An example of a savory chilled soup is gazpacho, a chilled vegetable-based soup originating from Spain.

Grain- and vegetable-based soups.

If you choose a vegetable-based soup or one made with beans this will help towards your five-a-day (beans/lentils will also provide iron).

Look for first courses like vegetable-based soups (without cream), whole fresh artichokes or asparagus, or leeks, mushrooms or other vegetables served à la grecque.

My mother always served soup at dinner - large bowls of steaming, fragrant vegetable-based soup - to accompany our rice and main dishes.

The diet encourages you to eat certain fresh vegetables and vegetable-based soups.

Choose broth-based and vegetable-based soups and stews to fill you up for fewer calories.

These vegetable-based soups will have a smoother texture if passed through a fine strainer after being pureed in a food processor or blender.

Have a bowl of broth or vegetable-based soup (hot or cold) for a first course, and you'll probably end up eating fewer total calories at that meal.

For lunch, Dr. Oz recommends a vegetable-based soup (like this tomato fennel soup recipe) or a turkey or tuna sandwich on whole-grain bread.