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Sacred heart diet
Definition
The Sacred Heart diet is a 7 day diet plan that
allows a dieter to eat a specific set of foods each day
and as much of a special soup as desired.
Origins
The Sacred Heart diet exists in many different forms,
although all of them are fairly similar. Usually the main
differences that exist are differences in the ingredients
used in the soup. Some versions of this diet allow diet
soda to be consumed during the diet, but most do not.
Supposedly this diet was created by Sacred Heart Memo-
rial Hospital as a diet that would allow obese patients to
lose weight quickly before they were to undergo surgery
(some versions of this story specify cardiac surgery).
There is no evidence however, that this story is true.
There are many different Sacred Heart hospitals in the
United States and Canada, and many of them have issued
statements saying that this diet did not come from them
and is not recommended. The diet seems to mainly circu-
late from person to person and on the internet.
The Sacred Heart diet has been known by many
other names. It sometimes appears under the names
Spokane Heart diet, the Cleveland Clinic diet, the
Sacred Heart Memorial Hospital diet, and the Miami
Heart Institute diet. It is very similar to some versions
of thecabbage soup diet. The foods that are to be eaten
each of the seven days are largely similar. The most
significant difference between this diet and many ver-
sions of the cabbage soup diet lies in the soup. The
Sacred Heart diet soup does not contain any cabbage,
but the cabbage soup diet soup usually contains a large
amount of cabbage.
Description
The Sacred Heart diet is a 7 day diet plan. It
consists of a soup recipe and a 7 day eating guide.
During the diet, dieters may eat as much of the soup
as desired and are often required to eat at least one
serving each day. Some versions of the diet actually
claim that this soup contains no calories, but as all
food contains some calories this claim cannot be true.
It is however generally a fairly low calorie soup.The Soup
There are many different versions of the Sacred
Heart diet circulating. Because it is not clear where this
diet originated no one recipe can be considered more
correct than any other recipe. The following recipe
seems to be the most common.
1 or 2 cans of stewed tomatoes
3 (or more) large green onions
1 large can of fat-free beef broth
1 package chicken noodle soup mix
1 bunch celery
2 cans of green beans
2 pounds of carrots
2 green peppers
Some versions call for chicken broth instead of
beef broth, or allow for any kind of fat-free soup mix
to be used.
Directions: Chop the vegetables into small or
medium pieces. Add everything to a large soup pot.
Cover withwaterand bring to a boil. Boil for 10
minutes. Reduce the soup to a simmer and continue
to cook until all the vegetables are tender. The soup
may be seasoned with salt, pepper, hot sauce, bouillon,
or Worcestershire sauce if desired.The Meal Plan
The Sacred Heart diet has a very specific set of
foods that may, or must, be eaten each day. There is no
counting calories however. Most of the foods can be
eaten in as large quantities as are desired. The soup can
be eaten at any time, and as much soup as is desired