Comments on: Ask ML: How Fattening is Soft Tofu Soup?

By: savoy

savoy — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 16:40:13 +0000

i’m the one who asked that question…i think adamprato gets to the heart of it…sodium is issue with all soups…i think it’s the chili oil…i tell them very spicy at cafe duke and then there’s a thin layer of red oil floating at the top of my soup…agreed that the amount of rice they give is a bit much but it was the oil that prompted my email…i dont think they put any other oil in it – i think it’s just the chili oil. thx

By: Grace

Grace — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 15:37:55 +0000

Agree with locondcoco, just don’t load up on the rice and the soup is pretty healthy for you (calorie wise at least…sodium wise probably not so great). The majority of calories from the soft tofu soup come from the tofu itself and since it’s silken tofu, it’s even less calories then regular tofu. Even if they use an entire block of silken tofu per serving http://www.morinu.com/product/tofu.html#2, you’re still taking down less than 200 calories on the tofu itself….which in my book just means that it’s also time to crack an egg in that baby and get that second order of bulgogi!!!

By: deanlo

deanlo — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 13:16:38 +0000

msg only makes you hungrier. it doesn’t directly make you fatter as long as you exercise some self control. which brings up another point

By: Ambitious

Ambitious — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 18:06:11 +0000

It’s not the tofu; it’s msg!!!

I guarantee that there is msg in the soon du bu that you’ve been eating three times a week. It is much more cost efficient than making beef broth from scratch and makes it soooo delicious.

By: adamprato

adamprato — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 17:40:28 +0000

Deanlo, thats a very good point. Soy has a lot of goitrogens:

http://www.whfoods.com/genpage.php?tname=george&dbid=47

Perhaps an excess of Tofu and the resulting goitrogens has led to hypothyroidism (an underactive thyroid), which would result in weight gain as well.

By: deanlo

deanlo — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 17:25:04 +0000

excess estrogen can cause weight gain…. i think

By: adamprato

adamprato — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 16:13:18 +0000

Is there only one recipe for tofu soup or something?

If the tofu soup is made with a ton of that chili oil, then I guess tofu soup can be pretty caloric. I’m thinking along the lines of the Ma Pau Tofu or something.

Also, how much rice are you eating with the tofu soup, or any other sides for that matter…

By: Chris H.

Chris H. — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 16:05:17 +0000

steveroller
or try some North Korean food. I hear they’re much more svelt.
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Except cannibalism is generally frowned upon around here. ;)

By: steveroller

steveroller — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 15:56:58 +0000

If it’s the version from Cafe Duke it’s an obscene amount of food (even without the kimchee and rice). Maybe portion control is the issue. Eat about half, or try some North Korean food. I hear they’re much more svelt.

By: Steve

Steve — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 15:23:47 +0000

Its not the tofu. Its probably the 2 pints of Ben and Jerrys you put down each night.