Potato diet
Everyone knows that potatoes make you fat, and those who want to lose weight include this product on the list of prohibited ones. Nutritionists believe this opinion is incorrect, since the starch contained in potatoes, especially in young tubers, is quickly broken down into simple sugars. As a result, the vegetable is well absorbed and does not contribute to weight gain. Extra pounds do not appear due to the use of the potatoes themselves, it's all about the additives to it - butter, meat gravies, various sauces, which are usually generously seasoned with potatoes.
Young potato tubers have the least calories, and they are the richest in nutrients: vitamins of groups B, C, vitamin PP, provitamin A, as well as minerals (potassium, iron, magnesium, phosphorus) and amino acids. As it grows and is stored, starch accumulates in the tubers, and the vitamin content decreases. In this regard, it is recommended to apply this diet from early summer to autumn, when young potatoes are available, and choose tubers with yellow flesh - they have more carotene.
During a potato diet, you should drink at least 2 liters of clean, still water per day.
There are many options for the potato diet, which vary in duration and food choices. Below are the most popular, designed for 3, 5 and 7 days.
Benefits of the Potato Diet
The potato diet allows you to get rid of 3-4 kg per week.
The advantage is the ability of potatoes to cleanse the intestines of harmful substances and normalize digestive functions. Baked potatoes improve cardiovascular health due to their high potassium content.
With a potato diet, efficiency does not decrease, there is no loss of strength, deterioration of mood and other unpleasant consequences of restricting the diet, which are often the case with other diets. There is no agonizing feeling of hunger with her either.
The diet consists of available foods.
Disadvantages and contraindications of the potato diet
The main disadvantage of the potato diet is an unbalanced diet. This is especially true for the 3- and 5-day diet options, which essentially include 1-3 foods. Therefore, it is not recommended to exceed the indicated diet duration.
The diet is contraindicated for those who suffer from diabetes.
What foods are allowed?
In the diet of the 3-day potato diet:
- potatoes;
- eggs;
- vegetable oil;
- lemon juice.
On a 5-day diet, potatoes and herbs (dill, parsley, green onions) are allowed. Occasionally, a thin slice of bread, greased with butter, is allowed for breakfast, and some fresh vegetables for lunch. However, this should only be done when there is a risk of failure.
On a 7-day potato diet, you are allowed:
- potatoes;
- lean beef and chicken;
- milk, kefir, low-fat sour cream and cheese;
- fresh vegetables, mushrooms;
- rice, beans;
- wheat flour for pancakes and dumplings.
With any diet option, you must drink at least 1.5 liters of water per day, it is allowed to drink green tea and herbal teas.
Small amounts of salt are acceptable.
What foods are prohibited?
All foods that are not on the permitted list are prohibited, including sugar.
Potato diet menu
Menu for 1 day of the 3-day potato diet:
The daily menu of the 5-Day Potato Diet consists of 1 kg of jacket-boiled potatoes. It should be divided into 5-6 meals and consumed with leafy herbs (dill, parsley, green onions).
7-day potato diet menu: there are no dinners, but in case of a strong feeling of hunger, you are allowed to drink a glass of kefir in the evening.
Breakfast: mashed potatoes, seasoned with milk and butter.
Lunch: beef soup with potato dumplings.
Breakfast: potato casserole with vegetables.
Lunch: chicken broth, potato salad, seasoned with vegetable oil.
Breakfast: potato dumplings with sour cream.
Lunch: rice and potato soup.
Breakfast: potatoes boiled in milk.
Lunch: rice and potato soup, cucumber salad dressed with vegetable oil.
Breakfast: jacket potatoes, boiled beans with vegetable oil.
Lunch: soup with mushrooms and potatoes, salad of bell peppers, cabbage and cucumbers, seasoned with vegetable oil.
Breakfast: potato casserole with cheese or vegetables.
Lunch: potato soup with tomato dressing, tomato salad dressing with vegetable oil.
Breakfast: potato pancakes with sour cream, cucumber salad.
Lunch: potato soup with chicken broth, salad of cabbage, fresh cucumber and beetroot, seasoned with kefir.
Useful Tips
Tip 1: For the 7-day potato diet, you can use buckwheat instead of rice.
Tip 2: boiled potatoes can be replaced with baked ones.
| Diet characteristic | final grade |
| Duration: 3, 5, 7 days |
3 out of 5 The diet, based on such a traditional product for our table, is easy and pleasant to follow - there is no agonizing feeling of hunger and irritation from tasteless and unusual food. In this case, the diet is quite effective. |
| Recommended frequency: every 2 months | |
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