How to Make Cabbage Soup for the Cabbage Soup Diet

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Make Cabbage Soup for the Cabbage Soup Diet

The cabbage soup diet is a quick way to lose weight. Though NO ONE advocates doing this diet long term, it can be a jump start to a more long term diet plan. It can help you through a dieting plateau or simply help you lose a few difficult pounds.

Remember, no diet should be done without the consent of a licensed doctor.

If you are going to follow the cabbage soup diet, here's how to make the soup.

Difficulty: Moderate

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

Cabbage Soup Ingredients:
6 large green onions
2 green peppers
1 or 2 cans of tomatoes (diced or whole)
3 Carrots
12 oz Container of Mushrooms
1 bunch of celery
half a head of cabbage
1 package Lipton soup mix
1 or 2 cubes of bouillon (optional)
1 48oz can V8 juice (optional)
Season to taste with salt, pepper, parsley, curry, garlic powder, etc.

Step 1

Spray a large stock pot or Dutch oven with cooking spray. Dice onions and sauté until they are translucent.
Step 2

Cut peppers, carrots, celery, mushrooms and cabbage into bite sized pieces and add them to the pot with 12 cups of water (or 8 cups water and 48oz of V-8 juice) and the tomatoes.
Step 3

Add Lipton soup mix, bouillon cubes and any seasonings like salt, pepper, garlic powder or cumin.
Step 4

Cook covered on low heat for about two hours.

Tips & Warnings

Season with salt & pepper to taste.
This diet may produce fast weight loss, but it is NOT recommended to be done long term.
Any diet should be done under the guidance of a licensed doctor.