To begin the cabbage soup diet, you have to have cabbage soup recipes.
The healthiest recipes are home made using fresh cabbage. However, there
are other ways of making yours to taste.
To begin you will need a head of cabbage, 6 green onions, two green
peppers as well as a can of diced tomatoes and 1 bunch of celery. Also
required is a package of onion soup mix, 2 cubes of low sodium vegetable
broth and 1 liter of water. To begin, cut your vegetables into small
pieces and cover with water in a large pot. Boil on the stove for about
10 minutes until a rolling boil is reached. Reduce the heat to low until
all vegetables are tender. Season to your own tastes with salt and
pepper. If you are trying to reduce the salt in your diet as well,
simply avoid using the onion soup mix and add 1-2 more vegetable broth
cubes.
One more of many cabbage soup recipes on the internet is the cabbage
soup Florence. This includes 3 crushed garlic cloves, 1 cup of chopped
parsley and 4 crushed oregano leaves. Simply add these to the vegetables
in the first recipe when placed on the stove for an Italian flavor.
For cabbage soup Bombay, add the following ingredients into the pot of
vegetables outlined above: 2 sliced and peeled cucumbers, a tablespoon
of cumin as well as a pinch of saffron and 2 teaspoons of turmeric. Boil
in the pot with the other vegetables until all vegetables are soft.
Another cabbage soup recipe is the Munich recipe. This includes half a
cup of apple cider vinegar, a teaspoon of whole caraway seeds along with
2 teaspoons of thyme. Add this into the water in your pot before adding
the vegetables. Place on the stove and allow this mixture to come to a
rolling boil. Lower the heat and simmer until the vegetables are all
tender.
For a southwestern cabbage soup recipe, add a teaspoon of chili powder, a
pinch of cumin and chopped cilantro to the first recipe on this page.
If you want Peking flavored soup, use shrimp boullion cubes instead of
vegetable broth. Add a tablespoon of soy sauce, and leave out the
tomatoes in the first recipe while adding fresh bean sprouts.
For the military cabbage soup recipe, you will need the following:
13 ounces of chicken broth, one bunch of celery, 2 bunches of green
onion as well as a head of cabbage, a can of tomatoes, 3 bell peppers
and salt or pepper to taste. Clean all of your vegetables in cold water
and then chop into bite sized pieces. Place all items into the pot and
cook on high until a rolling boil is reached. Turn down the heat to
simmer for 15 minutes and then serve.
Regardless of which recipe you decide to use, you can always add or take
away items you do not wish to use. Remember that sodium is salt and the
more of it is in your diet, the more water you will retain.