These soups are FANTASTIC. I’m not beating around the bush on this one. For the past few days I’ve been bringing a box and some crackers to work for lunch. The first day it was the Vegetable and I was worried it wouldn’t be enough to fill me up. I was wrong. The next day it was the Minestrone and I thought there was no way it would be as good as the Vegetable. I was wrong. Next I tried the Lentil thinking no way is it better them my version. It was. Today I brought the Black Bean and I just knew it would be good. It was.
I can’t say enough good things about these soups! They are hearty, filling, and tasty without being salty. They are all Vegan and 5 of the 7 flavors are Gluten Free. And the best part… I can pronounce everything on the ingredient list!
Each box is two servings (and rightfully so, it’s a big box) but they are so low in calories the whole box makes a perfect lunch. Especially considering how filling it is.
I haven’t tried all the flavors yet but I will! Here’s a breakdown with nutritional information for the entire box. That’s 2 servings.
Black Bean
(Vegan, Gluten Free, LOVED IT)
Ingredients: Filtered water, black beans, vegetables (onions, bell peppers, celery, carrots, garlic), organic brown rice, vegan natural flavor, potato starch, yeast extract, sea salt, organic lime juice, cilantro, spices.
240 calories, 2g of fat, 10g of fiber, 12 g of protein, 4 WWP
Lentil Soup
(Vegan, Gluten Free, LOVED IT)
Ingredients: Filtered water, lentils, vegetables (onions, carrots, celery, tomatoes, garlic), organic brown rice, organic wine, vegan natural flavor, yeast extract, potato starch, spices, sea salt.
230 calories, 1g of fat, 16g of fiber, 14g of protein, 4 WWP
Minestrone 
(Vegan, LOVED IT and SUPER filling for 2 WWP)
Ingredients: Filtered water, vegetables (tomatoes, onion, carrots, potatoes, zucchini, celery, cabbage, peas, green beans, garlic), red kidney beans, barley, pasta (durum wheat semolina flour), vegan natural flavors, potato starch, yeast extract, spices, basil, organic evaporated cane juice, sea salt, marjoram.
140 calories, 1g of fat, 8g of fiber, 6g of protein, 2 WWP
Roasted Pepper Tomato
(Vegan, Gluten Free, Have it packed for tomorrows lunch. :)
Ingredients: Filtered water, tomatoes, roasted red bell peppers, organic evaporated cane juice, corn starch, onion, garlic, sea salt, spices.
160 calories, 0g of fat, 4g of fiber, 4g of protein, 2 WWP
Split Pea
(Vegan, Haven’t tried it yet.)
Ingredients: Filtered water, split peas, vegetables (onions, celery, carrots, garlic), barley, vegan natural flavor, potato starch, yeast extract, sea salt, corn starch, organic evaporated cane juice, spices.
200 calories, 0g of fat, 14g of fiber, 17g of protein, 3 WWP
Chunky Tomato
(Vegan, Haven’t tried it yet.)
Ingredients: Filtered water, vegetables (tomatoes, onion, garlic), organic evaporated cane juice, corn starch, sea salt, spices, basil.
180 calories, 0g of fat, 6g of fiber, 4g of protein, 3 WWP
Vegetable
(Vegan, Gluten Free, LOVED IT)
Ingredients: Filtered water, vegetables (tomatoes, onions, carrots, potatoes, zucchini, celery peas, garlic), lentils, organic brown rice, vegan natural flavor, potato starch, spices, yeast extract, organic evaporated cane juice, sea salt, parsley.
150 calories, 1g of fat, 8g of fiber, 6g of protein, 2 WWP
Again, the nutritional information I have posted is for the whole box, 2 servings, just over 2 cups of soup. Pretty good calorie bargain if you ask me!
I told you I really can’t say enough but I’m curious what you guys think. Honestly, I never heard of Dr. McDougalls’ until they contacted me and sent me the soups. Am I the only one?
I’m assuming no. So I contacted them and asked if I could give a sample away on the site under one stipulation. If you win you have to come back and let us know what you think in the comments. That’s the deal. Ok? I need to know if I’m the only one that likes these soups this much!
So leave a comment if you’d like to enter the random drawing. Oh! and let me know if you have tried these soups before. I’d love to hear your opinions.
I’ll pick a winner this Sunday! Happy Tuesday everyone. :)
UPDATE: As per the questions in the comments…
Dr. McDougall’s Right Foods® are sold at finer natural retailers nationwide including Whole Foods, Wegman’s, Stop & Shop, Giant, Tops, Shaw’s, Foodtown , Raley’s, Nob Hill, Henry’s, Meijer, Giant Eagle, Publix, Safeway, Albertsons, Central Market, New Seasons, PCC , Vitamin Cottage, and thousands of other retailers. Click here to see all their products on Amazon
Oh and sodium is ranges from 440-480 a serving.. so double that for the whole container.
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I would love to try these soups. If I don’t win, I may check out my local Publix and see if they have any in stock.
My husband was eating vegan for about a year. He had a great stew recipe that he found from McDougall’s Cookbook… Maybe it’s the same McDougall? John McDougall? He has low fat recipes in the cookbook and they are really yummy
i would love to try these soups!
Meijer is the only store in our area that you’ve listed, but I am SO going to look for these. They sound delicious!
I would love to try these – especially now that soup weather is upon us. :-) If I don’t win I’ll have to check out some of the stores you listed. Thanks!
I’ve heard of McDougal’s soups; they are sold at my local supermarket. They’re packaged in single serving sizes like cup-o-noodles type containers. The Black Bean is really good. This soup aided me with my weight loss. Count me in for trying to win the soup!
I love soup for lunch in the fall and winter. I’ve never tried these but would love too.:)
I’m new here (thanks to CNN) but if you are still collecting entries, I would love to try the soup!
These soups look great! We’ve been on a soup kick here lately, so this would be great!
i luv soups, they are filling and economical. i would love to give these a try!
“Pick me, choose me, love me” Oh wait, that’s a quote from Grey’s Anatomy…..all kidding aside, your story is very inspiring to one like me who has battled 10-20 pounds the majority of my 50 something life. I love soup, know Dr. McDougall is sound in his diet philosophy, and will look for the soups in my Publix tomorrow. If, per chance, I am randomly picked to receive a free box of soup…..thanking you in advance!
please enter me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
gracias
can’t find the Roasted red pepper soup–not coming up-says error
help–sounds good and would like the recipe–can you fix this glitch—
Dr mcdougall is great. I love his cook books. I’d love to try the soups!
I’d love to try one of these soups they sound fabulous!
I will have to scope these out on my next trip to Wegmans! I cannot wait until Wegmans opens in Bel Air, but I don’t think it will be until 2011! Ugh! :)
Put me in for the contest. I would love to try them!
The soups are delicious!!!