The Soup You Can Suck On: Progresso Reimagines Hard Candy for Flu Season

It could be a mashup of a scene from Willie Wonka and the Chocolate Factory and Flu season.

Progresso Soup Drops Return!

Just in time for cold and flu season, Progresso returns with its soup drops...a hard candy that is more savory than sweet. Imagine the scene from Willie Wonka and the Chocolate Factory where Violet eats the chewing gum that tastes like a three-course meal. In Progresso’s world, the hard candy comes in three flavors. If you want the drops, you have to go to Walmart because they are the only ones selling them. You can get the drops for $2.97 in a bundle that includes a can of individually wrapped Soup Drops in all three flavors along with a can of Progresso chicken noodle soup.

National Soup Month

Returning this year for National Soup Month is Progresso’s original soup drop that tastes like chicken noodle soup. The limited edition drops also come in two new flavors this year...Tomato Basil Soup and Beef Pot Roast. According to General Mills, the Soup Drops debuted last year and sold out within minutes. The drops went on sale Thursday and each Thursday in January, more soup drops will be released while supplies last.

Is Chicken Noodle Soup Really Good For You?

For many, relief from colds and the flu can be found in a can of chicken noodle soup. But why? The simple answer is the ingredients.

Chicken- Protein

Vegetables- micronutrients

Broth- Helps clear the sinuses, provides hydration and electrolytes

The only negative is the high sodium content, so look for a lower sodium soup.