Also called "The Dolly Parton diet," for reasons that are shrouded in mystery, this 7-day diet really does work - at least in the short term. And there's a great purity to it -especially in the summertime when it's wonderfully refreshing served ice cold. Ingredient proportions can be varied according to your likes and dislikes.

Ingredients:

• 6 Large Green Onions
• 2 Green Peppers
• 1-2 Cans Diced tomatoes (be careful not to bruise the tomatoes before recipe preparation)
• 1 Bunch Celery
• 1 Package Lipton Onion Soup Mix
• 1-2 Cubes of Bullion (if desired)
• 1 head cabbage

Remember, talk to your doctor before starting this, or any, diet.

Day One:
Fruit: Eat all of the fruit you want, but you can't have Bananas!! Eat only your soup and the fruit for the first day. You can drink, unsweetened teas, cranberry juice and water.

Day Two:
Vegetables: Eat all the fresh, raw or cooked vegetables you want. Try to eat leafy green vegetables, and avoid dry beans, peas, and corn. Eat as much as you want, all the veggies you can handle and all the cabbage soup you want. At dinner you can have a baked potato with butter. you (or they) can't have any fruit on this day, so just stick to the vegetables. Day Three:
Mix Days One and Two: Eat all the soup, fruits and vegetables you want, but you can't have a baked potato.

To make the soup not so . so. impossible to eat three times a day; try making the first batch with red onions, red cabbage and red bell peppers, leave it chunky like a minestrone. The second batch make with yellow onions, green cabbage & green bells and pureé it. The taste and texture change makes it so much more palatable. Also, on the skim milk day; add non fat plain yogurt to the soup as one of glasses of milk . tastes wonderful.

Or add chopped cilantro, a little chili powder, and cumin to give it a Southwestern flavor; some oregano, basil, and fresh garlic for an Italian taste; a little curry powder mixed into the cooking soup and chopped fresh mint leaves for garnish on top when serving to give it a unique Moroccan flavor; shrimp or fish boullion, a little soy sauce, and some fresh bean sprouts, minus the tomatoes for an exotic Oriental sensation; chanterelle mushrooms and a pinch of thyme and rosemary minus the tomatoes for a wonderful French taste.