Slimming banana with kefir

2023 Author: Alfred Shackley | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-05-21 13:14

A banana-kefir diet will help to eliminate extra pounds in a short time and saturate the body with nutrients. Its duration is from 3 to 7 days. Before changing the usual menu, check out the varieties of this diet, its benefits and disadvantages, as well as contraindications for use.

The benefits of kefir and bananas for the human body

Banana has the following beneficial properties:

• normalizes the functioning of the nervous system, have a beneficial effect on the functioning of the stomach and intestines;
• eliminates puffiness and improves heart function, which helps to lower blood pressure;
• improves the functioning of the heart and liver, nourishes brain cells and provides an influx of energy.

Kefir helps to restore intestinal microflora, improves metabolism, helps to improve liver and kidney function.

Together, kefir and banana are used to lose weight, normalize metabolism, and cleanse the body. They have a complex effect, not only normalizing the work of the main systems, but also providing vigor and a burst of energy, without having a high calorie content, which is especially important during the diet.

The calorie content of 100 g of bananas is from 70 to 140 kcal. The calorie content of kefir from 1% to 2.5% fat ranges from 40 to 50 kcal, respectively.

Advantages and Disadvantages of Diet

The advantages of this type of diet include:

• rapid weight loss;
• low cost of products included in the diet;
• fast cooking;
• fast saturation and at the same time cleansing the body;
• pleasant taste.

The diet also has disadvantages:

poor diet. In order not to harm the body, it should not be adhered to for more than 1 week

Diet preparation

For easier and more effective weight loss, the body can be prepared:

• 7 days before the diet - exclude flour products, fatty, smoked, salted and fried foods, canned food from the diet;
• in 3 days - give up bread and sugar;
• on the last day before starting the diet, it is allowed to drink green tea without sugar and still water. The daily diet should be divided into 4 meals, dinner no later than 6 pm. The menu consists of 50 g of boiled lean meat, vegetables, fruits and whole grains.

For a week of preparation, you can reduce weight by 1-2 kilograms.

Banana-kefir diet: menu, types

Strict diet

The duration of the mono-diet is 3 days. It is recommended to drink a glass of warm water immediately after waking up. Eat 3-4 bananas a day and drink 750 ml of low-fat kefir. Products can be consumed in several ways. Bananas can be eaten raw, baked, whipped into a kefir cocktail and drunk throughout the day.

Consider a rough menu:

• breakfast - 1 raw or baked banana;
• snack - a cocktail of 1 banana and 150 ml of kefir;
• lunch - 1 banana and 200 ml of kefir;
• snack - 150 ml of kefir and green tea;
• dinner - 250 ml of kefir.

With a strong feeling of hunger in the evening, it is allowed to eat 20-30 g of boiled lean meat and drink mint tea. For 3 days of a banana diet, you can get rid of 4 kilograms and normalize the work of the gastrointestinal tract. You can repeat the diet once every 2-3 months.

Sparing diet

This diet lasts 7 days. It is allowed to eat 5-7 bananas per day and drink 1 liter of kefir with a low percentage of fat. The products can be consumed in the same form as when following the diet for 3 days.

This method is more gentle for the body, since 2 tbsp is added to the diet from day 2. l. oat or buckwheat flakes steamed in boiling water without salt and oil. A few hours before bedtime, you can eat 25 g of low-fat cottage cheese, seasoned with 0.5 tsp. liquid honey.

Indicative menu for 1 day of a sparing diet:

• breakfast - 10 g of steamed cereals;
• snack - 1 banana;
• lunch - 200 ml of kefir, 2 bananas and 20 g of cottage cheese;
• snack - 500 ml of kefir, drink in small sips for an hour;
• dinner - a cocktail of the remaining bananas and kefir.

In 7 days, you can lose 5 kilograms. Reusing a gentle diet is allowed after 4 months.

With both diet options, you should drink 1.5-2 liters of purified water per day.

In order for the result of losing weight to persist for a long time, familiar foods should be gradually introduced into the diet in small portions. After the diet, it is recommended to reduce the daily calorie content of foods eaten to 1500 kcal; in the first month, it is not recommended to return fried, fatty, flour and smoked foods to the diet.

Contraindications

Losing weight on kefir with bananas is prohibited in a number of cases:

• allergy to one or both products;
• hypotension;
• gastritis;
• circulatory disorders;
• pregnancy and breastfeeding;
• chronic diseases of the digestive tract;
• disturbances in the functioning of the kidneys and bladder;
• diabetes.

Since kefir has a mild laxative and diuretic effect, during the diet, give up medications with the same effect on the body. In case of problems in the work of the stomach and intestines, especially during an exacerbation, consult a doctor before starting a diet.

A diet in combination with moderate physical activity will help to put your figure in order in a short time without significant financial costs.

However, it is important to remember that this effective way to quickly lose weight is not a substitute for a healthy, balanced diet.