Artificial Sweeteners and the Cabbage Soup Diet

by Melissa
(Lexington, KY)

Are artificial sweetners allowed in the cabbage soup diet; in iced tea, or on grapefruit, etc?

Dear Melissa,
there exist "older" cabbage soup diet plans that allow artificial sweeteners but we don't recommend them. Why?

The experience of many cabbage soup dieters showed that those drinks/coffee or food with artificial sweeteners make very hungry and this fact for sure makes it harder stick to the diet week.

But even after the cabbage soup diet you should watch your intake of artificial sweeteners. Did I mention that artificial sweeteners save the food industry a lot of money - as those sweeteners make only a fraction of the cost of natural sweeteners. So it shouldn't surprise you why drinks or foods with artificial sweeteners are marketed that aggressively.

All the best,
Gabriela