Celery diet
Celery is known for its beneficial properties. This spicy root vegetable has a decongestant effect, removes toxins and toxins from the body, normalizes blood pressure, strengthens the immune system, and helps to eliminate insomnia and stress. It is often used in the fight against obesity, as it activates the metabolism. All parts of the plant are useful - root, stems and leaves, and they are all edible.
Celery vegetable soup is the staple of this diet. It can be cooked in two recipes, alternating between them. Here are both recipes.
Option one. Ingredients: celery stalks (200 g), white cabbage (500 g), onions (3 pcs.), Carrots (1 pc.), Green beans (100 g), tomato (3 pcs.), Bell pepper (1 pc.).). All this is finely chopped, poured with tomato juice (1.5 l), brought to a boil over high heat, boiled for several minutes. Then reduce the heat and cook until tender.
Option two. Ingredients: celery stalks (200 g), white cabbage (500 g), onions (2 pcs.), Tomato (2 pcs.), Bulgarian pepper (2 pcs.). All this is finely chopped and poured with water (2 l), after which it is brought to a boil over high heat. After boiling for several minutes, reduce the heat and cook for another ten minutes.
The soup is boiled every day to keep it fresh. You can eat it whenever you want and as much as you want, there are no restrictions. But nutritionists advise to eat often and in small portions, so it is more beneficial for the digestive system, moreover, the stomach does not stretch.
Every day you need to drink about 2 liters of clean, still water.
Heat treatment of products is carried out in one of the dietary ways: boiling, baking, steaming.
Before starting the celery diet, it is recommended to spend a fasting week. For seven days, you should give up bread, pasta, sweets, smoked, fatty foods and sugary carbonated drinks.
Benefits of the celery diet
Celery diet can help you lose 5-7 kg of weight in two weeks.
The diet helps to cleanse the body of toxins, improve metabolism and improve bowel function. Due to the high content of nutrients in celery, in two weeks of this diet, you can saturate the body with vitamins and minerals and, in addition to losing weight, improve health.
Disadvantages and contraindications of the celery diet
The celery diet is not recommended for diseases of the digestive system, as its diet contains a lot of fiber.
In the presence of any chronic pathology, it is necessary to consult with your doctor before starting a diet.
What foods are allowed?
- Vegetables.
- Fruit.
- Low-fat kefir or drinking yogurt without additives.
- Lean beef, chicken fillet.
- A fish.
- Brown rice.
- Small amounts of vegetable oil.
- Green and black tea, black coffee.
What foods are prohibited?
All foods that are not on the permitted list are prohibited, including sugar and salt.
Celery diet menu
Here is the menu of the celery diet for seven days. Starting from the 8th day, the diet is repeated: the menu of the 8th day corresponds to the menu of the 1st day, the menu of the 9th day - the menu of the 2nd day, etc. These products should be divided into five to six meals throughout the day …
Useful Tips
Tip 1. Fresh vegetables can be used as a salad with a little vegetable oil.
Tip 2. As part of the soup, celery stalks can be replaced with the same amount of its leaves.
| Diet characteristic | final grade |
| Duration: 14 days |
3.5 out of 5 The celery diet is one of the soup ones. Celery becomes the main ingredient in the soup, which has the ability to burn fat and remove excess water from the body, and therefore the diet is very effective. |
| Recommended frequency: every 3 months | |
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