Soups are an indispensable food in the Mediterranean diet, as evidenced by their outstanding role in a thousand and one recipes. In addition, they are a healthy and nutritious dish for any stage of life, as they provide vitamins, minerals and fiber. Its benefits do not end here because they also hydrate and satiate us, are easy to digest and allow us to maintain greater control over our weight.
Contributes to a varied diet. The soup is a very versatile and balanced food because it allows you to combine different ingredients such as fish, meat, rice, herbs, garlic, vegetables ... In fact, it is a preparation in which we can incorporate all the foods of the Mediterranean Diet , that combined properly and in small amounts, contribute to a balanced, varied and healthy diet.
Hydrates the body and helps recover essential minerals. When we consume soup we contribute to the intake of liquid, and cover the needs of hydration, while we recover the minerals lost for the proper functioning of our body.
It is an economic and sober food. Soup is a humble dish and has been the most common way of feeding those people with limited economic resources. The idiosyncrasy of the soup allows you to take advantage of the vegetable cooking liquid, add ingredients that you have on hand and in this way reduce the cost of the soup, obtaining an abundant and nutritious dish.
Rich in vitamins and minerals. The soup helps us take advantage of the micronutrients - vitamins and minerals, which are found in vegetables, meat and fish used in their preparation.
It has great satiating power. Consuming soup also contributes to feeling satiated, and thus decreasing the possible intake of other foods. This implies a total decrease in energy and allows to maintain a correct weight control.