Kefir is the most popular fermented dairy product. It is valuable for its dietary qualities and its taste has been known since childhood.
Low-fat fatty kefir differs only in that live bacteria ferment skimmed milk for low-fat kefir. Kefir contains lactic acid bacteria, similar to those that make up most of the human intestinal microflora.
The benefits of kefir
- Lactic acid bacteria help digest food;
- Kefir stimulates the work of both the nervous and cardiovascular systems;
- Boosts metabolism;
- Improves the functioning of the gastrointestinal tract;
- Kefir lactic acid bacteria do not allow the reproduction of harmful microorganisms;
- Rich in B vitamins (B - 9, B - 6, B - 12), A, C. And also phosphorus, calcium, magnesium, sodium, fluorine, sulfur, potassium;
- Kefir is an excellent source of vitamins D and K2. Vitamin K2 prevents osteoporosis - kefir strengthens bones;
- In a kefir diet, excess water and salt are removed from the body, thus relieving the body from puffiness.
Daily intake of kefir contributes to the balance of the intestinal microflora, improves the immune and digestive functions of the body and therefore normalizes digestion. Kefir is both tasty and healthy product of fermented milk.
Caloric content of kefir
Kefir with a fat content of 1, 0% per 100 g of product contains 3, 0 g of protein and 4, 0 g of carbohydrates, and the energy value is only 37 kcal. There are already 57 calories in a product with 3. 2% fat.
Carbohydrates processed into lactic acid, which are contained in kefir, are better absorbed than those contained in milk.
Kefir in this diet can be replaced with fermented baked milk, tan. Or low-fat yogurt for drinking without sugar and additives. It is important to choose the "right" kefir. Contains only pasteurized milk fermented with kefir mushrooms. Its dietary properties depend on the "maturity" of kefir: one-day kefir is absorbed faster and has a laxative effect due to its very low alcohol content (not more than 0. 2%), and kefir is already stronger than three days.
Kefir diet for 3 days
Three days on an empty stomach with only kefir and water. For breakfast drink a glass of warm water, after half an hour - 1, 0% kefir, an hour after kefir again a glass of water. That is, we drink kefir at regular intervals 5-6 times a day.
For example:
- 8: 00 - hot water
- 8: 30 - Kefir
- 9: 30 - hot water
- 10: 30 - Kefir
- 11: 30 - hot water
- keep alternating water and kefir until 6: 30 p. m.
You can drink sugar-free green tea at night.
The duration of the kefir diet without harm to health is 1 - 3 days.
If this diet seems difficult to you, then there is a tastier option: kefir - vegetable diet.
Kefir - vegetable diet for 3 days
For 1 liter of kefir 3, 2% take 3 medium cucumbers and a bunch of parsley. Grind everything in a blender and drink it throughout the day.
Kefir - cleansing diet
- The main diet consists of rolled oats and skim kefir.
- Breakfast: 2 - 3 tablespoons oval oats pour a glass of kefir for 10 minutes. You can drink green tea without sugar.
- Lunch: 2 - 3 tables. spoon of oatmeal for 10 minutes, pour a glass of yogurt. Green tea or coffee.
- Dinner: vegetable salad without oil or nonfat cottage cheese, herbal tea, kefir, water - whatever you like best.
- Another important point - after 18 hours you can drink only water. And as hungry days is suitable stricter diet - only kefir and oatmeal.
Kefir diet for 7 days
Kefir diet has many advantages, they are listed above, but I must say about the disadvantages. Losing weight with this diet can be fast, but just as quickly the weight can return. Therefore, to achieve the best result, you can try to stick to the kefir diet for 7 days. In this option, combine the kefir diet with other low-calorie foods: low-fat meat and cottage cheese, vegetables, fruits, herbs, honey. The amount of kefir drink per day is not more than one and a half liters. The fat content in kefir is not more than 1%. The best choice would be to make a certain group of foods every day. Salt, oil, fatty meats, bananas, grapes, alcohol, flour and bakery products, sugar, milk are strictly prohibited. Remember to drink water between meals.
Kefir diet for 7 days menu
1 day
- Breakfast: a cup of hot kefir, tea or black coffee without sugar.
- Lunch: 2 green apples, 100 g pineapple, a glass of kefir.
- Dinner: a glass of kefir, 2 kiwis, tea.
2 days
- Breakfast: a cup of warm kefir, tea or coffee.
- Lunch: a glass of kefir, cucumber and tomato salad 200 g without butter.
- Dinner: kefir, stewed green beans 200 g
3 days
- Breakfast: kefir, tea or coffee.
- Lunch: kefir, boiled chicken breast 200 g
- Dinner: kefir, 200 g of boiled beef.
4 days
- Breakfast: kefir, tea or coffee.
- Lunch: kefir, 200 g low-fat fish, baked without butter and salt.
- Dinner: kefir, fish, 200 g left over from lunch
Day 5
- Breakfast: kefir, tea or coffee.
- Lunch: 200 g potatoes, baked without butter and salt, kefir.
- Dinner: kefir, 100 grams of boiled or baked potatoes.
6 days
- Breakfast: kefir, tea or coffee.
- Lunch: kefir, roasted chicken breasts without oil and salt.
- Dinner: kefir, boiled or baked breasts in the oven 100 g
7 days
- Breakfast: kefir, tea or coffee.
- Lunch: kefir, low-fat cottage cheese 100 g
- Dinner: kefir.
Kefir for night compensation
It is useful to drink kefir in the morning, on an empty stomach and at bedtime; relieves puffiness, removes excess water, quenches thirst well, rejuvenates the body, lowers cholesterol levels. Honey combines well with kefir. One teaspoon in a glass of kefir before bed and the effect will delight you. Although kefir is good for health, it still has contraindications - individual tolerance must be strictly assessed. It is important that each diet is approved by a doctor.
Contraindications
- Diseases of the gastrointestinal tract and kidneys
- Diseases of the cardiovascular system
- Period of stress and high physical activity
When giving up a kefir diet, it is important to make an effort not to gain the lost weight, in particular:
- don't pounce on food;
- for the first time completely excludes flour and jam;
- reducing portions;
- drink a glass of warm water before eating;
- don't forget to drink a glass of kefir every day.
Kefir diet reviews
According to those who have lost weight with this diet, the most effective and simple option is the kefir diet for 7 days, which includes other foods in the diet, which we wrote about above. The reason is that with this option the hunger is not felt so sharply, the duration is due to the presence of not only kefir in the diet and therefore the result is more spectacular. After completing the diet, we recommend 1-2 times a week to unload the body with kefir and switch to proper nutrition.
Results from the kefir diet
The results of any of the proposed options for the kefir diet will not make you wait: after 3 - 5 days (depending on the type of diet) you will see a nice result: minus 3 - 5 kilograms on the scales. It is important to closely monitor your well-being. If it worsens and does not return to normal after 2-3 days, the diet should be stopped.