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Healthy Choice Old Fashioned Chicken Noodle Soup
This took under 3 minutes to prepare - open the plastic cover, remove the metal lid, replace cover and microwave for 2 minutes. It looked super delicious with a nice yellow broth, lots of carrots floating around, and even more veggies and meat when it wasI stirred up. That first taste was pretty good - not quite like old fashioned soup because it was too watery, but I was still pleased, UNTIL ... and I don't want to be overly dramatic here ... I experienced the nastiest after-taste ever! It was weird, metallic, slightly bitter but very noticeable, with a persistent lingering effect. I drank an entire 16 ounce bottle of water trying to get rid of it, and I could still taste it hanging around a few hours later. I searched the container for clues as to what could cause this. Was it expired ... no (the expiration date is 2 years from now). Next I checked out the ingredients ... potassium chloride ... used to replace salt (sodium chloride) ... so the sodium content won't be as high ... known for it's disgusting taste. I think that was the culprit - but only Healthy Choice knows for sure. It's a pity that I didn't enjoy my Healthy Choice Chicken Noodle Soup, because the nutrition facts are pretty good. One serving size is 1 cup - and there are almost 2 servings in the container. One container (because there is no way anybody drinks half of this), has 192 calories, 3.5 grams of fat (approximately 6% of the RDA), less than 1 gram of saturated fat, 35% of the RDA for sodium (20% per serving), 14 grams of protein and 30 grams of total carbohydrates which includes no sugar and 5 grams of fiber (20% of the RDA). I have tried (and enjoyed) the regular Healthy Choice chicken noodle soup (read the review), in a no frills non-microwavable can, but I didn't even finish this new updated version. There are a few reviews over at Amazon.com and at least 1 other person who experienced something similar. Comments
Fri: October 12, 2007
Jenn said: I had a container of the HC Chicken Rice soup & experienced the same bitter, metallic, utter nastiness. Blegh. I wish HC would do something about it, as those containers are mighty handy to keep in a desk drawer... but not if the product they hold is inedible!
Fri: October 12, 2007
Wolf Goettin said: My local store recently had a case sale of Healthy Choice canned soups - buy a case of twelve for $10. That's a really good price, so I bought a couple cases. Thus far, I've enjoyed them all immensely. I haven't tried the bowl soups, though, and from the sounds of it, something in the bowl has a reaction to the food - I don't know if I'd trust buying them.
Tue: October 30, 2007
Mary said: Same holds true for the Minestrone. It's true; the aftertaste is very metallic and it lingers. I wonder what's leaving it? I'll never purchase this product again!
Tue: February 19, 2008
Melanie said: I am not tasting an aftertaste but I am really hacked off that it was mostly broth. There were about six noodles and less chicken meat than you would find on a baby chicken wing. Hardly anything but broth at all. |
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Peggasus said:
Hey, have you tried any of those new Progresso Light soups? I found some on sale for $1.50 a can last week and bought a mess of them. The sodium is high, but they are really tasty and loaded with vegetables!