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Cabbage Soup Diet Recipe
You may have heard me mention that I am on the Cabbage Soup Diet. I've received some requests for copies, and I'm happy to share it. Given its heavy reliance on fruits and vegetables, this is the perfect time of year to give it a try. It does work, peeling off pounds and increasing your energy levels. As with any diet, if you have health concerns you should consult your doctor. Good luck!Ingredients:
6 large green onions
2 green peppers
1 or 2 cans of tomatoes (diced or whole)
1 bunch of celery
1 head of cabbage
1 or 2 cubes bouillon (optional)
Season to taste with salt, pepper, parsley, garlic powder, etc.
Directions:
Slice green onions, put in a pot and start to saute with cooking spray. Cut green pepper stem end off, and cut in half, take the seeds and membranes out. Cut the green pepper into bite-size pieces and add to pot.
Take the outer leaf layer off the cabbage, cut into bite size pieces, add to pot. You can use beef or chicken boullion cubes for seasoning. These have all the salt and flavoring you will need,
Use about 12 cups water. Cover and put heat on low. Let soup cook for a long time - two hours works well. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
Day One:
Fruit: Eat all of the fruit you want, except bananas. Eat only your soup and the fruit for the first day. For drinks, try unsweetened teas, cranberry juice, and water.
Day Two:
Vegetables: Eat until you are stuffed with all fresh, raw or cooked vegetables of your choice. Try to eat leafy green vegetables and stay away from dry beans, peas and corn. Eat all the vegetables you want along with your soup. At dinner, reward yourself with a big baked potato with butter. Do not eat fruit today.
Day Three:
Mix days one and two. Eat all the soup, fruits and vegetables you want. No baked potato.
Day Four:
Bananas and Skim Milk: Eat as many as eight bananas, and drink as many glasses of skim milk as you would like on this day, along with your soup. This day is supposed to lessen your desire for sweets.
Day Five:
Beef and Tomatoes: Ten to twenty ounces of beef, and up to six fresh tomatoes. Drink 6 to 8 glasses of water this day to wash the uric acid from your body. Eat your soup at least once this day, You may eat broiled or baked chicken instead of beef (but absolutely no skin-on chicken.) If you prefer, you can substitute broiled fish for the beef days (but not both.)
Day Six:
Beef and Vegetables: Eat to your heart's content of beef and vegetables this day. You can even have 2 or 3 steaks if you like, with leafy green vegetables. No baked potato. Eat your soup at least once.
Day Seven:
Brown rice, unsweetened fruit juices and vegetables. Again, stuff stuff stuff yourself. Be sure to eat your soup at least once this day.
Enjoy!
Comment
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Comment by online2u on July 7, 2009 at 6:14pm -
Yes haddin i'm agreed with u...
I like cabbage soup...i must try Gene Burns recipe..very simple...
Why Cabbage is Good For Weight Loss
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Comment by haddin on June 15, 2009 at 11:31am
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There are many variations of the cabbage soup diet, but the best recipe depends on why you are doing the diet.
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haddin
The best cabbage soup diet
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Comment by De on September 10, 2008 at 3:55pm - I, too, am cabbage intolerant. Too much gas! As much as I love it, I cannot eat it unless I stay home alone. Epicurious has a wonderful Minestrone recipe that has some cabbage and lots of green veges. It's wonderful!
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Comment by Kat on September 9, 2008 at 4:11pm - I tried this diet in the early 80s; wonderfully effective. I lost 35 lbs very quickly. Years later looked on the web for it and couldn't find it. Happy to have chanced upon it here!
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Comment by Sheila Lunny on September 6, 2008 at 5:15am - I am unable to print this cabbage soup recipe!
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Comment by Mary Eisenhart on August 22, 2008 at 3:35pm - I'm cabbage-intolerant. (Don't ask.) Is there a reasonable substitute not in the cabbage family, or is it okay to just lose the cabbage?
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Comment by Fran Cotter on August 21, 2008 at 12:04pm - Have you looked into the South Beach Diet?? IMHO--I think you will find this a much healthier way to lose weight and best of all enjoy an excellent life style. Most all the recipes are excellent and you'll find it fairly easy to adapt your favorite recipes to enjoy. Look for Cabbage Patch Stew....a delightful cool weather meal. Easy to prepare. BTW..I have lost the pounds and now maintain. Still enjoying the foods! NO FAD DIET!!!
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Comment by Lewis Wallace on August 21, 2008 at 10:14am - I'm very scared of eating "bug baked potato."
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