Question:
Is soup considered a liquid?

Can one have soup WITH their meal? Or is it considered a liquid and should not be consumed at the same time?    — Ginger M. (posted on February 16, 2003)

February 16, 2003
Good question. I think it depends on the consistency of the soup. The hearty, stock soups with lots of meat/potato and veggies should stay in the pouch for a while, but those broth type soups or cream soups will pass right thru and I would avoid having it with a meal.
   — Cindy R.

February 16, 2003
Soup with stuff in it is off limits for me...it is a mix of liquid and solids. Cream soups made with low fat milk have protein, and count as "solids" for me. Check with your nutritionist.
   — Linda 1.

February 18, 2003
My nutritionist says that soup is mixed and we should never eat it. She suggests straining the broth from the solids and eating the solids as a meal. The broth part alone is liquid, and you can have it 30 minutes after finishing the solids. (Pure broth with no solids is considered liquid only.) Good luck!
   — Beth S.