The Cabbage Soup Diet Recipe

Ingredients

• 1/2 head cabbage (chopped)
• 6 large onions (chopped)
• 1 or 2 cans of tomatoes (chopped)
• 2 green peppers (chopped)
• 3 carrots (chopped)
• 1 bunch of celery
• 10 oz. of mushrooms (thick sliced)
• beef or chicken bouillon
• 12 cups of water
• salt, pepper, parsley

Cooking

Sauté the onions in a pot with cooking spray; add the green peppers, cabbage, carrots and mushrooms.

Add the bouillon cubes and about 12 cups of water (if you don’t use bouillon cubes, season with parsley, salt and pepper to taste), cover the pot and simmer for at least two hours.

The Cabbage Soup Diet Plan

The good news is that for 7 days you eat as much soup as you like whenever you feel hungry, in order to keep you away from tasty snacks. You must not snack forbidden foods. Yes, the diet is strict – there is a specific menu for each day, as well as some foods and drinks that are not allowed.

No alcohol or fizzy drinks, not even the diet ones!

Day 1 – eat as much soup as you like + all kind of fruits, except bananas; drink tea and coffee without sugar

Day 2 – eat as much soup as you like + raw or stewed veggies and one baked potato with butter; exclude dried beans and peas

Day 3 – eat as much soup as you like + fruits and vegetables, exclude bananas and potatoes

Day 4 – eat as much soup as you like + 8 bananas; drink as much skim milk as you want

Day 5 – eat as much soup as you like + 10-20 oz of beef* and up to 6 fresh tomatoes; drink lots of water

Day 6 – eat as much soup as you like + beef* and vegetable salads; exclude potatoes

Day 7 – eat as much soup as you like + brown rice, vegetables, and fruit juices with no sugar; no potatoes or any diet drinks

* You may substitute grilled chicken or fish for the beef.

Two small tips for the diet

First – the Cabbage Soup Diet is recommended for adults only!

Second – you should only follow this diet for one week at a time!

You should go back to your normal eating for at least two weeks before start the diet again. That is because the Cabbage Soup Diet is very low in carbohydrates, proteins, vitamins and minerals – and you can’t eat this way for longer than a week.