No one will be surprised that smoothie for weight loss is a very effective tool. These are fruits, juices and some other ingredients that are whipped in an ice blender and as a result turn into a thick, delicious cocktail that is ideal for a diet in the hot season.
Caloric content of smoothies
Virtually any fruit has a low calorie content - from 20 to 80 units, depending on the type of one hundred grams. When you mix fruits with ice, fruit juice, sometimes kefir or natural yoghurt, the caloric content increases very slightly. That's why you can safely eat this wonderful, useful drink - if you replace them with meals, you are guaranteed to lose weight.
In addition, the benefits of smoothies are obvious: you not only lose extra pounds, but also get all the power of nature from natural fruits.
Diet on smoothies
Diets with such a wonderful treat are many, consider the most effective:
- Express diet . If you urgently need to lose a few pounds, just give up eating in favor of smoothies for only 2-3 days. Smoothies can be prepared from any fruit, with the addition of kefir or yogurt. The main thing for all this - you need to drink only one smoothie for one meal and eat about 5 times a day. In addition to smoothies, only water in any quantities is allowed.
- Diet for stable weight loss . It is believed that there is smoothies for breakfast. However, if you replace them with dinner, it will be much more useful. The diet can be the following: breakfast and lunch you as you want, but here's a snack and dinner - it's strictly smoothies (best one is fruit, one is vegetable smoothie). In this case, you already in the first week will lose a few pounds, and so you can continue to eat until you reach the desired mark.
The most pleasant is that these methods of weight loss will not harm your body, but will help them: they will enrich with vitamins, microelements and fiber.
Recipes for smoothie slimming
If you do not know how to prepare smoothies, it's time to learn, especially since there is absolutely nothing complicated in this process. The only mandatory rule is that you absolutely need a blender. Remember and that dietary smoothies exclude the presence of bananas!
- Smoothies with yogurt : berries + orange. Take a glass of blueberries or currants, a glass of orange juice and a glass of natural yogurt without sugar and additives. Mix all the ingredients in a blender. Done!
- Smoothies with yogurt : strawberries + sprouts of wheat. Take a glass of 1% kefir, half a glass of natural yogurt without additives, 5 large strawberries, a couple of teaspoons of wheat sprouts, a spoonful of honey. Mix in a blender. Done!
- Smoothies with cottage cheese : pear + spinach. Cut a couple of juicy pears, a couple of glasses of spinach leaves and add to this low-fat cottage cheese. Mix in a blender. Done!
- Pumpkin smoothies : pumpkin + apricot. Cut 6 apricots by removing
bones, add a similar amount of chopped pumpkin and as many chopped mangoes. Pour 1.5 cups of carrot juice, mix in a blender. Done! - Green smoothies : kiwi + broccoli + spinach + apple. Finely chop 4 broccoli inflorescences, a pair of peeled kiwi, a large green apple, a handful of spinach. Add the juice of pineapple or apple, mix in a blender. Done!
Since making smoothies is very simple, any of the diets on such a diet will not take away from you a lot of time. This is the ideal food for the summer, which will help you feel great, drink the body with vitamins and most importantly - steadily reduce your weight or maintain it at the desired mark.