Fad Diets & Workout Trends

The Cabbage Soup Diet has to be the Mac Daddy of all fad diets.  Seriously, can you think of any other fad diet that has come and gone and come back… and perhaps never even left… the way the Cabbage Soup Diet has?

According to WIKI the cabbage soup diet became very popular in the 80s, about the time we started seeing all those faxes come across the machine with diet tips, vacation opportunities and such.  That sounds about right because I think I remember my Mom and Aunts doing it when I was in high school!  That’s a funny memory to stumble upon.

I heard of the cabbage soup again when my Dad and Step Mom were doing it and gave me the recipe.  That was in about 1997. It is still being searched and practiced today!

I think the reason it has held on so long is because it cleans out your system a bit and gives a good jump start.  It’s not expensive and it kind of good.  Do you have the recipe?  Here it is in case you don’t.  You can eat as much as you want for a week.  If you want the EXACT diet details check back tomorrow and I’ll post the Cabbage Soup Diet Program.

Cabbage Soup Recipe

• 6 large green onions, sliced
  
• 2 green peppers, cut into bite sized pieces
• 2 cans of whole or diced tomatoes
• 3 Carrots, cut into bite sized pieces
  
• 10 oz. Mushrooms, thickly sliced
• 1 celery bunch, cut into bite sized pieces.  
• half a head of cabbage
• 1 pkg Lipton soup mix
• 2 bouillon cubes
  
• 48oz V8 juice
• salt, pepper, garlic powder & parsley to taste
• cayenne pepper, curry powder, cumin are optional for a spicier version

Directions:

Put everything in the pot along with 8 cups of water and cook over low heat for about 2 hours.

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