Cabbage diet

Diets based on local, seasonal products are considered to be the most beneficial for health. Such vegetables and fruits are completely natural and saturate the body with useful components. Cabbage diet fully meets these criteria.

The essence of the cabbage diet

As the main product for this diets any variation of this will do vegetable... It can be ordinary white cabbage, red cabbage, you can eat Chinese cabbage or cauliflower. The cooking methods are also not limited - the product can be boiled, baked, stewed or fermented. With any cooking method, cabbage will retain its beneficial properties. This is a very low calorie product, only 25 kcal per 100 g of product. Sauerkraut contains even less calories- only 19 kcal per 100 g of product. At the same time, much more energy reserves are spent by the body for processing cabbage dishes.

This vegetable promotes the work of the heart and has a good effect on the condition of the blood vessels. It can be used to normalize blood glucose readings. For some diseases of the gastrointestinal tract, it is also recommended to use cabbage. In addition, cabbage has recently been shown to be beneficial as a preventative against cancer. During a weekly diet, you can get rid of 5-10 kilograms of excess weight. This indicator depends on your initial condition.

For weight loss on cabbage to be effective, follow our recommendations:

• Additionally, use moderate physical activity. It can be yoga, breathing exercises, long walks.
• If you follow this system for more than 5 days, be sure to take extra vitamins and minerals.
• You must while observing diets drink at least 1.5 liters of water or other permitted drinks.
• Divide the daily ration evenly into 5 equal parts.
• The final meal should be 2 hours before bedtime.
• Do not use oils, sauces, or other manufactured additives to enhance the flavor of the food. For this, it is allowed to use lemon juice, natural spices and herbs.

Cabbage diet for 7 days

In the weekly version of cabbage diets your main dish will be specially prepared cabbage soup. In addition to cabbage, the soup should contain a variety of other vegetables, rice and dill. It is also allowed to lightly salt the dish. It is best to take rice not ordinary polished white, but brown, wild or black.

To make cabbage soup, first boil the rice over low heat. Then chop any vegetables of your choice finely and add to the rice. Before cooking, add finely chopped dill and lightly salt.

This soup should be prepared daily and eaten throughout the day. For a change, you can eat a little of any fruit... Bananas are prohibited in this case. Once during the diet, you can afford a portion of boiled fish or lean meat. Drink plenty of water throughout the week, it is also allowed to drink non-carbonated mineral water, unsweetened tea or coffee. Green tea is best used as it has antioxidant properties. As for coffee, it is best to drink it in the morning. So the drink will be more useful for activating metabolism.

Such a diet is easily tolerated, but still it is not necessary to abuse it. This menu is not balanced and can be harmful to health with prolonged use. You can repeat the seven-day cabbage diet a month after the first course.

Reviews of the cabbage diet

Most of the girls who have tried the cabbage diet claim that it is very easily tolerated. Cabbage can be used to cook not only soup, but also salads, stew it with other vegetables. For dressing cabbage salad, girls use corn or olive oil, low-fat kefir or natural yogurt without food additives. In addition, if you feel hungry, you can eat fresh cabbage leaves as much as you like.

However, the monotonous diet in some losing weight causes a breakdown in strength and mood. Therefore, with long-term compliance with this diet, it is imperative to take vitamin complexes. It is also recommended to connect to physical activity so that weight loss goes at an accelerated pace.