Cabbage Soup Diet
The cabbage soup diet is a fairly radical diet designed for dieters to eat large quantities of cabbage soup for one week. Cabbage soup is very low in calories. The cabbage soup diet is an example of a fad diet because it is intended to be practiced for a short period of time in order to achieve quick but short lived weight loss results.
Many people who have practiced the cabbage soup diet claim to lose 10 pounds in a week. However, health experts warn that it is virtually impossible for such dieters to lose this weight so quickly as fat pounds. Rather, most nutrition experts believe that the weight loss is mostly water weight.
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The Recipe of a Cabbage Soup Diet
- 1/2 head cabbage
- 1 package dry onion soup mix
- 1 or 2 cubes bouillon/ stock cubes either chicken or beef (optional)
- 6 large onions
- 2 green peppers
- 2 cans of tomatoes (diced or whole)
- 1 bunch celery
Salt, pepper, parsley, garlic powder, curry powder or soy sauce to taste (or another seasoning you like).
Those who want to do the cabbage soup diet will need a large pot. Spray it with cooking spray and except for the cabbage and tomatoes saute all the vegetables so they are tender.
Next, you will need to add the cabbage and approximately 12 cups of water. Add in the bouillon cubes, seasoning, and soup mix and cook it until your cabbage soup reaches your desired tenderness.. Finally, mix in the tomatoes.
In order to make the recipe a bit more tasty and different from day to day, you can prepare a base soup and change the spices, seasonings, and herbs so you have a different flavor. There are countless ways alter the taste of cabbage soup.
Health Concerns of the Cabbage Soup Diet
A significant number of medical professionals and nutritionists warn against the cabbage soup diet and state that the majority of lost weight is not fat but merely water weight, and therefore only temporary. Another criticism of the cabbage soup diet, in addition to its impermanence, is the fact that it is very high in salt or sodium. In addition, this soup diet provides virtually no protein and for an entire 7 day week. Several cabbage soup dieters have reported that they felt weak and/or light-headed while on the diet. If you do plan to go on the cabbage soup diet, despite these criticisms, also keep in mind that the food taste is quite bland compared to most diets. Nevertheless, you can spice it up.