Gabriela Velazquez
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With the cold air, snow, and layers upon layers of clothing, I bet you could use a cup of warm soup right now. According to Instacart, November is peak soup season, which is unsurprising considering soup is a hearty winter meal. It’s also not surprising that chicken noodle soup is the #1 soup purchased from October through February.
If you love chicken noodle soup or are feeling under the weather, don’t despair; there are so many gluten- and dairy-free alternatives. Options include gluten-free grains, such as cauliflower pasta and rice. And there are Wild Zora soups, which are paleo and do not contain any grains. Instead, the key ingredients are veggies and spices.
There are also options for thicker soups, such as butternut squash, split pea soup, and pot roast.
Chili
You may wonder why I’m including chili in this soup review. While chili is not technically a soup but a stew, it is like soup, with less liquid and more chunkiness. If it surprises you that some chili brands contain gluten, wheat is often used to thicken chili, just as it thickens gravy and sauces.
Please be aware that many of the listed soup and chili brands also make foods with gluten or dairy, so read the labels carefully.
You can see the following posts for more in-depth product reviews, but be aware that Save Harvest soups are discontinued, which is unfortunate because they made great chowder and bisque using coconut milk instead of cream. Also, I used to find Beetnik chili at Whole Foods, but now they sell their products in their stores. And I have not included Lotus Foods Tom Yum Rice Ramen and Wolfgang Puck Organic Free-Range Chicken with White and Wild Rice because I did not enjoy their tastes.
If You’re Craving This, Here’s the Gluten- and Dairy-Free Version
| If You’re Craving This | Here’s the Gluten- and Dairy-Free Version |
| Panera autumn squash soup | Pacific Foods butternut squash soup Imagine butternut squash soup Wild Zora roasted pumpkin soup |
| Campbell’s Chunky split pea soup | Dr. McDougall’s vegan split pea soup Imagine sweet pea creamy soup Progresso gluten-free split pea soup with ham Pacific Foods split pea soup |
| Maruchan ramen noodles | Dr. McDougall’s gluten-free Pad Thai noodles Dr. McDougall’s rice ramen Thai Kitchen rice noodles |
| Campbell’s Chunky savory pot roast soup | Progresso gluten-free beef & vegetable Progresso gluten-free light beef pot roast |
| Campbell’s chicken noodle soup | Pacific Foods organic gluten-free chicken & wild rice soup Annie’s gluten-free chicken & pasta soup Progresso gluten-free chicken and wild rice Kevin’s Natural Foods gluten-free chicken soup with cauliflower pasta |
| Lipton chicken noodle soup | Wild Zora lemon chicken soup Wild Zora Tuscan chicken soup True Primal roasted chicken soup Dr. McDougall’s rice noodle soup sesame chicken |
| Campbell’s vegetable soup | Progresso gluten-free garden vegetable soup Amy’s organic chunky vegetable soup Pacific Foods hearty vegetable soup Bush’s Blue Zones hearty vegetable soup Dr McDougall’s low-sodium garden vegetable soup Kettle & Fire gluten-free lentil and vegetable soup |
| Chili | Kingsford smoky chili Wolf chili with beans Amy’s organic chili Bush’s chili beans Hormel chili with beans Wild Zora bedrock beef chili |
Conclusion
“Good soup is one of the prime ingredients of good living,” is a quote by Louis P. De Gouy. Soup in the winter makes for better living.
Fun Food Fact
Americans eat over 10 billion bowls of soup each year.
Did You Know?
Dr. Irwin Ziment, a pulmonary specialist and professor at UCLA, states that an amino acid released from cooked chicken chemically resembles the drug acetylcysteine, which is prescribed for bronchitis and other respiratory issues. Dr. Ziment also states that garlic, cayenne pepper, and curry work as expectorants and cough medicines (https://www.hamilton.edu/news/story/mom-was-right-chicken-soup-is-the-cure).
Quotes
“Soup is a lot like a family. Each ingredient enhances the others; each batch has its own characteristics; and it needs time to simmer to reach full flavor.” – Marge Kennedy
“Soup is the song of the hearth… and the home.” – Louis P. De Gouy