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I’ve had this recipe for the cabbage soup diet for just about as long as I can remember. Years ago my mom and I went on the diet together and I found it quite difficult to stick with. I don’t quite know where the recipe came from. It is printed on an 8×10 sheet of paper that is quite tattered after all these years. I’ve copied the recipe and instructions exactly as they appear on the sheet below. As with any diet always check with your doctor to make sure it is OK for you before you begin.
Personally, I am not a fan of this diet for a lot of reasons. I have done a review of the cabbage soup diet that outlines the pros and cons that you can read by clicking here. My big problem with this diet is that most of the weight that is lost is water and not fat meaning that it will be very easy to gain back as soon as you go off the diet. I would urge you to read the review before starting this diet. Having said that, here is the recipe and meal plan for the cabbage soup diet:
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T-J Miracle Soup
6 large onions
1 head of cabbage
2 green peppers
1 large stalk of celery
whole tomatoes (fresh or canned)
1 pkg. Dry onion soup mix
Cut vegetables and cover with water in large pot. Add onion soup mix. Boil for 10 minutes. Cover, lower heat and simmer until vegetables are cooked.
T-J Miracle Soup can be eaten any time you feel hungry in the day. Eat as much as you wish and as often as you like. This soup will not add calories, so eat all you want. The more you eat, the more you lose.
Day 1 All the fruits except bananas. Your first day will consist of all the fruits you want except bananas. For all you melon lovers, this is just the day for you. Two fruits that are lower in calories than most other fruits are watermelon and cantaloupe. Should you eat the melon, your chances of losing 3 pounds the first day are great.
Day 2 All vegetables. Eat until you are stuffed with all fresh raw or cooked vegetables of your choice. Try to eat green vegetables and stay away from dry beans, peas and corn to reduce your calorie intake. You may also have a large baked potato with butter on your vegetable day.
Day 3 Fruits and vegetables. Same as Day 1 and Day 2, except no potato.
Day 4 Eat as many as 8 bananas and drink as much as 8 glasses of skim milk on this day, along with T-J Soup. Bananas are high in carbohydrates and will lessen any cravings for sweets.
Day 5 Beef and vegetables. You can have 10 to 20 ounces of beef and 6 tomatoes on your 5th day. Try to drink at least 8 glasses of water in order to wash away any uric acid in your body.
Day 6 Beef and vegetables. Eat until your heart is content with beef and vegetables. No potato.
Day 7 Brown rice, fruit juice (unsweetened) and vegetables. Again, stuff, stuff, stuff.
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Here’s a link to the review for this diet again so you can learn more about it before you decide to start it:
One Response to "The Cabbage Soup Diet Recipe"
August 2nd, 2009 at 6:53 pm
I could never do this, I just don’t like cabbage much at all.