Dr. McDougall's Vegan Black Bean & Lime Soup, 3.4 oz

Pros: Healthy with no preservatives listed. It's difficult to find pretty healthy soup. Lots of dietary fiber, but isn't low sodium (23% of daily). Dried soup means preservatives not needed and no plastic packaging and less cost to transport heavy water too. It's a paper cup with paper lid. I use these at home and also camping. I boil water in the teapot at home and pour in paper cup which is sturdy, though you could use a glass measuring cup or bowl in microwave to heat water. When I'm camping I heat water in tinyJetBoil and pour in and no dishes to wash. Then put the paper top back on and wait a couple mins. I put an inverted small plate on the hold paper lid. Taste is good and is ready to eat quickly in a couple mins. and no need for a pan or bowl to wash up and you can eat out of the cup. Basic readable good ingredients. Gluten free and vegan .Con: A top ingredient is natural flavors, which is not my ideal. It could be lower sodium and while it doesn't list sugar as ingredient, it has 1gram of added sugar which could be hiding in the "spices" which I feel like isn't upfront, if so.Overall I'd recommend as easy and healthy and no dishwashing needed. Not easy to find healthy good tasting foods that are dehydrated and made for everyday eating beyond surviving an apocalypse.

This is really good tasting and doesn’t taste like it was reconstituted. Tastes almost homemade. The nutritional properties are another reason why I keep buying it too. And there are 15 grams of fiber in the one cup. It’s so easy to make. Just add water, stir and eat. Very convenient for me because I’m unable to make meals. So although I guess you could say this is processed, it’s healthy and doesn’t have a lot of additives. Wish it would come in a bigger serving. I haven’t seen that but I’ll have to look. It’s hard to keep in the cupboard long because it’s a healthy go to for me.

I think this tastes pretty good and is easy to take to lunch at work. Price point is good. While there is a lot of sodium, there is also a lot of fiber, low sugar, and lots of protein. I will buy again.

This soup has a bit more sodium than I'd prefer, but it puts my intestines back on track (not in a dramatic way) within 24 hours if I'm having an issue while I'm traveling. The flavor is good on its own, but I like to supplement with some lime-flavored chips if they're on hand (even though it's more salt). I think the directions call for microwaving the soup, but I use water from my water boiler, stir it, and just wait about 5 minutes.

I was expecting just pea soup, period. This isn't like that. It's a complex soup with numerous different visible ingredients, built on a dried pea soup base. It didn't taste bad, and mine is just one opinion, but it's not what I expected or wanted. All the pea soups for sale on Fresh are pretty terrible, actually, especially if you've ever had actual pea soup.

I was expecting the order to contain 6 soups like before. This time there were only two for a total charge of $28. Both containers arrived damaged and inedible.

What can I say? It’s good.

Love this soup! Cones with separate spice packet, so easy to prepare!. I add a splash of lime choice and have a side of toasted sourdough or almond rice crackers... Adding avocado chunks brings it to the DIVINE level (altho for those of us on restricted fat diets, this may be a dream). :)I love I can bring these with me on the road or office, needs just water and a microwave for the basic presentation.Healthy, easy, affordable. What's not to love?