From the myriad diets, it is difficult to choose one that does not require a lot of financial effort and at the same time allows the body to maintain a nutrient balance even with a limited diet. This is why the buckwheat diet is so popular. In terms of usefulness, groats replace a whole set of food, it works quickly and is cheap.
The whole secret lies in the proper preparation of the porridge, which, as the main catch of the diet, puts the body in a way to get rid of fat deposits, excess fluid and other ballasts.
The benefits of buckwheat for the human body
In terms of nutritional value, buckwheat is one of the leading cereals among cereals. The protein in it is almost like in meat, which it successfully replaces in the diet of vegetarians. And carbohydrates, unlike most cereals, are very small, which is important for diabetics and dieters. However, buckwheat is rich in fiber, which means it can cleanse the liver and the entire digestive system.
A separate topic is the vitamin and microelement content of cereals. B vitamins are essential for the heart and brain, provide good vision and water-salt balance, and vitamin P is good for blood vessels.
A range of folic acid, phosphorus, potassium, iron, zinc and other trace elements and useful acids make buckwheat essential in replacing vitality, cell and lipid metabolism.
That’s why buckwheat porridge is a must on the menu of expectant mothers, kids and anyone who cares about their health. And of course in the diets of those who watch their weight. In fact, with such valuable properties, buckwheat is low in calories and is able to remove excess cholesterol and other unnecessary substances from the body. Such a successful combination formed the basis of the buckwheat diet.
Potential damage to cereals
Due to its easy tolerance, buckwheat has no contraindications to its use. But it is recommended in limited quantities for patients with chronic diseases of the gastrointestinal tract who are prone to cramps and diarrhea, as well as inflammatory processes in the digestive system.
Duration of the buckwheat diet and possible weight loss
Together with all the benefits of buckwheat, the maximum allowable duration of the diet without any tangible damage to the body is 14 days. Moreover, the most pronounced weight loss occurs in the first week. Therefore, nutrition experts have developed options for different time periods - three, five, seven days and two weeks. After all, not everyone can stand the monodiet for long, in which case you can choose a more gentle option.
How many pounds go away in a certain amount of time cannot be said for sure. It all depends on the "starting" weight and the weight of other individual characteristics. On average, you can lose 1 to 5 kg in one week and 3 to 6 kg in two. This process is all the more obvious the more extra pounds there are in the body. You can repeat the buckwheat diet no earlier than one and a half months after the previous one.
The right way to cook diet porridge
Buckwheat used for weight loss is made in a special way: it must be steamed, not cooked. Therefore, it is more convenient to cook the amount needed for a given day immediately. 500 g of buckwheat groats in the evening should be poured 1, 5 liters of boiling water, cover and place in a warm place or wrapped in a blanket. The crumbly diet porridge will be available in the morning.
Using a thermos gives you a faster option. Pour a glass of cereal into a flask and pour two glasses of boiling water, then close with a lid. A 45-minute infusion is enough to get the porridge ready.
In this form, the grain retains its value as much as possible. Diet porridge does not contain additives in the form of salt, sugar, oil, spices and sauces.
Types of buckwheat diet
The selection of buckwheat-based diets is quite wide. The most famous options:
- strict buckwheat;
- gentle (healing);
- buckwheat kefir;
- buckwheat and apples;
- buckwheat and vegetables;
- buckwheat with dried fruits;
- low calorie dairy products;
- with vegetables, lean fish and lean meat.
A strict diet involves using only steamed buckwheat and water, sometimes small amounts of kefir, but this option is a real test of willpower. The most popular is buckwheat kefir, which allows you to consume up to a liter of kefir a day in addition to porridge.
The dieting buckwheat frugal diet is also used as a therapeutic relief for the body. It allows you to add a little cottage cheese to your buckwheat for breakfast, a piece of lean meat for dinner, and a snack a day in the form of an apple or a glass of kefir or yogurt without additives.
Adding dried fruits (up to five to six pieces a day) or a teaspoon of honey will help those who are not feeling well in their diet without sugar.
In either variation, you can drink unlimited carbonated water or green tea indefinitely, four to six times during the day, and the last 4-6 hours before bedtime.
Mono diet for 3 days
The three-day version is more of a diet, but a useful relief treatment, or a try for those who want to put their strength to the test before a longer eating restriction. But even in such a short time, many manage to lose about two pounds and feel pleasant changes in the condition of their skin.
It is optimal to stay on a strict buckwheat or buckwheat-kefir diet (maximum 1 liter of kefir per day) for all three days. If you feel too heavy or weak due to a lack of sugar, you may be allowed to eat an apple, orange, or some dried fruit.
Diet for 5 days
A longer diet allows for a wider range of low-calorie dietary supplements.
| Breakfast | Dinner | Dinner | |
|---|---|---|---|
| One day | Buckwheat porridge, a glass of low-fat kefir, an apple | 200 g porridge, 200 g vegetable salad with olive oil | Buckwheat soaked in kefir, unsweetened tea |
| 2 days | Buckwheat soaked in kefir, apples and tea | Buckwheat poured into kefir, 200 g of fresh vegetables | Buckwheat soaked in kefir, unsweetened tea |
| 3 days | During the day, eat five servings of buckwheat poured into kefir, drink more water | ||
| 4 days | Buckwheat porridge, 100 g of low-fat cottage cheese, 0, 5 cups of kefir | Buckwheat porridge, a piece of cooked lean meat, steamed vegetables | 100 g of buckwheat porridge in a glass of kefir |
| 5 days | Alternate buckwheat with kefir every two hours + lots of water and green tea |
Diet for 7 days
For tangible weight loss, it is recommended to follow the kefir-buckwheat diet throughout the week or follow the following schedule.
| Breakfast | Dinner | Dinner | |
|---|---|---|---|
| One day | Porridge, half a glass of kefir | Simmer buckwheat slices without oil | Buckwheat porridge or casserole in a glass of kefir |
| 2 days | Buckwheat pancakes in a glass of kefir | Porridge with dried fruits | A glass of kefir |
| 3 days | Porridge with dried fruits | Porridge with lettuce | Porridge in a glass of kefir |
| 4 days | Buckwheat bread and buckwheat pancakes | Porridge | Porridge with apples |
| 5 days | Porridge in a glass of kefir | Cabbage salad with steamed buckwheat slices | A glass of kefir, orange or apple |
| 6 days | A glass of kefir | Steamed buckwheat slices | Porridge or casserole with a glass of kefir |
| 7 days | Buckwheat pancakes in a glass of kefir | Porridge with dried fruits | A glass of kefir |
Diet for 14 days
| Breakfast | Dinner | Dinner | |
|---|---|---|---|
| One day | Porridge, unsweetened coffee | Vegetable soup | Buckwheat with fried vegetables |
| 2 days | Porridge with vegetables, unsweetened tea | Buckwheat soup without sugar | Buckwheat, boiled eggs, greens |
| 3 days | During the day - buckwheat porridge, more water | ||
| 4 days | |||
| 5 days | During the day - buckwheat with dried fruits, rosehip decoction | ||
| 6 days | Buckwheat, tea | Chicken soup with herbs | Buckwheat with cauliflower in pasta |
| 7 days | Porridge with vegetables | Okroshka with eggs | Buckwheat, eggs |
| 8 days | Porridge, cottage cheese, tea | 200 g of low-fat cooked veal | Porridge with vegetables |
| Day 9 | Within three days - buckwheat in water, kefir, unsweetened tea | ||
| 10 days | |||
| Day 11 | |||
| Day 12 | Porridge, tea | Light vegetable soup | Buckwheat, a handful of nuts |
| Day 13 | Porridge with dried fruits | Light soup with lentils | Porridge with vegetables and mushrooms |
| Day 14 | Porridge, low-fat cottage cheese | Soup with eggs | Stewed chicken breast porridge |
The diet can be delicious
Below are recipes to help you diversify your buckwheat diet and get the most out of it.
Buckwheat soup
We take a glass of buckwheat for three liters of water, and even:
- onion;
- carrot;
- bell peppers;
- 2 tomatoes;
- a few pieces of cauliflower;
- some green.
Chop the onion, carrot and tomato and simmer in a minimal amount of vegetable oil. Put in boiling water with buckwheat and other vegetables and cook for about 15 minutes. At the end of cooking, add herbs and a little salt.
A less stringent version allows the addition of potatoes and a little ghee or beaten egg.
Porridge with vegetables
A glass of buckwheat needs a medium-sized zucchini, 1 bell pepper, 2 celery stalks, a fresh tomato (or a teaspoon of dried tomatoes), fresh herbs or dried herbs to taste, 40 ml of vegetable oil.
Pour the grits into two glasses of boiling water and set aside. Meanwhile, peel the vegetables and cut them into cubes, cut the peppers into strips and fry in hot oil. Previously, the oil was calcined with crushed cumin or other favorite spices as well as dried tomatoes.
Mix the finished vegetables with the buckwheat, add half a glass of water, pepper and salt, bring the whole mass to a boil, then cook over low heat for another 15 minutes. Then take it off the stove, add the chopped herbs and serve.
Buckwheat slices
Take 200 eggs and 1 onion for 200 g of cereal. You will also need breadcrumbs, fresh herbs and salt, and vegetable oil for frying.
However, diet slices are best cooked in steam or in the oven.
Buckwheat is boiled in salted water until soft and then cooled. Chop the onion and add it to the buckwheat along with the raw egg. Use a meat grinder to turn the mixture into minced buckwheat. Add enough breadcrumbs to the minced meat to form slices.
We carve it with wet hands, we bake it out, or we send it to a double boiler or oven.
Buckwheat pancakes
Bake the diet pancakes in the oven. According to this recipe, they are rich and soft. Pass 300 g of buckwheat and a packet of cottage cheese through a meat grinder, gradually add 4 tablespoons of flour, a tablespoon of sugar and 0. 5 teaspoons of salt, then add 1 cup low-fat during further kneading. sour cream.
Spoon the mixture onto a baking sheet to form pancakes and bake until golden brown.
Buckwheat cabbage rolls
The top leaves should be removed from the cabbage fork, then the cabbage head should be soaked in boiling water, cooked halfway, cooled slightly and taken to leaves. The thickened areas of the petiole should be beaten off slightly.
It is better to cook the minced meat in advance. To do this, mix about 300 g of cooked buckwheat with fried onions and one egg. Wrap the minced meat in leaves, form envelopes or rolls and place on a greased baking sheet.
Bake for about 10 minutes, then fill with sour cream salt and pepper and send to the oven for another half hour. Instead of sour cream, you can also use sour cream sauce with the addition of a small amount of butter-fried flour and vegetable soup. Serve cabbage rolls sprinkled with chopped herbs.
Prohibited foods during the diet
The real buckwheat diet completely eliminates the use of salt and sugar, oil, mayonnaise, ketchup and all other sauces, spices and condiments. Meat and fish, if included in the diet during this period, must be lean. Dairy products must be low in fat and exclude the presence of flavorings and aromatic additives.
Of course, all flour and sweet, spicy and salty starchy vegetables such as potatoes and super-sweet fruits such as bananas or dates are completely banned.
Exit your diet
This is a very thorough moment on which the safety of the result achieved with the help of the diet and the minimization of the stress of the organs and systems when returning to a normal diet depend.
In order to ensure that the kilograms delivered do not return shortly, you must exit the restriction mode smoothly. For the first week, it is advisable not to remember about flour, sweet and fatty foods.
You can introduce high-quality butter little by little and add two or three new products a day - a variety of moderately fatty meats and fish, offal, cheese, nuts. Drink enough plain water and green tea, and most importantly, don’t overeat.
However, many of those who have undergone a landing course do not feel the need for previous unhealthy eating habits and consciously adhere to a balanced diet, minimizing or eliminating industrial sweets, trans fats, and high-salt, high-fat and non-fatty foods. fried foods.
Contraindications
Any diet is a great stress for the body, even if it is based on a useful product like buckwheat. Weakness, fatigue and headaches are possible during this period, so it is better not to plan this event during periods of severe physical or psycho-emotional overload - examinations, work emergencies, and so on.
In any case, a person who considers themselves completely healthy should also consult their doctor before embarking on a long unloading.
Strict contraindications include:
- pregnancy and lactation;
- any form of diabetes;
- hypertension;
- high physical activity;
- stressful period;
- nervous system diseases;
- diseases of the gastrointestinal tract in the acute stage;
- heart or kidney failure;
- underwent surgery on the abdominal organs;
- recovery period after surgery, serious injury or infection.
Nutrition experts' opinions on the effectiveness of buckwheat diets
The practical experience of weight loss will allow nutrition experts to state that buckwheat-based diets are effective in terms of weight loss and sustainability of results, provided that the limitations are adequately overcome. The body gets enough protein and fiber, vitamins and minerals so the harms are minimal.
Nevertheless, the monotony of taste is hard to bear, especially for those who are no longer a fan of buckwheat porridge. To understand how acceptable this option is for a particular organization, experts advise spending a buckwheat unloading day a week for the first time.
Conclusion
Even if the results of the diet seem insufficient, it is highly undesirable to exceed the established 14-day threshold - this can lead to vitamin deficiencies and worsening of chronic diseases. Recurrence of buckwheat weight loss is allowed after one and a half months at the earliest.
If you feel unwell during your diet, or if you experience symptoms of worsening of existing illnesses and previously unknown discomfort, you should carefully step out of the restrictions and consult a doctor. Listen and love your body and with its internal reserves it will definitely support your wellness activities.