Soup

[EMcKT]

As had been said before, I am a great fan of soup. Homemade preferably, but just wondering what others have to make it into a decent meal???? I am trying to stay low carb, under 50 a day, but after soup for lunch I am hungry mid afternoon. If I up the carbs, on goes the weight. Just had ceiling tiles and pate for lunch, made veg and split pea soup and spiced sweet potato/carrot/red pepper for my market. We shall eat what's not sold so it's not going to waste, but is that my downfall??

 

[nonethewiser]

What about using something like a ham shank in your soup, not ideal if your vegetarian but it will make your soup more filling.

 

[Inka]

Hi @EMcKT I post this same recipe every time someone mentions soup, but that’s because it’s so tasty! I use soft tofu and the egg (no extra protein) and add Pak Choi for some greens. I find that filling and warming:

Soondubu Jjigae | Spicy Korean Soft Tofu Soup

Soondubu jjigae is a spicy Korean soft tofu stew made with freshly curdled soft tofu called soondubu, vegetables & Korean red pepper flakes!

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[silver minion]

I quite often dice up left over meat from the fridge and add it to the bowl then pour over the hot soup. Ham or beef works very well with most vegetables. Grated cheese is good too. Some extra protein always helps to fill me up.

 

[EMcKT]

The soup is filling enough at the time, but once eaten, it's done!!!!! Lunch over. OnI think my question really was not that I need to be filled, it's just that lunch is over too quickly!!!!!

 

[rebrascora]

The soup is filling enough at the time, but once eaten, it's done!!!!! Lunch over. OnI think my question really was not that I need to be filled, it's just that lunch is over too quickly!!!!!

I think part of the problem with soup is that there is little or no chewing involved when eating it, so unless the soup is really hot, it can be slurped very quickly and easily and leave you feeling unsatisfied.
I have found since going low carb that crunchy or chewy foods are really very important to satisfy me and I think there is some biological reason for that, in that the action of chewing releases certain chemicals which help us to feel sated. If this is the case then pairing the soup with something that needs chewing might help. Maybe a small plate of salad before the soup or a few nuts afterwards or I sometimes have olives and feta. I think the mixed seeds in my morning yoghurt also provide this chewing function for satisfaction, otherwise it is too quick and easy to eat and it has gone in no time and I feel a bit robbed. I tried scrambled eggs for breakfast with grated cheese and I was left wanting but adding some fried mushrooms that needed a bit of chewing and it became much more satisfying.

 

[Bloden]

I’m not a soup fan - it can be delicious but, as @rebrascora says, there isn’t enough chewing involved. And it fills me up in three or four spoonfuls, aah!