Tuesday, September 28, 2010

Be A Deli Detective: What's In Your Dinner Tonight

Tamara Brown, MPH, RD, LD

As the air gets crisp and the nights get long, what better way to stay warm than a steamy bowl of satisfying soup? For those busy days when you don’t have time to create your own pot of soup, many local grocery stores have already done the work for you and sell ready-made soups. Often these can be found warm at the soup bar, nicely labeled, but frequently lacking an ingredient list. Have you ever wondered what is in the pre-made soup you love the most? The deli detective is back on the scene, examining some quick and easy, “grab and go” soups from five local grocery stores so that you know exactly what’s in your food tonight. The chart below highlights some of the ingredients in each store’s product.

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