Buckwheat is considered an ideal diet product that promotes weight loss and an indispensable product on the vegetarian menu. Its consumption is the basis of many types of buckwheat diets. The chemical composition of buckwheat is so diverse and saturated with substances necessary for the body, which makes it a useful product. It is not subject to genetic modification. The semolina contains vitamins of group B, PP, A and E and trace elements that are not present in any other cereal, such as strontium, vanadium, titanium, selenium. Buckwheat is rich in amino acids, polyunsaturated fats and fiber. 100 grams of cereal contains 329 calories. Buckwheat contains proteins that are superior to animal proteins in their properties and are easily absorbed by the body. Buckwheat carbohydrates are absorbed more slowly, creating a feeling of satiety.
The benefits of buckwheat vary depending on its type, whole grains, shelled from the husk, are called grains and are a storehouse of useful substances, and chopped or partition contains fewer nutrients and fewer calories.
Advantages and disadvantages
The advantages of a buckwheat mono-diet are ease of cooking and affordability. The grain retains its properties even after cooling. It does not get worse if stored for a long time.
The nutrients contained in cereals clean the blood and improve blood circulation, prevent anemia, improve the functioning of the digestive tract due to the fiber content, which improve bowel motility, which is constipation prevention.
Buckwheat diet improves the appearance of skin, nails, removes traces of cellulite and makes the figure slimmer and more nurtured. By its properties, buckwheat can replace products such as potatoes, bread products and many cereals.
Buckwheat has a chemical composition that prevents it from becoming rancid and moldy during long-term storage. Buckwheat removes excess fluid and helps eliminate obvious and latent edema.
The disadvantages of buckwheat diet are its monotony in the menu, which can contribute to the decomposition and rejection of buckwheat.
Diet includes avoiding salt and sugar, but avoiding salt can lower blood pressure and make it worse. Avoiding sugar can lead to a decrease in mental performance, which must be taken into account and switched to a diet during periods of calm and not very serious projects. It is better not to add sugar to the diet, this will lead to an increased calorie content in the porridge, and salt can be added in minimal amounts.
The calorie content in the Greek mono-diet is 400-450 per day, which is very little for vigorous activities, but the feeling of satiety will not allow you to feel hungry.
Another shortcoming in the diet are the contraindications for it. They include pregnancy and breastfeeding. Diseases of the digestive system, such as colitis and gastritis, it is not desirable to use kefir-buckwheat, it can cause their exacerbation. Steamed buckwheat is contraindicated in varicose veins, blood diseases and a tendency to form blood clots. A mono-diet should be refrained from during the period of worsening of chronic diseases and after the operation.
Taking multivitamin preparations contributes to the enrichment of the body with a complex of substances for good nutrition, it is very useful for a mono-diet.
Getting out of the diet should be gradual, if you ignore it, the extra pounds will come back very quickly.
Diet 14 days
The mono diet is a great way to lose 5 pounds or more. After completing the diet, you should adhere to a good diet so that the result lasts a long time.
Principles
Buckwheat contains water, but when consumed in an amount of about 500 grams per day, an additional amount of liquid is needed.
Boiling buckwheat will reduce the nutrients, so it should be boiled with boiling water. The method of cooking has its own characteristics and for that, pour a glass of buckwheat into a glass and pour boiling water over it. The water level should be 2-3 cm above the level of buckwheat.
Buckwheat is washed with cold waste water and steamed with boiling water, left overnight or for several hours in a warm place or wrapped in a pan with a towel. Salt should be, in the end it will reduce the amount of salt eaten during the day.
When making menus and choosing products for them, side dishes should be a quarter smaller than the weight porridge. This amount of decoration contributes to a high quality diet.
Daily menu
Buckwheat diet can cause depression and blues, but with an optimistic attitude and a combination of products and focus on results, it will bring changes in appearance and reduce weight in a short period of time. All meals should be eaten fresh, prepared just before meals.
1 day
Breakfast and dinner consist of buckwheat porridge, for dinner you can add stewed vegetables or mushrooms with onions. Vegetable soup is on the lunch menu. For breakfast you can drink tea with a spoonful of honey, and for dinner green tea with a slice of lemon.
2 days
Breakfast and dinner consist of buckwheat porridge, while for breakfast you can prepare a vegetable salad, and for dinner only herbs and a boiled egg. For lunch there should always be soup or chicken broth with herbs or milk soup with buckwheat.
3-5 days
These days you should eat buckwheat steamed respecting the drinking regime. You can enrich the menu with a handful of dried fruit, but not more than once a day and a decoction of rose hips.
6 days
Breakfast and dinner consist of buckwheat. For breakfast buckwheat with milk, for dinner - with cauliflower in batter and boiled egg. Lunch - low-calorie vegetable soup without potatoes.
7 days
Breakfast and dinner consist of steamed buckwheat, garnished with vegetables for breakfast and a salad of boiled eggs and seaweed for dinner. Lunch - okroshka or mushroom soup with herbs.
8 days
For breakfast and dinner, the menu should include buckwheat with low-fat fresh cheese for breakfast and fresh or stewed vegetables as a side dish for dinner. Lunch - boiled turkey or veal with cabbage salad.
9 - 11 days
Buckwheat porridge and drinking water make up the diet these days. It must be borne in mind that you should not eat more than 0, 5 kg per day. This amount does not create much stress on the body and helps maintain a feeling of satiety throughout the day.
12 days
Breakfast and dinner consist of buckwheat porridge with butter or olive oil for breakfast and a side dish of mushrooms or vegetables for dinner. With this you can drink green tea and unsweetened coffee. Lunch - vegetable soup with herbs.
13 days
Breakfast and dinner consist of buckwheat, but for breakfast you can add fresh cheese, and for dinner mushrooms or cooked vegetables. Lunch can be varied with vegetable soup, tomato or lentils.
14 days
- Breakfast.You can diversify the menu of the last day by making buckwheat meatballs with vegetables as a side dish. Alternatively, you can use low-fat cheese and buckwheat porridge, green tea with a spoonful of honey.
- Lunch.Meat soup with boiled egg and herbs.
- Dinner.Buckwheat porridge with steamed turkey breast with fresh herbs.
During the whole period between lunch and dinner you can eat fruit, drink pomegranate soup and only green tea. It is necessary to remember the drinking regime while losing weight.
Diet for 7 days
The diet for 7 days includes cooking buckwheat in the amount of 6-8 tablespoons of cereals per day. The principles of cooking remain the same as with a two-week diet.
Monday
The all-day diet consists of buckwheat and is represented by buckwheat porridge for breakfast, buckwheat cutlets with vegetable garnish or salad for lunch and dinner with buckwheat meatballs. Kefir, fat-free and unsweetened tea for dinner are suitable for breakfast.
Tuesday
The morning menu consists of buckwheat and buckwheat bread for breakfast and buckwheat steamed pancakes for lunch. Dinner is light and it is better to eat grapefruit, which is very useful for weight loss.
Wednesday
The menu for the whole day consists of steamed buckwheat and breakfast with porridge, a buckwheat soup lunch and a porridge dinner with the addition of butter. Complement breakfast and dinner with a glass of mineral water and unsweetened tea for lunch.
Thursday
Breakfast, lunch consists of buckwheat. You can use bread, buckwheat steamed pancakes for breakfast, and buckwheat porridge for lunch. Dinner should be light and you can make a fruit or vegetable salad with butter or yogurt.
Friday
Buckwheat is part of the day and is served on steam for breakfast and dinner, and buckwheat soup for lunch. It would be useful to drink kefir for breakfast, mineral water with lemon for lunch.
Saturday
Breakfast and dinner consist of buckwheat, while for breakfast you cook steamed buckwheat, for dinner buckwheat meatballs. Lunch consists of apples and grated onions with cucumber.
Sunday
Breakfast and lunch, dinner consists of buckwheat. Breakfast - buckwheat porridge, apple porridge for lunch, buckwheat steamed pancakes for dinner. Breakfast can be supplemented with mineral water with lemon, lunch - kefir, dinner - mineral water.
Diet for 3 days
A three-day diet is like a day of fasting. The main dish during these three days is buckwheat, which will allow you to lose about three kilograms of kilograms. Drinking alcohol is not recommended, it is harmful to the body and very high in calories. It is necessary to sleep enough and walk more, drink at least two liters of fluid. During the diet period, the stomach will decrease, and in the following period, food intake will also decrease. Eat half a grapefruit every day.
Menu
Day 1
Breakfast, lunch and dinner consist of buckwheat, just add a vegetable salad for dinner.
Day 2
The meal of the second day consists of steamed buckwheat and added apples or half a grapefruit, white cabbage salad and green tea with a bar.
Day 3
Buckwheat is an all-day menu and can be supplemented with salad and fruit. Buckwheat is used only in the form of porridge.
Kefir-buckwheat diet
The main ingredients are kefir, which must be drunk during the day, liters and buckwheat in the amount of 400 to 500 grams. This diet represents a 7 or 14-day diet modification. The menu is a set of the same products, but you have to stick to its two components: buckwheat and kefir.
Diet enriches the body with the necessary proteins and carbohydrates, buckwheat cleanses toxins and toxins, gives lightness and harmony to the figure.
Buckwheat plant nutrition
The basis of this diet is buckwheat. It must be boiled with boiled water, not boiled. The diet can be enriched with vegetables such as cabbage, celery, cucumbers, peppers. In this diet it is necessary to exclude potatoes, which contributes to the development of constipation, because the diet is monotonous. In addition to drinking two liters of liquid and taking tea with decoctions of rose hips, herbal teas are a supplement and are not included in this amount.
Dairy-buckwheat diet
The combination of a mono-diet of milk and buckwheat gives results when skim milk is used. Buckwheat is steamed overnight with water, and in the morning the milk is added to the porridge or drunk separately. The diet can be used for a period of 3 days, 10 days, and if you feel and want to continue eating, extend it to 14 days.
This mono-diet has 2 options:
- Steamed buckwheat and milk should be used alternately one day buckwheat and the other day milk. This diet is used for 3 days and allows you to lose 3 kg.
- Eat buckwheat and milk alternately throughout the day. Breakfast - buckwheat porridge, lunch - a glass of milk and in that order. Buckwheat dishes can be varied, they can be pancakes, cutlets or steamed meatballs.
Reviews
Numerous forums of those who want to lose weight and share experiences, as well as the results of these diets, say that a diet that uses buckwheat not only helps to lose weight, but also helps not to gain weight with a proper diet. The monotony of this diet does not in the least become a reason for abandonment.
Results
Diet allows you to get rid of not only extra pounds, but also toxins in the body. Its use improves the appearance, condition of the skin and normalizes metabolism. Psychological mood changes, mood improves, resistance to stress increases.
Leaving the diet should not be sudden, you should gradually abandon it. The diet can be repeated only after 30-45 days.