Spring Diet

2024 Author: Rachel Wainwright | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-15 07:39

"Spring diet" refers to the cleansing food systems (detox diets), its action is aimed at removing toxins and toxins from the body, saturation with vitamins and, as a result, general recovery. This is especially true after winter, during the period of the so-called spring weakness due to vitamin deficiency. Losing weight occurs both by reducing the calorie content of the diet and avoiding a number of foods, and by improving metabolism.

Spring Diet rules:

at least four meals a day;
from 8.00 to 12.00 there are only fruits, their quantity is not regulated;
from 12.00 to 20.00, vegetables and other low-calorie foods are possible on the menu;
some vegetables must be eaten fresh;
food is prepared using dietary methods - cooking, stewing, steaming or baking;
drink at least 1.5 liters of clean water per day, start the morning with a cup of hot water with a slice of lemon;
do gymnastics in the morning, and walk in the fresh air in the evening for at least 30 minutes.

The Spring Diet requires preparation. A few weeks before the start of the diet, you should gradually exclude from the diet fatty, fried, spicy foods, fast food, pickles, canned food and alcohol. A week before the diet, you should switch mainly to plant foods - vegetables, fruits and herbs. Dairy products, meat or fish are consumed once a day. In the morning you should drink 200 ml of hot water with lemon juice on an empty stomach. The last meal is no later than 20.00. After this preparation, you can start the "Spring Diet".

Advantages of the "Spring Diet"

"Spring diet" helps to get rid of 4-5 kg in 10 days.

The diet helps to improve performance, mood, and normalize sleep. A balanced diet high in fiber helps to improve bowel function. Positive changes also affect the appearance - the condition of the skin, hair and nails improves.

Disadvantages and contraindications of the "Spring Diet"

Too low calorie content of the menu increases the risk of falling off the diet and quickly returning the lost pounds, so you need to leave the diet smoothly.

"Spring diet" is contraindicated in diseases of the digestive system.

What foods are allowed?

Fruits and berries - grapefruits, apples, grapes, bananas, tangerines, oranges, kiwi.
Vegetables - white and red cabbage, carrots, tomatoes, pumpkin, celery, asparagus.
Brown rice.
Oatmeal on the water.
Chicken meat without skin.
Lean fish.
Low fat kefir and bioyogurt.
Freshly squeezed vegetable juices.
Vegetable oil.
Natural honey.
Linden, mint and other herbal teas.

What foods are prohibited?

Salt, sugar, fatty, spicy, fried foods, canned food (including vegetables), smoked meats, flour products, alcohol, carbonated drinks are excluded.

Spring Diet Menu

Sample menu for three days of the "Spring Diet":

First day

First breakfast: a small bunch of grapes, an apple, ½ grapefruit, rosehip tea.

Second breakfast: salad of fresh white cabbage, carrots, pumpkin, tomato and apple with 1 tsp. vegetable oil.

Lunch: 150 g of boiled brown rice, 70 g of boiled chicken, 70 g of grated carrots with bioyogurt, tomato, herbal tea.

Dinner: ¼ grapefruit, several grapes, banana, 250 ml of kefir or mint tea.

Second day

First breakfast: tangerine, apple, ½ orange, 200 ml of grape juice.

Second breakfast: 150 g of oatmeal with 1 tsp. honey or vegetable oil, linden tea.

Lunch: 2 baked potatoes, 80 g of stewed fish, tomato, green tea.

Dinner: ¼ grapefruit, kiwi, banana, 200 g of yogurt.

The third day

First breakfast: a small bunch of grapes, an apple, ½ a grapefruit, 200 ml of kefir.

Second breakfast: salad of red cabbage, carrots, celery, apple with 1 tsp. vegetable oil, 200 ml of tomato juice or lime tea.

Lunch: 150 g of boiled brown rice, 70 g of boiled chicken, 70 g of stewed asparagus or tomato, green tea.

Dinner: ¼ grapefruit, kiwi, a small bunch of grapes, a banana, 250 ml of kefir or mint tea.

Useful Tips

Tip 1: Non-seasonal fruits and vegetables such as grapes or asparagus can be replaced with those that are available all year round - oranges, tangerines, cabbage, carrots, etc.

Tip 2. You can use fresh frozen vegetables and fruits.

Diet characteristic	final grade
Duration: 3-10 days	3.5 out of 5 The action of the "Spring Diet" is aimed not only at losing weight, but also at improving the body. The range of foods necessary for the diet in the early spring period can be expanded with quick-frozen vegetables and fruits.
Recommended frequency: once a year
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