Question:
If I'm having soup for a meal, does that mean that I can't have anything solid also?

Does soup count as drinking with your meal? Can you drink other liquids with your meal if you're having soup?    — Terry M. (posted on September 9, 2000)

September 10, 2000
I asked my doctor this very question and he said as long as it was only the broth to count it as water. Good luck!
   — [Anonymous]

September 10, 2000
Since soups usually have a lot of liquid, I usually strain off most of it so that I'm able to eat enough. I do this for minestrone, lentil soup, noodle soup, etc. If you're eating the soup w/ all the liquid (unless it's something like split pea where that's all there is) then you're going to get full a lot sooner and will miss out on the nutrients in the soup's ingredients. And you probably shouldn't drink other beverages just because you're eating soup. Just my opinion.
   — Maxine E.