Forget cabbage soup, the best soup on the [diet] market is veggie soup. Well, I guess technically, cabbage soup is a veggie soup, but rather than follow diet that only allows you to eat that for days on end, try adding a small bowl of veggie soup a couple of times a day as a way to increase your veggies for the day, as well as help you fill up and keep you from overeating on everything else.
The good news is that there's no wrong way to make the soup. The great news is that every cup you have is a serving of vegetables. The best news is that you don't lose any of the nutrients in cooking because you're eating the broth as well! Add what you like, leave out what you don't. It's easy as pie. Easier, in fact.
I start out with what I like to call the Holy Trinity: olive oil, diced onions, and minced garlic...then just start adding vegetables! Here's what I like to add to mine: celery, carrots, tomatoes, corn, and cabbage or spinach (depending on what I have on hand). It's also a great time to clean out the veggie bin and use anything that might have seen better days. In that spirit, I've often added green beans, potatoes and okra. Personally, I don't like it to get too mushy, so I stay away from things like squash or zucchini, which after a bit of cooking tends to mush, but if you like them, throw them in. Another great thing is that you can mix fresh with canned (but drain it first) with frozen. Nothing is really off-limits in the veggie department. Add salt, pepper, and a few fresh herbs and viola! a tasty, healthy meal, appetizer or snack.
Experiment every time you make it, that way your taste buds aren't getting bored and you'll soon find that you rather enjoy making a big pot of soup that will sustain you (rather inexpensively, at that!) throughout the week!
~a dash of salt for your celery & bloody mary to help increase your daily veggie intake!
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