Food Product Review- Tasty Pot Co - Green Goodness Soup

Tasty Pot Co offer a range of soups and meals, in convenient one person serves that can be easily heated and eaten as a meal. This review is of their green goodness soup.

The labeling on the front displays that the soup comes with broccoli, spinach, courgette and parsley. The total percentage of the above vegetables and herbs in the soup comes to a total of 17.4% of the total soup. I did expect the percentage of these foods would be higher as they were listed on the front of the label, so was a little disappointed that that the percentage was so low. I guess a major reason for this is due to the high water content of these vegetables. Water makes up the bulk of the ingredients (which is expected since it is a soup), followed by potato and leek.

Nutrition Information from Tasty Pot Co.

The soup in low in kilojoules, fat and sugar so it is great for people watching their waist line. It contains 5.1g of dietary fibre which accounts for 17% of the recommended daily requirement. As with many packaged soups it is quite high in sodium (47% of the NZ recommended intake), however compared to other soups available this is quite a low amount.

The soup contains no detectable gluten and is suitable for vegans.

After all this nutrition information, you probably just want to know how the soup actually tastes. Well for my taste its a little tangy. It has a sour almost zingy taste which leaves an odd sensation in my mouth. The texture is great, smooth, creamy with real chunks of vegetables. I probably wouldn't buy it again due to the weird tangy sensation.

Carrot Cake Slice

The carrot is often claimed to be the perfect health food. It is crunchy, tasty and highly nutritious. Carrots are a good source of beta-carotene, vitamin a,  fiber, vitamin K, potassium and antioxidants. They are a weight loss friendly food and have been linked to lower cholesterol levels and improved eye health. The carotene antioxidants in them have also been linked to reduced risk of cancer.

This slice is gluten, dairy and refined sugar free. A great treat for the whole family.

Ingredients:

• 1 1/2 cups desiccated coconut
• 1/2 cup walnuts
• 3 carrots;grated
• 12 medjool dates
• juice of 1/2 lime
• 2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon natural vanilla extract
• pinch Himalayan Salt
• 1/2 cups sultanas

Icing:

• 1 cup raw macadamias
• 2 Tablespoons coconut oil
• 1 tablespoon honey
• zest of 1 lime
• juice of 1/2lime

Method:

Place the cake ingredients  into the food processor and pulse until completely broken down and sticking together. Press the mixture firmly into a loaf tin (or any tin you like) with baking paper overhanging the sides for easy removal. Place the icing ingredients into your food processor and pulse until smooth and creamy. You may need to scrape the mixture onto the blades and pulse a few times to achieve the desired consistency. Remove from the food processor and set aside. Spoon the icing over the cake and level the top. Place in the fridge for 3 hours to set.


Recipe Inspiration- Wholefoods Simply