Tips on making Cabbage Soup interesting?

[dorktv]

I am on the Cabbage soup diet and I have to eat a lot of it, anyone have any tips on making it so I do not cry from the thought of it?

[txwhitedove]

1. Turn it into Tortilla Soup by adding Salsa/Picante Sauce.

[dorktv]

2. hmmm...better then the idea of trying beef stock and garlic. :)

Thanks!

[petronius]

3. We have a good cabbage soup recipe with white beans,

diced potatoes, and andouille...do those fit in the diet?

[dorktv]

9. No, sadly...beans and potatoes are a no no.

And I love both. :cry:

[OzarkDem]

44. Try adding tofu

Is that ok?

[ashling]

4. Pour it in the garbage disposal

Seriously, I haven't heard of that one in a while. I remember one of the nurses recommending it when I worked at the Mississippi State Hospital.

Mind posting it or giving a link?

[dorktv]

10. Not at all!

http://www.successful-diet-cabbage-soup.com/index.html

It is pretty cool.

[RushIsRot]

5. Add tomatoes!

The two tastes compliment each other wonderfully. I also drop in a little beef bullion.

[dorktv]

14. I did...but nothing doing.

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

6. Why the cabbage soup diet?

A diet like that won't keep weight off in the long-term.

[dorktv]

12. It is a jumpstart into a new eating regimen...Besides I have to have the

structure of the plan. I am hopeless without it.

[xmas74]

15. I've done it for two to three days.

It's more a boost to your self esteem, showing that you can do it in the difficult first couple of days. Works similar to doing a juice fast first and then starting a regular diet.

You weigh yourself, see that you've dropped a couple of pounds and sometimes it motivates you to carry on.

[dorktv]

18. Well I managed to lose twenty in the first 3 weeks of my diet

and this one has me not very hungry at any given time so I suppose that is a good thing.

But I am scared I am going to plateau...what happens then?

[xmas74]

40. I used to use cabbage soup as a boost.

I'd follow a sensible diet (Weight Watchers really is one of the best out there) and whenever the loss would slow down I'd make a pot of cabbage soup. I'd substitute my snacks with the soup, maybe my dinner and,when I actually hit the plateau I'd go on it for no more than 4 days max, then back to my regular diet.

It can break you over the hump or get you initially motivated to start but shouldn't be for long term.

[HEyHEY]

7. A couple milligrams of LSD

[dorktv]

13. That is ILLEGAL! :O

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

45. So's the diet. Aren't there international laws against chem/biowarfare?

Too much cabbage soup = :nuke:

[BikeWriter]

8. Fresh ground peppercorns don't have calories.

[dorktv]

11. hmmm...I think I might try that...anything other then the garlic beef

flavored water...

[lost-in-nj]

16. AARGH

My mom would do this at least once a month.
2 things we KNEW when she made it
1) the house smelled
2) Keep the bathroom clear!!!
:rofl:






lost

[dorktv]

17. Oddly, I do not smell at all...and neither does anything else.

:woohoo:

[FedUpWithIt All]

19. Kapusniak is very good...

but the only recipes i have seen call for it to be simmered with a smoked meat. The meat is removed but somehow i think this is probably not what you had in mind.

Some people use sauerkraut when making sour cabbage soups. Personally, i like to use whole leaves from soured heads in my recipes.

Oh, now i want sarma. :-(

[dorktv]

20. I am sorry. :(

But thanks for the suggestion.

[FedUpWithIt All]

21. Oh no, no sorry...

:hi:

Food is just one of my favorite subjects. LOL

[dorktv]

25. cool :)

[Redstone]

22. Leave out the cabbage.

Redstone

[Common Sense Party]

26. That is EXACTLY what I was going to say. nt

[dorktv]

27. but but...it is the Cabbage soup diet!

if I left out the cabbage it would only be the onion, tomato, celery and water diet.

[shanti]

31. might as well just drink v-8 juice and call it a day

cause that's what's in the soup. :shrug:

[dorktv]

35. ew

[politicat]

23. dashi no moto and miso?

From reading that recipe, I seem to come to the conclusion that any vegetable based soup is going to do the same, so go get a bag of really good miso and some dashi no moto (asian grocery, Japanese section) and some random green vegetables.

You can make a hell of a lot of vegetable soups that don't have fat or calories. Any soup cookbook will have them.

I spent a month living on miso soup and greens one year ( very poor and miso was cheap protein) and felt great and lost a decent amount of weight.

[dorktv]

28. I may try the miso...is that soy based?

[politicat]

34. Highly fermented soy...

It's ground in a paste then fermented with salt and usually something else (rice, barley, etc.) It's about 12 calories per tablespoon.

I'm a fan of white miso myself (red's okay.)

[dorktv]

36. I read in the book on the history of Salt that a person could live for

quite some time on just soy, salt and water. Pretty interesting.

[ThomCat]

41. Mixing Miso and cabbage broth is gross.

:puke:

I've had miso soup with cabbage in it, and the cabbage forms a broth that competes with the miso is a really bad way. x(

[politicat]

47. Really?

Huh. I don't notice any issues, but then again, I use either Nappa or Chinese cabbage exclusively. European cabbage is an express route to a gall bladder attack for me.

[spacelady]

24. More Cabbage!

[LuckyTheDog]

29. Garlic

Everything tastes better when you add garlic.

[dorktv]

38. not this time...I put in about three tablespoons and it still is icky.

was I supposed to put in ten?

[Monk06]

30. Add some Kim Chee either prepared or make your own......

Make your own Kim Chee

http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~mjw/recipes/preserves/kim-chee/kim-chee-coll-2.html

Cod and Cabbage soup

http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~mjw/recipes/soup/cabbage-soup.html

[u4ic]

32. Can you have

some other veggies in it?

How about making borsch - my family makes it with lots of veggies in it - cabbage, beets (of course), beans, peas, beet or other greens, tomatoes, onions, garlic, dill...:hi:

[dorktv]

39. receipe calls for onions, celery, peppers as well but I can put in

almost anything except beans and peas...I may try mustard greens next.

[jobycom]

33. Absinthe! Other than jokes, I got nothing, but I'm really bored. nt

[dorktv]

37. you could dance...

[MissMillie]

42. I'm thinking.... beano

:shrug:

[warrens]

43. Lotsa black pepper

[idgiehkt]

46. porn?

I got nothing. :shrug:

[JVS]

48. Add bacon!

[datasuspect]

49. polish sausage, potatoes, carrots, and bacon?

yummmmy