4.6 · $7.28 · LeanScore 87
- Cost per serving
- — not stated on the listing
- Protein/serving
- 8 g
- Calories
- 35
- Serving size
- 1 cup
- Form
- Ready-to-drink carton
- Pack size
- 2 × 32 oz
- Sodium
- 350 mg
Gut & Hydration · Stages 1-3
Broths & Sipping Soups
6 researched · scored on one published method
Bone broths, broth powders and higher-protein soups for days when a mug is all you can manage. Sodium is on the table.
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Quick answer
The type that wins here is a low-fat, clearly labeled high-protein broth in a single-serve or powdered format, in a low-sodium version if you have any reason to watch sodium — because it is warm, it is small, and it is something you can drink when chewing is unappealing. Full high-protein soups are the better everyday purchase; concentrated broth is the bad-day tool.
- Top pickEditorial rank #1 — LeanScore order unless a note below says otherwiseSwanson Chicken Bone Broth, 32 oz Carton (Pack of 2)Grocery-price sipping broth you will actually keep restocking.$7.28See the pick →
- Best valueHighest LeanScore per dollar of the priced picksPacific Foods Organic Unsalted Chicken Bone Broth, 32 FZUnsalted, so you decide how much sodium goes in.$5.49See the pick →
- Cheapest hereLowest listed pack price of the picks hereProgresso Rich & Hearty, Creamy Roasted Chicken Wild Rice Canned…A cupboard meal for evenings when cooking is off the table.$7.44See the pick →
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How to choose broths & sipping soups
Warm liquid is what a lot of people can manage on the day of and the day after an injection, and broth is the version of that with protein in it. This category is also for anyone whose food aversion is driven by smell and texture rather than hunger, since a mug of broth asks almost nothing of either.
What to check on the label
- Protein per cup as sold, not per carton. This ranges from near zero in a clear vegetable broth to roughly 9 to 20 grams in concentrated bone broth products.
- Sodium per serving, read as a percent Daily Value. Some products carry a third of a day's sodium in one cup, and the low-sodium version of the same brand can be less than half of that.
- Fat content, since low-fat, easily digested liquids are what standard guidance points to when the stomach is emptying slowly.
- Format: shelf-stable carton, concentrate, powder or single-serve packet. Powder and packets travel and store in a drawer; cartons do not.
- Whether it is drinkable on its own or needs building into a soup, which decides whether it gets used on a bad day.
- Ingredient list length and additives, since this is a category where people commonly react to a specific thickener or flavoring.
- Cost per 10 grams of protein, which is the fair way to compare a bone broth against a protein shake.
You may not need to buy anything
Skip this category if you have been told to limit sodium, unless you are buying low-sodium versions and reading the panel — broths and soups are among the largest sodium contributors in the American diet. Skip broth as a protein strategy if you tolerate solid protein fine; per gram of protein it is expensive and diluted.
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The podium
The pick
Swanson Chicken Bone Broth, 32 oz Carton (Pack of 2)
Swanson Chicken Bone Broth, 32 oz Carton (Pack of 2)The pick: Editorial rank #1 — LeanScore order unless a note below says otherwise
Grocery-price broth you will actually keep restocking.
4.6 (3,072) · $7.28 · LeanScore 87
— cost per serving not stated on the listing
Why this one leads: It carries the highest LeanScore on this shelf (87 against 83 for the next-highest-scoring pick here), and it sits in the lower half of the prices here. Prices move — check the listing before you decide.
Warm broth is one of the most repeated answers to what to eat when nothing sounds good, and gets described as the bridge back to solid food.
Paraphrased from r/Zepboundsource
Runner-up
Pacific Foods Organic Unsalted Chicken Bone Broth, 32 FZ
Pacific Foods Organic Unsalted Chicken Bone Broth, 32 FZRunner-up: Second in the editorial ranking
Unsalted, so the sodium column is yours to control.
4.6 (3,563) · $5.49 · LeanScore 83
— cost per serving not stated on the listing
Plain boxed broth is widely described as tasting flat, and people trade additions — pepper, ginger, miso — to make a mug of it drinkable.
Paraphrased from r/Zepboundsource
Also worth it
Progresso Rich & Hearty, Creamy Roasted Chicken Wild Rice Canned…
Progresso Rich & Hearty, Creamy Roasted Chicken Wild Rice Canned…Also worth it: Third in the editorial ranking — not the cheapest here
A canned soup that still eats like a meal when a bowl is all you want.
4.5 (960) · $7.44 · LeanScore 83
about $6.20 per 20 g protein
Going a long stretch without eating is described as making queasiness worse, which is why something warm and sippable gets kept in the cupboard.
Paraphrased from r/Mounjarosource
At a glance
Side-by-side comparison
Prices & ratings checked Aug 22, 2026
4.6 · $5.49 · LeanScore 83
- Cost per serving
- — not stated on the listing
- Protein/serving
- 10 g
- Calories
- 50
- Serving size
- 1 cup
- Form
- Ready-to-drink carton
- Pack size
- 1 × 32 oz
- Sodium
- 210 mg
4.5 · $7.44 · LeanScore 83
- Cost per 20 g protein
- $6.20 / 20 g
- Protein/serving
- 6 g
- Calories
- 120
- Serving size
- 18.5 oz can
- Form
- Canned soup
- Pack size
- 4 cans
- Sodium
- 810 mg
4.5 · $26.00 · LeanScore 71
- Cost per 20 g protein
- $8.00 / 20 g
- Protein/serving
- 13 g per container (per label)
- Calories
- 80
- Serving size
- 16.9 oz carton
- Form
- Ready-to-drink carton
- Pack size
- 5 cartons
- Sodium
- 620 mg
4.4 · $37.36 · LeanScore 67
- Cost per serving
- — not stated on the listing
- Protein/serving
- 20 g
- Calories
- 100
- Serving size
- 15 servings per container
- Form
- Powder
- Sodium
- 172 mg
4 · $23.99 · LeanScore 62
- Cost per 20 g protein
- $3.00 / 20 g
- Protein/serving
- 10 g
- Calories
- 50
- Serving size
- 0.53 oz stick
- Form
- Instant powder sticks
- Pack size
- 16 sticks
- Sodium
- 520 mg
LeanScore is 72% owner satisfaction and 28% value, computed the same way in every category and published in full on our methodology page. It is not a lab result and not a nutrition rating. Rows are in editorial rank order, which is LeanScore order unless a note under the top row explains why we ranked it differently — the two are separate things and we never silently reorder one to match the other. Worked out from the listing's own numbers: the price we last checked, divided by the servings the label states, then scaled to 20 g of protein where protein per serving is stated. Where a listing doesn't state servings or protein, we show a dash rather than an estimate. The italic lines under a pick are paraphrased consensus from public forum threads — never quotes, never usernames — and each one links the thread it came from. LeanFed may earn a commission from links in this table; it never changes a ranking.
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SWANSON S
Swanson Chicken Bone Broth, 32 oz Carton (Pack of 2)
Grocery-price broth you will actually keep restocking.
4.6(3,072)$7.28LeanScore 87
— cost per serving not stated on the listing
Pacific Foods
Pacific Foods Organic Unsalted Chicken Bone Broth, 32 FZ
Unsalted, so the sodium column is yours to control.
4.6(3,563)$5.49LeanScore 83
— cost per serving not stated on the listing
Progresso
Progresso Rich & Hearty, Creamy Roasted Chicken Wild Rice Canned…
A canned soup that still eats like a meal when a bowl is all you want.
4.5(960)$7.44LeanScore 83
about $6.20 per 20 g protein
Kettle & Fire
Kettle & Fire, Bone Broth, Chicken, 16.9 Oz (Pack of 5)
Shelf-stable cartons with a real protein number.
4.5(2,728)$26.00LeanScore 71
about $8.00 per 20 g protein
Ancient Nutrition
Ancient Nutrition Grass Fed Bone Broth Protein Powder, Vanilla
Broth protein you can stir into something other than soup.
4.4(6,148)$37.36LeanScore 67
— cost per serving not stated on the listing
Bare Bones
Bare Bones Classic Chicken Bone Broth Instant Powder Mix Packets 16…
Instant sticks that travel in a coat pocket.
4(631)$23.99LeanScore 62
about $3.00 per 20 g protein
Price we last checked ÷ servings stated on the label. A dash means the listing doesn't state it.
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How to pick one, in fullThe long-form buying guide for this shelf.Show
What broth is actually for
Standard guidance for a stomach that is emptying slowly points toward small, low-fat, easily digested meals, and specifically names low-fat broths and clear soups among the liquids worth reaching for. That is the honest case for this category. It is not a superfood; it is warm, low-fat, low-effort fluid that some versions happen to carry real protein in.
Check two lines and nothing else matters much
- Protein per cup. This is the number that separates a genuine high-protein broth from a flavored liquid. Products range from essentially zero to roughly 9 to 20 grams per serving, and the good ones put it on the front of the package because it is their whole reason to exist.
- Sodium as a % Daily Value. The Daily Value is less than 2,300 mg a day. Soups are among the biggest sodium contributors in the American diet, and a single cup of a regular broth can take a serious bite out of the day — especially on a day when broth is most of what you are consuming.
If you have any reason to watch sodium, buy the low-sodium version and add salt yourself if you want it. That gives you the dial.
Format decides whether you actually use it
- Powder or single-serve packets: live in a desk drawer or a suitcase, make one mug, no leftovers. This is the format that gets used on a bad day.
- Cartons: cheapest per ounce, but they commit you to using the rest within a few days.
- Concentrates: dose-controllable and compact, and usually the highest protein per serving.
Rule of thumb: if you would not drink it plain from a mug, it is a soup base, not a bad-day tool. Buy one of each and know which is which.
The claims to ignore
Bone broth is marketed heavily on collagen, joints, skin and "gut healing". Foods are not permitted to make claims about treating or resolving a disease, and we do not repeat them. What broth may genuinely help with is comfort, warmth, fluid and — in the higher-protein versions — protein intake on a day when nothing else is going down.
Food safety, because this is real food
Once opened, refrigerate promptly and treat it like any other perishable: leftovers keep in the refrigerator for three to four days, and anything left at room temperature for more than two hours should be discarded (USDA FSIS).
What the communities keep sayingParaphrased patterns from public forum threads, with the threads linked.Show
communityAugust 2026Paraphrased from public threads, read on that date. Not measured data — these forums give us no vote counts.
Broth is the named fallback for the worst days
Across r/Zepbound, r/Mounjaro and r/Ozempic, warm bone broth or clear chicken broth with crackers is one of the most repeated answers to 'what do you eat when nothing sounds good'. It is often described as the bridge back to solid food rather than as a meal.
Going too long without eating is described as making nausea worse
A very consistent pattern across these subs is that an empty stomach worsens queasiness, so people use broth specifically to avoid a long gap. This is offered as personal experience, not as medical guidance.
Boxed broth is widely described as needing seasoning
Posters in r/Zepbound trade tips for making plain boxed bone broth palatable, adding pepper, ginger, turmeric, miso or noodles. The recurring complaint is that plain versions taste flat rather than bad.
Brothy soups beat creamy ones
When people compare, clear and brothy soups such as pho, tom yum and chicken noodle come up far more often than creamy or thick ones, with several posters saying rich soups sit badly. This matches the low-fat framing in clinical guidance.
Some people add protein powder or shredded chicken to broth
Rather than buying a high-protein broth, several posters describe fortifying an ordinary one with unflavored protein, tofu or rotisserie chicken to raise the protein without raising the volume much.
Paraphrased consensus from 62 threads · r/Mounjaro, r/Zepbound · August 2026. We summarise what comes up repeatedly and link the threads — we never quote or identify anyone, and these forums don't give us vote counts, so treat this as the shape of the conversation rather than a measured majority.
Mistakes that keep coming up, and how we choseThe recurring buying errors, and the method behind this shelf.Show
- Assuming bone broth is a high-protein food by default. Many products carry very little; the ones that do state it clearly on the panel.
- Ignoring sodium across a whole day. Broth plus a savory snack plus an electrolyte drink is three sodium sources stacked.
- Buying creamy or high-fat soups for nausea days. Higher-fat foods sit longer, which is the opposite of what is usually advised.
- Treating broth as hydration only. It is fluid, but it is fluid with a large sodium load attached.
- Believing marketing claims about collagen, gut healing or joint benefits. Those are claims a food is not permitted to make and this site does not repeat them.
How we chose: We compared nutrition panels for protein per cup, sodium as a percent Daily Value and fat, and separated concentrated products from ready-to-drink ones so the comparison is per actual serving. Ingredient lists were checked for common additives. Owner reviews were read for recurring themes about flavor, saltiness and whether people drink it plain. We do not taste-test and we do not repeat health claims that the products themselves are not entitled to make.
Sources & research (4)Show
- 1gov2018NIDDK — Eating, Diet, and Nutrition for Gastroparesis
- 2label2021FDA — Interactive Nutrition Facts Label: Sodium (October 2021)
- 3gov2020USDA FSIS — Leftovers and Food Safety
- 4gov2024FDA — Sodium in Your Diet
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