There are probably not many people who do not like the juicy sweet berry - watermelon. More than 90 percent consists of juice, the benefits of which are indicated for urolithiasis, because the juice contains practically no acids, salts, but a large amount of alkali. Watermelon also contains a fairly large amount of magnesium, it is enough to eat a piece of watermelon to get a daily dose of phosphorus, iron, potassium, calcium.
Contains easily digestible sugars, trace elements, vitamins B, C, PP. This berry will help with diseases of the cardiovascular system, hypertension, high cholesterol. If you take antibiotics for a long time, the juicy pulp will help remove the drug residue from your body.
But the most important thing we want to talk about is that watermelon is a great helper in losing weight, because per hundred grams of pulp comes only 30-40 kcal, but at the same time there is a feeling of satiety, and the presence of folic acid improves fat metabolism, helpsoffice of the vascular and immune systems.
Success in weight loss is achieved by the diuretic effect of this berry, while toxins, toxins and other harmful substances accumulated in the body are actively removed. The diuretic properties of watermelon are milder compared to drugs. A very important element in the composition of watermelon pulp is the carotenoid lycopene which has anticancer properties, helps to slow down aging, dilute and cleanse the blood.
Testing of watermelon for nitrates. Contraindications
Of course, the watermelon diet can only be afforded in late summer, when the watermelons are ripe without additional growth accelerators and the application of chemicals to them. Today, watermelon can be bought in the store at any time of the year, but we do not recommend it. In general, it is best to take fruit grown in the garden (if you live in the southern parts of the country), it may not be so sweet, rich in color, but you will be completely confident in their quality.
You can check the amount of nitrate in watermelon as follows: put a piece of cellulose in a glass of water, if it contains nitrates, then the pulp will soften in the glass, get a mushy state, without nitrates, the piece will practically retain its shape. Eating watermelons during their ripening, you will get both benefits and pleasure, because the juice of this fruit will perfectly quench thirst, and cleanse the body not only by urinating, but also by sweating, cleansing the skin, pores, while the body replenishes trace elements.
Watermelon diet is easy to tolerate. During the diet period, you will have to eat only this berry, but at the same time in large quantities and at any time it is possible at night (you just need to take into account the fact that you will often have to get up to the toilet), and you will not feel hungry. At the same time, you don’t need to painfully calculate calories burned, it’s enough to know that one pound of pulp goes to ten pounds of your body weight.
It is recommended to divide the consumption of watermelon into 5-6 doses, every three hours. This technique is ideal for the well-being of the body. By following a watermelon diet, you will achieve results quickly. If you still find it difficult to limit your diet to just watermelon, you can add a small amount of rye, soft bread to your diet. But in this case, the diet will have to be extended.
Contraindications for watermelon diet refer to people who suffer from damage to kidney function and genitourinary system (pyelonephritis, kidney stones) and diabetes mellitus.
Watermelon Diet - Menus and Results
When you use a watermelon diet, you can lose 3-5 kg in a week, and in 14 days you can lose up to 7-8 kg. But you need to prepare for such a long and complex diet, you enter it gradually, and only if you are sure of your health!
The14-day diet allows you to include a small amount of different foods in your diet, but care should be taken that they do not contain a lot of calories.
For breakfast, you can add one boiled chicken egg, or 100 grams of low-fat cottage cheese or a small amount of porridge in water. For lunch, eat a slice of lean beef or veal or a slice of chicken or fish, all this should be cooked or steamed, vegetables. Dinner should consist only of watermelon pulp.
Watermelon diet can be combined with other foods. We offer several diet options with different menus:
Melon diet
First option:
- breakfast - toast, low-fat cottage cheese 60-80 gr. , 200 grams of melon;
- lunch - up to 150 grams of cooked fish, lettuce and melon, 150 grams of cheese;
- afternoon tea - 400-500 grams of watermelon pulp;
- dinner - a portion of cooked rice (150-200 grams), carrots + apples 100 grams, a piece of melon.
Second option:
- breakfast - one boiled egg, 150-200 grams of watermelon pulp;
- lunch - stewed vegetables paprikash 100-150 grams, 350-400 grams of melon;
- afternoon snack - low-fat cottage cheese 150-200 grams;
- dinner - 100-150 grams of cooked chicken or turkey, toast and 400-500 grams of watermelon pulp.
Third option:
- breakfast - natural yogurt 150 grams, 400-500 grams watermelon diet watermelon diet watermelon diet;
- lunch - steamed turkey or chicken fillets 100-150 grams, rice 150 grams, melon 400-450 grams;
- afternoon snack - a piece of bran bread or crispy bread;
- dinner - vegetable salad 150-200 grams, one boiled potato, 400-500 grams watermelon watermelon diet watermelon diet.
Fourth option:
- breakfast - rye bread toast + cheese, 200-300 grams of watermelon or oatmeal with melon;
- lunch - boiled chicken breast with buckwheat porridge and fresh vegetable salad, or vegetable soup without potatoes and 100-150 grams of cooked (or steamed) lean meat, or steamed turkey cutlets 100 grams, 150 grams of rice iboranium;
- Afternoon snack 300-400 grams of watermelon;
- dinner - 100-120 grams of low-fat cottage cheese and 200-300 grams of melon.
If you are on a melon diet, do not drink immediately after eating. You can drink green tea or one glass of water in an hour. The menu has to change.
Watermelon-kefir, protein and bread diet
- Watermelon-kefir diet includes two products, kefir of 0 or 1 percent fat and watermelon. It is necessary to eat a glass of kefir or 300-400 grams of watermelon pulp every three hours. It is better to start the day with watermelon meat and finish with kefir.
- Diet with watermelons and proteins involves the consumption of watermelon between main meals - 400-500 grams for 10-14 days. The main food products these days should be: boiled chicken or turkey fillets, steamed fish of low-fat varieties, eggs, low-fat cottage cheese and low-fat cheese and kefir, seafood, vegetables.
- Diet on watermelon and black bread involves the consumption of 0, 5 loaves of black (better stale) bread and watermelon pulp per day, as mentioned above - at the rate of one kilogram of pulp per 10 kilograms of body weight. If you want and if you can, reduce your bread consumption to 100 grams or replace with two tablespoons. spoons of oat bran, and you can also add a salad of thinly sliced white cabbage, carrots and beets, a few drops of lemon juice and olive oil.
If you eventually get your child out properly (the main rule is gradualness), the lost pounds will not come back to you, in any case, not as fast as you lost them. To do this, adhere to the following rules within two weeks after a diet with watermelons: 1) do not skip breakfast, 2) your diet should contain foods rich in protein and carbohydrates, 3) it is important not to slow down the metabolism.
The main food after a two-week diet should be:
- porridge;
- boiled or steamed lean fish;
- cooked lean meat (chicken, turkey);
- fermented dairy products (low-fat cottage cheese and kefir, natural yoghurts);
- vegetables;
- fruit;
- eggs.
And 2-3 hours before bed continue to eat one kilogram of watermelon per 30 kilograms of body weight.
Fasting days on watermelons can be organized 2-3 times a week, eat two kilograms of watermelon pulp. It is very important: give yourself the best physical activity you can, at least at home, without a trainer and gym or in the form of walking.