Nile Spice Soup, Black Bean, 1.9 Ounce (Pack of 12)

I love instant cup style soups for the convince they offer. I hate the salt, fat, and long list of artificial flavors. Nile Spice Soups offer a great alternative with all the convince.This is a filling quick lunch or snack. It has only 170 calories and 1.5g of fat. While it is a bit high on the sodium (640mg) it is much lower than a popular brand of ramen soup (1170mg).The taste is great and it is filling. It is a great source of fiber (12g or 47% of daily values) and is also high in protein (12g).This is a great tasty quick lunch that also packs in great nutritional values.

I have enjoyed this soup for years, and have purchased several 12-packs through Amazon. When I started eating the first carton from my latest purchase, I knew immediately something had changed, and not for the better. The texture was all wrong and the soup tasted too sweet.I checked the label and was disgusted to learn that the soup now contains 9 grams of sugar (versus 3), and only 8 grams of protein, compared to 12 previously. In addition, the fat content is 1/3 higher and there are 10 additional calories.I pitched the 11 remaining cartons of soup, and I will never purchase a Nile Spice product again. I notice that the current product Amazon is listing shows the OLD nutrition information. Something tells me this is so much baloney.

I love the pea soup, it's delicious. This is something I won't eat unless I absolutely have to. It has a black brant taste for an instant before fading to a cardboard flavor. 2/5 buying more split pea next time.

I have been eating this Nile Spice soup and the Red Beans and Rice for lunch for a few years. What I like about this is it is fast, easy, filling, tons of fiber and although not organic it doesn't have a lot of crap in it.My only complaint is the texture. I switched to this after eating Nutrisystem Black Bean Tortilla soup which was just too expensive to keep eating. Unlike the NS soup which has big hunks of bean, this is much smaller pieces so the texture is a little flat. IT also has peppers in it so for those who don't like them this isnt for you. Its not spicy though.Still, I will continue to eat these. I suggest letting it sit in the hot water for a good 10 minutes to really soften everything up.

I've lost 50+ pounds at Weight Watchers this year, and having quick lunches that are low in calories has contributed to my success. This Black Bean soup is filling and quick to make - just add boiling water up to a finger's width of the top of the carton, stir it, wait a few minutes, and presto - lunch. It isn't the best black bean soup I've ever had (I would need fresh cilantro and sour cream to make that happen,) but it is very good. It dissolves well, and doesn't leave crunchy bits to break your teeth, as do other brands I've tried. I buy these soups by the case, and have a different flavor almost every day for lunch. My husband has even started eating them - by choice!

I buy these by the case, take them out of the paper cups, put them into a jar, add my own spices and they are ready to use whenever I need them. All I need is a cup and some hot water to have a great quick lunch that tastes good. Unlike other reviewers who complain about their lack of spice I am happy with that as I find I can tailor them to fit my own taste without much effort. They are a great additive to different soups, sauces and other dishes that call for black beans. I appreciate the opportunity to buy them via the Subscribe and Save program at Amazon, since the price is lower. I wish that the product was sold in a bulk pack like Bear Lake soups make so that I didn' as I do now.t have to deal with little cups

The texture of the mix is rough and does not absorb water well enough to make a smooth soup even after following the directions specified on the package.

These take at least 10 minutes, lots of stirring and basically have no flavor, so I will keep trying to find something better!