Thursday - Product Review

Progresso Light Soups

This Betty Crocker Company just came out with a new product line of light soups. The soup comes in five yummy flavor packed varieties: Italian-Style Vegetable, Vegetable & Noodle,Home-Style Vegetable & Rice, Savory Vegetable Barley, and Southwestern-Style Vegetable. They are all very good, I personally think they are better than Progresso's original line because they aren't as salty. And here's the awesome news - each serving is only 60 calories with 4 grams of fiber or an entire can is 120 calories with a whopping 8 grams of fiber. That is 50% fewer calories than a regular ready to serve soup. Other pluses include an easy to pop can, non-mushy veggies, and super flavorful broth. One minus I would say is relatively high sodium: 860mgs per serving - Whoa! , so limit your sodium intake on the days you take this for lunch.

And what better to go with soup of course...

All Bran Crackers
Available in two flavors, Multi Grain and Garlic & Herb, these crackers are a great healthy option. For 18 crackers it is 130 calories, 5 grams fiber, 6 grams fat. It may sound a lot for crackers to some but let's compare to the very popular Ritz. For 5 crackers you rack up 80 calories, 4 grams of fat, and 0 grams of fiber. So nutritionally, this round of reviews goes to All Bran. Taste alone, you can definitely tell All Bran Crackers are a low fat, healthy baked cracker. They are not buttery soft Ritz, BUT they are still really good. I liked the Multi Grain a tad more; the Garlic & Herb is a bit too strong for me, but others may enjoy it. And they are super yummy with fresh salsa or crushed over your soup.