I was somewhat surprised to find that many individuals out there don't think they would like Bean with Bacon soup! That is, until I remembered a time in my distant past that my dad made me eat some for lunch. after that I was hooked on the wonderful taste and texture!
As with most soups that emerge from a can, BwB is easy to fix for a fast lunch and the cans store well in the cupboard. At about ninety cents per can and figuring you can make up two hearty meals, it is therefore somewhat cost effective if your on a tight budget. Nutritionally, you get about 140 calories from a half cup serving. There's little in the way of saturated fats (1g) and the cholesterol is also a very low 5 mg. The only fly in this culinary ointment is the sodium content. It comes in at a whopping 980 milligrams, and no matter which way the debate is currently raging about salt in our diets, I just don't feel comfortable with the high amount!
As I said earlier, fixing up a batch is simplicity itself; just dump a can into a small pot, add a can of water, heat to boiling and she's ready to go! Please give this a try and see if you don't also make it a regular staple at your home!
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Sunday, November 8, 2015
Thursday, May 7, 2015
Critique: Bean with Bacon soup!
Many years ago, when I was younger and
even dumber than I am today, my father introduced me to a can of
Campbell's Bean with Bacon soup, something I never would have tried
myself. Today, it has become one of the very few enduring foods that
I really enjoy from time to time.
Today, I cannot afford to buy the name
brand product. I have to resort to purchasing a can of Best Choice
at $1.29 for an eleven ounce can. Even that's a bit expensive in
this Obama economy and so I only enjoy it once or so a month.
Preparation is as easy as it could get;
just dump the contest into a small pot, add a can full of water, stir
and heat to boiling. Your done and ready to enjoy a unique taste
sensation! Each ½ cup serving contain 140 calories and no one I know
eats just a cup – the average total servings are 2.5 1/2 cup
servings, so I always eat about half or 190 grams at a sitting. This
would equate to about 200 calories and that's OK with me. The only
down side is the sodium which comes in at an astronomical 980 mg per
serving. [That's 41% of a healthy person's recommended daily intake
of salt from just this one product]!
On a scale of 10, I gave this a solid 8
and would highly recommend that everyone give it a try!
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