Food for Thought – National Soup Month 2025

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Soup

With the winter chill and icy mornings, January is the perfect time to celebrate National Soup Month with your favorite bowl of soup.

Each new January brings a new set of resolutions for most people centered around health and wellness, Dry January is one of these resolutions. Learn about this new trend in health and wellness with our previous edition of Food for Thought!

Nutritional Benefits

Hydration

With its high-water content, soup helps maintain hydration levels.

Stay Hydrated

Nutrient Density

Soups often combine vegetables, proteins, grains, and legumes, providing a balanced array of nutrients such as fiber, antioxidants, and vitamins while lower in calories.

Rich in Nutrients

Weight Management

Studies suggest that starting a meal with soup can reduce overall calorie intake due to its filling nature.

Weight Management

Digestive Health

Prebiotic fiber found in the vegetables in soup can help feed the good bacteria in the gut. Including a variety of vegetables can help diversify the good bacteria in the gut.

Digestive Health

Recovery from Illness

Warm foods and beverages like soups can help soothe a sore throat and decrease inflammation.

Warm soups help with Illness

Fun Facts!

Andy Warhol painted the famous Campbell Soup cans and drank the soup for lunch for 20 years.

Andy Warhol

Americans enjoy over 10 billon bowls of soup every single year.

10 Billion Bowls of Soup

Women are twice as likely to eat soup than men.

Women Eat more Soup

Chicken Noodle Soup is the most popular variety of soup in the United States.

Chicken Noodle Soup

The Campbell Soup Company was the first to introduce condensed soup in 1897.

Condensed Soup

There are also dessert and fruit soups that are served around the world.

Fruit Soup

Best Tips for Making Soup

Make Your Own Stock

For clear soups, the stock is the most essential ingredient. The foundation of the soup is an abundantly flavored stock. A flavorful broth can be made from your own cooked chicken, beef, seafood or vegetable. Also, excess broth or stock can be stored away in the freezer for future use.

Make your own stock

Use Bite Sized Ingredients

Having well chopped ingredients will allow for a bite to have all of the ingredients on one spoon. Larger pieces can hinder the ability to easily scoop all of the ingredients.

Bite Sized Potatoes

Sauté the Veggies

Garlic, onion, leeks, carrots and celery are the basic components of a simple soup recipe. Sautéing them in oil or butter is a step that will help boost and enhance the flavor of the soup.

Sautéed Veggies

Try some of these soup recipes!

Hearty Ground Turkey Soup: Ground Turkey Vegetable Soup | Craving Something Healthy

Homemade Chicken Soup: Best Homemade Chicken Soup Recipe – How To Make Chicken Soup

Butternut Squash Soup: Butternut Squash Soup Recipe – Love and Lemons

Vegetarian Tortilla Soup: Vegetarian Tortilla Soup Recipe – Love and Lemons

Chicken Tortilla Soup: Best Chicken Tortilla Soup Recipe – How To Make Chicken Tortilla Soup


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Each new January brings a new set of resolutions for most people centered around health and wellness, Dry January is one of these resolutions. Learn about this new trend in health and wellness with our previous edition of Food for Thought!

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Each new January brings a new set of resolutions for most people centered around health and wellness, Dry January is one of these resolutions. Learn about this new trend in health and wellness with our previous edition of Food for Thought!

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