Hello Detox Cabbage Soup… So Good
DonnasHealthyJourney
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I made the best pot of homemade detox cabbage soup. I added some lean ground turkey breast for protein.
Cabbage, kale, red bell pepper, scallions, red onion, carrots, celery, tomatoes, ginger root, garlic, bay leaves and vegetable stock. So so good.
Cabbage, kale, red bell pepper, scallions, red onion, carrots, celery, tomatoes, ginger root, garlic, bay leaves and vegetable stock. So so good.
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I would call that turkey and vegetable soup myself - cabbage is one of many ingredients.
Looks really yummy and nutritious
Doesn't do detoxing though.9 -
@paperpudding ... Cabbage was the biggest amount of vegetable and it was a recipe for detox cabbage soup I got. So that will work for me. 😀🤷♀️❤️4
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I guess it doesnt matter what you call it, cabbage soup or turkey and veggie soup - but it still isnt doing any de toxing.8
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Detoxing is a big SELLING word in diet and fitness industry today, and yet it's a hoax.
Realize that a toxin is a poison. If you're eating poisonous food, then you need to go to a poison center and not consume a drink or food to rid yourself of it.
Anything you take in can become TOXIC if the dosage is high enough. Even water taken in in too much an amount in a short period of time without balancing your electrolytes will cause hyponatremia. Yes water.
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If you have a liver and kidneys “detoxing” is not going to do anything. It IS a good reason to eat healthy, natural food though.6
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@DonnasHealthyJourney - I love all the vegetables in this! You may also like the produce thread here on MFP.
An interesting med study on anti inflammatory benefits of cabbage-
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8987499/#:~:text=Crushed cabbage leaves are one,sprains, mastitis or gastrointestinal problems.
I may have to have cabbage 🥬 with dinner.
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Um, guys? OP is relatively new here. I get that the MFP culture tends to find the "detox" word itself toxic: I share that perspective. But how do you think this focused "Not a detox!!" reaction to OP's delicious, nutritious-looking soup is landing, especially for a new person? Subcultures can be "toxic", too.
@DonnasHealthyJourney, your soup looks pretty wonderful, no matter what the recipe title is. It's packed full of nutrients (macro and micro) with all the good stuff you've put in there. I'm betting it's very calorie efficient, plus filling (though what's filling differs from one person to the next). Ginger, garlic, bay leaves . . . extra yum. Good show!
The guys up there really are trying to help, no matter how this feels. There have been many posts here over the years where innocent folks had been convinced by some blogosphere nonsense that some kind of "detox" was essential for weight loss or health. It's not so.
(The thing presumed to "detox" may be a supplement, diet plan, specific food . . . whatever. The thing may be healthful - though some things touted as "detox" are definitely not - but it doesn't "detox" anything.) There's sometimes an impulse from those of us who've been here for a while - maybe a frantic impulse, even - to keep folks from falling for the unproductive, maybe costly nonsense.
But I don't know why anyone would ignore that photo of your soup, because it looks really yummy. Thanks for sharing it, and I hope you'll keep participating in the Community even if this thread felt negative.
Best wishes for progress with your goals!
P.S. The produce thread someone mentioned is here:
https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10726786/for-the-love-of-produce#latest
You may find that one a little veggie/fruit obsessive - and I'm saying that as a happy regular participant in the thread.
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I like this spicy Asian Hot and Sour Cabbage Soup when I'm sick: https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/98129/hot-and-sour-cabbage-soup/
Notes:- As written, it is a LOT of soup. I always half it.
- Soup generally freezes well, but in this case, leave out the bean sprouts if you're going to freeze it.
- To reduce calories, use turkey sausage instead of pork, or half ground poultry and half ground pork.
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Best to correct things that are incorrect and adding a positive seems to be a good policy.1
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@AnnPT77 ... Thank you. ❤️4
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Um, guys? OP is relatively new here. I get that the MFP culture tends to find the "detox" word itself toxic: I share that perspective. But how do you think this focused "Not a detox!!" reaction to OP's delicious, nutritious-looking soup is landing, especially for a new person? Subcultures can be "toxic", too.
Apologies if my post came across that way - I was trying to make positive ( and genuine ) comments about how yummy and nutritious the soup looks - whilst gently ( I thought) correcting any detox claims.4 -
All I know is the soup is really good and is very healthy and that's good enough for me. Weather it detoxes or not 🤣🤷♀️4
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@DonnasHealthyJourney
Thank you for posting this recipe. I had a recipe for cabbage soup a while back, but I must have deleted it by mistake. It was also very good and satisfying especially during the winter months. I cooked the veggies in chicken bone broth for added protein, but I would like to try adding turkey next time. Did you brown the minced turkey before adding it to the soup?
Good luck on your journey.
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The fuss makes me think of those sticky patches for the soles of the feet that were supposed to detox your entire body. I figured it was just a recipe title like Quaker Vanishing Oatmeal Raisin Cookies. Whenever I would make a batch of those, they would surely always vanish, but then reappear on my thighs. 
With the garden coming in, cabbage soup will surely be on the menu in a few weeks. Yum!5 -
@Gisel2015 yes I did brown the turkey and season it before I added it. It was very very good and would be real good with bone broth. I love to make bone broth too😄1
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I don't know anything about detox. What I do know is that soup looks good and it fits my diet so I plan to give it a try this week. Thanks for sharing it here.3
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The fuss makes me think of those sticky patches for the soles of the feet that were supposed to detox your entire body. I figured it was just a recipe title like Quaker Vanishing Oatmeal Raisin Cookies. Whenever I would make a batch of those, they would surely always vanish, but then reappear on my thighs.
With the garden coming in, cabbage soup will surely be on the menu in a few weeks. Yum!
I remember those!2 -
I have made this soup, and OP isn’t wrong… it’s commonly titled “Detox Cabbage Soup” around the web. I believe it’s a take on an old Scarsdale Diet staple (or one of those popular 70s diets). It’s pretty good, and it’s perfect to keep in the fridge for quick, low calorie meals.6
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If there really were such a thing as a soup that could detoxify you, and it was a vegetarian soup, why would you think it would still detoxify you after you alter the recipe and add turkey? Either you believe in the original magical detoxifying formula and the authority of its creator, or you don't.2
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@DonnasHealthyJourney it sounds great! I absolutely love cabbage and especially cabbage soup. Always glad to try a new recipe with ingredients I like. Bonus. Sounds very healthy, too! More bonuses. Low calorie, low fat, low sugar, high fiber. Sounds like a real "all you can eat" food.
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OP didn't say she believed that.
She just copied the name of the recipe and then made her own alterations, that's all2 -
lynn_glenmont wrote: »If there really were such a thing as a soup that could detoxify you, and it was a vegetarian soup, why would you think it would still detoxify you after you alter the recipe and add turkey? Either you believe in the original magical detoxifying formula and the authority of its creator, or you don't.
I don’t believe in the detox. OP didn’t say that either—she was calling it by its name, and it’s not new. I had a church cookbook from the 80s that had it. Many variations have ground turkey in it.
I think the concept of detoxing with diet is bunk and would say so on a post promoting it. This doesn’t seem like that kind of post. She’s sharing results of a common recipe with an unfortunate name that has stuck for a few decades. It’s still tasty, filling, and low calorie.
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The only detox that works is when you get thrown in the jail to dry out after getting arrested for DUI.
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It has already been clarified that detox is bunker and that the OP just copied the name of the recipe and never claimed to take it for detoxing, and most of us agree that the soup is great, healthy and fulfilling, so....
Can we please move on and stop "stirring the soup pot" in the wrong direction? Pun very much intended!
Thank you! G.
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One thing I really like about soup recipes is that they are a guide - one can make variations, additions etc and it turns out fine
Hearty soup in winter is just perfect.3 -
Good lord I guess I need to change the title and say Hello Healthy Cabbage Soup 🤷♀️😩‼️
It was just the recipe name.12 -
DonnasHealthyJourney wrote: »Good lord I guess I need to change the title and say Hello Healthy Cabbage Soup 🤷♀️😩‼️
It was just the recipe name.
The people who are actually reading the thread with their thinking caps (and empathy caps) on . . . they know that. You're fine. Please don't let other people here stress you out, when you haven't done anything wrong at all. The internet can be a weird place. I think the Community here isn't as wild-West-ish as some other social network type sites, but it has its own crazy moments!5 -
I’m glad you posted this recipe! My grandmother made this all the time in the 70’s and 80”s! She always had a piece of toast with some cottage cheese and half a cling peach for breakfast and this was her lunch if we were home. Hadn’t thought of that for years…4
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I’m glad you posted this recipe! My grandmother made this all the time in the 70’s and 80”s! She always had a piece of toast with some cottage cheese and half a cling peach for breakfast and this was her lunch if we were home. Hadn’t thought of that for years…
Probably not what your grandmother made in the 70s and 80s, as the original recipe by this name didn't have turkey -- it was part of an extreme low-calorie diet plan.0
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