The popularity of summer and autumn vegetable diets is explained by their effectiveness, utility and fairly easy tolerability. Due to the low calorie content of many vegetables, the ration is not necessarily limited to tiny portions, i.e. You can lose weight without the pangs of hunger, and the result will remain for a long time.
Menu of vegetable diet for a week
The diet on a vegetable diet is four meals a day, the expected loss of excess weight for a week is 3-6 kg. In addition to weight loss, vegetable diet will help to improve skin, hair and nails, relieve cellulite, increase muscle tone, improve digestion.
The main principles of the vegetable diet for the week:
- from the allowed vegetables (cabbage, zucchini, cucumbers, tomatoes, carrots, sweet peppers, spinach, celery, green peas , beets, beans, onions, pumpkin), you can cook a variety of dishes;
- for breakfast it is possible to sour-milk products, apples, berries, bananas, bread from a flour of a rough grinding;
- forbidden - any meat, eggs, flour and sweet dishes, sugar;
- drink preferably water, herbal tea.
Approximate menu of vegetable diet for a week
- For breakfast : cottage cheese (100 g) and vegetable salad (200 g); a glass of natural yoghurt, berries (100 g) and a slice of bread (100 g); banana and curdled milk (200 g).
- For lunch : okroshka on kefir (200 g) and bread (100 g); vegetable soup (200 g) and cabbage salad with apple (100 g); vegetable stew (200 g) and vegetable broth.
- For a snack : grated carrots with a teaspoon of vegetable oil (200 g); kefir with herbs (200 g); baked vegetables with cheese (200 g).
- For dinner : stewed vegetables (200 g) or salad (200 g), compote of dried fruits without sugar.
If desired, you can add greens and a small amount of spices to the dishes, but it is advisable to limit the salt. It is especially useful to include in the diet dishes with grated ginger and horseradish, which contribute to the acceleration of metabolism.
There are no absolute contraindications to the vegetable diet. In the presence of diseases of the gastrointestinal tract, it is recommended to use only vegetables that have been heat treated. However, before starting a diet, it is better to consult a doctor.