When there's a chill in the air I'm always craving something warm, hearty, and in a bowl. Soups and stews generally take the place of salads and sandwiches. Herein lies the problem, though - Time. You can throw together a salad and sandwich in a few minutes, but your only quick soup and stew options are from a can, right? Wrong.

Soup From A Can Sucks

Where do I begin with the suckage that is soup from a can? How do they pack so much sodium and preservatives in canned soup yet it still tastes like dishwater? Flavorless and containing few quality ingredients, you're lucky to get the amount of veggies and meat inside the whole can that are floating in the picture on the label.

It can be easy to forget about the humble eggplant. You probably walk by it in the produce section and marvel at its shiny black-purple skin and large size. The next thing that pops into your mind is, "What the heck can I do with that?", and you move onto other vegetables.

Weight loss ideas are abundant and searching the web for how to lose a few pounds will turn up a wealth of information. Eat less, check. Exercise more, check. Stay hydrated, check. Rinse and repeat. Most of us already know this and do this all the time - well at least for a week or two. The biggest hurdle a person has with weight loss isn't basic knowledge of what they need to do, it's sticking with it. Consistency in a weight loss program can only be achieved if a person feels satisfied and rewards themself from time to time.