SEVEN DAY SOUP DIET RECIPES

Steps:

• In a very large stock pot, combine tomatoes, pasta sauce, tomato paste and beef broth.
• Over med/high heat, bring mixture to a boil.
• Reduce heat and simmer covered for 15 minutes.
• Wash and rough chop carrots, celery (including tops), and green peppers into 1 inch cubes.
• Wash, trim and cut green beans into 1 inch lengths.
• Chop green onion into 1/4 inch lengths.
• Add all vegetables to simmering pot.
• Stir to combine.
• Add chili powder, cayenne, mustard, salt, black pepper and paprika to soup mixture.
• Stir and simmer on low for 60 - 90 minutes.
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• Soup Diet - Day #1.
• Eat as much of any fruit you want EXCEPT BANANAS.
• Eat only soup and fruit today but eat all you want.
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• Day #2.
• All Veggies.
• Fill up on fresh vegetables (salads etc).
• Eat all the soup you want and have a large baked potato with butter at dinner time.
• But NO FRUIT TODAY.
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• Day #3.
• Eat all the soup, fruit and veggies you want, but NO POTATOES.
• If you haven't cheated you will have lost.
• 5-7 lbs by tomorrow morning.
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• Day #4.
• Bananas and skim milk.
• Eat at least 3 bananas and all the milk you want today.
• Remember, you can have soup anytime you want.
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• Day #5.
• Beef and Tomatoes.
• You can have up to 20 ounces of beef and 6 tomatoes in any style you like.
• Remember to eat soup too.
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• Day #6.
• Beef and Vegetables.
• Eat all the beef and veggies you want today.
• You can have 2-3 steaks if you want, with green leafy vegetables.
• But NO POTATOES.
• Don't forget to have soup.
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• Day #7.
• Brown rice, unsweetened fruit juice, and veggies today.
• Eat all you want whenever you want and have soup as often as you can.
• The soup is the key --
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• If you haven't cheated, you should have lost 10 - 17 lbs.
• Prescription medications will not be affected by this diet, but check with you doctor before you begin the diet just to be sure.
• Remember; The more soup you eat, the more weight you will lose.

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large pan. Tip in the onions and fry for 10 mins until golden. Meanwhile, pour 1.2 litres boiling water over the dried mushrooms and stir in the bouillon.
• Add the fresh mushrooms and garlic to the pan with the potatoes, thyme and carrots, and continue to fry until the mushrooms soften and start to brown.
• Pour in the dried mushrooms and stock, cover the pan and leave to simmer for 20 mins. Stir in the parsley and plenty of pepper. Ladle into bowls and serve each portion topped with 2 tbsp yogurt and a quarter of the walnuts. The rest can be chilled and reheated the next day.