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Because I have a cold I need me some chicken soup. I wasn't sure how to do this so I basically cut my plate in half and put the bowl on it containing half a bowl of soup and the rest of my plate had chicken and veggies and almonds.

Is this the right way?

What do you guys do with soup or do you avoid it?

Thanks.

I usually have a bowl, and then a small lunch plate of salad or toast or whatever I'm having with it. But often, my soups are filling enough to be eaten on their own.

Soup is very popular with lots of us on the bulletin board. There is a discussion here:

http://everydaysystems.com/bb/viewtopic.php?t=4531

about how to deal with soup etc within No S. Some people consider a very substantial soup to be a meal in itself, and some consider soup-and-a-sandwich (or similar) to be a plateful. You will find what works for you, and your approach sounds good.

I hope you feel better soon.

I do soup nearly every day for lunch. I usually put the bowl on a larger plate and have bread and fruit on the plate, and sometimes raw vegetables too. Though sometimes I put a sandwich on the rest of the plate, sometimes a salad and sometimes leftovers from a meal.

My personal take is not to be crazy about things like this. I suppose it depends on the individual, but I have a pretty good sense with how much is enough for me. I often eat things on separate plates as my boyfriend and I frequently like to do appetizers before our meal. I can still tell when it looks too much even on different plates. If I have soup, then I will have a separate plate with grilled cheese, whatever. I typically follow the idea of some protein, carbs, and veggies/fruit and if that's covered and not too much of each, I'm good!

I just about always put the bowl on the plate and then include the other food. If it's a small bowl, depending on my preferences, I can put meat, veggies, starch and even fruit on the plate. If it's a meal-in-a-bowl, I still usually put the larger bowl on the plate and stick fruit, or bread, if there's no starch in the soup, on the side. I tend not to have cream soups and only occasionally a pureed-legume type, so I need to have solids.

Alternately, I strain the solids and put broth only in a cup and sip it. I consider that a beverage, so I have it anytime.

Sinnie wrote:My personal take is not to be crazy about things like this. I suppose it depends on the individual, but I have a pretty good sense with how much is enough for me. I often eat things on separate plates as my boyfriend and I frequently like to do appetizers before our meal. I can still tell when it looks too much even on different plates. If I have soup, then I will have a separate plate with grilled cheese, whatever. I typically follow the idea of some protein, carbs, and veggies/fruit and if that's covered and not too much of each, I'm good!

At the last two holiday meals I had only one plateful of food and while it wasn't piled high, the plates were full. Both times it was too much food. I didn't finish either plate. I knew it was too much, but I wanted to taste everything!