In our latitudes kiwi can be bought almost year-round. But what do we know about this fruit, except that it is delicious, covered with a shaggy peel and has a beautiful cut-through pattern? In fact, Kiwi has a lot of useful properties for weight loss and health. Especially this fruit is distinguished by the fact that it preserves useful substances even after conservation.
Useful properties of kiwi and contraindications
The composition of this fruit includes a large number of substances, due to which:
- With regular use, cholesterol is excreted from the body.
- Improves digestion and metabolism , which in turn contributes to weight loss.
- After a dense feast, eating one kiwi, you can prevent the occurrence of a feeling of heaviness in the stomach.
- You can resist various stresses, which is also important for losing weight, because often people are eating a bad mood with caloric desserts, etc.
- Energy is restored quickly enough. This useful property of kiwi is especially important for men and women who engage in sports.
- There is excess salt, which in turn reduces the manifestation of edema and promotes weight loss.
- Cleanses the intestines from the products of decay. Perhaps this is due to the presence of cellulose.
Peel kiwi also has useful properties. It contains much more antioxidants, in comparison with the pulp. Therefore, you can thoroughly wash the fruits to remove the villi and consume them together with the peel.
This fruit has contraindications. It is not recommended to use kiwi to people who are prone to allergic reactions. Caution to this fruit should be treated with reduced acidity of gastric juice.
Diet based on the beneficial properties of kiwi fruit
Option number 1
You can arrange for yourself a day off on a kiwi basis. You can spend it once a week. On this day you can eat no more than 1.5 kg of fruit and nothing more. It is recommended to divide the total number into 5 receptions. As for drinks, it is allowed to drink non-carbonated water, green tea and herbal infusions. You can get rid of 1 kg per day. To extend this method of weight loss can be a maximum of 3 days.
Option number 2
There is also a weekly diet, which is based on the use of kiwi. During this time, you can get rid of a maximum of 4 kg of excess weight. The menu for these days is as follows:
- Breakfast: salad, cooked from a green apple, kiwi, grapefruit, 2 tbsp. spoons of wheat germ and 4 tbsp. spoonful of oatmeal. To fill it you need 140 ml of natural yoghurt.
- The second breakfast: a drink made from juice of a grapefruit , an orange, and also 2 st. spoons of wheat and 140 ml of still water.
- Lunch: the needles to be made from 200 ml of low-fat milk, 35 g of mango, 0.5 tsp of quality honey, 1 yolk, 1 tbsp. spoons of wheat and a pinch of vanilla.
- Afternoon snack: a cocktail made from 0.5 tbsp. yoghurt, 180 g of kiwi, 1 teaspoon of whey and 1 teaspoon of chopped pistachios.
- Dinner: a piece of bread for diabetics, 1 tbsp. natural yogurt with 1 tsp sprouts of wheat. You can also eat 50 g of low-fat cottage cheese and 120 g of mashed potatoes made from kiwi and mint.
Option number 3
There is also a 2-week diet, which allows you to lose up to 5 kg of excess weight. It is based on an alternation of 2 days.
First day
- Breakfast: kiwi 3 pieces, boiled egg, a slice of bread and cheese, as well as tea or coffee without sugar.
- Lunch: kiwi 5 pieces, vegetable salad, no more than 280 g of chicken breast, which you need to cook.
- Dinner: kiwi 3 pieces, 230 g of low-fat cottage cheese, green tea or juice.
- Before going to bed: a piece of low-fat cheese and a glass of low-fat kefir.
Second day
- Breakfast: kiwi 3 pieces, 2 fried eggs, a slice of black bread, as well as juice.
- Lunch: kiwi 5 pieces, a slice of lean fish, steamed, 3 tomatoes, 1 toast and tea without sugar.
- Dinner: 230 g of boiled chicken breast, boiled egg, fruit salad with kiwi.
- Before going to bed: kiwi 2 pcs. and 240 g low-fat cottage cheese