Skinny Soup

This recipe is great when you are starting a new diet. See my post at my other blog to get the back story on it.

Skinny Soup

1 head of cabbage, chopped

1 cup chopped zucchini/italian squash or yellow squash or a mixture

1 yellow onion, chopped

3 or 4 stalks of celery, chopped

1 cup carrots, chopped

1 can stewed tomatos

1 pkg frozen corn (optional, ads some sweetness)

4 cups V-8 vegetable juice (or tomatoe juice if you like it plain) Low Sodium is best healthwise

1 cup water

1 medium potato, chopped

a couple of sprigs fresh basil (or 1 tsp dried)

Salt and Pepper to taste

You can add fresh herbs according to your preferences, I like rosemary and thyme.

Dump all ingredients into a large pot and bring to a boil, reduce heat to medium and cook until potatos and carrots are tender. Simmer for 15 minutes, cool and enjoy!

This makes quite alot of soup. You can put it in ziplock freezer bags and freeze what you don’t eat. You can eat as much as you like with no guilt, and it takes the edge off the hungries while you are getting accustomed to your new diet plan.