Cabbage Soup Diet

Cabbage Soup Diet

The cabbage soup diet is a limited foods diet. Cabbage soup is the main part of the diet and is eaten often throughout the day. Be sure to consult your doctor before starting any diet.

Cabbage Soup Diet Recipe:



Ingredients:

6 Large Green Onions
2 Green Peppers
1-2 Cans Diced Tomatoes
1 Bunch Celery
1 Package Lipton Onion Soup Mix
1-2 Cubes of Bouillion (if desired)
1 head cabbage

Directions:

1. Cut all vegetables into small pieces and cover with water.

2. Bring to a hard boil and boil for 10 minutes. Reduce to simmer and continue cooking until vegetables are tender.

3. Season to taste with salt, pepper, oregano, parsley, etc.


The Cabbage Soup Diet Plan

Remember, eat the cabbage soup at least once every day.

Day One:

Cabbage Soup and Fruit

Eat all of the cabbage soup and fruit you want (with the exception of bananas, they are not allowed). Eat only the cabbage soup and fruit for the first day. You may drink unsweetened tea, cranberry juice and water throughout the day.

Day Two:

Cabbage Soup and Vegetables

Eat all of the cabbage soup and fresh, raw or cooked vegetables of your choice. Try to eat green, leafy vegetables and avoid starchy vegetables. You may have a baked potato with butter with dinner. Do not eat fruit today.

Day Three:

Cabbage Soup and Fruit and Vegetables

This is a combination of Days One and Two. You may eat all the soup, fruits and vegetables you want. You may not have starchy vegetables at all (no potato today).

Day Four:

Cabbage Soup and Bananas and Skim Milk

Eat as much of the cabbage soup as you want, along with up to eight bananas and as many glasses of skim milk as you desire.

Day Five:

Cabbage Soup and Beef And Tomatoes

Today you can have as much of the cabbage soup as you want, along with 10-20 ounces of beef and up to six fresh tomatoes. Drink at least 6 to 8 glasses of water today. Eat your soup at least once this day. You may eat broiled or baked chicken instead of beef (the chicken must be skinless).

Day Six:

Cabbage Soup and Beef and Vegetables

You may have as much beef and vegetables as you want today, along with as much of the cabbage soup as you like. Stay away from starchy vegetables.

Day Seven:

Cabbage Soup and Brown Rice, Vegetables, and Unsweetened Fruit Juices

Eat as much of the above as you wish. Do not let yourself get hungry. Eat with as much cabbage soup as you like.

Recipes for the cabbage soup vary, but all are based on cabbage, onions, tinned tomatoes, green peppers, celery, carrots, mushrooms and onion soup mix.

Does the Cabbage Soup Diet Work?

In the short term most people would lose weight very quickly. However, the loss of weight will come from loss of water and muscle tissue not from fat reserves. The combination of foods "allowed" would force most people to nearly starve each day. This could actually be counter-productive, forcing the body into starvation mode will slow metabolism and encourage the body to hang on to fat reserves!

This diet regime requires a lot of planning and frequent shopping trips for the supply of vegetables and fruit. For many people it will involve cooking and eating separately from other family members not following this eating regime.

So Why Do It?

Many are attracted to this short-term "quick fix" diet to lose weight quickly. It is not a solution to a healthy, long term eating plan.

Is the Cabbage Soup Diet Healthy?

The ingredients of the cabbage soup, in themselves, are mostly healthy - though if stock is used as well as soup mix the finished soup could be quite high in salt. Overall the cabbage diet is deficient in protein, carbohydrate and essential fats. Since the diet is only supposed to be followed for seven days, this shouldn't cause people in good health any long-term problems, but people who have special dietary needs, including diabetics, should definitely consult a doctor before starting the cabbage soup diet. No one should follow the diet for more than seven days.

Dietitian Says:

"A balanced, healthy diet combined with exercise is still the most effective and safe long-term way to lose weight. However the results are gradual and require perseverance."

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