COVID-19 restrictions caused families to prepare more meals at home.  For many families, food budgets were decreased due to job loss. Others may want to eliminate food waste by creatively using leftovers in soups.  The Franklin Co. Cooperative Service partnered with the local library to offer Souper Quick. Soups are a great way to increase the variety of vegetables in one's diet. This Facebook live presentation focused on the types of soups and how to incorporate them when meal planning to increase vegetable consumption by demonstrating and sharing budget-friendly recipes. The virtual demo presentation was viewed by 306 individuals.  

In an effort to further attract members of underrepresented audiences the presentation was offered by request under the title Soup for the Soul to two African American women's church groups (Lexington and Louisville).  Qualtrics statistics show that over 75% of the participants were age 46-65. Thirty-nine (39%) percent prepared 1-5 meals per week, 33% prepared 10-14 meals per week and 27% prepared 6-9 meals per week. Eighty (80%) percent agreed that they had a better understanding of how they could use soups to increase their vegetable intake. 75% of the participants were eager to prepare the Sweet Potato Chili recipe.