I bought some cartons of soup the other day in the natural section of my local grocery just to keep on hand. (Mine is made by Pacific Natural Foods). One of them was a spicy black bean that just plain looked good. I had some left over rice from dinner the night before, and a lightbulb went on. Rice in bowl, top with soup. Hm... Looks kind of bland. Maybe add some dairy free shreds, avocado, cilantro leaves, sliced green onion, and a drizzle of a spicy taco sauce! Much better.
Obviously if you eat dairy you can go wild! Pepper jack, sour cream, shoot, chop up some olives and crush some corn chips while you're at it!
I would say just check your soup labels and make sure there's no MSG in it. MSG is evil and goes by many different names: yeast extract, autolyzed yeast, textured protein... please please educate yourself on this topic. It's an excitatory neurotransmitter, and does occur in natural forms- HOWEVER, the manufactured version can cause a lot of problems especially in children who are far more sensitive to it. Many people will suffer headaches, migraines, upset stomachs, ADD, and some information is linking MSG to obesity. I read an article the other day about MSG sort of turning off our body's signal that makes us feel and recognize that we are full! Fascinating and scary all at the same time. So read your labels, and know what you're putting in your body as well as your children's!
There. Off my soap box. Enjoy!
MSG also makes for craaaaazy dreams! Soup sounds good :)
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