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-based diets. The chemical composition of buckwheat is so diverse and saturated with substances necessary for the body, which makes it a useful product. It does not lend itself to genetic modification. The groats contain vitamins of 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 fibers. 100 grams of grains contain 329 calories. Buckwheat contains proteins that exceed animal proteins in their properties and are easily absorbed by the body. Buckwheat carbohydrates are absorbed more slowly, creating a feeling of fullness.
The benefits of buckwheat also differ depending on its type, whole grains, peeled from the shell, are called kernels and are a storehouse of useful substances, and the crushed product or product contains fewer nutrients and fewer calories.
Pros and Cons
The advantages of the buckwheat mono-diet are its simplicity in the kitchen and its availability. The cereal retains its properties even after cooling. It does not deteriorate if 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 thanks to the fiber content, which improves intestinal motility, which is the prevention of constipation.
The buckwheat-based diet improves the appearance of the skin, nails, eliminates traces of cellulite and makes the figure slimmer and more cared for. Due to 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 fluids and helps eliminate both obvious and latent edema.
The disadvantages of the buckwheat diet are its uniformity in the menu, which can contribute to the breakdown and rejection of buckwheat.
A diet involves avoiding salt and sugar, but avoiding salt can lower your blood pressure and make you feel less comfortable. Avoiding sugar can lead to a decline in mental performance, which must be taken into account and switched to a diet during lulls and less serious projects. It is better not to add sugar to the diet, it will lead to an increase in the calorie content of the porridge, and salt can be added in minimal quantities.
The calorie content of a mono Greek diet is 400-450 per day, this is very little for vigorous activity, but the feeling of satiety will not allow you to feel hungry.
Another disadvantage of the diet is the contraindications. These include pregnancy and the period of breastfeeding. Diseases of the digestive system, such as colitis and gastritis, it is not recommended to use kefir-buckwheat, it can provoke their exacerbation. Steamed buckwheat is contraindicated for varicose veins, blood diseases and a tendency to thrombus formation. One should refrain from a mono diet during the period of exacerbation of chronic diseases and after surgery.
The intake of multivitamin preparations contributes to the enrichment of the organism with a complex of substances for good nutrition, it is very useful for monodiets.
The exit from the diet should be gradual, if you neglect it, the extra pounds will return very soon.
Diet for 14 days
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 preserved for a long time.
Principles
Buckwheat contains water, but when consumed in quantities of about 500 grams per day, an additional amount of liquid is required.
Boiling buckwheat will lead to a decrease in nutrients, so it should be boiled with boiling water. The method of preparation has its own characteristics, and for this, pour a glass of buckwheat into a saucepan and pour boiling water. The water level should be 2-3 cm above the buckwheat level.
Buckwheat is washed with cold water from debris and steamed with boiling water, left overnight or a couple of hours in a warm place or wrapped in a pan with a towel. Salt should be, eventually it will reduce the amount of salt consumed throughout the day.
When preparing menus and choosing products, side dishes should be made with a quarter less than the amount of porridge by weight. This amount of topping contributes to the quality result of the diet.
Daily menu
The buckwheat diet can cause depression and melancholy, but with an optimistic attitude and combination of products and focusing on results, it will bring about changes in appearance and reduce weight in a short period of time. All dishes must 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 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 for breakfast you can make a vegetable salad and for dinner only herbs and a boiled egg. For lunch it should always be soup or chicken broth with herbs or milk soup with buckwheat.
3-5 days
These days, you should eat steamed buckwheat while observing the consumption regime. You can diversify the menu with a handful of dried fruit, but not more than once a day and rosehip decoction.
6 days
Breakfast and dinner are based on buckwheat. For breakfast, buckwheat with milk, for dinner - with cauliflower in batter and a boiled egg. Lunch - low-calorie vegetable soup without potatoes.
7 days
Breakfast and dinner consist of steamed buckwheat garnished with vegetables for breakfast and boiled egg and seaweed salad for dinner. Lunch: okroshka or herb mushroom soup.
8 days
For breakfast and dinner, the menu should include low-fat buckwheat with cottage cheese for breakfast and fresh or stewed vegetables as a side dish for dinner. Lunch: boiled turkey or veal with coleslaw.
9-11 days
Buckwheat porridge and drinking water make up the diet these days. It should be remembered that it should be consumed no more than 0. 5 kg per day. This amount doesn't put much stress on the body and helps maintain a feeling of fullness 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. Other than that, 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 boiled mushrooms or vegetables for dinner. Lunch can be varied with vegetable puree, tomato or with the addition of lentils.
14 days
- Breakfast.You can diversify your last day's menu by making 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 hard-boiled egg and herbs.
- Dinner.Buckwheat porridge with steamed turkey breast with fresh herbs.
During the entire period of the diet between lunch and dinner, you can eat fruit, drink rosehip broth and only green tea. It is necessary to remember the drinking regime while losing weight.
Diet for 7 days
The diet for 7 days involves cooking buckwheat in the amount of 6-8 tablespoons of cereals per day. The cooking principles remain the same as in the two-week diet.
Monday
The whole day's diet consists of buckwheat and is represented by buckwheat porridge for breakfast, buckwheat cutlets with a side of vegetables or salad for lunch and dinner with buckwheat meatballs. For breakfast, kefir, non-fat and unsweetened tea are suitable for dinner.
Tuesday
The morning menu consists of buckwheat and buckwheat bread for breakfast and steamed buckwheat pancakes for lunch. Dinner is light and it is best to eat grapefruit, which is very useful for losing weight.
Wednesday
The full day menu consists of steamed buckwheat and porridge breakfast, buckwheat soup lunch and porridge dinner with added butter. Supplement for breakfast and dinner with a glass of mineral water and unsweetened tea for lunch.
Thursday
Breakfast, lunch based on buckwheat. For breakfast, you can use bread, steamed buckwheat pancakes, and for lunch - buckwheat porridge. Dinner should be light and you can make a fruit or vegetable salad with butter or yogurt.
Friday
Buckwheat is the diet of 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 are based on buckwheat, while for breakfast we prepare steamed buckwheat, for dinner we prepare buckwheat meatballs. Lunch consists of apple and onion grated with cucumber.
Sunday
Breakfast and lunch, buckwheat dinner. Breakfast: Buckwheat porridge, apple porridge for lunch, steamed buckwheat pancakes for dinner. Breakfast can be supplemented with lemon mineral water, lunch - with kefir, dinner - with mineral water.
Diet for 3 days
The 3-day diet is like fasting days. The main dish during these three days is buckwheat, which will allow you to lose around three kilograms of weight. Drinking alcohol is not recommended, it is harmful to the body and very high in calories. You need to get enough sleep and walk more, drink at least two liters of liquid. During the diet period the stomach will decrease in size and in the following period the food intake will also be reduced in volume. Eat half a grapefruit every day.
Menu
1st day
Breakfast, lunch and dinner are based on buckwheat, only vegetable salad should be added to dinner.
2nd day
The second day's ration consists of steamed buckwheat supplemented with an apple or half a grapefruit, a salad of white cabbage and green tea with rose hips.
3rd day
Buckwheat is an all day menu and can be accompanied by 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, one 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 need to adhere to its two components - buckwheat and kefir.
The diet enriches the body with the necessary proteins and carbohydrates, buckwheat purifies from toxins and toxins, gives lightness and harmony to the figure.
Buckwheat vegetable diet
The basis of this diet is buckwheat. It must be prepared 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 contribute to the development of constipation, since the diet is monotonous. Drink liquid in a volume of two liters and take tea with rosehip decoctions, herbal teas are optional and are not included in this volume.
Milk and buckwheat diet
The combination of mono milk and buckwheat diets gives results when using skim milk. Buckwheat is steamed overnight with water, and in the morning, milk is added to porridge or drunk separately. The diet can be used for a period of 3 days, 10 days and, if you feel and wish to continue eating, extend it to 14 days.
This mono diet has 2 options:
- Buckwheat and steamed milk should be used alternately one day buckwheat and 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, it can be steamed pancakes, cutlets or meatballs.
Reviews
Numerous forums of people who wish to lose weight and share experiences and the results of these diets, claim that a buckwheat diet not only helps to lose weight, but with proper nutrition it helps not to get it. The monotony of this diet does not become any reason to abandon it.
Results
Diet allows you to get rid not only of excess weight, but also to get rid 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 exit from the diet should not be abrupt, you should gradually abandon it. The diet can only be repeated after 30-45 days.