Drinking "live" cocktails is called a detox diet. That is, a smoothie diet for weight loss also helps the body to cleanse itself of toxins and waste. Plus, eating this way will introduce you to new foods and recipes. However, smoothies also have contraindications. . .
The benefits of smoothies
- These drinkshelps you lose weight without giving up sweetsand switching to a strict, "poor" diet.
- There are many recipes (as well as flavors) for smoothies - you can choose one that suits your wallet, taste and body requirements.You can cook it yourself, using a blender.
- Thick smoothies fill you up quickly, replacing your usual plate. They are consumed on the run (in the subway, while driving, walking), so this type of diet pleases students, young mothers and careerists. But: you shouldn't swallow the glass in one gulp - smoothies are drunk slowly.
- These drinks begin to be absorbed faster than solid food, so they will not overload the stomach even when consumed slowly.
- The diet is suitable for vegans and raw foodists.
- Lose up to -2 kg in 3 days with smoothies.
For whom this diet is not suitable: contraindications
- Kidney and liver problems. With a smoothie diet, these organs are forced to work harder. If they can't already cope, there's no reason to risk it.
- Disorders in the gastrointestinal tract(frequent diarrhoea, intestinal disorders). Smoothies are mostly fiber. By cleansing the stomach and intestines, drinks will only aggravate the listed problems of internal organs.
- Pregnancy, breastfeeding. During this period of life, strict diets and sudden weight loss are contraindicated.
- Allergies, intolerance to a certain product. If you are probably already familiar with certain products, then the "buzz" words (spirulina, lavender, acai berries, beebread) are words that most people read for the first time. You don't need to use such products uncontrollably - start with a food allergy test (carried out in medical laboratories) or at least introduce the body to new products by introducing them little by little.
Finally, drinking smoothies all the time makes dentists angry. Doctors say soHuman teeth need to chew solid food every day, and it is better to eat the same apples in their "native" form - this way the plaque will not accumulate on the teeth and the gums will receive a daily "massage". Therefore, you should not "live" on smoothies.
What are the principles for making nutritional smoothies?
It seems like it couldn't be simpler: put whatever fresh you love (or find in the fridge) into a blender and blend it. Well, you can also consider your friends' reviews.
But not everything is so simple!Cocktail recipes serve several functions: help fight stress or anemia, liver health, weight loss. So before you prepare this or that drink, check how this composition will act on the body.
Except,You must cook only from fresh ingredients. You can also use frozen raw materials, but the freezing must be correct (shock, i. e. instantaneous).
Three types of such drinks
waking up (morning)
Smoothies with a high content of juices and carbohydrates. Their task is to tone and flush the gastrointestinal tract.
The recipe may include: bananas, yogurt or cottage cheese, flax seeds, quinoa, steamed oats.
Example recipe:
- 200 ml soy milk?
- 1 banana;
- 2 tablespoons almond paste;
- 40 ml maple syrup or honey.
- 40 ml of coffee (preferably espresso).
Nutritional (daily)
In fact,this is a complete meal.
The following will help you "destroy" hunger and give your body strength until the end of the day: cabbage, spinach, spirulina, chia seeds, soy milk.
Example recipe:
- 200 ml pineapple juice?
- 100ml coconut milk?
- 1 banana;
- 3 large strawberries.
Sedative (evening)
No extra calories, just quick digestible foods that don't strain your stomach.
In such compositions add: herbal preparations, coconut or almond milk.
Sample recipe. Pour a glass of warm (at least 70 degrees) water:
- a sprig of fresh mint;
- 2-3 stalks of lavender.
- a slice of lime.
When cooked, puree it in a blender and sweeten it with honey.
What can be added to such drinks?
The basis of the "living" cocktail will bevegetables(except potatoes)fruits, berries, cereal flakes, nuts, low-fat sour milk.
The following ingredients can enhance the detoxification effect of each smoothie, as well as make the taste of each drink interesting (thus diversifying the diet menu for 5, 7 days):
- blue spirulina(this mountain kelp will fill the cocktail with protein and also give it an impressive heavenly hue).
- pollen or pollen(this source of vitamins can be found in both pharmacies and beekeepers' markets).
- acai(a valuable antioxidant - a berry from the Amazon that can be used fresh or frozen).
- maple syrup or honey(a healthy sweetener, but check the ingredients before buying such a product).
- ginger("immune booster" that will make the drink more spicy).
- poppy seeds(nourishing and relaxing)
- cocoa powder(source of caffeine, as well as "chocolate mood").
But adding salt and sugar is not recommended. Don't even get carried away with honey - it's still a high-calorie product.
Storage of finished products
Generally,Most smoothies can be stored for up to 12 hours in a clean, sealed container.. But - only in a refrigerator or a thermal bag that allows you to store food at a temperature of +7 degrees Celsius. That is, smoothies are often prepared in the evening so that you can pour a glass in the car and have breakfast on the way to work.
In the cold half of the year, cocktails should not be cooled, but rather heated (but so that the temperature of the products does not exceed +50 degrees). The easiest way is to add boiling water to fruits and vegetables. Winter "immune" ingredients will also not be superfluous: tincture of echinacea, rosehip decoction, ginger, turmeric, royal jelly and other beekeeping products.
How to drink these drinks properly
- This is the main food. No dessert or compote. So don't drink soups and cutlets with a glass of smoothie.
- I did this diet for a week,give up fatty, fried foodsand other tasty, but excessively high-calorie dishes.
- He cooked and drank. "Live" cocktails should not be shaken for later use. Vitamins suffer from storage (and the drink itself can darken badly).
- For the results of the diet to be impressive, you must not only take care of the breakdown of fats, but alsosaturate your body with clean water as much as possible. This will help flush out toxins and also keep the skin toned. Therefore, when losing weight, replace your usual coffee and tea with water - regular drinking water or still mineral water. No, tea and coffee are not prohibited. But allow yourself no more than 2 cups a day - but drink about 1. 5 liters of water.
- Smoothies can be prepared on a diet, but adding more liquid to keep the cocktails from mushy. Important: do not forget that an alcohol consumption diet is useful only for the first month - after the 30th day, such a diet can be harmful.
Can I drink on an empty stomach?
Nutritionists are sure:It's not worth it. On an empty stomach, it is better to drink water with apple cider vinegar (lemon juice) - it will "wake up" the body. And only after 30 minutes prepare a smoothie.
By the way, after such a cocktail you will no longer need a solid breakfast. In terms of calories and volume, a smoothie is a complete meal. But if you are not full, drink a "live" cocktail 30-40 minutes before meals (this also applies to lunch and dinner).
Is it possible to have a smoothie in the evening?
Possible, but not recommended. The fact is that the drink contains raw vegetables and fruits. This means that such food should be consumed in the first half of the day, when the activity of the stomach is maximum.
However, if you want, it is better to make such a cocktail yourself than to "sin" with a plate of cutlets.
7 Day Detox Drink Diet
An effective, but unusual diet for our people.
Some women, wanting to further increase the results achieved, add a diet to their moderate diet.sports cargo. But remember: in this case we are dealing with a reduced-calorie diet - which means that it is important not to overdo it with fitness. Don't exhaust yourself with dumbbell exercises or half an hour of lunges and squats. Allow yourself a bike ride or a walk in the fresh air. But you can limit yourself to daily morning exercises.
Monday
1. 5 liters of water and4 fruit and berry smoothies. It is better to divide the latter not into 4, but into 6-8 meals. Choose fresh products, but they are strong and frozen.
Avoid high-calorie sweeteners (honey, maple syrup). And of course without sugar.
Tuesday
4 fruit smoothies, 250 ml each.
Apart from honey, sweet dried fruits, grapes and bananas are prohibited on this day.
Wednesday
On Wednesday you can prepare not only fruit smoothies, but also vegetables.
You should choose the most "weight loss" vegetables - say, celery, cucumbers. At the same time, you should not try to "flavor the pill" by adding salt to your meal. Also, don't add hot spices that will make you want more.
Thursday
The required 4 smoothies can be supplemented with breakfast or dinner, consisting ofhandfuls of boiled rice, as well as baked or boiled vegetables.
Friday
4 cocktails +portion of lean meat(beef, veal, chicken, turkey or rabbit). It is important that the meat is cooked properly, according to the principle of healthy eating. Boil a piece (in water or steam) or bake it.
When cooking the chicken fillet, many people are afraid that it will dry out too much in the oven, so they brush the chicken with oil - instead, it is better to wrap the fillet in baking parchment. So it will turn out juicy - and without extra calories.
Saturday
- breakfast: buckwheat or oatmeal (or steamed flakes).
- Dinner: light meat with vegetables. You can cook anything - pieces of beef cooked with cabbage, steamed chicken steak with steamed vegetables, sautéed rabbit.
- Dinner: a serving of unsweetened yogurt or cottage cheese.
Sunday
Same dishes as Saturday. However, instead of meat, cookfish. But it is worth buying a low-fat variety (cod, haddock, gyros, whiting, pike).
You should come off this diet slowly. On the eighth day, allow yourself a forbidden food (or slightly increase the portions of allowed, low-fat, healthy foods).
Reviews of smoothie diets
Satisfied womenthose who have tried weight loss with "live" cocktails boast:
- this diet is delicious and satisfying.
- It's stylish, modern, youthful (and Instagrammable too), and it's also no shame to bring a smoothie glass to class or work.
- Colorful cocktails delight the eye.
- you can cook from anything (even tomatoes with stalked celery, even strawberries with milk).
- Cooking is simple - no standing on the stove (the dream of a career woman or a student during the session).
- such a diet cleanses the body.
- throughout the diet there is a pleasant lightness in the body, not bordering on impotence, but on tone.
- such a diet improves the complexion.
- in 2 weeks you can lose -8 kg.
However, the weight loss did not go smoothly. There are few negative reviews, but they still exist. And this is what they write: in the off-season, such food is expensive (however, you will not be able to buy the same spirulina in the summer) and the recipes are not suitable for convinced meat eaters - they will be tormented by intense hunger.