Red juicy tomatoes have taken root in many cuisines of the world due to their unique taste qualities. They are added to salads, canned, get juice, dried, fried and baked. But the tomatoes have won our love also due to their useful properties. Many diets, aimed at combating obesity and various diseases, necessarily include these fruits.
Tomatoes and Diet
Tomatoes perfectly help in the fight against obesity , so slimming often include them in their diet. The skins of tomatoes are especially rich in coarse plant fibers, it stimulates intestinal motility and thus contributes to mild cleansing.
Those who want to thoroughly clean the intestines from toxins, tomato juice and rice are recommended, a diet of this type is especially useful, since the juice from tomatoes is a concentrate of the compounds necessary for the body. This diet lasts 4 days and during this time you can lose up to 4 kilograms! On the first day it is allowed to eat only boiled rice and drink juice from fresh tomatoes. The second day menu includes skimmed cottage cheese and yogurt. On the third day, it is allowed to eat low-fat meat (pork and beef are banned), and you can drink only green tea. The last day of the diet involves the use of freshly squeezed orange juice and a small amount of hard cheese. But in order to achieve maximum success and consolidate it, observe some additional conditions:
- Do not salt food and do not add sugar to the drinks;
- try to drink as much water as possible all the days except the last;
- make sure to "exit" from the diet - after eating it, eat a few days stewed vegetables and cereals, so that the lost weight will not return.
Diet on tomatoes is a good way for 3 days to part with 3 kilograms. Breakfast should consist of a large ripe tomato. A little later you need to eat 2 medium tomatoes and a slice of cheese. For lunch, cook the salt-boiled chicken breast without salt, a salad of cucumbers and tomatoes. The snack should consist of a tomato and a couple of slices of cheese. For dinner, treat yourself to a light salad of cucumbers, tomatoes and low-fat cottage cheese . However, it should be borne in mind that these fruits do not combine with all products. For example, a diet on eggs and tomatoes is a bad choice, as they are not compatible with each other.
Diet on tomato juice
Diet on tomato juice is contraindicated in people with liver and gall bladder disease. If you do not have such violations, you can try to eat according to the following plan. On the first two days, cook a glass of tomato juice, 2 rusks of rye bread and a pair of liters of low-fat kefir. During the next five days for breakfast allowed to drink a glass of tomato juice, eat 2 pears or 2 apples. As a snack, you can afford 50 grams of fat-free cottage cheese. Lunch should consist of 100 grams of rice, 100 grams of chicken with skin removed or low-fat fish, a glass of tomato juice. You can also add a little vegetable salad or stewed vegetables. For dinner, it is allowed to eat 100 grams of lean beef steamed, 50 grams of rice. Do not forget to drink a glass of tomato juice.