Amy's Kitchen: Black Bean Vegetable Soup


Updated 03/20/08 7:03 AM · Posted by FitSugar · 28 comments

Review of Amy's Black Bean Vegetable Soup

I am a huge fan of foods from Amy's Kitchen. They're made from mostly organic vegetables, and she only uses ingredients that you'd use when cooking. Her frozen bowls and entrées are delicious and easy to make when you need a healthy and filling meal but don't have time to make it yourself, and they're really affordable too. She also makes a whole variety of canned soups. I recently tried the Read more

A Reader Recipe: Broccoli White Bean Soup


Updated 04/26/12 1:25 AM · Posted by · 1 comment

Broccoli White Bean Soup Recipe

FitSugar reader Dara8182 shared this filling yet light recipe for broccoli white bean soup in our Healthy Recipe group. Broccoli cheddar soup is a delicious but decadent treat. I designed this recipe to be a low-calorie alternative to butter-, cream-, and cheese-laden soups. At only 125 calories per serving, it's a warm, filling, and packed with healthy veggies. Give this one a try! Learn more Read more

Packaged Dinners That You'll Feel Good Feeding Your Family


Updated 03/21/12 3:20 AM · Posted by LilSugar · 0 comments

Healthy Frozen Meals

It happens to the best of us, those weeknights when everyone's running in different directions, and cooking dinner is simply not an option. While frozen and packaged foods may have a bad rap, our friends at Dinner: A Love Story are providing us with eight nutritious and totally tasty options for a quick and easy meal that the whole family can enjoy together. PJ's Organic Chicken Burritos These Read more

A Reader Recipe: Quinoa Minestrone Soup


Updated 04/17/11 10:37 PM · Posted by · 1 comment

Quinoa Minestrone Soup Recipe

Warm up your weekend with this vegetarian quinoa minestrone that FitSugar reader Dara8182 posted in the Healthy Recipe Group. In Italian, minestrone literally means "big soup." There is no set recipe for minestrone; it usually consists of a combination of seasonal veggies, beans, pasta, rice, and tomatoes. It is a thick comforting soup that you can throw together quickly and with a variety of Read more

You Asked: Beans Make Me Gassy


Updated 02/14/11 5:21 PM · Posted by FitSugar · 2 comments

You Asked:  Beans Make Me Gassy

Dear FitSugar, I read this site religiously and love it. I took your advice of incorporating more beans into my vegetarian diet so I got all my amino acids, but it's causing a bit of a gas problem. Is it okay to take something over the counter? Are there other ways to deal with it? Let me know! Thanks!! — Gassy Cassie This is a great question! Just so you know beans have this effect on Read more

Making Soup Sing: Chicken Minestrone With Crispy Chickpeas


Updated 10/11/11 6:24 PM · Posted by · 0 comments

Chicken Minestrone Soup With Crispy Chickpeas

To put a classic soup truly over the top, Food Orleans adds a fun twist: crispy chickpeas. Soup weather, a.k.a. my favorite season, has arrived! Once the high dips below 90 for several days in a row, I consider it official. There are so many delectable soups to rustle up and dig into, though, and it's really hard for me, as a devoted soupster, to choose which to make first. This year, I Read more

Food Court Survival: Healthy Fast Food Options


Updated 11/19/11 7:41 AM · Posted by FitSugar · 10 comments

Food Court Survival: Healthy Fast Food Options

If you're braving the mall this Black Friday, chances are you're going to need to refuel at the food court as well. Although there are choices galore on the food front, many of them are high in calories and fat, so here are some healthier options to munch on. They may not be the healthiest choices on the planet, but they're better than succumbing to a Big Mac attack. From Subway: 6" Veggie Read more