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"Our office is divided on whether or not it's OK to donate conventional canned soup that's full of not-so-healthy ingredients to food banks. Let us know where you stand . . " Give me a break! Of course it's OK to donate conventional canned soup to food banks! A hungry person will appreciate a free bowl of soup more than a free bowl of nothing.

I'd love some recommendations for low-salt but still flavorful prepared soups!

Donating conventional vs. organic to a food bank. What perfect timing! I just bought grocery store brand instant oatmeal packets to donate to a food drive based solely on cost and it's eating at me (no pun intended) - even Quaker was pretty expensive, let alone organic, Kashi and the like. I'm still not sure where I stand (we eat mostly organic at home and it takes up a huge chunk of our budget) but in the end I have to go with better store brand than nothing and when I can better afford organic then I'll donate organic. I'm curious to see what others think.

As far as low sodium organic soups, I'm a big fan of Amy's low sodium varieties. Trader Joe's also has a few low sodium soups, although I don't recall if they're organic or not. Regarding the donation of conventional vs. organic foods to food banks... I'm running a food drive in my office as we speak. I purchased some healthful/organic soups, pasta, and cereal for the drive. I'm fortunate that I can afford to do so - I know a lot of people can't. I have to agree with one of the other posters that a hungry person would benefit from conventional food over no food at all. I'd say buy healthful/organic if you can, conventional if you can't. Providing food for others is a wonderful thing - use your best judgment and work within your budget to make it happen.

Wolfgang Puck has a line of organic soups. My favorite is the French onion.

I agree with Michelle. People who go to food banks, and the food banks themselves, don't have the luxury of wondering if the food they are getting is organic or not. They need to eat and to give out food. I am fortunate that I can afford to feed my children mostly organic but not everyone is as fortunate. If you can give organic, great. But if you can't, don't let that stop you.

ALL canned foods have PBA in them, except EDEN products and VITAL Choice. If you know others that DO NOT have PBA please let me know. PBA leaches into the food and is toxic to the body.

Trader Joe's has fab soups and broth, some are organic and some aren't; their low-sodium soups are very tasty, the boxes offer multiple servings good for seven days in the fridge: AND the price is right!! Karyn Madorin, http:/www.extremeorganizing.com

The comment about higher levels of salicylic acid is interesting, and I'll have to research that, but this strikes me as a potential problem for people already on blood thinners, depending on the levels of salicylate vs their dosage. As always, talk to your doctor and let them know about stuff like this.