I see where soups are a favorite of many banders, but doesn't it defeat the band the same as a milk shake would? I know soup is healthier, I just mean doesn't soup pass right thru easily thus not giving the full sensation? I love a nice creamy soup so I'm hoping for positive info, but if it's not good for us, then "no soup for me"!

I eat tons of soup, including tomato soup that has nothing chunky about it. For whatever reason I find it to be satiating. So...I eat it! You just have to see how it fits into your program by trial and error. One poster on another thread said that her doctor told her she had to eat soup with a fork, which I find to be particularly crazy. Soup is a good, easy way to get vegetables in and to go out with friends without having to explain your life away.