Souper High Protein Soups

They will try adding protein to anything right now, with the advent of Mars's dabble into the protein market I thought I would go back to basics and try some good old fashioned soup!.

I came across Souper on the shelves of my Asda for only £1 a grabbed a couple along with some of my favourite multi-seeded bread, nothing but the best for my lunch.

Believe it or not but soup is really trendy right now, with it potential being a low calorie yet filling and satisfying option a lot of people are opting to swap greasy burgers and chips for a hearty soup.

There is certainly no soup that I have come across that has been heartier than Souper's soups, packed full of chicken, vegetables, lentils and beans makes this an incredibly filling soup that will keep you satisfied until dinner time.

But what about the protein, I hear the meat heads cry, lets face it that's probably why you clicked on the blog and I am grateful that you did.

Souper's chicken soup has 4.4 grams of protein per 100g to put this into perspective I have used Heinz cream of chicken soup for a comparison with Heinz only managing to get in 1.7g of protein in it's 100g.

Souper also has a heck of lot of fibre with 2.6g compared to Heinz's 0.1g per 100g

Heinz does have lower calories but with only 18 calories between them and how much more satisfying Souper is you will be more likely to avoid snacking later, plus you are getting all that juicy protein and fibre to boot.

If you opt for Souper you are going to get more than double the protein, be more likely to stave off hunger later in the day and, in my opinion, get a much more enjoyable soup.

If you don't fancy chicken souper then don't worry Souper also make peppered beef, pulled pork and for you vegans and vegetarians out there a super greens soup for you to enjoy.

I started this review saying soups were basic but there is certainly nothing basic about Souper soups, in fact I would go as far as to say that they are Super!

Manahatta Greek Street

I was very kindly invited to the Manahatta Greek Street launch party and being a massive fan of the Arc Inspirations brand I felt unable to turn down them down, despite a 4am start the next day!

Manahatta Greek Street is the second Manahatta in Leeds to open and has a completely different feel to it's Merrion Street sibling with more of a focus on being able to sit down and have some delectable food and equally delectable cocktails!

I love the deign of the Manahatta, I would say it has a cool and trendy style with a subtle New York theme, well apart from the not so subtle big yellow taxi car parked out. 

On arrival me and my friend were shown upstairs and almost immediately handed  the first of the many expertly made cocktails.

Manahatta Spritz

First up was the Manahatta Spritz which is made by blending Tanqueray gin, lemon, Campari, Manahatta cordial, grapefruit soda. 

The Manahatta Spritz was described as fresh and vibrant and perfect to enjoy on a lazy afternoon, which I would fully agree with and also add that I would be tempted to enjoy one first thing in the morning with the distinctive grape fruit  taste giving my taste buds a lovely little wake up call.

Next up to sample was the Central Park. 
Made with Bombay Sapphire, lemon, basil, sugar, this cocktail confused my brain a bit, with the basil giving the it a more savoury taste I couldn't get out my head that I was drinking a soup, still very enjoyable

Loose Goose was up next and my undisputed favourite.
I sunk three before realising it was made with vodka, absinthe and Prosecco!

The thought of my early start did start to creep up on me and being the responsible adult that I am I of course order another two!

The loosest of gooses

Made with Grey Goose pear vodka, fig, sherry, almond, absinthe, lemon and Prosecco it will go down a treat and you won't realise just how strong it actually is, highly recommended my myself and my friend who tagged along.

Sadly at this point I was drunk, I remember really enjoying myself and the other two cocktails that I sampled but I can't give you much in the way of details other than the cocktail has no bum notes so don't be worried about ordering any of them, broaden your horizons and enjoy yourself.

The other two cocktails I tried were the North Star Martini 

Made with Reyka vodka, chamomile and coconut, lemon, Aperol, vanilla, pineapple, Prosecco, Tropical fruits and spices bounce off each other for a moreish and mouth-watering twist on a Pornstar.

And Linaje Libre 
Made with Santa Teresa Linaje rum, Manahatta cordial, orange, bitters and ginger beer which will warm your heart and ignite your night!

I have borrowed the menu's description to give you more of an idea of what it is all about, blame by borderline alcoholism!

Not only was we plied with all of these amazing drinks, we also treated to sample the brunch menu which again was faultless.

I was lucky to sample crispy duck money bags, tempura asparagus, chicken and bacon and banoffe  pancakes, all amazing. I was devastated that I couldn't clear the plates.

Any amount of food I am unable to eat haunts my dreams, just like when Humpit defeated me!

Beyond the decor, food and drink the service we received was impeccable with everyone we came across people really friendly and helpful. 

Thank you so much to Martin and Annie and all of your team.
 I wish you all every success.

I would like to mention Rebecca Marano, a blogger and her friend Shannon, who I met on the night, please check out Rebecca's blog she's a great lass and made the night even more enjoyable! Click here to check out her blog.

I have since be been back several times since and the shine has not faded, Manahatta Greek Street is everything I remembered from the launch night so get yourself down there and get yourself a goose or two and think of me!

Just in case you were wondering of course I got myself to my 4am appointment
  because I am a pure beast when it comes to the game of drink!