Celery perfectly removes toxins and toxins from the body, and also effectively fights excess weight, so this vegetable is considered an indispensable component for losing weight. Even the celery diet has been developed. It is very effective and extremely popular.
Features of the celery diet
This unloading feeding system is designed for two weeks. During this period, you can lose up to 10 kg of excess weight. Although, if during a week the weight has decreased by 7 kg, you should take a two-week break, and then continue the diet.
Celery contains minerals important for the full activity of the body: phosphorus, zinc, potassium, magnesium, iron, calcium and others, which means that with its regular consumption, the body is saturated with these elements. In addition, this vegetable is valuable because, having such a rich chemical composition, it is considered low-calorie: there are only 100 kcal per 18 g of the product. Celery is used in different forms: the leaves are used as herbs, salads and other dishes are seasoned with seeds, the stems are stewed and eaten raw, and the fleshy root is baked and boiled. Celery dishes are unique in that they quickly saturate the body and eliminate hunger for a long time.
Before starting a celery diet, you should consult with a dietitian
Sitting on a celery diet, you cannot eat sweets, fatty foods, smoked meats and pastries. In addition, you should exclude alcoholic beverages from your diet.
If desired, you can drink unsweetened coffee or tea
The main dish of this unloading food system is celery soup. There are two options for its preparation.
In the first case, the following ingredients are used:
- 200 g of celeriac root
- green pepper (2 pcs.)
- a small head of fresh cabbage
- onion (6 pcs.)
- tomatoes (6 pcs.)
- 1,5 liters of tomato juice
- 400 g struchkovoy fasoly
- carrots (6 pcs.)
Vegetables are chopped, placed in a saucepan, and then poured with tomato juice. All this is brought to a boil (over high heat), then boiled for 10 minutes, cover the pan with a lid and boil for another 10 minutes (in this case, over low heat).
The second recipe for making celery soup:
- 1 bunch of celery
- Bell pepper
- 3 liters of water
- onion (6 pcs.)
- tomatoes (2 pcs.)
- some fresh cabbage
Vegetables are chopped, placed in a saucepan, poured with water, brought to a boil, and then the soup is boiled over low heat for 15 minutes.
1-й день – celery soup and fresh fruit (everything is possible except bananas).
2-й день – celery soup and fresh vegetables.
3-й день – celery soup, fresh vegetables and potatoes boiled in their skins (for dinner).
4-й день – celery soup, 3 bananas and a liter of low-fat kefir.
5-й день – celery soup, 6 tomatoes, 700 g of boiled lean beef or lean fish.
6-й день – celery soup, 350 g of boiled chicken breast, as well as fresh vegetables.
7-й день – celery soup, 70-100 g of steamed dark rice, fresh vegetables.
Starting from the 8th day, the entire course of the diet is repeated. And one more thing: you can eat celery soup in unlimited quantities. In addition, you need to drink plenty of fluids (at least 2 liters per day), and especially on the 5th and 6th days of the unloading food system.
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