The Cabbage Soup Diet: Improve Your Boring Soup

The Cabbage Soup Diet is a "miracle" diet supposed to make you lose up to 10 pounds in a 7 days period.But eating the cabbage soup each and every day, several times a day may end up tiring.Indeed, the basic recipe (white cabbage, green peppers, carrots, onions, celery and tomatoes) has a sweet taste that is not always appreciated. Moreover, tomatoes and green peppers may provide some acidity that will harm our digestion.That is why we are allowed to replace peppers and/or tomatoes by zucchini, for instance. The cabbage soup, normally red, will thus become green but that does not change the fact that eating such a soup, over and over again, is boring.However, there is a way to improve the cabbage soup without having an adverse effect on the quality of the diet.For a few years, I have been following the cabbage soup diet each summer in order to lose a few pounds.But I have been quickly disgusted and I started to look in bookstores for some alternative recipes and discovered three recipes created by great Chefs that can completely change the taste of this boring soup.Unfortunately, I do not like to eat vegetables and some ingredient included in these recipes did not suit me so, I adapted the recipes to my own taste and prepared each recipe for two days - keeping the excess in the freezer for the last day of the diet.Here are the recipes that I adapted to my taste:Southern France Cabbage Soup: 1/2 white cabbage,2 sliced green peppers4 carrots,3 large white onions, chopped 4 celery stalk2 zucchini, chopped4 fresh tomatoes, chopped100 mashed mixed green and black olives3 mashed anchovy50 g mashed capers1 small chilithyme, basil, garlic, salt and pepper to tasteChinese Cabbage Soup Recipe:1 chinese cabbage, chopped2 sliced yellow peppers3 sliced carrots,  2 large white onions, chopped 1 stalk celery1 can peeled tomatoes, chopped 1 can bamboo shoots1/2 pound sliced lotus root 1 small chili, lemon grass4 teaspoons soy sauce1 chopped red pepper if you like1 or 2 teaspoon vegetable soup mixSalt, pepper, garlic, herbs to tasteThe Cabbage Soup Made In Spain:1/2 white cabbage, 2 sliced red peppers 3 sliced carrots, 3 large white onions, chopped3 stalks celery1 or 2 canned peeled tomatoes, chopped,1 chili pepper, chopped1 or 2 turnips, chopped1/2 pound green beansGarlic, coriander and cuminSaffron1 tablespoon olive oil1 or 2 teaspoon vegetable soup mixSalt and pepper to taste These three recipes will help you to change the taste of the cabbage soup diet. Preferably eat a different taste every two days. Bon appetit.

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