It's nonfat, and the spices in it help burn fat! This is my own recipe, so please comment if you try it! CAUTION: This is HOT!!

Spicy White Soup With Sweet Potato
Serves: 6

2 Sweet Potatoes (Cut into chunks)
2 Chives (Chopped)
3 Cups of Water
2 Cups of Low-Sodium Vegetable Broth (I used homemade vegetable broth for this, but for those who have less time, really any kind of broth will work)
1 medium onion (Chopped)
1 cup of sliced mushrooms
1 lemon grass, cut anyway you like, or used whole for flavor
2 Hot Green Thai Peppers (can be substituted with other hot peppers, but try not to abridge this)
Juice of 1 lime
A teaspoon of lemon zest or juice of half a lemon
2 cups of Wild rice (optional)

Put all of these in a pot and boil for about 15 minutes, and you have a great nonfat meal!

flavor with salt, pepper, etc. to taste

sounds good but too many carbs

Spices don't burn fat and carbs don't make you gain fat... it's all about stored energy (aka: calories). Use more calories than you eat in a day and you'll burn up the storage.

The recipe looks great, btw. I love spicy food, so I may have to try this one out.

Thanks, JDhd! I cooking is my passion, so I really hope you like it!
In biology class I learned that spicy foods increases your metabolism for a little while for small amounts of time, though. Maybe I heard wrong. Idk. :P

That whole metabolism speed up slow down thing is a real murky area. I don't think they have it down to an exact science yet.

I think you're correct about the spices raising metabolism...but it's such a small amount that it's not going to cause an appreciable weight loss.

A tasty soup to start the meal is a great appetite suppresant though. But I really only like soup during cooler weather.

Yea, soup is best for cool weather. I like miso soup best when its cold, its a great summer treat when you're relaxing outside on a lawn chair =]