THE MOST FILLING TOMATO SOUP EVER!

[niki]

BEANS...BEANS.....BEANS......you CAN'T eat too many BEANS....when i was losing, i made vats of homemade bean soup using liberal amounts of olive oil and ate until full......i made big salads including olives, artichoke hearts, hearts of palm and marinated mushrooms......you keep eating until you're full, and you start to only be able to eat less and less..............from there comes "eat more to eat less"................
  THIS is only my opinion......it was 2 years ago that i first learned about let's do lunch......i have NEVER done the soup and fruit flush.....when i first found let's do lunch, it was like a food revelation  to me...i was just SO happy that i could eat all this food and slowly but surely lose weight so that i got so thin that i bought a size 8 suit from macy's that i would have only fit in 20 years ago....if i go off and i want to go back on, i NEED that protein to help get my blood sugars stabilized.....i believe that the idea behind the soup and fruit flush is that when you reach a time that you're not losing(and that's down the line, not where you are now), you're not particularly hungry ANYWAY because let's do lunch is in progress, and you eat that way to get yourself past that plateau.....if you're a little bad in what you've eaten out, what you should do is NOT go home and NOT eat....it's, go home and eat a big bowl of bean soup..and now when you're first getting started, the thing is to eat ALL that you're allowed to eat AT THE RIGHT TIME............niki     

[Gene]

Little Mary,

Your soup sounds great, yes I have a hand held blender, which I use a lot.
I would like to have the recipe for your black bean soup, (made IN TEXAS)
so time )wjen you have timeno hurry_ it was the ONLY black bean soup I have ever liked.
GTEAT.

ICL,

Gene

I like all beans, except black beans, but your soup changed my taste buds, I like them now.

[Queenie]

I like all beans, except black beans, but your soup changed my taste buds, I like them now.

Gene, That's so great to hear!  I've always been amazed that when I've tried something as an adult that i didn't like as a kid, and found out that my tastes changed...

Can you imagine - I used to hate mushrooms!

Carolyn

[robnveronica]

Does this mean maybe Gene is ready to retry....Do I dare say it....
GARLIC?? To see if he might just possibly LIKE IT? I mean if he tries black beans, which previously he disliked, maybe just maybe...he might start to like Garlic too??
LOL!! Just funnin w/ you Gene... I still hate/detest mushrooms and fish so if you don't like/want garlic I understand!!

[Gene]

Little Mary,

DONT YOU DARE.......

GENE

i DID ENJOY THE BLACK BEAN SOUP AND THE FRESH SALMON. i STILL WANT THE RECIPES WHEN YOU GET TIME

[DEBBIEWEBE]

Newbies need to make this soup too.....SOOOO EASY AND DELICIOUS FOR DINNER

[terrims54]

Hi Mary,
I just printed this too. It sounds soooo good.
Thank you so much!!

[Valiadasilva]

I just tried this soup, actually fried the onions, and garlic, but I used fire roasted with garlic diced tomatoes (no nasties in their ings) blended the beans and water up in my Vita Mix (oh.. am I glad I bought that one several years ago) threw the cooked vegs in and blended the whole thing up..adding very little salt and pepper and basil.  It was hot from the onions, and of course in the VMix it was hot in seconds, no need to heat it on the stove and as it was 96 here yesterday that was a blessing... Thanks again Mary it was delicious.
PS (All I had was kidney beans in the red variety).

[ChrissyV]

YUUUUUUUUUUUMMMMMMMMY or in German Lecker !!!! i made this soup today and i really liked it.
I was so amazed that i just could eat 1 cup of it and i was feeling full.. Usually i can eat "soup" gallonwise..lol

[iwannalose2]

sounds delicious!  I'm gonna make this tonight! yum!

[iwannalose2]

This was WAY VERY DELICIOUS!! Although I changed mine up a bit...I was in a bit of a hurry so i wouldn't be late for church.
I used the red beans,diced tomato,all sorts of vegetables & mushrooms! It was Very delicious! I also added just about every season I could to it! I love season!  I had 1 bowl and a smoothie before church then came back and had 2 more bowls full! I'm so thankful for this boards!  Even after all this time of knowing about LDL it is still hard to fathom that I can eat as much as I want as long as I eat the right foods!! The soup almost tasted too good to be true..lol!

Well thanks everyone! I know I'll stick with it this time.
The last few times I didn't have long success because I wasn't adding enough variety!

I'm soo excited!!
Thanks everyone for your support!!

[rodie]

Have the tomato soup simmering on the stove right now,needed something new to try for tomorrow as I'm doing the soup and fruit flush.I am having the taco soup for lunch today.GOSH I love this ldl,to think how many diets I have tried and how much MONEY I have spent on different products(ya never know,one of them might have worked! LOL)
Can't say it enough,THANKS ROGER.

Hugzzz
Rodie

[terrims54]

I am going through all these recipes and my grocery list is growing. So great!!!! Now I just have to decide which soup I want first.
Thanks Little Mary 

[barrypaxton]

I made this soup today. Talk about delicious. I used fresh basil in it. I also topped it with popped popcorn.

If you haven't tried this recipe, it's a must try. I plan on making it again soon!!!

Happy eating,
Ollie

[Joyful Friend]

I've never made it, but plan to make it soon.  It is bookmarked.  Ollie, You looked sooo small this evening.  What a difference in one month!!!  I enjoyed the salad, sauce, and meat balls.  Gave my bread and cake away. I ate some grapes when I came home--Watching Monday Night Football---good game.  JF

[southernyankee]

I'm jumping in on this thread kinda late, but for newbies and/or folks that haven't made this soup yet: DO NOT MISS IT! This soup is so warming, filling, and yummy, yummy, yummy. It has been a favorite at our house from my first days on LDL. And it just could NOT be easier to prepare! I use a deep soup kettle when I make this soup (even when I don't double the recipe) so it is so easy to use the immersion blender for the recipe...just be careful, because that's hot stuff you're blending, kids....don't want anyone to get burned!

southernyankee