February 20, 2009, Newsletter Issue #156: The Cabbage Soup diet and Russian cabbage soup recipes
Tip of the Week
The cabbage soup diet consists of weekly cycles and each day of every cycle different foods are allowed, the majority of which are low calorie density foods. This means that ounce for ounce, they contain less calories than, say, meats or sweets. This favorably influences the amount of calories a dieter eats during every meal because the body registers the volume of food rather than its caloric content.
There are many cabbage soup recipes but for this diet, only those that very low in fat and protein are suitable.
On the other hand, the authentic Russian cabbage soup recipe is high in fat and rather low in carbohydrates, which makes it good for low carb diets. You can tell it from the list of ingredients (the recipe can be found at dietandbody.com/article1016.html)
Ingredients:
1 1/2lb. beef
1 1/2lb. sauerkraut
3 oz dried mushrooms
1/2 c pickled mushrooms (optional)
1/2 carrot, shredded
1 potato, cubed
1 onion, chopped
1/2c celery root, chopped
1/2 c celery stalk and leaf, chopped
1 T dill herb
3 bay leaves
4 cloves garlic, diced
1 T sunflower oil
1 T heavy cream
1/2 c sour cream
8 peppercorns, whole
1 t dried marjoram
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