{"id":496573,"date":"2026-01-06T13:30:12","date_gmt":"2026-01-06T13:30:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/496573\/"},"modified":"2026-01-06T13:30:12","modified_gmt":"2026-01-06T13:30:12","slug":"why-you-should-make-a-pot-of-soup-every-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/496573\/","title":{"rendered":"Why You Should Make a Pot of Soup Every Week"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li>A big batch of \u00a0soup on Sunday can provide a week of easy lunches, and you can freeze it too.<\/li>\n<li>Healthy soup recipes\u2014ones with lots of vegetables and beans\u2014can keep you satisfied longer.<\/li>\n<li>There are many delicious soup recipes to try, including ones requiring just four ingredients.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_2-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> Two summers ago, I started doing a little bit of meal prep on Sundays, spending about 30 minutes building a salad bar for my fridge (hat tip to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eatingwell.com\/how-to-do-tiktok-salad-bar-trend-affordably-8699786\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">David Burtka<\/a> for the brilliant idea). My process goes a little like this: I wash a couple of heads of lettuce and tuck them into a sealable bag with paper towels to wick away moisture. I shred beets, carrots and radishes in my food processor. Finally, I make a homemade dressing or two (my fan-favorite recipe for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eatingwell.com\/recipe\/7887550\/lemon-garlic-vinaigrette\/\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lemon-Garlic Vinaigrette<\/a> is frequently shaken up).\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_4-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> It&#8217;s made assembling salads at lunchtime a cinch\u2014and both my husband and I have dramatically <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eatingwell.com\/how-to-do-tiktok-salad-bar-trend-affordably-8699786\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">increased our intake of vegetables<\/a>. But when it starts snowing, we crave something warm. So when the seasons change, I swap my salad spinner for my favorite soup pot. And that, my friends, is when Soup Sunday became a thing at my house.\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_8-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> I&#8217;m sure we&#8217;re not the first people to do this, but, boy, is it a good idea. I make a giant batch of soup almost every Sunday afternoon. Sometimes we eat it for dinner that night, but sometimes we don&#8217;t. Since I make such a big batch, there&#8217;s always enough soup to eat for lunch for a few days. And on particularly busy nights, we might even have it for dinner. If there&#8217;s a lot still in the fridge by Thursday or Friday, I&#8217;ll tuck a jar or two in the freezer, which my future self is always grateful for.\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_10-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> And guess what? I make a lot of EatingWell recipes on Soup Sunday. I worked in the EatingWell Test Kitchen for more than a decade, so I&#8217;ve tried my fair share of soups and even developed a lot of the recipes myself. What I like about our soup recipes is that they frequently lean heavily on vegetables, so it feels like a good swap for our summer salad habit. Plus many of the soups are bean-based, which means we&#8217;re getting a dose of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eatingwell.com\/article\/287742\/10-amazing-health-benefits-of-eating-more-fiber\/\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">satisfying fiber<\/a> midday\u2014which helps keep us full.\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_12-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> Inevitably, whenever I ask my family which soup I should make, my daughter requests <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eatingwell.com\/recipe\/7917979\/one-pot-lentil-vegetable-soup-with-parmesan\/\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">One-Pot Lentil &amp; Vegetable Soup with Parmesan<\/a>. Even though it&#8217;s on heavy rotation (I literally make this at least twice a month), we never seem to get sick of it. If I&#8217;m scrounging around for something to make, I&#8217;ll cook up a pot of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eatingwell.com\/adas-bis-silq-lentil-and-chard-soup-8422420\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Adas bis-Silq (Lentil &amp; Chard Soup)<\/a>. This recipe is from my great-aunt&#8217;s cookbook, and it&#8217;s made with just four ingredients that I usually have on hand. This weekend, I&#8217;m adding the ingredients for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eatingwell.com\/aromatic-chicken-rice-soup-with-fried-garlic-oil-8546330\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Aromatic Chicken &amp; Rice Soup with Fried Garlic Oil<\/a> to my shopping list. Our recipe tester said it was one of the best soups she&#8217;s ever made. I can&#8217;t wait to try it!\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_14-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> I understand that Soup Sunday isn&#8217;t for everyone, but if you find yourself with a little bit of extra time over the weekend, try making a big pot of soup. I promise you won&#8217;t regret it, and you might even start your own tradition.\n<\/p>\n<p>  The Bottom Line  <\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_17-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> Preparing salad ingredients over the weekend for a week of quick, easy lunches is ideal for summer. However, during colder seasons, making a large batch of soup can be more appealing and provide multiple lunches throughout the week. Choose recipes that feature a variety of nutritious vegetables and bean-based soups, as they are not only healthy but also high in fiber and filling. Our EatingWell website provides a wide selection of soup recipes that are simple to double or triple. The only challenge is deciding which one to try first!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A big batch of \u00a0soup on Sunday can provide a week of easy lunches, and you can freeze&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":496574,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[37],"tags":[210,1182,67,132,68],"class_list":{"0":"post-496573","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-nutrition","8":"tag-health","9":"tag-nutrition","10":"tag-united-states","11":"tag-unitedstates","12":"tag-us"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115848401903012174","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/496573","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=496573"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/496573\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/496574"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=496573"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=496573"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=496573"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}