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The Cabbage Soup DietOne of the most famous fad diets, the Cabbage Soup Diet is a very low calorie low fat diet based on (you've guessed it) cabbage soup, plus a few other foods, including vegetables, fruits and restricted carbs and protein. Typically the advice is to follow it for 7 days, then eat normally for 14 days, then return to the Cabbage Soup Diet for another 7 days and so on. Despite claims to the contrary, cabbage does not possess any 'fat-burning' properties. The reason the Cabbage Soup Diet causes weight loss is because it provides no more than about 800-900 calories a day. Cabbage Soup - Diet RecipeThe soup itself is usually made from: 3 onions, 1 head of celery, 1 green bell pepper, half a cabbage, 2 tins of tomatoes, 1 pack of onion soup mix and 3 pints of vegetable stock. Herbs and spices are not recommended. This is sufficient for about 6 servings. What You Eat on the Cabbage Soup Diet
Cabbage Soup Diet - AdvantagesProbably quite good as a short term break from the average junk-food diet. In addition, home-made soup is a good weight loss food - although any vegetable soup will do - and is reasonably filling. Little cooking required. Cabbage Soup Diet - VerdictOkay if you want a 7-day break from junk food, or if you have only a little weight to lose. But be aware than it is not nutritionally based and should not be followed long-term. Also, after 7 days of vegetable soup you may never want to eat another vegetable again! Return to Diet Home |
