{"id":1963,"date":"2009-11-21T17:59:13","date_gmt":"2009-11-21T21:59:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/glutenfreeislife.wordpress.com\/2009\/11\/21\/product-review-dr-mcdougalls-soups\/"},"modified":"2009-11-21T17:59:13","modified_gmt":"2009-11-21T21:59:13","slug":"product-review-dr-mcdougalls-soups","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.glutenfreeislife.com\/?p=1963","title":{"rendered":"Product Review: Dr. McDougall&#039;s Soups"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A few weeks back I was contacted by Samantha of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rightfoods.com\/new_products.php?PHPSESSID=8213650c9a1910a3537e68c8f7d0882d\" target=\"_blank\">Dr. McDougall&#8217;s<\/a> Soups to see if I wanted to sample &amp; review the soups.&nbsp; Of course I accepted!&nbsp; Samantha sent me a package out that not only contained all 7 of their soups, but a great soup bowl, placemat, napkin &amp; napkin ring holder.&nbsp; I was especially excited about the bowl, as I love huge bowls for my salads and this one is just perfect.&nbsp; <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.glutenfreeislife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/0273.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-bottom:0;border-left:0;border-top:0;border-right:0;\" border=\"0\" alt=\"027\" src=\"http:\/\/www.glutenfreeislife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/027_thumb3.jpg\" width=\"454\" height=\"309\"><\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Okay, onto the soups.&nbsp; There are 7 different varieties (2 of which are <strong>not gluten-free<\/strong>: split pea &amp; minestrone).&nbsp; All of these soups happen to be vegan.&nbsp; <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><font color=\"#444444\">Lentil <\/font><\/li>\n<li><font color=\"#444444\">Vegetable<\/font><\/li>\n<li><font color=\"#444444\">Black Bean <\/font><\/li>\n<li><font color=\"#444444\">Chunky Tomato <\/font><\/li>\n<li><font color=\"#444444\">Split Pea<\/font><\/li>\n<li><font color=\"#444444\">Minestrone<\/font><\/li>\n<li><font color=\"#444444\">Roasted Red Pepper Tomato <\/font><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The soups I tried were Lentil, Vegetable, Black Bean, Chunky Tomato &amp; Roasted Red Pepper Tomato.&nbsp; All of the soups had a good flavor &amp; I was pleasantly surprised at the amount of vegetables in the Vegetable Soup.&nbsp; Not only were there veggies, but brown rice &amp; lentils as well, which added to the staying power.&nbsp; Jon enjoyed the Chunky Tomato Soup with a grilled cheese sandwich, his favorite combination.&nbsp; Aaron tested out the Split Pea &amp; Minestrone for me.&nbsp; He said they were both not salty enough and were a little on the watery side.&nbsp; Unfortunately I couldn&#8217;t taste them due to them both containing gluten.&nbsp; <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.glutenfreeislife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/0041.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-bottom:0;border-left:0;border-top:0;border-right:0;\" border=\"0\" alt=\"004\" src=\"http:\/\/www.glutenfreeislife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/004_thumb1.jpg\" width=\"447\" height=\"338\"><\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Some important facts about Dr. McDougall&#8217;s Soups<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>\u00b7 Dr. McDougall\u2019s Right Foods\u00ae new Ready-to-Serve Chunky Soups are available in seven flavors. Low-calorie varieties include Lentil, Vegetable, Black Bean, Chunky Tomato, Split Pea, Minestrone, and Roasted Pepper Tomato<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>\u00b7 These great-tasting flavors cater to those with gluten allergies as all varieties, with the exception of Minestrone and Split Pea, are gluten free. All flavors feature cholesterol-free plant based complete protein except Chunky Tomato and Roasted Pepper Tomato. <\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>\u00b7 The soup\u2019s innovative packaging is free of Bisphenol A (BPA) concerns and is made from paper sourced exclusively from sustainably managed forests. They feature innovative Tetra Recart packaging that is recyclable and has a lower carbon footprint than cans. The packages are shelf-stable and never contain preservatives.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>\u00b7 The soups are available on grocery shelves for a suggested retail price of $3.29. <\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>\u00b7 Plus, they have 25 percent more soup than most natural canned soup brands.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>\u00b7 Until now, carton soups have only been available in broths and purees. The new Ready-to-Serve Chunky Soups are the first nationally available carton soup with whole pieces of vegetables, beans and pasta. <\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><font color=\"#000000\">Thank you Samantha &amp; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rightfoods.com\/new_products.php?PHPSESSID=8213650c9a1910a3537e68c8f7d0882d\" target=\"_blank\">Dr. McDougall&#8217;s<\/a> for sending the samples to me to review.&nbsp; <\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#000000\"><\/font>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"display:inline;float:none;margin:0;padding:0;\" id=\"scid:0767317B-992E-4b12-91E0-4F059A8CECA8:9cbfba93-bd5b-4dc4-a3ae-99609b95051a\" class=\"wlWriterSmartContent\">LiveJournal Tags: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.livejournal.com\/interests.bml?int=Dr.%20McDougall's%20Soups\" rel=\"tag\">Dr. McDougall&#8217;s Soups<\/a>,<a href=\"http:\/\/www.livejournal.com\/interests.bml?int=gluten%20free\" rel=\"tag\">gluten free<\/a>,<a href=\"http:\/\/www.livejournal.com\/interests.bml?int=dinner\" rel=\"tag\">dinner<\/a>,<a href=\"http:\/\/www.livejournal.com\/interests.bml?int=lunch\" rel=\"tag\">lunch<\/a>,<a href=\"http:\/\/www.livejournal.com\/interests.bml?int=product%20reviews\" rel=\"tag\">product reviews<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"linkwithin_hook\" id=\"https:\/\/www.glutenfreeislife.com\/?p=1963\"><\/div>\n<script><!-- \/\/LinkWithinCodeStart\nvar linkwithin_div_class=\"linkwithin_hook\";\nvar linkwithin_site_id = 135270;\n\/\/LinkWithinCodeEnd -->\n<\/script>\n<script src=\"http:\/\/www.linkwithin.com\/widget.js\"><\/script>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.linkwithin.com\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.linkwithin.com\/pixel.png\" alt=\"Related Posts with Thumbnails\" style=\"border: 0\" \/><\/a>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A few weeks back I was contacted by Samantha of Dr. McDougall&#8217;s Soups to see if I wanted to sample &amp; review the soups.&nbsp; Of course I accepted!&nbsp; Samantha sent me a package out that not only contained all 7 &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.glutenfreeislife.com\/?p=1963\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n\n<script><!-- \/\/LinkWithinCodeStart\nvar linkwithin_div_class=\"linkwithin_hook\";\nvar linkwithin_site_id = 135270;\n\/\/LinkWithinCodeEnd -->\n<\/script>\n<script src=\"http:\/\/www.linkwithin.com\/widget.js\"><\/script>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.linkwithin.com\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.linkwithin.com\/pixel.png\" alt=\"Related Posts with Thumbnails\" style=\"border: 0\" \/><\/a>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1963","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p1R9ov-vF","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.glutenfreeislife.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1963","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.glutenfreeislife.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.glutenfreeislife.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.glutenfreeislife.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.glutenfreeislife.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1963"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.glutenfreeislife.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1963\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.glutenfreeislife.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1963"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.glutenfreeislife.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1963"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.glutenfreeislife.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1963"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}