Using those guidelines, some of the healthiest canned soups you can buy at the supermarket include Amy’s Organic Lentil Soup Light in Sodium and Cedarlane Foods Organic Vegetable & Barley Soup.

To make the salad, rinse the pearl barley thoroughly. Bring a large saucepan of water to the boil, add the pearl barley and cook for 25–30 minutes. Taste a grain, it should feel soft but still ...