Cabbage Soup Diet

The Cabbage Soup Diet is seven-day diet based on the idea that cabbage soup can help you lose weight.

Principle of the Cabbage Soup Diet

The Cabbage Soup Diet is based on the idea that cabbage soup contains fat-burning properties. As a result, you are encouraged to drink as much of the soup as possible.

You are not encouraged to drink only the cabbage soup, however. Other food is also involved, but their intake is restricted. Most of the additional foods involved are fruits and vegetables. There is also a limited amount of meat permitted on the diet.

While on the Cabbage Soup Diet, you are also recommend to drink 7-8 glasses of water a day.

What are you allowed to eat?

Cabbage soup;
Fruits and fruit juice;
Vegetables;
Fat-free milk;
Brown rice;
450grams of lean meat or fish.

What is forbidden?

Any food not featured in the diet plan is not permitted.

Pros and Cons of the Cabbage Soup Diet

The Cabbage Soup Diet is easy to follow, affordable and encourages a good range of vegetables and fruit. It can be helpful as part of a break from fatty foods.

However, the Cabbage Soup Diet is not nutritionally sound and does not cause long-term weight loss. The cabbage soup used in the diet contains nothing that actually causes weight loss. The only way the cabbage soup helps in weight loss is that it is almost calorie-free.

The Cabbage Soup Diet is essentially a low-calorie diet, where food is replaced with liquid. While you may feel full on the diet, due to its large liquid consumption, the diet can leave you feeling hungry quickly and also fatigued.

Once off the diet, any weight loss can be easily regained.

Daily and Weekly Plans for the Cabbage Soup Diet

The following is a daily plan for the Cabbage Soup Diet:

Day 1: Cabbage soup plus fruit (except bananas), with cranberry juice, water, unsweetened tea or black coffee.
Day 2: Cabbage soup with vegetables. Dinner involves a baked potato with butter.
Day 3: Cabbage soup, with fruits and vegetables.
Day 4: Cabbage soup with up to 8 bananas and fat-free milk.
Day 5: Cabbage soup with up to 6 tomatoes and 450grams of lean meat or fish.
Day 6: Cabbage soup with vegetables and meat.
Day 7: Cabbage soup, brown rice, fruit juice and vegetables.

Expected Weight Loss on the Cabbage Soup Diet

You can lose about 2-4 pounds on the Cabbage Soup Diet.