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Is it possible to eat buckwheat while losing weight
Today, one of the most popular ways to quickly lose weight is the buckwheat diet. What is the secret of its success and how accessible is it? Let’s figure it out.
To begin with, this type of weight loss, unlike many others, not only does not harm the body, but, on the contrary, is a real first aid for it. After all, buckwheat is a true storehouse of vitamins and microelements, which are so necessary for the body for a full life. And then, unlike many other diets, this one is not at all burdensome, since buckwheat has such a bright taste and smell that it can easily be eaten even without salt and spices.
With a large amount of fiber, buckwheat is digested rather slowly, therefore, unlike many other dietary products (in particular, vegetables and fruits), this cereal creates a feeling of satiety for a long time – that’s why it is so good for those who seek to limit themselves in calorie intake. After all, it happens that after eating low-calorie foods, like apples or cucumbers, you want to eat even more than before eating, and as a result, a person tends to eat something more and more until he is satisfied. Here, 100 grams of buckwheat porridge for breakfast is enough so as not to feel hungry until lunch.
In order to quickly and noticeably lose weight in a short time, it is best to use not boiled, but steamed buckwheat. To do this, in the evening it must be poured with boiling water and left to swell overnight. In the morning you will get a full-fledged porridge, which will differ from boiled only in a much larger number of nutrients.
You can add green onions or dill to buckwheat – this will make the dish even tastier. For lunch, it can be used as a side dish for boiled veal or chicken breast. But it’s better not to eat buckwheat porridge at night – it simply won’t have time to digest and instead of promoting weight loss, it will have the opposite effect.
You should not overdo it with such a diet either – it is better to sit on it for no more than a week and no more than once a month. Then you will achieve the most positive effect: you will lose excess weight and improve your body.
Buckwheat with salt
After reading the advice on the buckwheat diet, many will exclaim: but is it possible to eat all this without salt at all? Let’s just say, if you need to lose weight very much and very urgently, it is better to refrain from salt, but when you plan to gradually lose weight, then boiled buckwheat with salt is quite acceptable. You need to understand that salt does not add calories to food, it only has the property of retaining moisture in the body. But the volume and weight of the body do not always increase due to the accumulation of fat, it often happens due to an excessive supply of fluid. However, it all depends on the dose: if you do not oversalt the dish, there will be no harm.
Buckwheat with butter
Here we can already talk about additional calories, but also about additional health benefits. However, if you don’t start eating porridge with whipped cream or half a cake, then, of course, you won’t get better.
It is best to fill buckwheat with oil during the cooking process. If you want the porridge to turn into a real culinary masterpiece, shortly before turning off, when all the water has already boiled away and absorbed, add about a third of a pack of butter and weld a little more in it.
And in order to get a healthy, dietary and lean dish, it is quite acceptable to season buckwheat with vegetable oil, which can be added both during cooking and added to ready-made porridge. Olive and grape oils are especially useful. The first is an inexhaustible source of omega acids and has a choleretic effect, and only one teaspoon of the second fills the body’s daily need for vitamin E, which is responsible for the beauty and health of our skin.
Buckwheat with mushrooms and onions
Boiled buckwheat is not only a dietary dish for weight loss, but also an excellent side dish. It goes especially well with mushrooms and onions. To prepare this delicious and lean dish, you must first boil the cereal. To do this, it needs to be sorted out, washed and fried in a dry frying pan – this will give the future porridge friability. Grains must be poured into salted boiling water and boiled until it becomes soft enough and the water boils away. It is not necessary to stir the porridge in the process. Buckwheat in sachets is also well suited for this dish.
While the cereal is cooking, you can do the dressing. To do this, you need to cut 1-2 onions (it depends on the expected amount and your taste), as well as wash the mushrooms. If they are large, then it is worth cutting them into 2 or 4 parts. It’s even better to use oyster mushrooms in this recipe – they have a richer mushroom flavor and delicate texture. Fry mushrooms and onions in a pan, adding a little vegetable oil. Use salt and spices to taste and desire. When the onion is browned, and the mushrooms give juice (it, mixed with oil, will become a kind of sauce), remove the dressing from the stove and add it to the finished buckwheat porridge, mixing thoroughly. Choose the proportions to your taste, too, but anyone will say that the more mushrooms and onions in the porridge, the better.
Buckwheat with milk
Probably, each of us was fed milk buckwheat porridge in childhood. Someone loved her, someone, on the contrary, could not stand it, but one way or another, buckwheat with milk is associated with the golden time of life. Why not repeat it now? Moreover, there is nothing easier, because for this you just need to boil buckwheat in water, and then add milk. Those who like it sweeter can add sugar or honey to the porridge – such a dish will be not only tasty, but also satisfying. The calorie content of buckwheat prepared in this way per 100 grams is about 400 kcal. But why not treat yourself sometimes, especially if you lead an active lifestyle?
Buckwheat with carrots
Buckwheat goes well with vegetables, such as carrots. To do this, the root crop needs to be washed, peeled, grated on a coarse grater and fried in vegetable oil, adding salt and spices to taste, until the carrots soften. After that, mix with ready-made buckwheat porridge boiled in water and sprinkle the dish with green onions.
Nutrition Tips
Nutritionist (fitness nutritionist) Natalya Koneva:
– Buckwheat (unground kernel), like any other whole grain (unpolished) cereal, is good not only for losing weight, it is useful for everyone, but only with a balanced diet. When choosing cereals, you should pay attention to its glycemic index (GI). The lower the GI, the slower the rise in blood sugar and, consequently, insulin levels. Buckwheat has a low GI = 49, which is why it is a favorite among people who monitor their weight and health. In addition, buckwheat contains vitamins and minerals, especially a lot of iron.
Nutritionist, healthy lifestyle coach Arina Pallo from Velsk:
– As a nutritionist, I can say that regular consumption of buckwheat will help you get slim and healthy! In the field of harmony, buckwheat is famous for its low calorie content and high protein content and can even replace meat. In the field of health, it can bring many benefits due to the fact that it contains the largest proportion of vitamins, minerals and trace elements of any cereal.
Here are the benefits of buckwheat point by point:
- uninterrupted operation of the central nervous system and brain;
- prevention of the development of cancer cells;
- improvement of the stomach and intestines;
- in the diet of pregnant women helps the process of laying the nervous system of the fetus;
- strengthens the walls of blood vessels;
- high-quality bowel movements, which, of course, leads to harmony.
Moreover, buckwheat is the only crop that has not yet been genetically modified!