What's the story with these soups? | E2-licious Ideas | Forum

I imagine that Rip is trying to give people who are very busy an option when there is no time to cook a better-for-you dinner.

If you have a box of soup around you will eat that instead of McDonalds or someting that is worse for you.  He expects you to take the time to cook most of your meals according to the plan and then offers something to keep in your pantry for those days when nothing goes right and you are standing in your kitchen…hungry and unprepared..

Are you on Facebook?  There is a vegan dietitian who works with Dr. McDougall on FB.  His name is Jeff Novick… If you friend him you can go to his photos section and he has a bunch of great recipes there the photo album is entitled MY SIMPLE RECIPES… I use his recipes all of the time.. they are quick to make, taste good and follow this plan too. 

The Engine 2 diet also has a FB page which I follow.

Good luck with your journey.

Jeff Novick has confirmed for me that to the best of his knowledge there is no oil in these soups. He recommends the low sodium version, and suggests using half of the packet (for the instant soups in the cup). Thanks to Jeff Novick for responding, and to thatcrazyvegan for suggesting I contact Jeff.

Good morning all,

Although I am familiar, to some extent, with both the Imagine and Pacific brand soups as to looking at them in the store and looking at ingredients, I have not bought them so I don't have the labels on hand to look at.  However, whether or not they should (or could – it's always an individual choice) be included as part of Rip's plan lies not in whether or not there is any oil in the product, but whether or not that ingredient contributes more than 25% of the total calories, according to Rip (or 20% if you follow the advice of Jeff Novick or 10% if you are following Dr. E).

Now perhaps when posters here say they contain oil – that really means they exceed these limits and if so, please don't trouble yourself with the point I am making.  However, the way I read this post it left me thinking that readers don't think we are supposed to eat anything with any oil in it.  For packaged items we are just supposed to read the label and do the math.

As for milk being in a product – yeah, that is off limits entirely.

Sort of as a sideline, but it is pertinent to this discussion, I think it's also helpful if people remind themselves that, although this is a board for E2, which is Rip's program, many who read and post here follow Dr. E's plan.  Dr. E and Rip applaud that, I am sure.  But Dr. E will readily admit he has a stricter view (no more than 10% of calories from fat) so Rip's approved food lists would always be a bit different…but this IS an E2 board – so making clarifications of these issues as we go might be helpful for new readers.  I started reading the posts here when I had only read E2 and I was confused.  I have since gone to an Immersion and read Dr. E's book.  Now I don't get confused so much when I read things that can seem rather contradictory early on. 

Have a great Wednesday, Ann.

Anything that I've ever sean from Amy's has always got oils and fats in it.  I have read label after label on her products and have never been able to purchase any ever since I've followed Dr E's plan.