Tuesday, September 25, 2007
Review and Opinion: Amy's Organic Black Bean Vegetable Soup
Amy's Kitchen produces packaged organic vegetarian foods. My wife had picked up a can of Amy's Organic Black Bean Vegetable Soup, which I snagged yesterday from our pantry for lunch. According to the web site, the soup has been "a favorite with our whole family ever since we first tasted it in a lovely little restaurant in Puerto Escondido, Mexico (and begged the owner for the recipe)." It's high in fiber, low in fat, and has no cholesterol, gluten, or dairy.
That's fine, and the taste was decent enough though certainly not tasting like homemade. (That seems to be a marketing schtick of theirs, though everyone seems to claim that these days.) On the whole, I found the soup too sweet, owing to the overly assertive use of corn and carrots as ingredients. A bit more cilantro, or even a touch of hot pepper, could have helped balanced it out more.
One can is supposed to be two one-cup servings, with each providing 20% of recommended dietary fiber, 130 calories, and - back to my complaint of the other day about salt in broth - 18% of the sodium.
On the whole, I wouldn't snub the soup, but wouldn't go out of my way to pick it up, either.
That's fine, and the taste was decent enough though certainly not tasting like homemade. (That seems to be a marketing schtick of theirs, though everyone seems to claim that these days.) On the whole, I found the soup too sweet, owing to the overly assertive use of corn and carrots as ingredients. A bit more cilantro, or even a touch of hot pepper, could have helped balanced it out more.
One can is supposed to be two one-cup servings, with each providing 20% of recommended dietary fiber, 130 calories, and - back to my complaint of the other day about salt in broth - 18% of the sodium.
On the whole, I wouldn't snub the soup, but wouldn't go out of my way to pick it up, either.
Labels: Amy's Kitchen, black bean, soup
Monday, September 17, 2007
Strange News from the Food Front (9/17/07)
A weekly round-up of food and drink oddities:
- Bottle Wrapper Bourbon manufacturer Jim Beam is putting a 40 story-tall ad on the side of the RIO All-Suite Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. We're waiting to see which hotel becomes the glass. (Press Release)
- Cheeseburger Diet A woman in Cheshire, England lost 63 pounds on a cheeseburger diet. What, no double patties? (Ananova)
- Chocolate Not Addictive A University of Bristol psychologist says that chocolate is not addictive. Clearly he can give it up any time he wants. (Reuters)
- Drive-Through Run Down A man tried to run down a Burger King worker in Syracuse, NY after a dispute. What, it wasn't after he tasted what he bought?(AP)
- Pasta Strike Many Italians boycotted buying pasta last Thursday in protest of planned price hikes. A saucy move. (Reuters)
- Garlic Stomp A worker the Great China Buffet in Nanuet, NY was caught crushing garlic by stomping on it in an alley. Don't ask about the sausage. (AP)
- High on Education A former student of Lake Highlands High School in Texas pleaded guilty to delivering marijuana-laced muffins to the teacher's lounge. The instructors didn't notice, being too amazed at the vivid colors of the text books. (AP)
- World's Largest Sundae About two dozen people in Canada set a new world record for ice cream sundaes at almost 55,000 pounds. Who set the record for the spoon? (The Calgary Sun)
- And a World Record for Soup Venezuelan officials claimed a new record for a pot of soup at 3,960 gallons with 6,600 pounds of chicken and 4,400 pounds of beef. It was to make a political point. Anything for politicians to stay out of hot water. (AP)
- Dog Beer Festival The Bunter Hund cafe in Vienna will serve special beer for dogs during Oktoberfest. Aged in dogwood kegs? (Ananova)
Labels: bourbon, burger, Burger King, diets, dogs, garlic, pasta, record, soup, sundae, weird
