Heinz Classic Vegetable Soup

Through the winter months I find that a lot of the time I am looking for something hot for lunch and due to this I eat a lot more soup and Vegetable is one of my favourites. A bit of history I have never really given much though to the brand Heinz and where they came from but having checked it out on the Heinz website (www.heinz.co.uk) I was actually surprised to find that this was founded by two American gentleman way back in 1869 and their first product was a glass jar of Horseradish which was grown in their garden, how charming. Naturally Heinz have come a long way since those early days and I am sure we have all heard the phrase Heinz 57 varieties ...

When I need a quick meal I often turn to the old stalwart - a tin of soup. For me it has to be Heinz soup and my favourite happens to be their classic vegetable soup. I have tried the various other vegetable soups they make such as winter vegetable and spring vegetable but they just don't taste as good to me. A 400g tin of Heinz Vegetable Soup will currently set you back 60p in Tesco's so the price is good then. The label round the tin has the instantly recognisable green Heinz logo on the front with the words Heinz Vegetable Soup written inside it and pictures of the various vegetables contained in the soup beneath it. There are also ...

I still think when it comes to tinned soup, Heinz still beats the competition. A tin of soup is a useful last resort for a midday hot meal. It's not something I would recommend everyday though as you can't beat a meal made with fresh vegetables which will always be a source of far more nutritious content. Tinned food often contains a lot of salt in the form of monosodium glutamate and Heinz vegetable soup is no exception. There is also a lot of sugar added. The total sugar content is over 12g per tin. On the plus side there are no GM ingredients, artificial colours or artificial preservatives. The vegetable soup from Heinz is a popular choice in my household. ...