I have fond memories of going out to eat with my family and enjoying a hot bowl of egg drop soup. What I didn’t know then was that it’s also a great low calorie and low carb soup, making it the perfect soup for people trying to lose weight.

As an added bonus it’s also very easy and fast to make! It takes around 10-15 minutes to prepare from start to finish if you have the ingredients on hand.

Ingredients

3 eggs, lightly beaten
4 cups of your favorite chicken stock (for a vegetarian option, just use vegetable stock)
1 tbsp. corn starch
3/4 tsp fresh ginger, grated
1 tbsp. low sodium soy sauce
4 green onions, chopped
1/2 tsp lemon pepper
1/2 cup chopped shitake mushrooms or 1 cup chopped button mushrooms Continue reading →