The cabbage soup diet is one of the very low calorie express diets. Based on soup, it lacks many nutrients. It can cause digestive problems and even serious health problems if followed for too long. It is strongly advised not to continue it beyond the recommended seven days.

Plan definition
This diet is based on a potato-free soup recipe, featuring cabbage and other
vegetables: tomato, pepper, carrot, celery, garlic, onion. It is presented as
an express weight loss diet, allowing you to lose up to 5 kilos in 7 days

How the regime works, main principles
This is a short regimen that lasts for a week. After the 7 days of restriction
have ended, it is advisable to stop for at least 1 to 2 weeks, before if
necessary, to resume the diet for 7 days.

Each meal, breakfast, lunch, dinner and possibly a snack, begins
with a bowl of soup. The latter, which is best to cook at home, should not
contain any fat. It can be seasoned with salt, pepper or other spices, herbs or
a bouillon cube. It should not be mixed.

The soup can be supplemented with other foods, fruits, vegetables,
skimmed milk …, which vary each day according to a specific list.

Day 1: fruit;
Day 2: cooked vegetables without fat;
Day 3: fruits and vegetables without fat;
Day 4: bananas (maximum 3 during the day) and skimmed milk;
Day 5: cooked beef without fat (or skinless poultry) and tomatoes;
Day 6: Beef or veal or skinless poultry and vegetables, all without fat;
Day 7: brown rice, fruit juice without added sugars and vegetables without fat.
The recommended drinks are water, coffee or tea without sugar, fruit juices
without added sugars (only on day 7).

Prohibited foods
These are all foods except the recommended foods. Especially :

Fats: oils, butter, crème fraîche, etc.
Whole milk, cheeses;
Cooked meats ;
The dried fruit ;
Bread, breakfast cereals, pasta, white rice …
Sweet products: sugar, jam, chocolate, cookies …
Alcoholic drinks.