Caloric content of mushroom soup will satisfy all the restrictions of a strict diet

Worried about their figure and wanting to get an aspen waist, many start to wonder whether they can eat soup. But in pursuit of ideal forms, most forget about the principles of proper nutrition, the need to maintain a balance of nutrients. Whichever diet you have, you should not give up soup. Of course, if you lose weight, fatty broths are not for you, but a light vegetable soup will be very useful. On the caloric content of the decoction of vegetables should not be worried, you can afford it even with the strictest diet.

But if you want also a delicious first dish, then prepare yourself a mushroom soup. Caloric content is not high, such a dish can be safely eat at lunch. True, do not add to it animal or vegetable fats, pasta, various cereals or do roasting. This all makes the dish more nutritious, but the amount of calories in each serving increases significantly.

If you want the calorie content of the mushroom soup to be minimal, then you need to prepare it as follows. Take the mushrooms, based on which you will brew the broth. They can be either dried or fresh. A good soup can be prepared from any sorts: mushrooms, oyster mushrooms, chanterelles, mushrooms and many others. If you took the dried, then do not forget to pre-soak them in cold water. Allow them to stand for at least 15 minutes. After this, throw the mushrooms in a saucepan and cook, the resulting broth strain. Do not be afraid to use it for further cooking, the caloric content of the mushroom soup on it will not be higher than 20-30 kcal, its nutritional value will depend only on the vegetables used. The calculation goes for 100 grams of the finished product, on this basis, you can adjust the portion size yourself. And if we talk about the caloric content of this broth, then it is slightly higher than that of ordinary unsweetened tea and is 3 kcal per 100 g.

For further preparation of soup, use the obtained filtered broth of mushrooms. Add potatoes, carrots, green beans, onions to it. Do not worry, the caloric content of the mushroom soup with potatoes will not exceed 40 calories, even if you make a thick, rich vegetable broth.

If you do not like onions, you can not add them. If you want, put a small small bulb in a saucepan and catch it at the end of cooking. It will add an interesting flavor of soup, but you do not have to eat it. In addition to the above vegetables, you can add a tomato, pre-cooked cauliflower, peas and greens, the caloric content of the mushroom soup because of them will not change significantly.

If on a diet only you, and your family wants to eat fully, do not force them to eat your broth. Fill the necessary amount of soup for yourself, and from the remaining, drain almost all the liquid and pour the vegetables with a small amount of broth into the blender. It will be nice if you make the separation in the process of cooking. In the soup for the household quite enough will be potatoes, onions, carrots and, of course, mushrooms. Leave the remaining vegetables in your broth.

With the help of a blender, you can prepare an excellent soup-puree for your family members, do not forget to fill it with fat cream or butter, decorate with crackers on top. This will significantly increase the calorie content of the mushroom soup and give it an interesting flavor. And you can feed yourself a delicious dietary dish, and the rest of the family - a hearty soup-puree.