Kefir is the most popular fermented dairy product. It is valued for its nutritional qualities and taste has been known since childhood.
Fatty and nonfat kefir differ only in that live bacteria ferment skim milk for low-fat kefir. Kefir contains lactic acid bacteria similar to those that make up most of the human intestinal microflora.
Blessings 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;
- On a kefir diet, excess water and salt are removed from the body, thus relieving the body of puffiness.
Daily intake of kefir contributes to the balance of intestinal microflora, improves the immune and digestive functions of the body, therefore, normalizes digestion. Kefir is at the same time tasty, and at the same time a useful product of fermented milk production.
Calorie 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. It already has 57 calories in a 3. 2% fat product.
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, tanned. Or low-fat yogurt without sugar or additives. It is important to choose the "right" kefir. It contains only pasteurized milk fermented with kefir fungi. Its nutritional properties depend on the "maturity" of kefir: one-day kefir is absorbed faster and has a laxative effect due to a very low alcohol content (not more than 0, 2%), and kefir is already stronger than three days.
Kefir diet for 3 days
Three days of fasting only on 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
- continue alternating with water and kefir until 6: 30 pm
You can drink sugar-free green tea at night.
The duration of kefir diet without harm to health is 1 - 3 days.
If this diet seems difficult to you, there is a "tastier" option: kefir - a plant-based diet.
Kefir - herbal diet for 3 days
For 1 liter of 3. 2% kefir, take 3 medium-sized cucumbers and a bunch of parsley. Grind it all in a blender and drink during the day.
Kefir - cleansing diet
- The main diet consists of rolled oats and fat-free kefir.
- Breakfast: Pour 2-3 tablespoons of rolled oats with a glass of kefir for 10 minutes. You can drink green tea without sugar.
- Lunch: 2 - 3 tables. spoonful of oatmeal 10 minutes, pour a glass of kefir. Green tea or coffee.
- Dinner: vegetable salad without oil or low-fat cottage cheese, herbal tea, kefir, water - everything you love.
- Another important thing - after 6 pm you can only drink water. And as fasting days, a stricter diet is more appropriate - only kefir and oatmeal.
Kefir diet 7 days
Kefir diet has many advantages, they are listed above, but I must also say about the disadvantages. Losing weight on this diet can be quick, but just as quickly, weight can return. Therefore, to achieve the best result, you can try to keep kefir diet for 7 days. In this option, combine the kefir diet with other low-calorie foods: low-fat meat and cheese, vegetables, fruits, herbs, honey. The amount of kefir drunk per day does not exceed one and a half liters. The fat content in kefir is not more than 1%. The best choice would be to prepare a certain group of foods every day. Salt, oil, fatty meat, bananas, grapes, alcohol, flour and bakery, sugar, milk are strictly forbidden. Remember to drink water between meals.
Kefir diet for a seven-day 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 hot kefir, tea or coffee.
- Lunch: a glass of kefir, cucumber and tomato salad 200 g without oil.
- Dinner: kefir, stewed beans 200 gr.
3 days
- Breakfast: kefir, tea or coffee.
- Lunch: kefir, boiled chicken breast 200 gr.
- Dinner: kefir, 200 g of boiled beef.
Day 4
- Breakfast: kefir, tea or coffee.
- Lunch: kefir, 200 g lean fish baked without oil and salt.
- Dinner: kefir, fish left over from lunch 200 gr.
Day 5
- Breakfast: kefir, tea or coffee.
- Lunch: 200 g of baked potatoes without oil and salt, kefir.
- Dinner: kefir, 100 grams of boiled or baked potatoes.
6 days
- Breakfast: kefir, tea or coffee.
- Lunch: kefir, roasted chicken breast without oil and salt.
- Dinner: kefir, boiled or baked breast 100 gr.
7 days
- Breakfast: kefir, tea or coffee.
- Lunch: kefir, low-fat cottage cheese 100 gr.
- Dinner: kefir.
Kefir for night convenience
It is useful to drink kefir in the morning, on an empty stomach and before bed; relieves swelling, removes excess water, quenches thirst well, rejuvenates the body, lowers cholesterol. Honey goes well with kefir. One teaspoon in a glass of kefir before bed and the effect will delight you. Although kefir is good for health, there are still contraindications - individual tolerance must be strictly assessed. It is important that any diet must be approved by a doctor.
Contraindications
- Diseases of the gastrointestinal tract and kidneys
- Diseases of the cardiovascular system
- Period of stress and heavy physical activity
When leaving the kefir diet, it is important to make sure that you do not lose weight, especially:
- do not fall for food;
- completely excludes flour and sweets for the first time;
- reduce portions;
- drink a glass of warm water before meals;
- don’t forget to drink a glass of kefir every day.
Kefir diet reviews
According to those who have lost weight on this diet, the most effective and simplest option is the kefir diet for 7 days, which includes other foods in the diet, we wrote about above. The reason is that with this option, 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 a proper diet.
Kefir diet results
The results of any of the proposed options for kefir diet will not wait for you: after 3 - 5 days (depending on the type of diet) you will see a pleasant result: minus 3 - 5 pounds on the scales. It is important to monitor your well-being carefully. If it got worse and did not return to normal after 2-3 days, then the diet should be stopped.