Imagine Organic Creamy Acorn Squash and Mango Soup a sweet, creamy, dreamy delight

Product: Imagine Natural Creations Organic Creamy Acorn Squash and Mango Soup – $3.99+

I admit it.  The only reason I had a soup that had acorn squash and mango in it was that it was on sale.  Super-duper sale.  At Big Lots, I believe.  I mean, I love Imagine Soups.  And I love soups that use squash as a base.  I was okay with that part.  It was the mango part of this soup that was throwing me.  However, the expiration date was nigh and I never let anything go to waste in my pantry.  It’s a rule that I swear by.  So…therefore, I knew that dinner this week was going to be Imagine Organic Acorn Squash & Mango Soup with vegan, gluten-free grilled cheese sammies.  Yep.  Soup and sandwiches.  Just before Thanksgiving…it seemed logical to me.

This soup doesn’t look like much on its own.  It’s a deep yellow color.  That’s about all I can tell you about it.  It’s got this richness in texture though due to how smooth and creamy it is after you shake it up and pour it into a pan to warm.

Imagine Organic Creamy Acorn Squash and Mango Soup is a simple soup by standards.  Its ingredients include filtered water, organic acorn squash, organic mango puree, organic onions, organic butternut squash, organic potatoes, organic carrots, organic celery, organic oils, organic evaporated cane juice, organic ginger, organic spices, organic orange zest…and seasonings like sea salt. Organic tapioca starch is also included, probably to give it that creamy base in the end.  What’s not to love about that ingredients list, right?  It’s all organic.  It is all items that I recognize and could pull out of a vegetable line-up.  No hidden chemicals or indecipherable ingredients.  That’s one thing I love about Imagine’s organic soup line.

But what it comes down to when it comes to soup is taste.  Well, this soup doesn’t lack for flavor.  It’s smooth and has a perfect balance of sweetness and savory.  That’s where the mango really came in.  It added just the right amount of sweetness to the squash flavoring.  The other vegetables help add a depth of flavor that just makes each spoonful a delight.  I loved it.  I’d spoon it up on its own, and I’d dip my sandwich into it at times.  It was good either way.  And I loved that a serving size (1 cup) only set me back 70 calories.  Show me other creamy soups that can offer that kind of nutritional value.  You’d be hard-pressed to find one.

This soup is also low in sodium (430 mg) as well, which is always important when it comes to packaged soups.  More often than not they are loaded with more sodium than anyone would even need in a day.  I love that about Imagine’s soup line as well.  They tend to offer more nutritional value, but still keep it flavorful and delicious.   I am totally looking forward to polishing this off tonight.

Once again, Imagine puts out a product worthy of high praise.  I don’t know why the combination worried me.  In the end, it was delicious and that, my friends, is the important thing.  The fact that it is one of Imagine’s gluten-free soups is also a plus.  Check them out if you haven’t yet.  They have an endless line of amazing gluten-free soups.  I can’t wait to try out even more of them.