Well, i have never been on a diet before.. luckily i have always been one of those people that can eat till there hearts content and not gain to much. But, these last couple of years.. i have gained around 2 stone. So today i begin my diet. I have a big pot of vegetable soup cooking right now.. and ewww.. it tastes horrible. anyone got any tips for some nice flavours without the calories? xxx

Try the fat free cake in Recipes for Success,i added blueberrys to the cake and it was delicious.
Herbs and spices are great in meals and try making minestrone soup if you keep it a few days the flavours really come out.

Thanks Liz.. I am going on a soup diet, i should have made myself clear. Anyone know some decent soup recipes.. I dont do cooking and this was my first attempt at soup. yuk. i plan on using veg only minus the spuds. :(

ok, so i used carrots, onions, tomatoes, broccili... ewww what a mix.
tomorrow its cabbage and carrots..

The one i like is ham and lentil.
You need a small ham hock or a small semi-circular ham,carrots,onion, celery, lentils and water.
Fill a saucepan with 2 pints of water.
Add the carrot,onion,celery and ham.
Bring to the boil and simmer for 1 hour then add the lentils and cook for 30 mins more.
Take out the ham and chop into chunks.
Liquidise the ham,veg and stock with lentils to make a creamy thick soup.
Season as required.
It tastes yummy

aww thanks Liz, i will try that one next :)

MMM that soup sounds yummy Liz. The best diet I've ever been on Jodi is Rosemary Conleys. We used to have a class here and I lost two stones but sadly it closed and I'm back to my fat old self again! Lynette

Jodie onion soup is lovely i have made it for my family it`s delicious good luck with your diet hun keep telling us how you are doing