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New Vegan Costco Products: Vegan Southwestern Black Bean Soup and Mamma Chia Blackberry Drink!

I love when my husband goes to Costco to buy things like toilet paper and mushrooms and to my surprise and delight, comes home with a new delicious-looking vegan Costco product for me to test!! During his most recent trip to Costco, he brought home not one, but two interesting vegan items that I just couldn’t wait to try! 

1) KIRKLAND ORGANIC SOUTHWESTERN BLACK BEAN SOUP 

As typical of Costco items, when you crack open the big carton of Kirkland Organic Southwestern Black Bean Soup, you’ll see that inside, it has spawned 8 individual boxes of 17 ounces each. One small box says it serves 2, which I would tend to agree with, but those with hungry appetites or looking for a whole meal in a bowl may slurp up a whole boxful. The container proclaims that it is vegan, gluten-free and organic which is absolutely wonderful but, as we know, this proclamation in itself does not necessarily guarantee good nutrition. 

After studying the side panel of the box where the truth is all there in black and white, this products does looks great on paper: for 2 servings it has 150 calories, zero fat, 8 grams of fiber, 7 grams of protein, 6% Vitamin A, 6% Calcium and 6% Iron. The ingredients are very similar to what I’d put in there myself. The only item to give me pause was the 590 mg of sodium or 25% of your daily intake for the 2 servings. I do know that my homemade soup does need some added salt to enhance the flavors and since this does not claim to “low sodium,” I’m okay with it. 

Now, for the other very important component—taste! I’m happy to report that this soup was tasty and delicious! I loved the abundance of black beans, corn and tomato throughout the the soup, making it chunky and hearty. I am not a big fan of caliente-spicy-hot like so many people are and this soup was pleasingly flavored without being very spicy. Those that like really spicy can always add some hot sauce or salsa to it and raise the heat! This is a filling, low calorie, high fiber, no fat, healthy vegan lunch, appetizer or snack anytime! I would put a dollop of guacamole on top to finish it off.   

To read our review of the Mamma Chia Blackberry Drink from Costco, go to: http://veganamericanprincess.com/new-vegan-costco-products-vegan-southwestern-black-bean-soup-and-ma...

Ellen Francis & Debby Sunshine
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