I have a question on the 'no calorie homemade vegetable soup'?

[NatashaMarshall]

http://www.cooks.com/rec/view/0,1825...226197,00.html

I've made this soup today and plan to drink it every day for a week to lose weight, however I don't see how it has no calories when there are 80 calories in a bag of carrots and 8 calories in beef stock. Can you tell me how many calories there are in this soup considering I used all the ingredients listed in the recipe?

Thanks

[CM]

All foods contain calories, but technically, if you go by certain "exchange" diets, these ingredients are allowed in unlimited quantities (within reason) without adding up against your calorie count for the day. Many diets provide a list of these "no strike" foods and creative dieters have always been ingenious in their methods of combining ingredients from these lists to make full meals.

In reality, this soup is a nutritious "very low calorie" soup rather than a "no calorie" soup.

1 28 oz tomatoes, canned
2 stalks celery, thinly sliced
1 lb cabbage, shredded
1 large onion, chopped
1 tsp chives
4 cloves garlic
1/2 tsp black pepper
1 tsp basil
1/4 tsp oregano
1/4 tsp seasoned salt
2 beef bouillon cubes
3 large carrots

Chop as much of the vegetables as you want into a large cooker with the seasonings and cover with enough water to cook them. Simmer until everything is tender. As the soup cooks, season to your taste.

Servings: 4

Serving size: 1/4 of a recipe (15.2 ounces).
Percent daily values based on the Reference Daily Intake (RDI) for a 2000 calorie diet.
Nutrition information calculated from recipe ingredients.

Amount Per Serving
Calories 113.44
Calories From Fat (6%) 6.74
Calories From Protein (11%) 12.31
Calories From Carbohydrates (83%) 94.39
Calories From Alcohol (0%) 0
% Daily Value
Total Fat 0.79g 1%
Saturated Fat 0.21g 1%
Monounsaturated Fat 0.15g
Polyunsaturated Fat 0.25g
Trans Fatty Acids 0g
Cholesterol 0.18mg <1%
Sodium 817.06mg 34%
Potassium 900.8mg 26%
Total Carbohydrates 25.72g 9%
Fiber 7.72g 31%
Sugar 13.28g
Net Carbohydrates 18g
Protein 4.63g 9%
Vitamin A 10629.41IU 213%
Vitamin C 67.9mg 113%
Calcium 159.78mg 16%
Iron 3.09mg 17%
Vitamin E 2.07mg 21%
Thiamin 0.23mg 15%
Riboflavin 0.22mg 13%
Niacin 2.52mg 13%
Vitamin B6 0.55mg 28%
Folate 92.24mcg 23%
Vitamin B12 0.02mcg <1%
Pantothenic Acid 0.76mg 8%
Vitamin K 114.31mcg 143%
Phosphorus 115.53mg 12%
Magnesium 52.26mg 13%
Zinc 0.77mg 5%
Copper 0.22mg 11%
Manganese 0.57mg 29%
Selenium 1.79mcg 3%