Progresso Light Italian Style Vegetable Soup

November 29, 2008 | Reviewer: Guest Reviewers

Progresso Light Italian Style Vegetable Soup Price: $2.50 on sale at Ralphs
Serving: 8 oz.
Calories: 60 per serving
Fat: 0%, 0g
Cholesterol: 0%, 0mg
Sodium: 34%, 820mg
Protein: 2g
Carbohydrates: 5%, 14g
Fiber: 14%, 4g
Sugar: 4g
Weight Watchers Points: 0 per serving

Progresso says: A colorful array of six different garden vegetables, penne pasta and a blend of flavorful herbs and spices, Italian-Style Vegetable combines the rich taste of Progresso with the trusted endorsement of Weight Watchers.

Jackie says: Anytime a meal promises a number like “six vegetables” or “five cheeses,” I take it upon myself to find and identify them. This soup came pretty close to passing my counting test. I easily counted five vegetables, and when I read that the sixth one was spinach, I did vaguely remember something that could have been spinach. The other vegetables were tomatoes (which is actually a fruit, but okay), carrots, green beans, celery, and peas. And then there is the penne pasta, which is just the right amount of firm, and there is a surprising amount of pasta considering how low in calories/fat this soup is. The broth is quite delicious, very tomato-y with a nice herb flavor. This is my favorite of all the Progresso Light soups – but I am not giving it five stars for the following reasons:

Eight ounces of this is not a serving. They suck you in by telling you it’s 0 Weight Watchers points, but when you eat the whole can (because you have to…and even then this is not really a meal) it’s actually 1.5 points. Which is not bad considering it’s pretty good soup, but it is tricky. And I don’t like to be tricked.
When you eat the whole can (again, because you have to), you are ingesting 70% of your recommended daily sodium intake. No wonder the broth is so good.
I’m cheap, and at upwards of $3.00 a can when not on sale, this soup is too pricey to be a regular purchase, especially when I have to supplement it with other foods to create a full lunch.

I like you, Progresso Light Italian Style Vegetable Soup, but I do not love you. Can we just be friends?

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6 Responses to “Progresso Light Italian Style Vegetable Soup”

Michelle on December 2nd, 2008

Hmm….must be some real price differences. If you watch here, you can buy that soup for $1 to $1.25. Then, eating the whole can (which I do too) is not so bad!
Abi Jones on December 2nd, 2008

Michelle - Where I live (40 minutes south of San Francisco) these soups are really expensive. Everything is really expensive. Even Lean Cuisines!

This is why I only buy soups when they’re having a fantastic sale.
Denise on December 2nd, 2008

I ‘ve had this soup.
I like this soup.

this soup starts trying to crawl back up my throat and gets all passive aggressive on me by about 2pm

then I hate this soup. I would kick it, but its too cowardly to come all the way out.

I’ve got two cans in my cubby at work so I’m sure I’ll switch back to liking it when february screws the household out of 2 or 3 working days.

I hate february. *kickkick*
Becka on December 3rd, 2008

I love this soup! It’s also about $2 regularly here and $1-$1.25 on sale, so cheap for me.
JessicaAPISS on December 3rd, 2008

I have to say, this is the best damn soup review I have ever read.
Beth on February 17th, 2009

I used to eat this soup quite a bit, till I looked at the sodium content and the fact that they use MSG. I will not eat this stuff again. It’s way too salty and the MSG gives me a headache. Please, soup makers, cut back on the salt, MSG, and things I can’t pronounce. You might sell more soup if you do.