"Souper" Tips For Calorie Control

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Seiel will Lake on “Sale pex ede o. nd th ry . ade 200 nd st Portal teeLy1,‘he # Beil ike ofaoe O ca ce Nes ein | ho al “a he nel a * ceenctt ee a hai ey ‘ten 7 weslYY fly an named na arr . (NAPS)—If you’re counting calories, you’re not alone. About one third of women and a quarter of men in this country are on diets and soup may be the ‘secret weapon’ they need for calorie control. Barbara Rolls, Ph.D., Profes- sor of Nutrition at The Pennsylva- nia State University, and a 20-year veteran in nutrition research and weight maintenance strategies, has suggestions for people who want to cut calories in a safe and effective way. In her popular book, The Volumetrics Weight-Control Plan: Feel Full on Fewer Calories, Dr. Rolls shows that soup helps people satisfy hunger while eating fewer calories. In fact, she’s found that peo- ple who eat soup on a given day consume on average 100 fewer calories during the day. ing out, choose soup as a starter. You may find yourself asking the waiter to wrap up part of your entre, to enjoy the following day. Soup up your meal—Consider hearty soup varieties with e Try soup as an afternoon lots of vegetables, rice, lean meats to hold you over until dinner. Keep a few microwave soup cups cookedrice, lean meat or beans to snack—Whenhungerhits at the end of the day, soup’s a great way or pasta as an entre. You might also add vegetables, leftover in youroffice to curb your late day prepared soups to enjoy even heartier servings. Soup to the rescue—When you're feeling hungry, go for a mal—tTry a satisfying bowl of soup as you get ready for an eties like Vegetarian Vegetable, to sample everything on the buffet table once you get there. Look for more information on soup and calorie control as well as an excerpt from Dr. Rolls’ book on cravings. broth-based soup in classic vari- Chicken Noodle or Tomato. Each serving has fewer than 100 calo- ries and 3 gramsoffat or less per serving. Start with soup—Wheneat- Look “souper”for the for- evening out so you aren’t tempted www.campbellsoup.com/eatsmart.