When thinking soup, it's best to make it homemade and not settle for canned. Homemade soups are a great choice because you can create something that best appeals to you. Canned soup also can be high in sodium. If you do buy ready-made soups, check the label and avoid those with a high salt content and to select lower-fat soups, which are generally clear broth rather than cream soups. Try soups that are chicken or vegetable based.

Making homemade soup is a great way to get more vegetables into your diet, which helps get moms-to-be a little closer to their daily vitamin and mineral requirements. A warm, soothing vegetable soup ... provides plenty of vitamins, minerals and Fiber. And many people find they will eat vegetables they're not so found of if they're incorporated into a tasty soup base. Try chopping some spinach finely and mixing it into chicken vegetable soup, for example. Also experiment with whole-grain products such as wild rice and barley in soups. They add additional health benefit along with great taste!

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