Cooked vegetables, with their starches and their pectin, are a pretty excellent thickening agent. By blending them into gravies, soups, stews, or sauces, you can add body (and flavor) without any ...

Soups that are low in sodium and high in potassium and soluble fiber can be good for your blood pressure and help prevent or ...

The cabbage soup diet is considered a fad diet that's not sustainable or effective, and no prominent doctors or medical institutions promote it. Because liquids can lead to fullness, as can ...

In the 1980s, the so-called cabbage soup diet was piping hot as weight loss hopefuls downed bowl after bowl of the low-calorie dish in hopes of trimming their waistline ASAP. Now, the “souping” diet ...

Late last year, my husband and I returned from a vacation in France some pounds heavier than we wanted to be. “That’s it,” I said. “From now on, it’s soup for dinner.” Soup is delicious, filling and ...

A soup maker can turn leftover veg into a hot, nutritious meal in under half an hour. Here's why I love mine, from batch cooking to minimising the washing up.

A dietitian explains how soups from the chilled and tinned aisles differ and what to look out for when buying ready-made options.

If the answer is not very often, you're not alone. Many of us seem to overlook cabbage when it comes to making a great batch of healthy soup, but it's one of my favorite ingredients to add to not only ...