As-Little-Chicken-As-Possible Soup - misleading food labels - Brief Article

Nutrition Action Healthletter, July, 2001 by Bonnie Liebman

Campbell's Healthy Request Chicken Noodle Soup has 30 percent less sodium than Campbell's regular Chicken Noodle, and it's 98 percent fat free. It's also 98 percent chicken-free.

You wouldn't expect a whole serving of chicken in a bowl of chicken noodlesoup. But you might expect more than 1 1/2 teaspoon's worth in the entire can, which makes two and a half servings. If you want a soup with more chicken, check the label. If it's got only two grams of protein per serving, you're getting at most a quarter of an ounce of chicken,

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