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Cabbage Soup Diet Recipe / Cabbage Diet

Cabbage Soup Diet Recipe - I’ve heard from friends about the cabbage soup diet and there are even urban myths about this diet soup where original existence was made from hospitals though nobody can claim the truth on it. Yet many people said it is real and it really works.

Well, it is actually that simple as you just eat the cabbage soup for 7 days and promise you to lose weight. For some, they lose weight for up to 10 lbs in one week though such kind of weight loss is mainly water weight. Yet, similar to any low calorie diets, this cabbage soup is effective when you follow the exact rules but remember inadequate nutrition and boredom is inevitable since the food choices are so limited and the calories are low.

The Cabbage Soup Diet plan promises a 10-pound weight loss in one week, and dieters are restricted to one week at a time on the plan. If they want to lose more, they are advised to wait awhile before commencing another week on this super-low-calorie diet

Normally, some recipes may vary but normally it includes cabbage as the main ingredients and you can add some of your favorite vegetables, and a little bit of bouillon and tomato juice on it to add flavors. Despite the fact that you are going to consume the cabbage soup for 7 days, there are other foods you can add within that period.

Cabbage Diet Meal Plan for your reference

Day 1
Food: Cabbage soup plus your favorite fruits except bananas
Drink: Black coffee, unsweetened tea, water or cranberry juice

Day 2
Food: Cabbage soup plus a baked potato with butter plus vegetables (no peas, corn or beans

Day 3
Food: Cabbage soup plus varieties of the above vegetables and fruits

Day 4
Food: Cabbage soup plus you can eat up to 8 bananas and drink 2 glasses of skim milk

Day 5
Food: Cabbage soup along with up to 20 ounces of chicken, beef or fish and up to 6 fresh tomatoes followed by at least 6-8 glasses of water

Day 6
Food: Cabbage soup along with unlimited vegetables and up to 3 beef

Day 7
Food: Cabbage soup along with up to 2 cups of brown rice plus fruit juices (unsweetened) and vegetables.

Notice that the quantity of your food intake has increase toward the end of the week this is because to help you adjust anew in your eating habit while avoiding to get sick. This cabbage soup diet should be done for only a week at a time and not continually.

Take precaution of your activities when doing the cabbage soup diet because there are some dieters who were reported to feel light-headed particularly during the first few days on diet.

Cabbage Soup Diet Recipe

1 pack of dry onion soup mix

2 cubes of chicken or beef bouillon

1 celery stick (not the whole stalk), diced

1/2 head diced cabbage

3 carrots, sliced

2 bell peppers, sliced

6 large green onions, or 1 large yellow, white or purple onion, diced

2 cans of tomatoes whole or diced

Cooking spray

Pepper, Salt, garlic powder, parsley and soy sauce to taste or your favorite seasoning

Saute all vegetables until tender except tomatoes and cabbage. Add 12 cups of water and then the cabbage while tossing bouillon cubes, soup mix, and seasonings. Cook the soup until the whole ingredients are tender then you can add the tomatoes.