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Healthier Cream of Tomato Soup

By Elizabeth | September 23, 2008

Hey everybody, I’m sorry it’s been so long since I updated! We went to the circus last Saturday night, and we must have sat near someone who was sick. One by one each of us has come down with some version of the same thing-sinus pressure, extreme fatigue, upset stomach. Lovely.

For lunch today, I felt like soup. I found a can of Campbell’s tomato in the pantry. Now, I used to make tomato soup by filling up with can with 2% milk or even with Half n Half, but now that I’m watching my calories, I knew I needed a lower fat option. You can make condensed soup with all water, but I like tomato to be a little creamy. The soup was one of the large family sizes, 26 ounces. I poured in exactly four ounces of fat free half n half, and the rest of the way up with water. Kaitlyn helped me stir the pot (with very close supervision so she didn’t put her hand down on the hot cooktop).

making soup

I was surprised at how creamy just that little bit of half n half made the soup taste. I like to crumble saltine crackers into mine, Kaitlyn likes to dip crackers in. I estimated that one cup of this soup was 200 calories and 1.5 grams of fat, plus 60 calories for the crackers. And it was really filling!

campbells tomato soup

How do you make tomato soup?

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7 Responses to “Healthier Cream of Tomato Soup”

  1. Lisa (3 comments.) Says:
    September 23rd, 2008 at 5:45 pm

    I follow the directions on the can :)

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  2. Losing Weight and Getting Healthy (3 comments.) Says:
    September 24th, 2008 at 6:25 am

    I made some tomato soup yesterday. It was quite bland as I just used a tin of tomatoes which I blended and then warmed with some tomato ketchup and worcester sauce. I prefer it with onion and garlic blended in but I did not have time. The best thing about it was that it was less than 100 calories for the whole lot!

  3. Karoline Ace (1 comments.) Says:
    September 24th, 2008 at 1:30 pm

    There is nothing healthier for stomach then a fresh, warm soup. Thanks for the tip of the week :), i like potato soup very much.

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  4. Sheri/Cookingmom (11 comments.) Says:
    September 24th, 2008 at 2:00 pm

    I’ve been buying the Campbell’s Classic Tomato Soup at Hand, which is only 2 Weight Watchers points each and fat-free. They also have it in lower-sodium now, but I haven’t tried that yet.

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  5. Have lunch together | Sweet Things to Say to Your Girlfriend Says:
    September 24th, 2008 at 5:45 pm

    [...] we both went near the St. Pauls Cathedral to eat our sandwiches. Take away coffee, few sandwiches, maybe some soup and both of us smilling – what else would you need for your lunch break? Some more sweet things [...]

  6. Affordable Gift Baskets (1 comments.) Says:
    September 26th, 2008 at 12:55 pm

    wow! yum! I will surely try this. Thank you so much for the recipe.

  7. Jamal (1 comments.) Says:
    November 22nd, 2008 at 2:36 am

    May i know from where i can get it? Thanks for writing. your comment allows me to provide more information.
    This is an interesting discussion too.


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