I am hungrier when I do weights as well. I would throw some nuts (unsalted) in there, either by the handful or in smoothies and such. I prefer walnuts and roasted almonds. I make a peanut butter, banana and chocolate smoothie and sometimes add ground flax seed as well that is pretty filling (unsweetened cocoa for the chocolate). Also, I seem to crave green leafy veggies when I lift, so make a nice big salad with spinach and kale and other greens if you can and throw in nuts and beans and such. Also, if you can, make your own soup, as you can control the salt better. Commercial soups have a crapload of sodium. Try making some veggie chili. It's easy and lasts a while and it has beans. You can also use it in tacos and such.
If you have leaves on the celery, chop them up and use them, they are great in soup, and any greens you have, like spinach, throw in 15 minutes before it is done (kale may be too strong a flavor) with some arrowroot to thicken the broth.
I'm interested in a thicker soup that I can put over rice, and make a lot of, so I can eat it at least twice a day for a week.
I'll definitely add garlic to the mix.That sounds like a good mix of veggies. To make soup delicious, chop up the onions and saute in a little oil first, then when they get soft and kind of clear (a few minutes) add the chopped celery. (If there were garlic in the soup, it would go in now) and saute for another couple minutes and then throw everything else chopped up in. Well, assuming the beans are canned, rinse them first. The vegetable broth and tomatoes will flavor it pretty well.
I will let others give seasoning ideas as I eat my stuff kind of bland.
You can just saute the onions and celery, and then the liquid and the other chopped vegs and beans can all go in at the same time and cook together. Bring it to a boil and then lower the heat and simmer on low. (Chop the hard veggies like carrots smaller than soft ones like tomatoes to make the cooking times similar. )
