Water & Soup Diet

The soup and water diet gained fame as a seven-day diet option that allows dieters to quickly lose weight without feeling deprived. Encouraged to eat a nutritious soup whenever he is hungry, the dieter feels empowered and is likely to stick to the diet plan for the full week.

Definition

• The soup and water diet consists of eating primarily a low-calorie, nutritious soup and drinking mostly water for seven days. Although there are specific foods you eat on each of the seven days of the diet, the soup makes up the majority of your intake.

Soup

• In most soup and water diets, the soup is some variety of cabbage soup. Other ingredients may include chicken bullion, onions, tomatoes or other vegetables. This soup is eaten throughout the day.

Purpose

• The purpose of the soup and water diet is to lose weight quickly in a short period of time. Some people also use the diet as part of a detox routine.

Water

• The dieter drinks eight glasses of water per day on the diet. Drinking the water keeps the dieter feeling full and less tempted to eat.

Safety

• A dieter should consult her physician before beginning the diet. It can be high in salt and low in protein, which is not appropriate for everyone.