Diet ABC ("Traffic Light")
The ABC diet ("Traffic Light") is a comfortable power system that you can stick to for as long as you like. The ABC name indicates the simplicity of the diet: choosing the right foods is as easy as remembering the first three letters of the English alphabet. Another name - "Traffic Light" - explains the main principle of the diet, according to which all foods are divided into groups:
- "Green" ("green light") - can be used at any time and without restrictions on quantity;
- "Yellow" ("yellow light") - it is allowed to eat only until 18:00;
- "Red" ("red light") - prohibited.
Diet rules:
- you need to eat fractionally. The number of meals is at least five per day;
- no more than two dishes should be consumed at one meal;
- heat treatment of products should be gentle - boiling, steaming, stewing, baking in the oven or on the grill are used;
- you need to do fitness - this will enhance the effect of the diet.
- those who seek to speed up the process of losing weight are advised to arrange a fasting day once a week. The diet of such a day consists of one Green List product and water. The amount of food is not limited.
Advantages of the ABC diet ("Traffic Light")
The ABC (Traffic Light) diet allows you to lose 1 to 3 kg per week.
The diet of the diet is varied, the calorie content and volume of food from the "green" group are not regulated. This makes it possible to avoid hunger and stick to the diet for a long time.
Fractional nutrition and healthy products have a healing effect on the body.
Disadvantages and contraindications of the ABC diet ("Traffic Light")
The disadvantage of the ABC ("Traffic Light") diet is the need to strictly adhere to the list of products from the "green" and "yellow" groups.
A contraindication to dieting is allergy to green-listed food, such as citrus fruits or seafood.
What foods are allowed?
The basis of the diet of the ABC ("Traffic Light") diet is the "green" group of products:
- boiled eggs (no more than two per day);
- low-fat dairy products - yogurt, kefir, tan, ayran;
- yeast-free bread;
- Fish and seafood;
- citrus fruits and apples;
- carrots, cucumbers, cabbage, lettuce and herbs;
- buckwheat;
- vegetable oil;
- black, green and herbal tea, black coffee, pure still water.
"Yellow" product group:
- porridge on the water (except for semolina);
- pasta;
- lean meat and poultry, low-fat sausages and sausage;
- cottage cheese and cheese, except processed cheese;
- fruits and dried fruits not specified in the "green" group;
- baking from yeast-free dough;
- chocolate and lollipops.
Alcoholic drinks are occasionally acceptable: dry wine, whiskey, martini and vodka, etc. in small quantities.
What foods are prohibited?
The "red" group includes:
- fatty meat products, lard;
- fast food;
- yeast baked goods;
- processed cheese, sour cream, whole milk, butter;
- mayonnaise;
- fatty confectionery, ice cream;
- carbonated drinks, including sweet drinks, beer and champagne.
ABC diet menu ("Traffic Light")
Approximate one-day menu of the ABC diet ("Traffic Light"):
First breakfast
(8.00-9.00)
Option 1: vegetable or fruit salad.
Option 2: oatmeal with nuts.
Lunch
(11.00-11.30)
Option 1: cheese cakes or curd casserole.
Option 2: yogurt and orange.
Dinner
(13.00-13.30)
Option 1: chicken fillet goulash soup and pasta with cheese sauce.
Option 2: soup with veal and buckwheat porridge with a steamed cutlet.
Afternoon snack
(15.00-15.30)
Option 1: dark chocolate.
Option 2: fruits or dried fruits.
Dinner
(17.30-18.30)
Late supper
(20.00-20.30)
Option 1: an apple baked with low-fat yogurt and honey sauce.
Option 2: kefir.
Useful Tips
Advice 1. Do not limit the daily calorie intake too much in order to lose weight faster: this is fraught with a slowdown in metabolism and, accordingly, in the process of losing weight.
Advice 2. The amount of water you drink is not regulated, however, drinking plenty of water makes it easier to tolerate the diet and helps to remove toxins from the body.
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