Dr. McDougall's Garden Vegetable Low Sodium Soup Review

Dr. McDougall's Organic Tortilla Style All Natural Soup rocked my word hard last week when I tried it for the first time. Since then, I've set out to try and review as many of the varieties as I can, including the low sodium ones like the Dr. McDougall's Garden Vegetable Low Sodium Soup.

NUTRITION FACTS
Serving Size: 1 cup (245 grams)
Calories: 60
Total Fat: 0%
Saturated Fat: 0%
Sodium: 290 mg, 12%
Carbohydrates: 12 grams
Fiber: 2 grams, 8%
Sugars: 3 grams
Protein: 3 grams

I've accepted that I might not find anymore as good as the tortilla soup, but this vegetarian friendly low sodium Garden Veggie soup was pretty good too. There's quite a vegetable medley going on in this soup - I spotted tomatoes, potatoes, carrots, celery, peas and green beans, all in plentiful amounts. The broth is soupy with a light tomato flavor and surprisingly, I didn't miss the salt - I didn't need to add any (something I did to the tortilla soup which has twice as much sodium).

Best of all - each 1 cup serving of Dr. McDougall's Garden Vegetable Low Sodium Soup provides only 6o calories, no fat, 290 mg sodium (12% of the daily value), 2 grams of fiber (8% of the DV), 2 grams of sugars and 3 grams of proteins. There is also 40% of the DV for vitamin C, 22% of the DV for calcium and iron, plus 26% of the DV for vitamin A.

The ingredients in this vegan and gluten free soup include filtered water, vegetables (tomatoes, potatoes, carrots, onion, celery, peas, cabbage, green beans, garlic, parsley), potato starch, yeast extract, basil, sea salt, spices. I received samples of Dr. McDougall's Garden Vegetable Low Sodium Soup for review, but it's available on the Right Foods website for purchase at $17.94 for a case of 6 (18 ounce (510 gram) cartons).

This is something I will definitely be buying in the future - low calorie, all natural ingredients list and tasty too.

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Mott's Garden Blend Vegetable Juice Review

Are you a fan of tomato juice? Well, if you are, you've got to check out Mott's Garden Blend Vegetable Juice. Each 8 ounce serving (1 cup) provides only 45 calories, is 100% Vegetable Juice and has two servings of vegetables.

NUTRITION FACTS
Serving Size: 8 ounces
Calories: 45
Total Fat: 0%
Saturated Fat: 0%
Sodium: 410 mg, 17%
Carbohydrates: 9 grams
Fiber: 2 grams, 8%
Sugars: 7 grams
Protein: 1 gram

For those of you who are not fans of tomato juice, then you probably won't like Mott's Garden Blend Vegetable Juice. The ingredients are water, tomato paste, pepper juice, celery, vinegar, carrot juice concentrate, sea salt, onion juice, salt, ascorbic acid (vitamin C), dill juice, carrot juice, natural flavors, onion and garlic powder, soy lecithin. The taste is strongly of the tomato juice.

A 64 ounce bottle of Mott's Garden Blend Vegetable Juice retails for $3.79 at my local grocery store, but I received samples for review. So, do you like tomato juice? I don't particularly care for it. Mott's Garden Blend Vegetable Juice might be the best tasting tomato juice in the world and I still wouldn't like to drink it straight up - same with V8 Vegetable Juice. BUT, I will be using up my bottle by adding it to soup bases and adding a splash to my morning smoothies - a little extra boost of vitamins & anthocyanins.

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Blue Diamond Almonds (Garden Herb) Review

I love how Blue Diamond took nuts to another level by adding spices - the Blue Diamond Almonds (Lime 'n Chili) and the Vanilla Bean Natural Roasted Almonds are ridiculously good, so when I saw Blue Diamond Almonds (Garden Herb) on sale, I decided to try it.

NUTRITION FACTS
Serving Size: 28 grams (about 28 nuts)
Calories: 170
Total Fat: 15 grams, 24%
Saturated Fat: 1 gram, 6%
Sodium: 125 mg, 5%
Carbohydrates: 5 grams
Fiber: 3 grams, 11%
Sugars: 1 gram
Protein: 6 grams

I didn't like this one (the Garden Herb) as much as the other two, but flavor-wise it was spot on - a little salt combined with a herb mix (and it's a wee bit garlicky too). I think not everyone will appreciate this flavor, but I liked it. The problem is that some of this powdery mix would come off on my fingers, and when it's combined with moisture after eating a few nuts, it gets "tacky" or sticky (like glue) and comes off on any surface touched.

Now, as usual with nuts - you have to be really careful about portion control, because natural or not, they are high in fat for just a small amount. A 28 gram serving of Blue Diamond Almonds (Garden Herb) (about 28 nuts) provides 170 calories, 15 grams of total fat (24% of the daily value), only 1 gram of which is saturated (6% of the DV). There is 125 mg sodium (5% of the DV), 3 grams of fiber (11% of the DV), 1 gram of sugars and 6 grams of protein.

The ingredients in Blue Diamond Almonds (Garden Herb) are almond, vegetable oil (canola, safflower and/or sunflower), corn, maltodextrin, sea salt, rice flour, garlic powder, spice, sugar, citric acid and spice extracts (including thyme, oregano, rosemary). I bought a 6 ounce container for $2.99 on sale (regular $3.99).

This is not one of my favorite flavors though, and I certainly wouldn't buy it again at regular price, however, I am intrigued enough to try some more of the Bold Blue Diamond Nuts.

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