8 Easy Tips for Making Soup

I’m not sure about you, but I AM COLD!

I don’t remember an October where I had to turn on the heat. We’re cheap and usually wait until November to turn it on, ha!

I think this comes from growing up in a 150-year-old house and my mom saying ‘Just put on a sweater!‘

Well, guess what? I live in a 185-year-old house now and it’s cold in here! So naturally, I’m thinking about soup to warm me up.

Are you thinking about soup too?

This week I wanted to give you some tips on buying and making soup. I make a lot of soup, but I do buy it sometimes and there are some things to consider:

If you buy soup:

Always read the ingredients label. Look for olive oil or water. I encourage you to stay away from canola and vegetable oil if possible because they’re not health-building.
Watch the salt. I find canned and pre-made soups full of sodium. Look for something low in sodium on the label.
Go to the refrigerated fresh aisle first. I prefer jarred soups that seem like they were made by a person, instead of a factory.
Boost up a canned or jarred soup with a scoop of grass-fed collagen, or grass-fed gelatin for added nutrients (the gelatin will help to mimic bone broth).
Add a glug of extra virgin olive oil once the soup is cooked to help to make the nutrients more bio-available (Vitamin A, D, E and K, for example, need fat to work properly!),

If you make soup:

Make or use bone broth or chicken stock to ‘beef’ up the soup. Adding bone broth can add nutrients to help you stay healthy during the winter months.
But don’t feel you need to have the added cost of broth to make a good soup. For example, if you make chicken soup, simply cooking the chicken in water will create a delicious and nourishing broth. If you’re not making chicken you can still use water and add onion, garlic, herbs, and spices for flavour.
If you have a ‘selective eater’ in the house who doesn’t like chunky soups, puree a serving for him/her right before you eat. I do this for my kids and it saves some headaches at the table!

I hope that helps you with some ideas to make awesome soup this fall and winter.

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