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Some colleagues and I are planning to start on a 1 week diet called the Cabbage Soup Diet. You’re supposed to be able to lose up to 10 pounds by following the diet for 7 days. Initial plan was to kick it off tomorrow (Friday 11 September 2009) but I had to delay it by a day. I’m the project manager for the diet and we’ll encourage each other through the course of the week. If you’re curious and would like to join in, feel free to start along with us. To start, you’ll need the following Cabbage Soup Recipe.

Cabbage Soup Recipe

• 6 large green onions
• 2 green peppers
• 1 or 2 cans of tomatoes (diced or whole)
• 3 Carrots
• 1 Container (10 oz. or so) Mushrooms
• 1 bunch of celery
• half a head of cabbage
• 1 package Lipton soup mix? (Let’s replace this with Knorr soup mix)
• 1 or 2 cubes of bouillon (optional)
• 1 48oz can V8 juice (optional)
• Season to taste with salt, pepper, parsley, curry, garlic powder, etc.

Directions

1. Slice green onions, put in a pot and start to saute in cooking oil.
2. Cut green pepper stem end off and cut in half, take the seeds and membrane out. Cut the green-pepper into bite size pieces and add to pot.
3. Take the outer leafs layers off the cabbage, cut into bite size pieces, add to pot.
4. Clean carrots, cut into bite size pieces, and add to pot.
5. Slice mushrooms into thick slices, add to pot.
6. If you would like a spicy soup, add a small amount of curry or cayenne pepper now.
7. You can use beef or chicken bouillon cubes for seasonings. These have all the salt and flavors you will need.
8. Use about 12 cups of water (or 8 cups and the V8 juice), cover and put heat on low. Let soup cook for a long time - two hours works well. Season to taste with salt and pepper.

So there’s the recipe. I’ll put up the diet plan and kick off by preparing the soup tomorrow. Here’s to a good healthy week of dieting and exercise.