to think that 1/2 tin of soup is a portion?

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as in 200g of soup

with bread and butter etc.

that's a normal size, right?

Friend heats a tin each for her family

Half a tin generally here, though now one DS is at University I usually serve 2 tins between the 3 of us as there's not much point in saving half a tin. The fresh soups in the supermarkets that come in plastic tubs are the perfect amount for lunch for me, DH and DS. I think they are 600g or maybe 650g, so similar amount to half a standard tin. When I make my own we probably have a bit more than half a tin's worth but I use standard cereal bowls for soup and wouldn't fill them right to the top, so maybe 250-300g of homemade? Seems to be enough. Nobody's ever complained anyway.

Half a tin is a starter portion - or I can imagine eating it with a sandwich maybe. But deffo a full 400g tin for a light meal with just bread.

Definitely not enough even with bread and butter.

Surely I'm not the only one green at the gills with all the suggestions of lumpy soups? 🤢 Soup needs to be smooth!

Why have I never seen these before?!
I've sent the photo to my dad to find them - he's retired, bored and loves a challenge to find stuff. He replied saying "only if I don't eat them first"

I have the whole tin but without bread as I’d struggle to not eat the whole loaf.

The obesity problem isn’t due to kids having half a tin (100 cals) of soup.

Tin of tomato soup per person with cooked rice stirred in and grated cheese on top with a bread roll in our house is a regular lunch

My husband and I like to share a can of fish soup between us but these are much bigger than regular cans, 800 gr. We have them for a meal, usually with some baguette. (The brand is La Belle Iloise)

Yes if you want to starve to death.

I don't buy tins of soup so this thread is confusing to me... Are people saying you have half a tin of soup and some bread for your dinner? I mean probably not but ... what kind of meal do you have with this? A light lunch? I make homemade soup and just use a big ladle to measure portions, but it's very healthy so I don't see the problem with a bigger portion? I mean it's soup? Why would you restrict portions?

I just made my 10yo DS half a tin of nice hot soup in a flask for school because he announced at bedtime that the menu was awful today (he's right) and needed a packed lunch despite me having very little in.

That half tin looks tiny. Like a small dip for his bread. It'll have to do. I gave him extra fruits and things to bulk his lunch up.

In this house we don't have a full tin each unless it's just two people eating. Usually 4 tins between 5 of us.

I think when is says on the tin serves two, that is for a starter not a meal

I would have half a tin as a starter but a full tinn with bread for a meal. Wishing for some garlic bread next time too!!

Why didn't you give him the whole tin then?

Well, it would look a tiny amount in a bucket, but a decent amount in a small kids bowl.

It's like, people feel the urge to fill their plates or all the compartments in a bento lunch box thing. Because it looks like not enough food.

There's not much nutritional value in tinned soup as well as salt content. I watched a documentary about overweight children. One little girl was 4 with two older siblings siblings.

It was mainly the portion sizes she was eating than what. She was having the same portion sizes as her older siblings. Her mum would do two tins of soup between the three of them. She would also put a plateful of buttered bread out between them and the 4 year old had two slices the same as her siblings.

She wanted more bread because there was some left. But she was shocked when she was told at her age she should only be having half a slice and the older children should only be having one slice. Two is an adult portion.

Half tin, child's portion. Whole tin, adult portion.

Yes I know my sister used to say to me when I was serving my children's tea up. That's not very much that wouldn't fill me up. Yes your an adult it won't. They are One and four and have smaller stomachs.

They are healthy eater's love you fruit and veg despite them having autism. But you can still take too many calories in eating healthy food.

Your stomach is the size of your clenched fist. When you compare how much smaller a child's first is to an adults it's quite a considerable difference.

A full tin fits in a bowl. I always have a full tin.

That’s way too little

I’d have half a tin, and two slices of bread and butter/ a sandwich (probably a cheese sandwich with tomato soup, or perhaps a ham and cheese toastie).

If I was just having a sandwich and no soup, I’d also make it with two slices of bread, so I suppose in that sense, the soup is a bonus!

DH would have a whole tin rather than put half in the fridge if nobody else was there, but views half a tin as the normal amount.

It also suits the manufacturers to work on small portions, the smaller the better, because then they can pretend on those traffic light indicators that things like salt content are not as awful as they actually are.

It's like, people feel the urge to fill their plates or all the compartments in a bento lunch box thing. Because it looks like not enough food.

Most people will know what will and will not fill them up for a meal / snack. Half a tin of tomato soup for example, looks small yes but also I know would not fill me up for a meal.

Heinz does a single portion tin which is 300g and that is what I would serve if it was something like tomato soup with a roll or bread. If there were 2 adults and 1 can of 400g tomato soup then I would add some milk to make it go further. If there were beans, veg, pasta etc then I would only serve half of a 400g soup ie 200g with a roll or bread. If that isn't enough then you could add croutons or grated cheese. In America, I understand that tomato soup with a grilled cheese sandwich is popular. It depends on how hungry you are and who is eating it.