Healthy Soups for Weight Loss

Soups are healthy and filling. A bowl of soup can mostly be substituted for solid foods at dinner, or it could serve as a pre-lunch appetizer. However, a bowl of soup would be healthy only if you choose the ingredients correctly, follow a low-calorie recipe, and make it healthy in every way. Before moving onto the soups that enhance weight loss, we shall tell you the tricks of a healthy recipe.

Preparing healthy soups 

• Use olive oil for cooking
  

• Avoid garnishing with butter
  

• No creams on top
  

• Do not use sauces as taste enhancers
  

• Keep it completely natural
  

• Do not add cornflower or starch for thickening
  

• Exclude corn, potatoes, red meat, and other types of carb-rich foods.

 

5 Soup Types for Weight Loss

 

Cabbage Soup

One of the most famous soups for losing weight is cabbage soup. Cabbage is no doubt a healthy choice, and you can prepare it deliciously. Chop some cabbage and lettuce finely, mince onions, and carrot. Saute the vegetables in olive oil and then prepare the soup by adding water or vegetable broth. Do not add any seasoning. Increase the quantity of vegetables to make it thick.

Chicken Soup

Chicken soup is a delight for all non-vegetarian people. Eliminate corns if you have it to shed off pounds. First, prepare some broth by boiling sliced chicken breasts. Chop onions, carrots, and French beans. Boil them along with the chicken, sprinkle pepper and salt. Pour the broth and boil for some more time. And your soup is ready to be sipped hot. To bring a change in taste, you can also add oregano, thyme, basil, parsley, lemon, etc.

Mixed-Veg Soup

For complete nutrition, you can choose the healthiest vegetables to prepare your soup. Chop carrot, beet, beans, celery, kale, tomatoes, mushroom, onion, etc. Saute them in olive oil with some ginger flakes. Boil them and add some vegetable broth for a richer taste. This delicious and sumptuous soup is ideal for a low calorie, nutritious dinner.

Green-Leafy veg soup

Next time buy bunches of green leafy vegetables for making soups at home. Include spinach, spring onions, kale, and lettuce as the key ingredients. Mince them, boil them and improvise the taste by adding tomatoes, ginger, and garlic. All you get is the perfect detox soup for your system.

Lentil Soup

Lentils are utterly healthy and delicious—mix different varieties of lentils. Soak them in water for 10 minutes and then boil them in a pressure cooker. You can also mix vegetables while cooking the lentils. This soup is rich in protein, and fiber is a must for regular gym-goers.

Points to Note:

A bowl of soup is just a healthy weight loss supplement for appetizer, lunch, or dinner. You need to eat calorie-less solid foods also to make up for the nutrition demand of your body. Do not do crash dieting by relying on soups throughout the day.

There are numerous options for soups that you can prepare at your home by improvising the ingredients and taste. Every day try something different so that you enjoy it and lose weight quickly.