Filling and Flavorful 300-Calorie Soups to Help You Lose Weight
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When colder winds blow and you want to cup your hands around a creamy, satisfying bowl of hearty soup, don't bust your waistline with high-calorie cream-based soups. All these soups, including this pumpkin-coconut bisque is only 202 calories per serving.
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Cauliflower Soup
Made with cauliflower, leeks, parsnips, and garlic, this soup is dairy-free and 298 calories per serving.
Lentil Soup With Butternut Squash
This recipe puts flavor back into lentils with cumin and turmeric — all for 156 calories.
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Watercress Soup
This quick watercress and potato soup is high in vitamins A and C as well as iron and fiber, and you'll appreciate the varied textures and flavors.
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Squash, Sweet Potato, Carrot, and White Bean Soup
This twist on the always-loved butternut squash soup recipe includes sweet potatoes and carrots for extra fiber and vitamin A, as well as white cannellini beans not only to boost protein but also to add creaminess without a drop of dairy. One creamy, delicious serving is 272 calories.
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Vegan Broccoli Soup
This dairy-free 125-calorie broccoli soup gets its creamy texture from rice milk, plus a dash of nutmeg and cayenne increases the fat-burning potential.
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Asparagus, Spinach, and Quinoa Soup
The superfood quinoa is great for keeping you full and also helping with digestion. Add it to your soup for a substantial but low-calorie lunch. This asparagus, spinach, and quinoa soup is under 100 calories!
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Creamy Chard and Spinach Soup
This creamy 194-calorie chard and spinach soup is easy to make and full of belly-relieving nutrients like leafy greens, almond butter, and bell pepper to help shrink your belly.
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Mustard and Collard Greens Soup
Energizing and detoxifying, this mustard and collard greens soup is full of fiber for just 116 calories.
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Cucumber Mint Soup
Cooling, low-calorie, and debloating, this yogurt cucumber mint soup will help calm tummy troubles.
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Cheddar-Cauliflower Soup
If you crave cheddar soup, this one made with cauliflower is much lower in calories and fat.
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Split Pea and Sweet Potato Soup
Try a vegan twist on this classic soup recipe for only 254 calories a serving.
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Black and White Bean Soup
Black and white beans pack in the protein for this hearty bean and sweet potato soup — and it's under 300 calories a bowl.
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Tortilla-Less Soup
This fresh and spicy tortilla-less soup is full of fresh produce and weighs in at less than 200 calories per satisfying serving.
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Winter Weight-Loss Detox Soup
Made with turnip, sweet potato, zucchini, kale, and spinach, this soup is only 90 calories per creamy bowl.
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Zooey Deschanel's Pea Soup
Made with only peas, veggie broth, mint, and salt and pepper, this soup is just 218 calories per bowl.
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Ginger-Carrot Soup
At 262 calories, this warming soup is flavored with fresh ginger and has Greek yogurt mixed in to add low-fat creaminess.
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Kale Potato Bean Soup
Chock full of tasty veggies, protein-packed beans, and other fresh ingredients, this vegetarian soup is just 250 calories per serving.
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Roasted Roots Soup
This roasted roots soup plays up the natural flavors of the produce and simmers it all in a coconut bath for 267 calories.Photo: Lizzie Fuhr
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Butternut Squash Lentil Soup
Just throw all the ingredients in your slow cooker before work, and dinner is done. For 250 calories per serving, each bowl also offers a 17 grams of fiber and 18.3 grams of protein.
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Healing Vegetable Bisque
This light and delicious healing veggie bisque is full of carrots, onions, and daikon root — just 216 calories.
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Next Day Turkey Soup
Whip up a pot of homemade turkey vegetable soup made with roasted turkey, celery, and carrots. You can enjoy a satisfying bowl for about 270 calories.
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Black Bean Soup
You can fill up on a couple bowls of this simple black bean soup, because it's just 89 calories.
Spinach Carrot Lentil Soup
Make this healthy spin on classic tomato soup for a light dinner that won't leave you going to bed hungry. Each bowl is 260 calories.
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Broccoli and Arugula Soup
This broccoli and arugula soup from Gwyneth Paltrow's Goop is flavorful and warming and just 129 calories.
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Potato Leek Soup
This creamy soup has no dairy, is under 300 calories, and is bursting with savory flavor.