Lower Carb Accompaniment To Soup

[LentilBurgermot699]

I love soup at lunch time and would normally dunk bread in it or have crackers. Anybody got any lower carb suggestions to pair with soup?

[BridgeGirl Administrator 2 stone]

I'm a big soup fan, too, and it's definitely getting to be soup weather!

I don't have a bread alternative to suggest: maybe others will come up with something, or maybe it's a habit that you can break. I make substantial soups and 2 bowls does me for a meal without anything else.

[LentilBurgermot699 Restart Oct 2024 in reply to BridgeGirl]

Well I never thought of just eating two bowls of soup instead of dunking stuff in it. What a good idea. I’ll try that. Thank you 😀

[Clematisa1 1st 7lbs Maintainer]

Not sure if this is a help  LentilBurgermot699

youtube.com/watch?v=jJa3SIU...(Not working as expected?)

I've not tried it myself but think I might give it a go... there are various comments with suggested tweaks as well under the video

[LentilBurgermot699 Restart Oct 2024 in reply to Clematisa1]

Wow that looks amazing. Thank you 😀

[Clematisa1 1st 7lbs Maintainer in reply to LentilBurgermot699]

I had soup last night with a dry fried whisked up egg... Looks like a crêpe, sometimes I slice it up onto a salad.

[Clematisa1 1st 7lbs Maintainer in reply to Clematisa1]

It's on the right hand side of the salad. Just a whisked egg and a scrape of olive oil in your omelette pan takes about a minute each side. LentilBurgermot699

The dry fried egg on the salad

[LentilBurgermot699 Restart Oct 2024 in reply to Clematisa1]

I suppose you could use it as a wrap and fill it with salad. It would be a good nourishing accompaniment. Thank you 😀

[Clematisa1 1st 7lbs Maintainer in reply to LentilBurgermot699]

Yes and it's flexible so you could chop herbs or mushrooms or spring onions into it to bulk it out - I have a very small omlette pan and I just oil the pan with a spot of olive oil on kitchen paper. Whisk the egg in a mug with a fork and season.... and that's it!

[moreless Administrator 7 stone]

I'm the same as BridgeGirl, LB, I don't bother with bread or a substitute with soup, but I make this loaf regularly for my hubby sugarfreelondoner.com/low-c...

Low carb seeded loaf.

[LentilBurgermot699 Restart Oct 2024 in reply to moreless]

Wow that looks amazing appears to be gluten free so,I could even torture my daughter with it. Thank you 😀

[moreless Administrator 7 stone in reply to LentilBurgermot699]

Definitely gluten free

[Professor-Yaffle Visitor]

I eat low carb and have soup for dinner most weekday evenings in the winter. I don’t dip anything into it but I always top it with some twice baked crispy meat or fish for texture and protein.

I make massive batches of various types of low carb veg soup and roast various cuts of meat/fish that I buy whenever I see a big joint on sale. I then freeze the soup in individual portions and the meat in individual portions. I heat the soup on the hob and put the shredded meat in the oven till crispy. I also tend to add some fresh veg with also adds texture.

[Frenchfields 2024 January]

I love soup too especially in the cooler seasons. Not exactly an alternative to bread but I sometimes have a half round of sandwich with it, so a single thin slice of bread folded with a protein based filling. You can still dunk if you want to. Or a sanwich made of 2 crispbread such as grainy ryvitas -not sure if you would want to dunk that. If its homemade thick soup I don’t find I need the bread at all.

[gasp1 Visitor]

I would always go for whole meal

Sourdough or German rye bread but just now more that two slice the sour taste with the soup is awesome and I suffer from major acid reflux so sourdough causes me know issues 👍

[focused1 Maintainer 13kg]

A few nibbly bits on the side so - sticks of cucumber , carrot , unsalted nuts , cherry tomatoes , mixed pepper slices .

[Cassie_7 Visitor]

You could make soups with complete proteins or balanced proteins and carbs. For example soups including beans, vegetables and carbs like potatoes. Most casserole-type recipes found online, can be blended into a broth or soup by adding a bit more stock, and they are more filling x

[Gizmocat Moderator 13kg Maintainer in reply to Cassie_7]

Hello and welcome to our friendly forum. Thanks for your soup ideas. Are you on a weight loss journey or here to support? Either way you are welcome. Please let me know and I will give you more information about the forum and finding your way around. I hope you will join us.

[Cassie_7 Visitor in reply to Gizmocat]

Hi Gizmocat thanks for your response. I just saw the post and answered as I maintain my weight through running and reasonably balanced nutrition.

[Gizmocat Moderator 13kg Maintainer in reply to Cassie_7]

That's fine. You are welcome to pop in and chat whenever you like.

[Cassie_7 Visitor in reply to Gizmocat]

Thank you!