Pineapple weight loss

Posted on March 7, 2014 by john in Benefits of fruit

Today we give you a diet that is healthy apart effectively addressed the pineapple lovers.

The pineapple diet known as the diet of fruits, mostly pineapple is consumed, which has become very popular in the 70s. Based on this diet is also pineapple or grapefruit, which is combined with other foods.

It is advisable to follow this diet a week, as if still can be weakened, which will get a weight loss of between 2-3 kilos.

How it works?

The first three days you eat only grapefruit or pineapple juice or fruit. The remaining four days is allowed a varied diet, with meat, fish, eggs and salad, casseroles, but with a little oil. Grapefruit or pineapple should be included as dessert.

It is not advised to take sugar, alcohol, nor sodas.

This pineapple diet can have a longer duration than the indicated days, because being a diet that has few calories, the weight loss may be recovered more easily.

The diet of pineapple or grapefruit, is not recommended for those suffering from urinary tract infections or diabetes.

While under dietary you have any problems because of its low calorie, diet should not extend over seven days as indicated, decreasing water loss occurs.

This is an ideal diet for those who are a bit messy in the way they feed. It is a diet rich in vitamin C, which provides many benefits for the body.

- Week 1 : Every time you have temptation to snack between meals, eat two slices of pineapple, always take it with you in a small bowl. Chew it well so that pineapple enzymes make effect on your body.

Before each meal, eat one or two slices of pineapple to be less hungry.

Take two liters of raw water to help remove waste from the body.

- Week 2: In the morning, take fasting pineapple rum : Mix a glass of plain water, the juice of half a lemon and four tablespoons of natural pineapple juice. Besides breakfast two slices of pineapple with a low-fat yogurt.

Picnic repeated drinking, always ready when.

- Week 3: Follow the same breakfast and snack.

In the food prepared chicken salad and pineapple and pineapple drink.

Three times a week by replacing your usual dinner drink pineapple.

- Week 4: Follow the same breakfast and snack.

Two days a week, replaced food chicken salad and pineapple baked turkey with little salt, pepper, lemon and pineapple slices. Making pineapple dessert drink.

Dinner a vegetable soup to give you energy and strengthen your defenses.

From now on, one day a week to your regular diet incorporates the breakfast drink of pineapple and two slices of pineapple with a low fat yogurt.

What does the pineapple ?

Enzymes: They activate the metabolism and elimination of fat, aid digestion and are anti-inflammatory.

Fiber and water : It has excellent diuretic and prevent digestive infections.

Energy : It is a source of simple sugars, sucrose, fructose and glucose.

Vitamins : Contains vitamin C, iodine, magnesium, phosphorus and calcium, useful for thyroid and nerve cells.

Minerals: You provides iron, sulfur, manganese and potassium, to favor the activity of sex hormones and help generate enzymes.

Anti-inflammatory and digestive : Fresh pineapple is rich in bromelain and papain enzymes that help with digestion, ie metabolize food. It is believed that also has beneficial properties for some intestinal disorders. Furthermore, through the pineapple bromelain may significantly reduce inflammation ( arthritis, gout, sinusitis ) and it has been experimentally used as an anticancer agent.

Antioxidant and fortifying the immune system: The pineapple is high in vitamin C, one of the most potent antioxidants vitamins that fight free radicals ( they damage cells ). In addition, vitamin C strengthens the immune system, preventing and / or controlling colds and influenza.

nutritional label

This tropical fruit is high in manganese mineral, vitamin A, vitamin C, vitamin B1 ( thiamine ), vitamin B6 and fiber. It also contains only 75 calories per cup. And although it only occurs from March to June, you can find in any season.

Pineapple and Weight Loss

To say that the pineapple is ? Miraculous ? and that fat will melt it for only eat would be an exaggeration. However, this delicious fruit almost approaches to the definition. For example, when you eat, food is digested more efficiently, helps you in fluid retention, constipation and thyroid deficiencies. And as it is rich in acid becomes a purification fruit digestive system.

Definitely, the pineapple has many beneficial properties and promising as a great ally in weight loss, as it is part of a balanced and low-calorie diet (low in calories).

Calories: 1200-1400 caloríasPorciones pineapple 3 cups ( fruit or natural juice ) to díaInfusiones (tea ) of pineapple : 1-2 cups per day (optional)

breakfast

1 slice whole grain

2 teaspoons of jam ? Light ? grape

1 cup nonfat milk

picnic

1 cup crushed pineapple with 1 to 2 teaspoons sugar diet

lunch

1/2 cup tuna / tuna in water

2 teaspoons low -calorie mayonnaise

2 tablespoons celery

2 lettuce leaves chopped

1 loaf gives small / medium

1 glass of juice ( natural) pineapple

picnic

1 cup pineapple infusion

1/2 low-fat yogurt

dinner

Prepare a salad with :

2 or 3 ounces of baked chicken breast

1 to 1 ½ cups of spinach and / or romaine lettuce

3/4 or 1 cup crushed pineapple

1 ounce of nuts

Dressing ? Light ?