This article is a basic one-week cabbage soup diet recipe. It is meant to be more of a jump-start diet than a long-term diet, although some individuals choose to stay on it for a couple of weeks.
It starts with a few days of highly nutritious fruit, vegetables, and cabbage soup.
If you are wondering if it contains proteins, it contains little or no protein.
Then, bananas and skim milk are added to the diet. Later in the week, rice and beef are added.
You must speak to your healthcare professional before starting this diet if you have any particular health concerns, issues, or dietary restrictions.
One beautiful thing about the basic cabbage soup is that it is quite delicious, whether you decide to follow the cabbage soup diet or not!
You can make this soup with beans, chicken, ground meat, or fish if you like.
We have added variations that you can look at for more add-in ideas.
Ingredients
- 6 large size scallions
- 2 regular size green bell peppers
- 1 or 2 (14 1/2-ounce) cans of diced tomatoes
- 1 bunch of sliced celery
- 1/2 head of cabbage, chopped
- 1 packet of dry onion soup mix, like Lipton
- Optional: 1 or 2 cubes of bouillon
- 1 (48-ounce) can tomato vegetable juice, or opt for 6 cups of water
- Kosher salt
- Freshly ground black pepper
- Optional: curry powder, parsley, paprika, or garlic powder.
Steps to Make It
- Gather all the ingredients.
- Chop the bell peppers and green onions
- Add all the chopped vegetables to the slow cooker, along with the celery, cabbage, tomatoes, bouillon, onion soup mix, water, or tomato juice.
- Cover the pot and cook on LOW for around 5 hours.
- Pour in the seasonings, to taste, and keep cooking for about 1 to 2 hours more.
- Eat all the cabbage soup you want, however, and whenever you want.
Recipe Variations
Cabbage soup is delicious and makes an amazing lunch soup. For a heartier soup, add one pound of ground turkey or browned ground beef.
You can add summer squash or Zucchini to the soup, as well as a can of drained Great Northern, red, navy, pinto, or black beans.
Instead of using bouillon, add 1 can of condensed French onion soup or condensed (or double-strength) beef broth.
- Add 1/2 cup of thinly sliced or diced carrots.
- Garnish the cabbage soup with some diced boiled bacon.
- Add leftover corned beef or diced ham to the soup.
- Add 1 cup of chopped fresh spinach or kale into the soup mixture.
The Basic Cabbage Soup Diet Plan
- Day 1- You can eat all types of fruit except bananas; in addition to the soup
- Day 2 – Any types of vegetables. You can have baked potato with butter for dinner with your cabbage soup
- Day 3 – Combine the food plan for Days 1 and 2, without adding potato; plus your soup
- Day 4 – Eat Up to six bananas, drink all the skim milk you like, plus cabbage soup.
- Day 5 – 10 to 20 ounces of cooked beef, one can of tomatoes, and about 6 to 8 glasses of water; in addition to the soup
- Day 6 – Eat all the cooked beef and fresh vegetables you want in addition to the soup
- Day 7 – Unsweetened fruit juices, brown rice, and vegetables in addition to cabbage soup
Important Exclusions
No alcohol, bread, or carbonated beverages are allowed – not even a can of diet soda!
