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Cabbage Soup Diet

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Basic cabbage soup diet recipe from Sharon, shared on our forum.

Ingredients:

  • 6 large green onions (1 bunch)
  • 2 green bell peppers
  • 1 or 2 cans of tomatoes (14.5 ounce size, diced or whole)
  • 1 bunch celery, sliced
  • 1/2 head cabbage, chopped
  • 1 package (Lipton) onion soup mix
  • 1 or 2 cubes bouillon (optional)
  • 1 48 oz can V8 juice, or 6 cups water or light chicken or vegetable broth
  • Season to taste with salt, pepper, parsley, curry, garlic powder, etc.*

Preparation:

Simmer or slow cook all until soup is done. *If slow cooking, add seasonings about an hour before done. Eat all the soup you want, whenever you want. This is the basic plan, shared by Sharon.

First Day - All fruit is fine, except bananas; soup
Day 2 - Any and all vegetables, baked potato with butter for dinner; soup
Day 3 - Combine Day 1 and 2, without potato; soup
Day 4 - Up to six bananas, all the skim milk you want; soup
Day 5 - 10 to 20 ounces of beef, a can of tomatoes, 6 to 8 glasses of water; soup
Day 6 - All the beef and vegetables you want; soup
Day 7 - Brown rice, unsweetened fruit juices and vegetables; soup

Note: No bread, alcohol, or carbonated beverages - not even diet soda

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User Reviews

 5 out of 5
Great Way to loose weight fast, Member cancersurvivor2

I just finished my 7th day and I lost 11#. I have difficulty with the banana day and the beef day but if you take your time and make the soup with some great seasonings, it will be very healthy for you and you will get some great fiber and save yourself alot of $$$ doing your own cleanse. I lost 90# last year and since then I keep very close watch of my weight and this soup is a great way to kick start any healthy diet. I wouldn't advise doing it beyond 14 days and even that is a bit too long. 7 days is much more realistic. I would recommend this to a friend.

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