TLN Quick Meals: Soup With Protein Boost

1. Open one can of Healthy Choice Soup. Pour into bowl.
2. Open one 6 oz can of white meat chicken or chunk light tuna. Put into same bowl with soup.
3. Cover bowl and place in microwave for 2 minutes.
4. Remove from microwave. Eat and enjoy.

OK. So maybe I am being a tad sarcastic by listing the steps for preparing this quick meal. I just feel the need to spell out how bloody simple it is to eat something healthy (or something to eat period) at lunch break.

This is a fantastic meal option for work because you can keep a couple of cans in your desk as back-up to forgotten lunches or late nights at the office.

I add the protein from canned chicken or tuna to bump up the usually sub-par protein content in canned soups. Either choice increases the protein in this meal by approximately 30 grams. This creates a more favorable balance of protein, carbs and fat and makes for a heartier meal.

Healthy Choice Soups are among the few brands found in grocery stores that do not contain the long suspect food additive MSG.

Choose canned white chicken or tuna that are packed in water with the only other ingredient being salt. Don't let the tuna and soup combo freak you out. In a tomato-based soup, it tastes pretty much the same as chicken.