The cabbage diet as a way to lose weight has many benefits. It is simple and cheap, allows you to eat to your heart's content whenever you want. Its biggest disadvantage is monotony, but it is balanced by satisfaction with the end result - the cabbage diet allows you to lose a few kilograms in a short time. Cabbage diet - what does the weekly menu look like?

Cabbage dietis an effectiveslimming dietif you are slightly overweight. We present theweekly menu in the cabbage diet- this is how long, according to specialists, it can be safely used. If you want to avoid the yo-yo effect, switch to a different low-calorie diet (e.g. 1000 calories) after seven days of using the cabbage diet.

Cabbage diet - the basis of the menuis cabbage soup

The cabbage dietlasts exactly 7 days. Its basis is cabbage soup prepared according to the recipe:

  • a head of white or savoy cabbage or 3 kg of sauerkraut rinsed to get rid of the s alt
  • 6 onions
  • 2 green peppers
  • bunch of celery
  • 6 fresh tomatoes or a can of tomatoes
  • pepper, garlic, chilli; NO SALT

Preparation: wash the vegetables thoroughly. Chop the cabbage into thin strips. Dice the paprika, celery and onion. Blanch the tomatoes, peel them and dice them.

Pour 1 tablespoon of olive oil (refined) into a deep frying pan, add all vegetables except cabbage and simmer until tender. Finally, add the onion. Put everything into a pot and pour water over it. Boil it. Finally, add spices.

The prepared soup should last for a whole week.The weekly menu in the cabbage dietis enriched with fresh vegetables, fruit and small amounts of meat and rice. These supplements must be strictly distributed over the selected days of the diet. We present an exemplary menu that implements the principles of the cabbage diet.

Cabbage diet - weekly menu. Day 1

  • Breakfast

cabbage soup, black coffee

  • Second breakfast

steamed broccoli, green cucumber and radish salad

  • Lunch

cabbage soup, bitter tea

  • Afternoon tea

1-2 cups of raspberries

  • Dinner

large amounts (1-2 liters) of still mineral water

Cabbage diet - weekly menu. Day 2

  • Breakfast

salad with arugula, pepper, tomato, a few young raw carrots

  • Lunch

cabbage soup

  • Dinner

2 baked jacket potatoes with butter NO SALT

Cabbage diet - weekly menu. Day 3

  • Breakfast

cabbage soup

  • Second breakfast

fruit smoothie: watermelon with melon and mint

  • Lunch

baked vegetables: zucchini, peppers, carrots

  • afternoon tea

1-2 cups of strawberries

  • Dinner

still mineral water (1-2 liters) or a small portion of cabbage soup

in case of annoying hunger

Cabbage diet - weekly menu. Day 4

  • Breakfast

cabbage soup

  • Second breakfast

1 banana

  • Lunch

3 bananas

  • Dinner

2 liters of skim milk, 1 liter of still mineral water

Cabbage diet - weekly menu. Day 5

  • Breakfast

cabbage soup

  • Lunch

200 g grilled chicken breast or boiled lean beef, salad with lettuce, radish, green cucumber

  • Dinner

6 ripe tomatoes, 2 liters of still mineral water

Cabbage diet - weekly menu. Day 6

  • Breakfast

Cabbage soup

  • Lunch

300 g of cod baked in foil with dill, baked zucchini

  • Dinner

A plate of green vegetables: steamed broccoli, raw pepper, cucumber, spinach, 2 liters of still mineral water

Calculate your Daily Calories

Cabbage diet - weekly menu. Day 7

  • Breakfast

Cabbage soup

  • Lunch

no more than 50 g before cooking brown rice, salad with lettuce, tomato, pepper, radish

  • Dinner

large amounts of freshly squeezed fruit juices and still mineral water

About the authorAleksandra Żyłowska-Mharrab, dietician Food technologist, dietitian, educator. A graduate of Biotechnology at the Gdańsk University of Technology and Nutritional Services at the Maritime University. A supporter of simple, he althy cuisine and conscious choicesin everyday nutrition. My main interests include building permanent changes in eating habits and individually composing a diet according to the body's needs. Because the same thing is not he althy for everyone! I believe that nutritional education is very important, both for children and adults. I focus my activities on spreading knowledge about nutrition, analyze new research results, and make my own conclusions. I adhere to the principle that a diet is a lifestyle, not strict adherence to meals on a sheet of paper. There is always room for delicious pleasures in he althy and conscious eating.

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