The Cabbage Soup diet is based on -you guessed it – cabbage soup.
The dieter consumes large amounts of it in an effort to shed unwanted pounds quickly.
This diet has been around for a while and there are still plenty of people that use it when they need to fit into that suit or dress for an upcoming event. It is like a rapid detox diet and flushes your system out in a matter of days.
The Cabbage Soup diet is not to be used for more than a week at a time.  The caloric intake is so low that staying on in for more than a week can make you ill.  It falls under the category of “fad diets,” but for some reason still remains popular, probably because it easy to follow and works as a short term weight loss strategy.
Cabbage soup is made with a variety of vegetables, bouillon, and a large head of cabbage.  There are no heavily starched veggies like potatoes to give the soup substance.  You can season to taste, but you may have to season  it a lot if you have a sensitive palate.
Each day of the diet is specific in the food to be eaten.  Soup and fruit are the only foods for the entire first day.  You may find yourself on a natural sugar high from all of the fruit.  You will have to eat a great deal of fruit in order to fight your hunger. The good thing is that you are consuming a lot of liquids, which will help you feel full, and consuming foods that are low in energy density and fat (as compared to a peanut, for example, that has a lot of energy, in the form of fat).
The second day on the diet, you have soup and vegetables.  Avoid veggies with starch like beans.  Fruit is also off limits.  But, never fear, you can still eat all of the cabbage soup that you want. YAY!
Each day after that has a specific menu for what to eat.  To avoid temptation, it is recommended that you steer clear of implementing the Cabbage Soup diet during holidays and other times of celebration.
Cabbage soup will soon pale in comparison to cakes, cookies, pasta dishes, and meat.  Stay away from temptation to give yourself a fighting chance.