Find in the following several 7 day diet plan options. All concepts are based on the cabbage soup diet - from the most classic up to the most sophisticated and new cabbage soup diet.
Choose according to your preferences.
NEW! In case there are any questions open concerning the diet plans, a special cabbage diet day or possible food substitutions, ask them in our CSD Help Line. Click here or scroll down to the bottom of this page to find the "tell us your question form".
I'll start with the classic seven day diet plan. This is the one I used 15 years ago. It's very simple but lacks concerning different nutritions like protein.
For your convenience I would like to recommend to add the missing protein by following the links day by day. Enjoy your 7 day diet plan!
Day One
Eat all of the fruit you want (but no bananas). Eat only your soup and the fruit for the first day. For drinks - unsweetened teas and water.
Find here the
fruit diet
day - the convenient version of day one, with added protein.
Day Two
Stuff yourself with vegetables, all raw or cooked vegetables of your choice. Try to prefer leafy green vegetables. Please stay away from dry beans, corn and peas. Eat all the vegetables you want along with your soup. At dinner, you may reward yourself with a big baked potato with butter. Today no fruits are allowed.
Find here the
Vegetable Diet
Day - the convenient version of day two - with added protein.
Day Three:
Mix Days One and Two of the 7 Day cabbage soup diet: Eat all the soup, fruits and vegetables you want, except of the potato. Don't forget to drink at least eight big glasses of water.
Find here the
Fruit and Vegetable Diet
day. It's the convenient version of day three - with added protein.
Day Four:
This day is very important as it lessens your desire for sweets. The main food on day four is Bananas and Skim Milk. You may eat as many as eight bananas and drink as many glasses of skim milk as you would like on this day, along with your soup. Drink at least eight big glasses of water.
A convenient version of day four the
Banana Diet
Day - with added protein, you'll find here.
Day Five:
Eat today ten to twenty ounces of beef and up to six fresh tomatoes. Drink at least 10 big glasses of water this day. This helps to wash the uric acid from your body. Eat your soup at least once this day. The more the better. You may eat broiled or baked chicken instead of beef (but absolutely no skin-on chicken).
If you prefer, you can substitute broiled fish for the beef one of the beef days (but not both). Find here the convenient version of day 5 - the
Fish Diet
Day.
Day Six:
Eat Beef and Vegetables as much as you want. You can even have two or three steaks if you like, with leafy green vegetables, but no potato. Eat your soup at least once better twice. Drink at least eight big glasses of water. If you prefer poultry or fish, you can substitute the beef. Find the convenient version of day 6 - the
meat diet
as poultry version.
Day Seven:
Day seven of the 7 day diet plan is based on brown rice, unsweetened fruit juices and vegetables. Again eat it to your heart's content. Be sure to eat your soup at least once this day. Drink at least eight big glasses of water.
Find the
rice diet
- the convenient version of day seven - with added protein.
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As already mentionned the 7 day diet plan above is an older program version (except for the convenient recipe links with added protein).
New Cabbage Soup Diet Plan Options
Before starting the above "older" diet program please take also a look to the newer programs in the following which we highly recommend. Read
here
why.
Don't miss the inspirational cabbage soup diet video below. Enjoy it!
Click below to see questions & contributions from other visitors to the cabbage soup diet help line...
cinnamon in coffee
I love my coffee but having trouble having it black, is there anything I can put in there, such as cinnammon? Any recommendations?
Thank you! -Michele ...
why bananas are prohibited on the first day?
Why is it that bananas are prohibited on the first day of the cabbage soup diet but not the 4th day? I got started on the diet but didn't realize that ...
cabbage soup diet tips
I am on my 2nd day of cabbage soup diet plan and found not very bad. I wanted to ask does this really work as till 2 days i haven't lost anything at all ...
I have seen versions of this diet which say you can add 1 tablespoon of low-fat sour ...
Cabbage Soup Diet Substitutes
In the following you find several cabbage soup diet substitues questions from unknown and our answer below.
- What kinds of substitutes can you ...
banana and milk day without milk?
On day 4 banana and skimmed milk- I do not like any form of milk or milk drink. What can I substitute Hi Chalky, try it with fat free or low fat ...
glass of wine
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Can you have at least one glass of wine..one day?
I have a dinner to go to on Friday..thanks!
No! Stick to water or shift your 7 day cabbage ...
3rd day
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Today is my 3rd day..I found that I had to make another pot of soup, I accidentally used a different type of cabbage, savoy cabbage..? Is that ok to use?...
tuna
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Hi can I have tuna in can for day 5 instead of beef. Thanks.Ghaz
Hi Ghaz, yes you may have tuna fish in can on day five or day six of the cabbage ...
Baked Potato
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Hi there, Is it possible to substitute a sweet potato for the baked potato on day 2? Yes, although the sweet potato is only distantly related to ...
I don't eat meat, bananas or milk what should i do?
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I don't eat meat, bananas or milk what should i do? Hi Priscilla, find here a banana substitute . For milk you may try soy milk. Instead of meat ...
how many pounds
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How many pounds am I going to lose if I follow this diet?
cabbage soup diet and olive oil
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When cooking the veggies can you use any oils, or should all veggies be steamed. Also, when eating raw veggies can you have oil and vinegar or no dressings ...
sweet potatoe
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Can you have sweet potatoe on the veggie days? No! The only allowed potatoe is on second day - in the evening as baked potato with butter.
Bananas
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Is there anything that can be used instead of bananas? I'm allergic to them. Hi Lynn, you may try it with papayas but it could happen, that you are ...
fried banana on day 4
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I have started day 4 and hope to be seeing results soon.On this day, is it okay to fry the banana's with some cooking spray. Is coffee okay with 1 equal ...
change meat days
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I am on day 3 of the diet and have stuck rigorously to the rules. I have enjoyed the soup but am really craving a change and have begun to fantasise over ...
I need to print the page on the 7 day diet
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Please help, i can not print on a complete page the 7 day diet Hi Emily, you are right. This is my fault! I guess you mean the convenient cabbage ...
Not feeling well
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This is the third time I've done the CSD. It's been about 10 weeks since my last go. This time I am feeling really tired and down. A few weeks ago, I ...
sweet potatoes
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Can you eat sweet potatoes? Hi Lee, you may have a big sweet potato or three small sweet potatoes only on day two of the cabbage soup diet. Eat ...
I can't drink milk or soy milk
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What should I do I can't tolerate the milk substitutes or soy milk what should i do? Hi Phila, If you can tolerate protein powder, then check out ...
cant believe its butter spray
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Can you use zero calorie sweetner with the bananas and milk and zero calorie vanilla flavoring and can you use zero calorie "cant believe its butter" spray ...
Day 7 can we eat fruit?
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On day 7, can we eat fruits instead of unsweetened fruit juice? Thanks. Hi Siew Jing, No! On Day 7 besides cabbage soup and rice only vegetables and ...
canned tomatoes
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Thank you for this great site!
Just a quick note to tell you that there are two sizes of canned tomatoes, which are about 1 and 2 lbs each. Would you ...
cabbage soup with broccoli
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Do i have to stick to the exact soup recepies, or can i add vegetables for variation? And am i allowed to leave out ingredience in the soup, for example ...
Soup tastes MUCH better if celery is cooked separately
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After making my first pot of soup, I realized the heavy smell and disagreeable taste was not from the cabbage, but from all that celery. So for the second ...
Parsnips
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Is it okay to have Parsnips on the vegetable days? Yes you may have parsnips, in Germany we call them "Pastinaken" on the vegetable days.
For those ...
freeze cabbage soup
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Can you freeze the soup that way I can make a weeks worth at once. Hi Lis, Yes you can freeze cabbage soup! Here are the directions for freezing ...
exercising
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Hi, thanks alot for your diet suggestions that include the protein that is crucial. I have a question, how often and for which duration should one do ...
Soy Sauce
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Can I use soy sauce for veggies and to marinate the beef on the beef day? How about mustard to marinate? Yes you may use soy sauce for your veggies ...
Cranberry Juice
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The diet states that we may have cranberry juice when describing day one.. are we allowed cranberry juice every day? Yes, Cranberry Juice (without sugar)...
Can I eat Fish Instead?
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I dont eat Beef,Pork,or Chicken, i only eat fish. can i eat fish instead? Yes, you may eat fish instead.
Vegan cabbage soup diet
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I am vegan...What do I do for the days I have to eat meat? For the days with meat you may choose tofu (bean curd) instead. And for the added protein ...
Fruit Days
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On the Fruit Days is it okay to use canned or jared fruits if you first rinse all the juice off with cold water in a strainer? No! They usually contain ...
I am on day 2 of my first cabbage diet. I am thinking of having spaghetti squash for lunch, but it is a starchy vegetable. Do you think I should avoid ...
Skim milk versus whole milk
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In ukraine, the milk are sold acoording to the % of fat, the least is 0.5%, continue by 1.5% and 2.5% and 3.2%. Which one should i take? Hi Siew, Good ...
protein shake with skimmed milk?
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On your website you say you make the protein shakes with buttermilk. Would you get the same effect using skimmed milk? Yes! Of course you can also use ...
pumpkin and cabbage soup diet
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Can pumpkin be eaten on the 2nd day of CSD since it's stated that we can't eat it on 3rd day. Pumpkin is botanically seen as a fruit , it is however ...
Edamame
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On my vegetable day can I eat Edamame lightly salted? No! Edamame is similar to beans, pulses and pies a legume and not allowed for the cabbage soup ...
No weight loss
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I've started the cabbage soup diet on Monday and it is now Thursday. I haven't lost any weight yet or if I did, the most i lost was 1 lbs which is so ...
Brown Rice Day
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How much brown rice can I have on the 7th day? What other kind of rice can I have instead? You can have an unlimited quantity of brown rice on day ...
Beef Days
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What kind of beef can I eat on the beef days, can I have hamburger or corned beef? The days 5 and 6 are usually called the beef days. Allowed are ...
Tomato allergy and cabbage soup diet
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I'm allergic to tomatoes. What would you suggest as a replacement? I want to make sure I don't compromise the diet.
For the cabbage soup recipe ...
Banana Substitute
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I can not eat bananas. Just the smell of them make me sick. What can I eat in the place of bananas? For the the banana day 4 of the cabbage soup diet ...