love the cream of broccoli, cream of potato and split pea. And chicken noodle was and is my go too when I am under the weather.
Friday was loaded baked potato soup.
Yesterday I made a beef stew with tomatoes and green chiles.
Tonight I made ham bone soup with the ham bone that was leftover from Thanksgiving. (stored in the freezer of course)
All were much better than anything I've ever had in a can, but I still like the canned stuff, too.
I always keep cans of soups, usually Campbells, on hand for that quick meal. It is better than greasy fast food, and quick. I like the idea of adding rice. That would make it a little more substantial. I love the cream of broccoli, cream of potato and split pea. And chicken noodle was and is my go too when I am under the weather.
Another thing I add to some foods is canned beans (we may be going far afield here, but); usually cannellini or butter. If I don't want the whole bean texture, I mash them. Added to tomato soup or some other cream soup along with the rice, that would make it not only a heartier dish, but a complete protein, as a bonus...
Another thing I add to some foods is canned beans (we may be going far afield here, but); usually cannellini or butter. If I don't want the whole bean texture, I mash them. Added to tomato soup or some other cream soup along with the rice, that would make it not only a heartier dish, but a complete protein, as a bonus...
Beans are such a good addition to almost anything! Tasty, packed with protein, filling...budget-friendly too, since they're cheap and really bulk up a meal.
Beans are such a good addition to almost anything! Tasty, packed with protein, filling...budget-friendly too, since they're cheap and really bulk up a meal.
I agree... I always keep beans on hand (either canned or home-cooked) and have some at the office as well. Easy to pick up and eat and filling.
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