Buckwheat is considered an ideal dietary product to promote weight loss and an indispensable product in 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. Not susceptible to genetic modification. Cereals contain vitamins from group B, PP, A and E and trace elements that are not found in any other cereal, these are 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 digested more slowly, creating a feeling of satiety.
The benefits of buckwheat also vary depending on its type, whole-grained whole grains are called nuts and they are a storehouse of nutrients, and crushed or split foods contain fewer nutrients and fewer calories.
Pros and cons
The advantages of the buckwheat monodiet are its simplicity in cooking and its availability. Cereals retain their properties even after cooling. It does not deteriorate when stored for a long time.
The nutrients contained in cereals purify the blood and improve blood circulation, prevent anemia, improve the functioning of the digestive tract due to the fiber content, which improves intestinal motility, which is the prevention of constipation.
Buckwheat diet improves the appearance of skin, nails, removes traces of cellulite and makes the figure thinner and better maintained. By its properties, buckwheat can replace products such as potatoes, bakery products and many cereals.Buckwheat has a chemical composition that prevents it from becoming rancid and moldy during prolonged storage. Buckwheat removes excess fluid and helps eliminate both obvious and hidden swelling.
The disadvantages of the buckwheat diet is its uniformity in the menu, which can contribute to the decomposition and rejection of buckwheat.
Diet includes avoiding salt and sugar, but avoiding salt can lower your blood pressure and make you feel worse. Avoiding sugar can lead to a decrease in mental performance, which should be taken into account and switch 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 increased calories in the porridge and salt can be added in minimal amounts.
The caloric content of the Greek monodiet is 400-450 per day, this is very little for vigorous activities, but the feeling of satiety will not allow you to feel hungry.
Another disadvantage of the diet are the contraindications for it. These include pregnancy and lactation. Diseases of the digestive system, such as colitis and gastritis, it is not recommended to use kefir-buckwheat, it can provoke their exacerbation. Steam buckwheat is contraindicated in varicose veins, blood diseases and a tendency to form blood clots. One should refrain from a monodiet during the exacerbation of chronic diseases and after surgery.
The intake of multivitamin preparations contributes to the enrichment of the body with a complex of substances for good nutrition, it is very useful for monodiet.
Getting out of the diet should be gradual, if you ignore this, the extra pounds will return very soon.
Diet for 14 days
The mono diet is a great way to lose 5 pounds or more. After completing the diet, you should adhere to good nutrition so that the result is maintained for a long time.
Principles
Buckwheat contains water, but when consumed in amounts of about 500 grams per day, an additional amount of fluid is required.
Boiling buckwheat will reduce nutrients, so it should be boiled with boiling water. The method of cooking has its own characteristics and for this you need to pour a glass of buckwheat into a saucepan and pour boiling water over it. The water level should be 2-3 cm above the level of buckwheat.
Buckwheat is washed with cold water from debris 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 compiling the menu and choosing products for them, the garnishes should be made with a quarter less than the amount of porridge by weight. This amount of garnish contributes to a high quality dietary result.
Daily menu
The buckwheat diet can cause depression and blues, but with an optimistic attitude and a combination of products and a focus on results, this will lead to changes in appearance and reduce weight in a short period of time. All meals should be eaten fresh, prepared immediately before meals.1 day
Breakfast and dinner consist of buckwheat porridge, for dinner you can add stewed vegetables or mushrooms with onions as a side dish. Vegetable tomato soup is on the lunch menu. You can drink tea with a spoonful of honey for breakfast and green tea for dinner with a slice of lemon.
2 days
Breakfast and dinner consist of buckwheat porridge, while you can prepare a vegetable salad for breakfast and only herbs and a boiled egg for dinner. 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 steamed buckwheat, following the drinking regime. You can diversify the menu with a handful of dried fruits, 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 egg and seaweed for dinner. Lunch - okroshka soup or mushrooms with herbs.
8 days
Breakfast and dinner, the menu should include buckwheat with low-fat cottage cheese for breakfast and fresh or stewed vegetables for dinner. Lunch - boiled turkey or beef with cabbage salad.
9 - 11 days
Buckwheat porridge and drinking water make up the diet these days. It should be remembered that you should eat no more than 0, 5 kg per day. This amount does not put much strain 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 garnish of mushrooms or vegetables for dinner. In addition, you can drink green tea and unsweetened coffee. Lunch - vegetable soup with herbs.
13 days
Breakfast and dinner consist of buckwheat, but you can add cottage cheese for breakfast and mushrooms or cooked vegetables for dinner. Lunch can be varied with vegetable soup, tomato or with the addition of lentils.
14 days
- Breakfast.You can diversify the menu on the last day by preparing buckwheat meatballs with vegetables as a side dish. Alternatively, you can use low-fat cottage cheese and buckwheat porridge, green tea with a spoonful of honey.
- Lunch.Meat broth with boiled egg and herbs.
- Dinner.Buckwheat porridge with steamed turkey breast with fresh herbs.
Throughout the diet between lunch and dinner you can eat fruit, drink rosehip broth and just green tea. It is necessary to remember about the drinking regime while losing weight.
Diet for 7 days
The 7-day diet includes cooking buckwheat at the rate of 6-8 tablespoons of cereal per day. The principles of cooking remain the same as in the two-week diet.
Monday
The whole 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, skimmed and unsweetened tea are suitable for dinner.
Tuesday
The morning menu consists of buckwheat and buckwheat bread for breakfast and pancakes buckwheat 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 porridge, lunch of buckwheat soup and dinner of porridge with added butter. Complement breakfast and dinner with a glass of mineral water and unsweetened tea for lunch.
Thursday
Breakfast, lunch consists of buckwheat. For breakfast you can use crispy breads, steamed buckwheat pancakes, and for lunch - buckwheat porridge. Dinner should be light and you can prepare a salad of fruits or vegetables with butter or yogurt.
Friday
Buckwheat is the diet throughout the day and is served steamed for breakfast and dinner, and buckwheat soup for lunch. It will 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 an apple and grated onion and cucumber.
Sunday
Breakfast and lunch, dinner consists of buckwheat. Breakfast - buckwheat porridge, apple porridge for lunch, buckwheat pancakes for dinner. Breakfast can be supplemented with mineral water with lemon, lunch - with kefir, dinner - with mineral water.
Diet for 3 days
The 3-day diet is like hungry days. The main dish during these three days is buckwheat, which will allow you to lose about three pounds. Drinking alcohol is not recommended, it is harmful to the body and high in calories. You need to sleep enough and walk more, drink at least two liters of fluid. During the diet, the stomach will decrease in size and in the next period food intake will also be reduced in volume. Eat half a grapefruit every day.
Menu
Day 1
Breakfast, lunch and dinner consist of buckwheat, only vegetable salad should be added for dinner.
Day 2
The ration for the second day consists of steamed buckwheat and supplemented with apple or half a grapefruit, white cabbage salad and green tea with rose hips.
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 should be drunk during the day, a liter and buckwheat in an amount of 400 to 500 grams. This diet is 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.
The diet enriches the body with the necessary proteins and carbohydrates, buckwheat cleanses from toxins and toxins, gives lightness and harmony to the figure.
Vegetable vegetable diet
The basis of this diet is buckwheat. It should 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, as the diet is monotonous. Drinking liquid in a volume of two liters and taking tea with decoctions of rose hips, herbal teas are a supplement and are not included in this volume.
Milk-buckwheat diet
The combination of monodiet with milk and buckwheat gives results when using skim milk. Buckwheat is steamed at night 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 monodiet has 2 options:
- Steamed buckwheat and milk should be used consecutively one day buckwheat, another 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 steamed pancakes, cutlets or meatballs.
Reviews
Numerous forums for those who want to lose weight and share experiences, as well as the results of these diets, say that a diet using buckwheat helps not only to lose weight, but also with proper nutrition helps not to climb. The monotony of this diet does not in the least become a reason to abandon it.
Results
Diet allows you to get rid not only of excess weight, but also of 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.
The way out of the diet should not be abrupt, you should gradually get out of it. The diet can be repeated only after 30-45 days.