Cabbage Soup for Weight Loss: A Simple, GLP-1-Friendly Recipe

This recipe is designed around the things that tend to matter most when you are already prescribed a GLP-1 medicine: low calorie density, decent fibre, easy digestion, and flexibility. It serves around four portions and keeps well in the fridge for several days.

Ingredients

• Half a medium white or green cabbage, shredded
• 2 medium carrots, diced
• 2 sticks of celery, sliced
• 1 medium onion, diced
• 2 cloves of garlic, minced
• 1 can (400 g) of chopped tomatoes
• 1 litre of low-sodium vegetable stock
• 1 teaspoon each of cumin and smoked paprika
• A small handful of flat-leaf parsley, to serve
• Salt and pepper to taste

Method

• Soften the onion, celery, and garlic in a large pan over a medium heat for 5 minutes.
• Add the carrots, cabbage, spices, tomatoes, and stock. Stir to combine.
• Bring to the boil, then reduce to a simmer for 20–25 minutes until the vegetables are tender.
• Taste, season, and serve with fresh parsley.

Why This Works Well on a GLP-1 Journey

Cabbage is predominantly water and fibre, which means a large bowl carries relatively few calories — useful when your appetite has shifted and you still want something satisfying. The vegetable base also contributes to your daily fibre intake, which can be lower than usual when overall food volume drops. If you want to increase the protein content of this soup (something many people on GLP-1 medicines find helpful for preserving muscle and staying fuller), stirring in a tin of white beans or adding shredded cooked chicken works well without changing the overall character of the dish.

The cabbage vegetable soup recipe for weight loss on GLP Trackr explores more vegetable combinations if you want to ring the changes, and a dedicated weight-loss cabbage soup recipe guide goes deeper on variations. For something completely different on lighter days, the fruit shake recipe for weight loss is another easy option when solid food feels like too much.

The so-called cabbage soup diet — a structured seven-day plan built around this kind of soup — is sometimes searched alongside recipes. It is worth knowing that any very restrictive short-term eating plan is worth discussing with your prescriber or doctor before trying, particularly if you are already adjusting to a GLP-1 medicine, as appetite and energy can already be significantly different from normal. General information about eating in a calorie deficit can help put any soup-based approach in a broader context.

Keeping on top of what you are actually eating — especially when meals are homemade, portion sizes vary, and appetite is unpredictable — is one of the more practical challenges of a GLP-1 journey. GLP Trackr's AI food photo scan makes this straightforward: take a photo of your bowl of cabbage soup and the app estimates the calories, fibre, and macros from the image, no manual entry needed. For batch-cooked meals or recipes you make regularly, the barcode scanner and manual search are there too.

Beyond logging individual meals, GLP Trackr lets you set a daily protein target — helpful if you are trying to keep protein up while overall food volume is lower — and tracks your water intake, which can slip when you are eating less overall. Over time, the insights feature helps you see how your nutrition choices connect to your energy levels and weight trends.

Understanding how a low-calorie meal plan fits within your daily calorie deficit is a useful part of getting the most from your journey, and GLP Trackr helps you see that picture clearly without having to do the maths manually.

As always, any decisions about your diet in the context of your prescribed medicine are worth discussing with your prescriber or doctor — they can take your full health picture into account in a way that general guidance cannot.

Want to make food tracking as effortless as the soup itself? Download GLP Trackr on the App Store or Google Play and explore everything free for your first seven days.