Weight loss with soup - what you have to say: your comments on slimming soups, nutrient-depleting drugs, and more - Letter to the Editor

I just wanted to tell you that I love the meal plan in "Slim Down with Soup" (January/February 2002). I've been following it and using the soup recipes since I got the issue in the mail. I find the recipes easy to follow and delicious. I am feeling so much better on this plan and am losing weight already. Thank you.

Linda Flagg
Warren, N.H., via email

I really enjoyed "Slim Down with Soup." However, to make the Garlicky Tomato Soup Base you need 8 cups of vegetable broth, and I don't have a good recipe for vegetable broth. Can you suggest something?

Beth Wright
Sarasota, Fla., via email

Editor's Note: We recommend the vegetable broth recipes in Joy of Cooking (Scribner, 1997) or Vegetarian Cooking for Everyone (Broadway Books, 1997). If you'd rather buy a ready-made broth, the three that ranked highest in our taste test ("The Best Vegetable Broths," March 2000) are Organic Gourmet Instant Soup 'n Stock, Hain Pure Foods Vegetable Broth, and Imagine Vegetable Broth.