Varieties of Batchelors Slim a Soup

Batchelors Slim a Soup are the lower calorie alternative to the Cup a Soup range. Soup, of course, is a great way of filling yourself up while you’re on a diet. Drinking a mugful of steaming soup can also help curb the urge to snack on other higher calorie snacks.

Currently, the range of Batchelors Slim a Soups include the following flavours:

Chicken - 55 calories	Chicken & Leek - 50 calories
Minestrone - 61 calories	Tomato - 54 calories
Golden Vegetable - 56 calories

Each box contains 4 sachets. To make it up, simply tip the soup powder into a mug, add boiling water, stir and wait a few minutes to allow it to cool slightly.

So is it worth switching from Cup a Soup to Slim a Soup?

Here’s a look at the comparison between Batchelors Tomato Cup a Soup and Batchelors Tomato Slim a Soup: 

	Slim a Soup	Cup a Soup
Calories	54	90
Sugar	4.0g	9.0g
Fat	1.3g	2.0g
Saturated fat	0.6g	1.0g
Salt	0.75g	1.3g

Although the Cup a Soup is still under 100 calories with 90 per cup, the Slim a Soup has considerably less. The Slim a Soup also has less than half the sugar of Cup a Soup, and nearly half the fat and salt. So overall, the Tomato Slim a Soup looks to be a healthier option out of the two. Batchelors Slim a Soups are available in most larger supermarkets, though not all sell the same varieties.

Nutrition Information per serving when made up as directed: (Chicken): 55 calories, 2.3g protein, 7.8g carbohydrates, 0.5g sugars, 1.5g fat, 0.9g saturates, 0.4g fibre, 1.0g salt. High salt, low fat, low sugar.



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