Due to the fact that pumpkin contains a large amount of fiber, it perfectly saturates, maintains a feeling of satiety for a long time and has a beneficial effect on the digestive tract. At the same time, this vegetable has a very low calorie content, helps to remove toxins, toxins and excess fluid from the body. All this makes it just the perfect weight loss product. A pumpkin diet will not only reduce weight, but also enrich the body with many useful substances, improve well-being and complexion.
Pumpkin Diet Menu
The benefits of pumpkin for weight loss are obvious, but in order for it to bring good results, you should strictly follow your menu and not abuse harmful, high-calorie foods, but it is better to completely abandon them. The basis of your diet should be, of course, pumpkin. From it you can cook completely different dishes. For example, bake in the oven, make mashed potatoes or cream soup with the addition of various vegetables, cereals with all kinds of cereals, stews, soup, etc. You can make salads from raw pumpkin, combining it with fruits and vegetables. It is recommended to fill such salads with low-fat yogurt or lemon juice.
In order for the diet to be balanced, it must be enriched with protein foods. To do this, include lean meat, skinless poultry, low-fat fish, and low-fat dairy products in the pumpkin diet menu. At the same time, be sure to monitor the calorie content of products. For sustainable weight loss, the energy value of all food consumed during the day should be about 1200-1300 calories, or about 300 calories less than usual. You can stick to such a diet for a long time, while weight loss will occur gradually, and the end result will be well fixed.
If you plan to use pumpkin for weight loss, but do not want to tire yourself with counting calories, you can use the ready-made menu. According to him, every morning you need to eat pumpkin porridge and a salad made from pumpkin and unsweetened vegetables or fruits. Porridge can be cooked in water or skim milk, with the addition of various cereals, with the exception of semolina. In addition to porridge and salad, the daily menu should include:
The first day. The second meal should consist of pumpkin and potato puree soup cooked with skimmed milk without oil added. In the evening you can only eat a serving of stewed pumpkin, to give it a taste, you can add a little spice to it, or pumpkin pancakes.
Second day. During the day, vegetable soup and pancakes made from pumpkin, oatmeal and protein are recommended. Dinner should consist of baked or fresh apples and pumpkin.
Day three. For lunch, it is recommended to eat soup with chicken meatballs, with the addition of pumpkin and one loaf. The evening meal should consist of pumpkin and pineapple salad dressed with yogurt.
Day four. During the day, it is allowed to eat vegetable soup or borscht and vegetables baked in the oven. In the evening – stew with pumpkin and any vegetables.
It is recommended to adhere to this diet for at least twelve days. During this time, the proposed menu should be repeated every four days. It is recommended to eat strictly at the same time, while you need to significantly reduce salt intake and completely abandon sugar and alcohol. Some dishes can be supplemented with a small amount of pumpkin seeds. For example, they can be added to salads. However, keep in mind that pumpkin seeds should be used very carefully when dieting, as they are high in calories. Also, try to drink plenty of water and increase your physical activity. Depending on the initial weight, on such a pumpkin diet, you can get rid of six to eight kilograms.