Fruit and vegetable diet
The authorship of the fruit and vegetable diet is attributed to the famous American actress Cilla Black. The diet is perfect for those who want not only to reduce weight, but also to improve health by saturating the body with useful substances and ridding it of toxins.
Vegetables and fruits are 80% water, and are also rich in plant fiber, vitamins and minerals - all this helps to cleanse the body.
Fruit and vegetable diet rules:
- The basis of the diet is vegetable, meat and fish are consumed in an amount not exceeding 150 g per day.
- At least 2/3 of all vegetables and fruits are consumed raw (you can make salads).
- Heat treatment of products is carried out only by dietary methods - boiling, steaming, baking, stewing.
- You need to drink 2 liters of water per day (ordinary drinking or mineral water without gas).
The duration of the fruit and vegetable diet is four weeks, of which two are "hard" and two are "light". During the "light" weeks, you can eat your usual food with the obligatory daily consumption of vegetables and fruits, avoiding high-calorie and unhealthy foods. During the "tough" weeks, you must strictly follow the prescribed diet. "Hard" and "light" weeks alternate.
Benefits of a fruit and vegetable diet
For a month of the diet, you can get rid of 5 kg.
The diet has a positive effect on the digestive tract, helps to establish intestinal activity, to get rid of toxins. This has a good effect on well-being in general, helps to normalize sleep, improve appearance and increase tone.
It is easy to follow this diet due to the alternation of "hard" and "light" weeks - thus avoiding monotony, and the diet is not perceived as overly strict.
During the diet, the reserves of vitamins, micro- and macroelements in the body are significantly replenished.
Disadvantages and contraindications of the fruit and vegetable diet
The fruit and vegetable diet is not recommended for people with diseases of the digestive system.
For any chronic disease, the diet requires prior medical advice.
What foods are allowed?
- vegetables (except potatoes).
- fruit.
- lean meats, poultry and fish.
- eggs.
- dairy and fermented milk products of low fat content.
- bread with bran and rye.
- vegetable oil for salad dressing.
- green and black tea, black coffee.
What foods are prohibited?
- sugar and all kinds of sweets.
- rich pastries.
- fatty, smoked, spicy dishes.
- fried food (except for grilled food).
- sweet carbonated drinks.
Fruit and vegetable diet menu
An example of a menu for a day of a "tough" week:
Option 1: bran bread toast, fruit.
Option 2: half a medium melon or a small melon.
Option 3: Fruit salad with yogurt.
Option 4: salad of cucumbers and tomatoes with feta cheese.
Option 5: egg, fresh vegetable salad.
Option 1: cold meat, green vegetable salad with tomato.
Option 2: vegetable soup, fruit salad.
Option 3: grilled fish, a slice of bread, leafy vegetables.
Option 4: a slice of homemade cheese, a vegetable or fruit salad, a slice of rye bread.
Option 5: 2 eggs, chicken or meat broth, green vegetable salad, 2 tomatoes, a slice of bread.
Option 1: fresh vegetable salad, 2 rye toasts.
Option 2: salad of leafy vegetables, fruits.
Option 3: stewed vegetables, yogurt.
Option 4: fruits, vegetables or vegetable salad, a glass of kefir.
Option 5: grilled chicken fillet, green vegetables or salad from them.
Useful Tips
Tip 1. Sometimes you can drink a glass of dry red wine.
Advice 2. The diet will be more effective if accompanied by regular physical activity.
| Diet characteristic | final grade |
| Duration: 1 month |
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| Recommended frequency: 1-2 times a year | |
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