To begin the cabbage soup diet, you have to have cabbage soup recipes. The healthiest recipes are home made using fresh cabbage. However, there are other ways of making yours to taste.

To begin you will need a head of cabbage, 6 green onions, two green peppers as well as a can of diced tomatoes and 1 bunch of celery. Also required is a package of onion soup mix, 2 cubes of low sodium vegetable broth and 1 liter of water. To begin, cut your vegetables into small pieces and cover with water in a large pot. Boil on the stove for about 10 minutes until a rolling boil is reached. Reduce the heat to low until all vegetables are tender. Season to your own tastes with salt and pepper. If you are trying to reduce the salt in your diet as well, simply avoid using the onion soup mix and add 1-2 more vegetable broth cubes.

One more of many cabbage soup recipes on the internet is the cabbage soup Florence. This includes 3 crushed garlic cloves, 1 cup of chopped parsley and 4 crushed oregano leaves. Simply add these to the vegetables in the first recipe when placed on the stove for an Italian flavor.

For cabbage soup Bombay, add the following ingredients into the pot of vegetables outlined above: 2 sliced and peeled cucumbers, a tablespoon of cumin as well as a pinch of saffron and 2 teaspoons of turmeric. Boil in the pot with the other vegetables until all vegetables are soft.

Another cabbage soup recipe is the Munich recipe. This includes half a cup of apple cider vinegar, a teaspoon of whole caraway seeds along with 2 teaspoons of thyme. Add this into the water in your pot before adding the vegetables. Place on the stove and allow this mixture to come to a rolling boil. Lower the heat and simmer until the vegetables are all tender.

For a southwestern cabbage soup recipe, add a teaspoon of chili powder, a pinch of cumin and chopped cilantro to the first recipe on this page. If you want Peking flavored soup, use shrimp boullion cubes instead of vegetable broth. Add a tablespoon of soy sauce, and leave out the tomatoes in the first recipe while adding fresh bean sprouts.

For the military cabbage soup recipe, you will need the following:

13 ounces of chicken broth, one bunch of celery, 2 bunches of green onion as well as a head of cabbage, a can of tomatoes, 3 bell peppers and salt or pepper to taste. Clean all of your vegetables in cold water and then chop into bite sized pieces. Place all items into the pot and cook on high until a rolling boil is reached. Turn down the heat to simmer for 15 minutes and then serve.

Regardless of which recipe you decide to use, you can always add or take away items you do not wish to use. Remember that sodium is salt and the more of it is in your diet, the more water you will retain.