I tried the $65 per day soup diet that's all the rage among the wealthy and elite - here's the verdict

Soup cleanses are supposedly replacing juice cleanses among the wealthy and elite. 

"Souping is the new juicing," The New York Times declared recently.

On the surface, juice's new rival has its merits. Soup is warm, comforting, and feels like real food. 

But I tried it and found out it's a starvation diet masked as a revolutionary new food trend.

I'm dubious of most crash diets, but soup specialists, like Nicole Chaszar of New York's Splendid Spoon, claim they're just out to help you eat better.

I set out to see what the big deal is about souping, and if it really is the new juicing.