Strawberry Slimming Diet
The essence of the strawberry diet
It's best to start the strawberry diet during the ripening season of these tasty and healthy berries, when they can be found on almost every counter. Just five berries contain the same amount of beneficial vitamin C as one large orange. It should also be noted the presence of folic acid in strawberries, which stimulates the immune system and strengthens the walls of blood vessels.
Daily use of strawberries helps the gallbladder and kidneys work, normalizes high blood pressure, and improves heart activity. Strawberries are good at eliminating excess weight and activating the metabolism, so if you love this berry and are not allergic to it, be sure to try to lose weight using the strawberry diet.
The essence of the strawberry diet
The duration of a weight loss course can be from four to eight days, during which you can lose 2-4 excess kilograms. Naturally, if you follow the strawberry diet, the emphasis is on strawberries (it is recommended to eat about 650 g of fresh berries per day). However, this food system does not belong to the category of mono-diets that involve the use of only one type of product.
The diet may contain proteins (fish, turkey, chicken, cottage cheese, cheese, milk, kefir) and carbohydrates (oatmeal, whole grain bread, fruits, vegetables). However, sugar and flour products during the diet should be completely excluded from the menu. Fats of animal origin are also excluded - sausage and fatty meats, lard, butter, cream are prohibited.
The strawberry diet is perfect for lovers of this healthy berry, while others can diversify their menu with other seasonal fruits - blackberries, raspberries, blueberries. They saturate the body with vitamins and get rid of monotony.
Unfortunately, such a food system provides for a number of contraindications. Strawberries are a fairly strong allergen, and therefore, for the first couple of days, allergy sufferers need to carefully monitor their health. If you experience indigestion, itching or rash, swelling of the mucous membranes, runny nose, sneezing or lacrimation, you must immediately stop the diet. It is also contraindicated for some other diseases (with gastritis with increased acidity of gastric juice, with urolithiasis). In general, if you have any chronic diseases, you must undergo a medical examination before starting a diet.
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Strawberry diet menu
We offer you a sample menu of the strawberry diet for a week.
The first day:
| Meal time | Name of dishes |
| Breakfast | 250 g strawberries mixed with half a banana and an apple |
| Lunch | Strawberries - 100 g; mix in a blender with low-fat milk - 100 ml. Add half a teaspoon of honey |
| Dinner | Mix 300 g of boiled asparagus with 150 g of strawberries, add a little boiled chicken fillet and cucumber. |
| Afternoon snack | Add a little low-fat yogurt to 150 g of strawberries. Also add 2 tablespoons of oatmeal and some honey |
| Dinner | Cut a couple of jacket potatoes, add 50 g of cottage cheese (low-fat), 100 g of strawberries, half an onion. Mix lemon juice (teaspoon) and 50 g low-fat yogurt and season the dish |
Second day:
| Meal time | Name of dishes |
| Breakfast | Prepare a mixture of 50 g of cottage cheese and 150 g of strawberries, brush with it a couple of slices of whole grain bread |
| Lunch | Mix 150 g strawberries, 100 ml fresh pineapple and 50 g low-fat yogurt |
| Dinner | Mix 200 g strawberries with 100 g water-cooked oatmeal |
| Afternoon snack | Mix low-fat kefir, 150 g strawberries and a teaspoon of honey |
| Dinner | Low-fat cottage cheese, 100 g of strawberries, a bunch of greens, 200 g of cucumbers, season with low-fat yogurt - 30 ml |
The third day:
| Meal time | Name of dishes |
| Breakfast | Pour oatmeal with kefir (five tablespoons), let it brew. Add strawberries (150 g) and stir |
| Lunch | Mix a teaspoon of honey, low-fat kefir and 150 g of strawberries |
| Dinner | Boiled peas, turkey breast - 50 g, 150 g strawberries |
| Afternoon snack | Chop 150 g strawberries, mix with honey (teaspoon) and orange juice (150 ml) |
| Dinner | Boil 150 g of potatoes with 100 g of cauliflower and carrots |
Fourth day:
| Meal time | Name of dishes |
| Breakfast | Prepare a mixture of 100 g of strawberries and 30 g of fat-free cottage cheese, spread a couple of slices of bread |
| Lunch | Cut 100 g strawberries, add half an orange and half an apple. Season salad with 150 ml of yogurt or kefir and honey (teaspoon) |
| Dinner |
Stew with onions, beets and carrots 100 g of fish (seafood). Dessert - 100 g of strawberries |
| Afternoon snack | Mix 100 ml pineapple juice, 50 g low-fat yogurt, 150 g strawberries |
| Dinner | Grind lettuce, cucumber, bell pepper, and season with oil (olive). Dessert - strawberry - 100 g |
The menu of the next 4 days repeats the ration of the previous ones.
Reviews of the strawberry diet
Ekaterina: I want to try, but it stops the excessive presence of fresh strawberries in the diet. From so many berries, you can become covered with allergic spots. Before starting such a weight loss course, be sure to consult with your doctor.
Svetlana: If you count the strawberries, it turns out not too much. For me, this menu suits perfectly, and I endured the diet very easily, I am satisfied with the results.
Victoria: good diet, I didn't feel hungry on it. As soon as I heard about her, I immediately tried it.
The author of the article: Kuzmina Vera Valerievna | Endocrinologist, nutritionist
Education: Diploma of the Russian State Medical University named after NI Pirogov with a degree in General Medicine (2004). Residency at Moscow State University of Medicine and Dentistry, diploma in Endocrinology (2006).
