As most of you know, I’ve been trying
to lose a few pounds. I was browsing one
of my health food apps when I found a video for Peel-a-Pound Soup. It looked so good, and apparently it’s magic
for weight loss. There’s one problem though.
1 head of cabbage
1 large can of whole tomatoes
1 packet of Lipton onion mix
6 beef bouillon cubes
3.5 cups water
1 red onion
1 yellow onion
1 green bell pepper
1 red bell pepper
½ celery stalk
6 garlic cloves
Now add in everything else, but save
the cabbage for last. You might have to
add in the cabbage in portions when some cooks down, depending on the size of
your pot.
Cabbage!
Cabbage has never looked appealing to
me, my kids haven’t had cabbage, and my husband has adamantly declared his
hatred for the stuff.
I decided to try it anyway, and not
tell anyone what was in it until after they tried it. I know, that’s so bad. HeHe!
Ingredients needed:
1 large can of whole tomatoes
1 packet of Lipton onion mix
6 beef bouillon cubes
3.5 cups water
1 red onion
1 yellow onion
1 green bell pepper
1 red bell pepper
½ celery stalk
6 garlic cloves
Chop up your colorful array of vegetables.
**Yes, it’s a lot of ingredients, and
it took a while to cut everything up.
Downfall!**
Find a big pot! I used our canning
pot.
Dump in the tomatoes, and get a
little messy by squishing them apart. **This was fun!**
At this point I got a little worried. It looked as if the soup was going to be
mostly raw cabbage.
Thankfully it cooked
down, and when it did it smelled great!
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VERDICT********************
This soup was a big hit. All but 1 person that tried it thought it
tasted good, and my son was the odd one out. Yes, the husband that proclaimed
to hate cabbage even thought it was good.
I liked it, except that it left me
still hungry and wanting more food. There
wasn’t enough protein in it for me. Which is okay if you have great self-control. However, when I’m hungry, I want to shove as
much food in my mouth as I can. All I
could think was that it needed some chunks of beef. That would have made it perfect.
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To watch it made, here is the
original video that I found. T-Roy Cooks, Peel-a-Pound Soup
His directions were so easy to
follow. However, he states that you burn
more calories by eating the soup than you consume. That’s a bit of a stretch, but one serving is
low on the calorie count.
Overall, I’m glad I made this. My family got to experience cabbage soup and it
abolished some misconceptions that we all had about cabbage.
My family’s been so good about trying
these healthy new things, I think I might treat them to a dessert next
month. Only time will tell.
Until next time…
Happy DIY-ing!!!
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