The Cabbage Soup Diet

Cabbage is considered a negative calorie food; that is the calories required to digest the food is greater than the calories which the food supply. Cabbage soup diet is a very low calorie diet and as the name suggests in a cabbage soup diet you can include as much cabbage soup as you like, lots of water daily along with the certain additional foods each day. 

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Quick weight loss, good break from junk food diet, affordable, easy to follow, little cooking required.

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- Weight loss is temporary basically from loss of water and muscle tissue of the body and no fat reserves.
- To follow the cabbage soup diet, a person requires lot of dedication and adherence.
- Cabbage soup diet is deficient in proteins, essential fats, carbohydrates and certain vitamins and minerals (not nutritionally sound).

Cabbage soup diet recipe  

This is a basic recipe for the soup; however you can make your own recipe including these ingredients that shall please your taste buds.
½ head cabbage
2 tomatoes or tinned tomatoes
2 green onions 
1 green pepper 
½ head celery 
1 carrot
Chop all the vegetables in small pieces and simmer in water till done. Season it with salt, pepper, garlic or garlic powder and onion powder.

The diet plan is a bit difficult to follow as the combination of foods is such that you might end up starving and reduce metabolism. There is a strict ‘NO’ for alcohol, bread and carbonated beverages.

Day 1 – You can have cabbage soup and all fruits except bananas.
Day 2 – Cabbage soup, all the vegetables, baked potato with butter and salt.
Day 3 – Cabbage soup, all vegetables and fruits (except potato and bananas).
Day 4 – Cabbage soups, unlimited skim milk and up to 8 bananas.
Day 5 – Cabbage soup, up to six tomatoes and 15-20 ounce of beef.
Day 6 – Cabbage soup, beef and vegetables as much you want (except potatoes).
Day 7 – Cabbage soup, vegetables (except potatoes), brown rice and unsweetened fruit juice.
 
In a nutshell cabbage soup diet is a low-fat, high-fiber diet which can form a short route for your weight loss goal, but should be followed under the guidance of a specialist and not for more than 7 days. Cabbage soup diet is indeed not a solution for a long term healthy eating plan.