Frequently asked questions

One 18-page PDF, delivered as an instant download. It contains a master grocery list covering all seven days, seven day-by-day meal pages, the classic cabbage soup base recipe with quantities, a day-one prep and batch-cook walkthrough, twelve quick meal ideas, and daily hydration reminders. It's a single one-time purchase — no subscription, nothing recurring.

A free recipe gives you a pot of soup. The planner gives you the week: which meals pair with the soup on which day, how much to batch-cook ahead of time, and a shopping list built so nothing goes to waste. The value is the organisation, not the recipe — that's the part people actually struggle with.

No. Every item on the list is a normal supermarket ingredient — cabbage, common vegetables, a few pantry staples and basic seasonings. One large pot is all the equipment you need. The shopping list is grouped by aisle so you can do it in a single trip.

Both. The PDF is laid out to print cleanly on plain A4 or Letter paper — most people stick the daily page on the fridge. It also reads comfortably on a phone screen, so you can pull it up in the supermarket aisle.

Yes. It's yours to keep, so you can run the week again whenever you like. Save the PDF somewhere you'll find it and it's there next time.

The planner contains a master shopping list for all seven days, seven day-by-day meal pages, the cabbage soup base recipe, a day-one prep and batch-cook walkthrough, twelve quick meal ideas and hydration reminders. If you're still unsure, email us with your question and we'll give you a straight answer before you spend anything.

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No. CabbageSoups.com is a meal-planning resource that makes a traditional seven-day plan easier to follow. We don't make weight-loss claims and we don't provide medical advice. Restrictive short-term eating plans aren't suitable for everyone, so if you're pregnant, managing a health condition such as diabetes, or taking medication, please speak with your doctor before starting.

People who have already decided to try the cabbage soup week and want it organised for them — the shopping, the portions, the order of the days. If you're looking for a long-term way of eating rather than a short reset, this probably isn't the right resource.

Not the way the planner is structured. Day one includes a batch-cook session that makes the soup base in one go, which covers most of the week. The remaining prep on later days is light — cutting fruit, assembling a salad, reheating a portion.