RECIPES
Soups, Salads and other healthy recipes.
NUTRITION
Nutriational information about ingredients and a healthy balanced diet.
HOME GROWN
Ideas, hints and tips for growing some of your own fruits and vegetables.
DESSERTS
Healthly puddings and desserts.
WELLBEING
A balanced life approach to wellbeing.
Mr Soup and Salad
What is Mr Soup and Salad?
Hello, I’m John — also known as Mr Soup and Salad.
The nickname started at a slimming club. Somehow, it stuck.
This site is about eating better, not perfectly.
It is about colourful salads, comforting soups, simple ingredients, growing a little food, learning what works, and finding practical ways to feel healthier, fitter and more positive.
I have had my own ups and downs with weight, food and motivation. So this is not a site about quick fixes or perfect willpower.
It is about the long game: better habits, better meals, more movement, more energy, and enjoying real food along the way.
Welcome aboard.
My Quest For The Best Tomato Soup
For the last three years I have been on my Quest to make the Best Tomato Soup.
"Best" will be different for everyone.
Why not join in the Quest for Best to find what you think is the best Tomato Soup and share your recipe here on Mr Soup and Salad.
Eating better, not perfectly
Healthy eating does not have to be complicated.
For me, it starts with simple food that leaves me feeling better: colourful vegetables, fresh ingredients, useful protein, fibre, good flavour, and meals that satisfy rather than slow me down.
A bowl of homemade soup, a colourful salad, a baked potato with a good topping, or a simple meal made with real ingredients can all be part of eating better.
This site is about finding practical ways to make that easier — with simple preparation, batch cooking, less waste, and food that fits real everyday life.
Eat Healthy, Feel Healthy
Feed the body, mind and soul...
Eating the Rainbow
More colour usually means more variety.
Soups and salads are a simple way to add colourful fruit, vegetables, herbs, beans, pulses and grains to everyday meals.
Better flavour. Better texture. More interest on the plate.
More than Soup and Salad
This site is not aSout cutting everything out.
It is about better balance, more variety, colourful ingredients, satisfying meals, and simple ways to eat well in real life.
Soup and salad are part of the story — not the whole diet.