For most people, peanuts are simply a delicious product that is used in cooking for cooking different dishes. Therefore, many are interested in the usefulness of peanuts, and can it be used during weight loss?
Useful properties of nuts have been proved by numerous scientific experiments and tested on volunteers.
What is useful and harmful peanuts?
Ground nut contains unique substances that favorably affect the body's activity and contribute to weight loss:
- The proteins, carbohydrates and fats contained in peanuts are quickly and easily absorbed by the body.
- There are unsaturated acids in groundnut, which are not produced in the body. They resist the deposition of cholesterol in the vessels.
- The composition of peanuts includes fiber, which helps to cleanse the intestines from decay products and excess fluid.
- The peanut is more useful for the body in fresh than in fried form, because under the influence of temperature, a large amount of minerals and vitamins is destroyed.
- Ground nut in its raw form has a positive effect on digestion, since its composition includes enzymes that help digest and facilitate digestion of food.
- Peanuts have a positive effect on the skin condition and help smooth wrinkles.
Harm peanuts for weight loss and health can bring with excessive use. First, the high caloric value of the peanut affects. Secondly, fiber in large quantities can lead to irritation of the gastrointestinal mucosa and aggravate the condition with gastritis and ulcers. In a fried condition, peanuts lose a lot of useful substances and cause appetite, which is not desirable during weight loss.
The use of peanuts for weight loss
There is a diet that is based on the use of peanuts. Scientists have found that peanut butter has the ability to suppress appetite. Using this way of losing weight, you can improve the metabolism of fats in the body. To get the desired effect, it is recommended to eat 8 nuts every day. During the observance of the peanut diet, it is recommended to include in the diet fresh vegetables, fruits , grain bread, cereals, lean meat and fish. It is important before you start using this method of losing weight to check if you have any allergies.
Useful properties of the peanut nut are also transferred to the oil, which is prepared on their basis. Such diets help to get rid of excess weight gradually and do not harm the body. In addition, in this case, you can be sure that the kilos will not return back.
Sample menu:
- breakfast - cereal flakes with milk, banana and 4 almonds;
- snack - 2 loaves with peanut butter (1 tsp each) and apple;
- lunch - 220 g of boiled chicken breast and vegetable salad;
- dinner - 2 loaves of peanut butter (1 tsp each).
As a result, the daily norm of peanut butter is 4 tsp. It should also be taken into account that this product is fat enough, so the other components of your diet should be low-calorie. In general, the daily menu should not include more than 1500 kcal. This diet is not scanty and especially it should please lovers of sweet, as peanut butter is a wonderful dessert. To get the desired effect, it is very important to choose the right nut paste or to cook it at home without the use of sweeteners and any fillers. Temporary restrictions on the use of peanut diet are not present, since it does not require any cardinal changes in nutrition.