Aug 052013
Dr. McDougall’s Right Foods Vegan Lentil Couscous Soup, Lower Sodium, 2.1-Ounce Cups (Pack of 6)
- Pack of 6, 2.1-ounce cups (total of 12.6-ounces)
- Vegan; light sodium
- Only 200 calories; whole grain
- Only 200 Calories
- High Fiber -9 g
Whole wheat pasta and hearty lentils with onions, garlic and seasonings team up to deliver a delicious meal with only 330 mg sodium loaded with 9 g fiber and 12 g plant protein. Enjoy the natural antioxidant and iron benefits of lentils in this tasty convenient meal.
List Price: $ 10.00
Price: $ 9.31
Bland but filling,
Having tried & adored most of this brand’s soup cups, I eagerly grabbed a cup of their lentil & couscous soup. Thirty minutes later, I was pretty underwhelmed by the experience.
The soup may have less sodium, but it is incredibly bland tasting. It doesn’t need salt, but a pinch of extra seasoning would have helped the taste. This may be great for some, but for me it would deter me from purchasing more of this product unless I were to get some extra seasoning to dump in it.
The best part of the soup is that it is incredibly filling- even more so than some of McDougall’s other products. It’s just that I’d rather have something that tastes good rather than something that is filling. If you don’t mind bland food or can season it to perfection, get this product. If you are like me & just don’t have the time to season food at work, you may want to skip this & give their other products a try.
*Oh, and I recommend letting this sit for 8 minutes rather than 5. It made the lentils & couscous much more tender!
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Very filling, great if you are on a diet!,
I agree with the other reviewers who commented on the filling aspects of this product. I had no idea that 190 calories could keep me full for over 4 hours! For someone who is having a rought time losing the baby weight after child number 2, this food is awesome! True, the taste can be a little bland… but I’ve played around with some spices to make it a little more interesting. But honestly, it doesn’t taste bad and I love a) the convenience and b) the fullness factor. I will be buying this product again shortly.
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Not that great,
Like many high-carbohydrate instant “soups,” the Lentil Couscous Soup is more couscous than soup. Preparation is easy, although mine boiled over when prepared according to the very precise (1 minute, 40 seconds) cooking time in the instructions. I would have preferred a more vague time endpoint and directions to watch for boiling. The resulting food is quite bland as other reviewers have noted, and what this “low-sodium” (330 mg) soup really needed was more salt. The flavors that were present were nondescript, neither the couscous nor the lentils providing a distinctive flavor note. I kept looking at the package to see what kind of flavor I should have been expecting. The texture was also pretty monotonous, and the couscous itself did not have the best texture, which was disappointing because good couscous is not that hard to make. As for healthy eating, the product is essentially pasta with lentils added to provide some protein and fiber, and with 37 grams of carbs the 190 calories are pretty empty — not all that much different from macaroni with low-fat cheese. I’m glad I tried it, I won’t mind eating the other 5 cups in the pack, but I won’t be buying it again.
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