Cabbage Soup Diet 7 Day Plan Healthy

Cabbage Soup Diet: Recipe and 7 Day Meal Plan

The Cabbage Soup Diet is a 7 day meal plan, aimed at achieving fast weight loss with use of a simple cabbage soup recipe.

cabbage soup recipe

It is not a long-term weight loss solution but is known to be effective over the short term.

Apparently it originally came from a hospital (Sacred Heart Hospital) to stimulate weight loss for surgery patients – but this cannot be verified.

Pros

Fast weight loss.
The change from some of our normally junky eating habits can be beneficial.
Vegetables from the Brassica family (such as cabbage, broccoli, cauliflower) have been found to aid in preventing cancer.
Many say they enjoy eating the soup.

This diet is not recommended for more than a week because it does not offer complete nutrition.

Cons

Some complain that the Cabbage Soup a little too bland.
Be prepared for gas…
Requires will power.
Lacks good nutrition
High in salt.
Not a long-term answer.

Cabbage Soup Recipe

6 large green onions
2 green peppers
1 or 2 cans of tomatoes (diced or whole)
1 bunch celery
1/2 head cabbage
1 package Onion Soup Mix
1 or 2 cubes bouillon (optional)
1 48 oz. can V8
Juice (optional)
Season to taste (salt, pepper, parsley, curry, garlic powder, etc).

Note: There are a number of variations to this recipe.

Cabbage Soup 7 Day Meal Plan

Day 1
Homemade cabbage soup, plus any fruit, apart from bananas.

Day 2
Homemade cabbage soup, plus other vegetables, including a baked potato with butter for dinner (potatoes are off-limits on other days)

Day 3
Homemade cabbage soup, plus other fruits and vegetables.

Day 4
Homemade cabbage soup, plus anything up to 6 bananas and fat-free milk.

Day 5
Homemade cabbage soup, plus 6 tomatoes and up to 450 grams of meat or fish.

Day 6
Homemade cabbage soup, plus meat(beef) and vegetables.

Day 7
Homemade cabbage soup, plus brown rice, pure fruit juice, and vegetables.

No bread, carbonated beverages, or alcohol.

Exercise Not Encouraged

Because of the very low calorie nature of the cabbage soup diet, exercise isn't recommended. Going for a walk could be acceptable, but anything strenuous could be potentially dangerous.

Summary and Warning

The biggest drawback of the Cabbage Soup diet plan is the sheer monotony of eating cabbage soup.

book version of the cabbage diet However, some diets basically look at the nutritional properties of the cabbage soup diet and make it more interesting by combining other foods that have the same effect.

There are also serious concerns regarding the nutritional quality of this diet. On many days, the diet is low in protein, calcium, and essential fatty acids.

There are also high levels of sodium or MSG (Monosodium Glutamate) when using onion soup mix and bouillon.

Weight loss will probably occur due to the low calorie intake not because of some magical property of cabbage soup.

Bunny Smial1952