just did this yesterday fast day

canned diced tomatoes no salt 1 cup 40 cals

1/4 cup flaxmilk unsweetened 6 cals if creamier go 2 1/2 cup 12 cals

minced garlic 2 taste

pepper 2 taste

total cals 46 cals!

mix all in blender

simmer till boiling

if u want it smoother strain it

mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

happy eating

i get it in the organic isle of my super mrket

or a whole foods

it is so delicious that my picky eater niece drank it w/out knowing

don’t like those alternative milks soy almond ugh

if u click on my name u will c some stuff that i did for fast days

especially comfort foods

u can also add parmesan, chicken 2 make it is a deconstructed chicken parmesan

today is nonfastday

i’m going 2 add whole grain instant oat meal 2 get the added nutrition

100 cals hope that’s good instead of boring old oatmeal

write ur experiments would luv 2 c them

u can also google it how to make flax milk

Hi
Just did a quick Google for “Low calorie tomato soup” and got
54,500 hits!
A couple that looked good to me are
http://bstoneblog.hubpages.com/hub/Filling-Soup-Recipes-for-the-52-Diet
and
http://lowcaloriecooking.about.com/od/quickbreads/r/Low-Calorie-Tomato-Soup.htm
Let us know what you think.
Silverback
PS : Good pointer from Couscous!

thanks clematis24, oooh never thought of tomato juice
will try 2 find some w/out salt
definitely going 2 try this recipe

thanks clematis24

already tried it
changed it 2 (it’s the only thing i had)

spicy lowsalt v8 & flax milk

even w/ the flax milk it was 2 thin 4 me but good
i’m thinking of grinding mushrooms
in it in blender maybe that will thicken it

but it was fast
so ur idea was cool

spicy lowsalt v81 1 cup 50cals

flaxmilk unsweetenned 1/4 cup 6 cals

can no salt mushrooms 20 cals

total cals 76

mayb mushroom & flax & garlic

not eating today @ all

0 cals water only

because of my mond feast day

& trying this stupid reversal type2diab diet of 800 cals a day

can’t u tell it’s fast day 🙂

The lowfatcooking website looks great, thanks for the recipe ideas!! Yum

Gaia, I have half a cabbage and some fresh beets. How do I make this borsch soup please?

Buy a Weightwatchers tin, 74 cals.

Here’s the borsch soup recipe: makes 5 good-sized portions BUT remember to count the total calories then divide as appropriate:

1 tbsp olive oil
3 shallots (or medium one leek)
1 medium carrot, shredded
2 crushed garlic cloves
half a small white cabbage, shredded
2 beef stock cubes
1.2 litres boiling water
2 bay leaves
small jar of (sugarless) beetroot, shredded or diced
one tablespoon of sugar (this helps bring out all the flavours; but of course you can skip it)

In a large pot, gently sweat the shallots, carrots and garlic for 10 minutes in the oil. Add all the other ingredients but not the beetroot and briskly simmer for 30 minutes. Add the beetroot and cook for further 10 minutes. Serve with a dollop of low-fat crème fraiche. Enjoy! Ü

Add some thyme to it, dried or fresh, when you add the beetroot. I forgot to add this important item to the ingredients list!

Here’s a simple, all purpose, almost from scratch soup…

Heat .5 tbsp olive oil in large saucepan. Gently fry until soft a mix of finely chopped onion, celery and carrot. Add garlic, seasonings and any seasonable vegetable you like. Tip in a a jar of passata or a good quality bolognese base (free of fillers and excessive sodium), add an equal volume of chicken or vegetable stock and a splash (or a tsunami) of wine. Allow to bubble away till done to your liking.

Leave it chunky or blend till smooth, in which case including a small potato or sweet potato with the vegetables gives a convincingly “creamy” result.

Curry seasonings and lentils or split peas will give you a dhal soup.

And on days when I’m home late and eating after the family, I take a tin of seasoned tomatoes (Mexican-style is my favourite but any other will do, just check the oil and filler content) add the same volume of stock and some protein: a half cup of cooked haricot/ navy beans or chickpeas; a tbsp or two of dry red lentils; a little bit of cooked chicken or a handful of raw prawns (add these at the very end of cooking time and heat till they’re just cooked).

These can be served to family and friends and the additions varied according to your calorie needs/ limits on the day.

Hi EmmaLouise

I like to eat home cooked, rather than bought food, but on Fast days I prefer not to be spending hours preparing meals or focusing too much. So I have developed some really easy meals – and one of them is a tomato soup that feels like such a cheat. I buy a jar or carton of organic Passata, I heat it up and into that I throw a bunch of fresh basil, a clove of garlic, a stock cube and a tin of cannellini beans – then whizz the whole lot up with a hand blender and salt and pepper to taste.
Takes no time at all, is ridiculously low in calories and the cannellini beans add protein and make the whole thing filling and satiating. It tastes really good and my family love it too.

Yes, ChrissieinBrittany, it is SO easy that I always tell the family I am ‘assembling’ a tomato soup, rather than ‘cooking’ one, because it feels too easy to call it cooking 🙂