Smoothie diet to lose weight and cleanse the body

• Efficiency:5 kg in 7 days
• Dates:7 days

General rules

Many people mistakenly believe that smoothies are a drink. In fact, it is a nutritious, healthy, tasty and low-calorie mixture made with a blender from various food ingredients. A cocktail can replace a full lunch or dinner, depending on the ingredients used to prepare it. The smoothie diet promises to get rid of 2 extra kilos per week without feeling a constant feeling of hunger and irritability against this background.

From English, literally the word "even"translates as gentle, soft, smooth. The birthplace of smoothies is England, where it is widely used by office workers as lunch or a light snack. A freshly made cocktail can be a very satisfying dish due to the high content of dietary fiber, which has a positive effect on the functioning of the digestive tract. The mixes are easily digestedand do not cause a feeling of heaviness after ingestion.

For effective weight loss, it is better to use fresh vegetables and fruits (with the exception of high-calorie bananas and grapes), natural juices and other low-calorie foods as ingredients for a smoothie diet. Weight loss starts quickly and without much effort on the part of the person losing weight. Thanks to the maukein consistency, the water-salt balance is normal, the body is saturated with useful substances and vitamins. Lack of hunger allows you to avoid unhealthy snacks between main meals. The daily calorie content of food consumed is reduced, snacks are eliminated, which has a positive effect on the weight loss process.

Variation

Detox diet

A 3-day detox diet allows you to get rid of 2-3 extra kilos and further cleanse your body. The menu is based on the lightest drinks.

Breakfast	fresh juice from 2 oranges with added walnut, lime slice and sprouted grain.
Lunch	carrot juice 150 ml; 2 tomatoes with parsley and sour cream.
Dinner	rice or almond milk; strawberry and kiwi 2 pcs.
Afternoon snack	1 apple; berries; peaches 2 pcs.
Dinner	a glass of yogurt; muesli; 1 apricot.

Liquid smoothie diet

The drinkable version lasts for 3 days and is more suitable for cleansing the body. The main condition for this method is to start the day with fruits and end with herbs and vegetables.

Breakfast	orange juice 1 glass; pineapple slices.
Lunch	a handful of strawberries; half a glass of milk; sesame.
Dinner	celery stalk; 50 ml carrot juice; 50 ml pomegranate juice; teaspoon of linseed oil.
Afternoon snack	half a glass of kefir; tomatoes 2 pcs. ; green salad with dill and sprouted corn.
Dinner	cucumber 1 pc. ; tomatoes 1 pc. ; acid; carrot juice 100 ml.

Clues

The smoothie diet is recommended for use in order to correct weight and get rid of extra pounds.

Authorized products

You can use vegetables and low-calorie fruits to make smoothies. The basis of any diet smoothie is low-fat kefir or natural yogurt. Sesame, sunflower seeds, cereal, muesli, berries (frozen or fresh) and nuts (pine, almonds, walnuts) can be used as supplements. You can add ginger and flax seeds to taste.

Table of permitted products

	Protein, g	Fat, g	Carbohydrates, g	Calories, kcal
Vegetables and vegetables
vegetables	2. 5	0. 3	7, 0	35
Fruit
fruit	0, 8	0. 3	11. 5	56
Berries
berries	0, 7	0. 3	9. 4	44
mushrooms
mushrooms	3. 5	2. 0	2. 5	thirty
Nuts and dried fruits
nuts	15. 0	40, 0	20. 0	500
Ingredients and spices
ginger	1. 8	0, 8	15. 8	80
cinnamon	3. 9	3. 2	79, 8	261
honey	0, 8	0, 0	81, 5	329
Dairy products
skimmed milk	2. 0	0. 1	4. 8	31
kefir 0%	3. 0	0. 1	3. 8	thirty
kefir 1%	2. 8	1. 0	4. 0	40
kefir 1. 5%	3. 3	1. 5	3. 6	41
cream 10% (low fat)	3. 0	10. 0	4. 0	118
natural yogurt 2%	4. 3	2. 0	6. 2	60
Cheeses and cottage cheese
cheese	24. 1	29. 5	0. 3	363
cottage cheese 0% (low fat)	16. 5	0, 0	1. 3	71
cottage cheese 0. 6% (low fat)	18. 0	0, 6	1. 8	88
Bird
chicken breast	23. 2	1. 7	0, 0	114
the turkey	19. 2	0, 7	0, 0	84
Eggs
omelette	9. 6	15. 4	1. 9	184
egg	12. 7	10. 9	0, 7	157
Fish and seafood
fish	18. 5	4. 9	0, 0	136
Non-alcoholic beverages
water	0, 0	0, 0	0, 0	-
mineral water	0, 0	0, 0	0, 0	-
Green tea	0, 0	0, 0	0, 0	-
Juice and compote
compote	0, 5	0, 0	19. 5	81
juice	0. 3	0. 1	9. 2	40
* data is per 100 g of product

Fully or partially restricted products

Prepared meals should not be cooked to ensure maximum preservation of nutrients and vitamins. All smoked meats, dried fruits, marinades and pickles should be excluded from the diet. Chocolate, pastries, pastries and sweet food products are prohibited.

The water and beverage system is also limited: carbonated drinks, coffee and products containing alcohol are prohibited. You should not consume fermented milk and dairy products with a fat content of more than 1. 5%.

Table of prohibited products

	Protein, g	Fat, g	Carbohydrates, g	Calories, kcal
Fruit
canned fruit	0, 5	0. 1	9. 5	40
Nuts and dried fruits
canned fruit	2. 0	1. 0	71, 0	301
dried fruits	2. 3	0, 6	68, 2	286
Snacks
potato chips	5. 5	30, 0	53, 0	520
banana chips	2. 3	33. 6	50, 7	519
Cereals and porridge
oatmeal	3. 3	1. 2	22. 1	102
Bakery products
bread	7. 5	2. 1	46, 4	227
Sweets
baursak	6. 8	2. 6	45, 8	234
jam	0. 3	0. 2	63, 0	263
jam	0. 3	0. 1	56, 0	238
marshmallows	0, 8	0, 0	78, 5	304
sweets	4. 3	19. 8	67, 5	453
Close	2. 0	2. 1	75, 6	380
biscuit	7. 5	11. 8	74, 9	417
cake	3. 8	22. 6	47, 0	397
jam	0. 4	0. 2	58, 6	233
gingerbread cookies	5. 8	6. 5	71, 6	364
Sochnik	10. 1	8. 8	40, 5	274
dough	7. 9	1. 4	50, 6	234
half	11. 6	29. 7	54, 0	523
chuck-chuck	8. 6	1. 9	77, 9	363
Ice cream
ice cream	3. 7	6. 9	22. 1	189
Cakes
cake	4. 4	23. 4	45, 2	407
Chocolate
chocolate	5. 4	35, 3	56, 5	544
Ingredients and spices
mayonnaise	2. 4	67, 0	3. 9	627
sugar	0, 0	0, 0	99, 7	398
salt	0, 0	0, 0	0, 0	-
Dairy products
sour cream	2. 8	20. 0	3. 2	206
Meat products
pork	16. 0	21. 6	0, 0	259
saloon	2. 4	89, 0	0, 0	797
bacon	23. 0	45, 0	0, 0	500
ham	22. 6	20. 9	0, 0	279
raw smoked pork	7. 6	66, 8	-	632
meat pate	16. 4	23. 3	0. 4	277
chops	16. 6	20. 0	11. 8	282
Hot dogs
cooked sausage	13. 7	22. 8	0, 0	260
smoked sausage	16. 2	44, 6	0, 0	466
smoked sausage	9. 9	63, 2	0. 3	608
hot dogs	10. 1	31. 6	1. 9	332
hot dogs	12. 3	25. 3	0, 0	277
pork chops	10. 0	33, 0	0, 0	337
Bird
duck	16. 5	61, 2	0, 0	346
goose	16. 1	33. 3	0, 0	364
game	34, 0	6. 5	0, 0	200
Oils and fats
cooking fat	0, 0	99, 7	0, 0	897
Alcoholic beverages
whisky	0, 0	0, 0	0. 4	235
grog	0, 0	0, 0	0, 0	220
gin	0, 0	0, 0	0, 0	220
brandy	0, 0	0, 0	0. 1	239
alcohol	0. 3	1. 1	17. 2	242
beer	0. 3	0, 0	4. 6	42
port wine	0. 4	0, 0	12. 0	163
punch	0, 0	0, 0	30, 0	260
rum	0, 0	0, 0	0, 0	220
sake	0, 5	0, 0	5. 0	134
chacha	0. 1	0. 1	0, 5	225
champagne	0. 2	0, 0	5. 0	88
Non-alcoholic beverages
Coke	0, 0	0, 0	10. 4	42
coffee	0. 2	0, 0	0. 3	2
lemonade	0, 0	0, 0	6. 4	26
Mirinda	0, 0	0, 0	7. 5	31
Pepsi	0, 0	0, 0	8. 7	38
sprite	0. 1	0, 0	7, 0	29
* data is per 100 g of product

Smoothie diet, weekly menu (meal plan)

Monday

Breakfast	porridge porridge 100 g; kiwi 1 pc. ; cold peach tea.
Lunch	fruit cocktail of apples, kiwi and apricot; a glass of pineapple juice.
Dinner	chicken breast; rice pudding; Herbal tea.
Afternoon snack	low-fat cottage cheese with pieces of fresh fruit; a glass of apple juice.
Dinner	bull power; cream of mushroom soup; Herbal tea.

Tuesday

Breakfast	steamed oatmeal; pineapple and orange smoothie.
Lunch	celery soup; a glass of berry jelly.
Dinner	fish broth with small pieces of fish; a glass of iced tea to taste.
Afternoon snack	a cocktail of red apple, carrots, spinach, turnips and dill; from oats.
Dinner	mashed vegetable salad in olive oil; a glass of apple juice.

Wednesday

Breakfast	pear and pumpkin salad with natural yogurt; steamed oatmeal; cranberry juice (fresh or frozen).
Lunch	milk-fruit smoothie with added vegetables.
Dinner	chicken broth with small pieces of cooked chicken breast; a glass of jelly; muesli with berries.
Afternoon snack	a glass of carrot juice; lettuce leaves and some vegetables.
Dinner	salad paste of celery, apples, young salad leaves in olive oil; a glass of pineapple juice; blueberry cottage cheese.

Thursday

Breakfast	oatmeal with apricot and peach pieces; a glass of grape juice; strawberry yogurt.
Lunch	2-3 fresh vegetables; onion soup; cucumber juice
Dinner	fresh vegetable puree (simmered first and then mixed with a blender); a piece of cooked turkey; a glass of herbal tea.
Afternoon snack	a glass of milkshake; fresh fruit.
Dinner	fresh vegetables with herbs; rice pudding; a glass of pineapple juice.

Friday

Breakfast	oatmeal with low-fat cottage cheese; 1 green apple; a glass of herbal tea.
Lunch	strawberry milkshake with sesame seeds.
Dinner	bull power; fruit porridge; a glass of fruity iced tea.
Afternoon snack	cream of mushroom soup; a glass of cucumber juice.
Dinner	puree of celery, apples and lettuce in olive oil; orange and lime smoothie with walnuts to taste.

Saturday

Breakfast	oatmeal with pieces of fruit; a glass of herbal tea.
Lunch	rice water; celery soup.
Dinner	chicken broth with beans; strawberry smoothie.
Afternoon snack	milkshake; fresh fruit.
Dinner	puree from pre-cooked vegetables; a glass of orange juice.

Sunday

Breakfast	rice porridge with apricot pieces; a glass of orange juice.
Lunch	tomato soup; a glass of herbal tea; orange jelly.
Dinner	cream of mushroom soup; a glass of cucumber juice.
Afternoon snack	any low-calorie fruit; milkshake with walnuts.
Dinner	oat pudding with fresh berries; fruit cocktail made from kiwi, green apple and pineapple.

Diet smoothie recipes

Before preparing the cocktail, all products must be thoroughly washed, peeled, seeds removed and cut into pieces. It is best to mix foods of different densities in equal proportions, for example grapefruit and apples. Diet smoothies should not contain sugar or sugar substitutes. Below are recipes with pictures.

Banana-strawberry smoothie

Main elements:

• half a ripe peeled banana;
• frozen or fresh berries (blueberries, blueberries, strawberries, raspberries) - 150 g;
• low-fat natural yogurt or low-fat kefir 1% - 150 ml;
• low-fat cottage cheese - 1 tbsp. l.

Recipe

Using a blender, blend the berries and banana until smooth, then add the kefir and blend again. At the end, you can add a tablespoon of cottage cheese. Banana can be replaced with peach or apricot.

Vegetable smoothie

Main elements:

• a small bunch of dill;
• broccoli (150 g);
• spices;
• low-fat kefir as a base (150 ml).

Recipe

Boil the flowers for a few minutes, let cool. Mix kefir, cabbage, soft dill sprigs and herbs to taste in a blender.

Festive smoothie for weight loss

Main Ingredients:

• fresh or frozen strawberries - 6 berries;
• half the pulp of a ripe banana;
• half a glass of natural yogurt;
• freshly squeezed orange juice;
• crushed flax seeds - 1 tbsp. spoon

Recipe

Use a blender to whip all the ingredients and add ice cubes to the finished cocktail.

Smoothie recipes to cleanse the body

Vegetable smoothie to cleanse the body

Main Ingredients:

• green apple - 1 pc. ;
• banana - 1 pc. ;
• peeled cabbage leaves - 1 cup;
• parsley - half a cup.

Recipe

Peel the banana and apple. Cut the veins off the cabbage leaves and chop everything with a knife. You can grate the parsley by hand and put the brushes in the blender bowl. Grind all the ingredients and pour a glass of water into the bowl. The resulting homogeneous consistency is ready for use.

Sicilian smoothie to cleanse the body

The presented cocktail not only perfectly cleans the intestinal cavity, but also improves the functioning of the cardiovascular system and lowers blood pressure. The cocktail is not recommended for use by people with low blood pressure - low blood pressure.

Main Ingredients:

• spinach - 1 cup;
• carrots - 6 pcs. ;
• watercress - 1 cup;
• celery - 4 branches;
• red pepper - 2 pcs. ;
• medium-sized ripe tomatoes - 3 pcs. ;
• cloves of garlic - 4 pcs.

Recipe

Cut tomatoes, carrots and peppers. Put the garlic cloves through a press and add the pulp to the blender bowl along with the herbs. Add chopped peppers and carrots to the bowl. Mix everything until smooth with a blender, add tomatoes at the end. It is better to drink this cocktail in the morning to start the cleansing process of the body and give energy for the whole day.

In case of failure

If it fails, you can continue the diet as usual, but you need to be prepared that the expected and final weight lines will be different.

Stopping the diet

The right strategies to stop dieting will prevent you from regaining the weight you lost with difficulty. For three weeks after completing the smoothie diet, you should eat oatmeal for breakfast, meat or vegetable soups for lunch, and salad for dinner. It is important to maintain drinking rules. If you follow these simple rules, you can avoid not only digestive problems, but also record the results achieved. It is very easy to tolerate the diet presented; after a month it can be repeated again.

Contraindications

• breastfeeding period;
• bear pregnancy;
• diseases of the kidney and liver system.

The Smoothie Diet is contraindicated for anorexia, as well as for people suffering from bulimia nervosa and other eating disorders caused by psycho-emotional outbursts and problems.

For children

The diet is not intended for children.

During pregnancy and breastfeeding

Pregnant and lactating women can only consume fruit and vegetable smoothies as a supplement to the main, nutritious food. An expectant or new mother needs to eat well to support her own body and the baby's and provide the necessary micro and macro elements.

pros and cons

pros	Minuses
strengthen the immune system; effective weight loss; no harm to health; no restrictions; improve the functioning of the digestive tract; easy to tolerate components of the diet; improve the condition of the skin and hair; "delicious" diet.	inability to diet with too active lifestyle; impossible to use a diet for diseases of the renal system and liver; risk of indigestion.

Similar diet

• Rainbow Diet;
• Vegetarian diet;
• Fruit diet.

Important terms

Cocktails are a great alternative to chocolate and delicious buns, which is very hard to refuse. In order to lose weight while drinking cocktails, it is important to follow a few rules.

• You should not drink smoothies, but eat them with a small spoon, so that the filling comes faster and the appetite decreases;
• drinks should be consumed 5 times a day;
• serving size for one serving – tall cocktail glass (250 g);
• be sure to peel persimmons, oranges, kiwi and tangerines;
• pass hard fruits, root vegetables and vegetables (celery root, beets, carrots, apples, pears) through a fine grater;
• small vegetables need to be chopped;
• All smoothie components must be mixed with a blender;
• It is not possible to follow a diet for more than 7 days, therefore. . . low-calorie cocktails cannot provide the body with the necessary amount of carbohydrates, proteins and fats;
• do not forget the rules of quitting the diet so that the weight does not return in double volume;
• Continue to drink water (no more than 3 liters per day).

Advice

The diet requires preliminary preparation. Within 5 days before starting a restricted diet, you need to prepare your body: exclude flour, salt, sweet and fried foods from your diet. 2 days before the diet, you need to reduce the portions of soups, cereals and dairy products.

• use more fruit to make the cocktail thicker;
• The basis of the cocktail should be natural yogurt, low-fat kefir;
• You can add a little honey for taste;
• mixing sweet and sour varieties of fruit will give you a richer and more intense taste;
• avoid additives such as ice cream, cream, sherbet, etc. ;
• You can add a handful of your favorite nuts on top of a prepared cocktail;
• You can use absolutely any juice, depending on your taste.

Nutritionists' comments

Very often, leading nutritionists recommend smoothies to their patients as a supplement to weight loss. You can come up with recipes yourself. You can add banana as an easy-to-digest component, but it's best to consume this cocktail immediately after training for a quick recovery. Nutritionists are of the opinion that smoothies not only promote weight loss, but also improve immunity and reduce the risk of colds and flu.

Reviews of the smoothie diet and its results

The cocktail diet is very well tolerated and rarely leads to failure. Despite all the restrictions, the diet remains varied and tasty and does not become boring. The weight of the presented diet is not so much, but in a week you can adjust your weight by minus 3-4 kg. Those suffering from stomach ailments and pancreatic diseases felt discomfort in the past few days, but worsening of chronic digestive diseases was rarely recorded. Reviews are mostly positive. The diet works, and if you follow simple rules at the end, you can fix your weight for a long time.

". . .When you put colorful cocktails on the table, it is very beautiful and guests are confused by such a diet. How tasty and healthy it is! Thanks to garnet plasma supplements, my hemoglobin levels increased and even my shortness of breath disappeared. This is amazing. I have been following this weight loss method for a very long time; I try to set aside a week once a month and spend it entirely on smoothies. And I noticed that I started to get colds much less often and I completely forgot about ARVI. Every time I come up with more and more new recipes, I keep experimenting with allowed ingredients. For those considering it, I highly recommend trying this bright, juicy and delicious diet unlike any other. "

Diet price

The Smoothie Diet may seem expensive compared to others because of the abundance of fresh fruits, berries and vegetables.