Kefir is the most popular fermented milk product. It is valued for its dietary properties and tastes familiar from childhood.
Fatty and low-fat kefir differ only in the fact that live bacteria ferment low-fat milk for low-fat kefir. Kefir contains lactic acid bacteria, similar to the bacteria that make up most of the human gut microflora.
Benefits of Kefir
- Lactic acid bacteria promote digestion;
- Kefir stimulates the work of both the nervous and cardiovascular systems;
- boosts metabolism;
- improves the work of the gastrointestinal tract;
- Kefir lactic acid bacteria do not allow harmful microorganisms to multiply;
- Rich in B (B - 9, B - 6, B - 12), A, C. vitamins as well as phosphorus, calcium, magnesium, sodium, fluoride, sulfur, potassium; Kefir is an excellent source of vitamins D and K2. Vitamin K2 prevents osteoporosis - kefir strengthens bones; Excess water and salt in the kefir diet are excreted from the body, thus relieving the body from edema.
Daily intake of kefir promotes the balance of intestinal microflora, improves the body's immune and digestive functions and, consequently, normalizes digestion. Kefir is both a delicious and at the same time healthy product for the production of fermented milk.
Caloric content of kefir
Kefir with a fat content of 1. 0% per 100 grams of product contains 3. 0 g of protein and 4. 0 g of carbohydrates, while the energy value is only 37 kcal. 3. 2% fat product already has 57 calories.
Lactic acid carbohydrates contained in kefir are better absorbed than in milk.
Kefir in this diet can be replaced with fermented baked milk, tan. Or low-fat drinking yogurt without sugar and additives. It is important to choose the "right" kefir. It contains only pasteurized milk fermented with kefir fungi. 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 of fasting on kefir and water only. Drink a glass of warm water for breakfast, after half an hour - 1. 0% kefir, one 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 - Warm water
- 8: 30 - Kefir
- 9: 30 - Warm water
- 10: 30 - Kefir
- 11: 30 - Warm water
- Continue alternating water and kefir until 6: 30 pm
You can drink green tea without sugar at night.
The duration of the kefir diet without harm to health is 1 - 3 days.
If this diet seems difficult to you, there is a more "tasty" option: kefir - vegetable diet.
Kefirno - Vegetable diet for 3 days
For 1 liter of 3, 2% kefir, take 3 medium cucumbers and one parsley. Grind it all in a blender and drink throughout the day.
Kefir - cleansing diet
- The main diet consists of rolled oats and low-fat kefir.
- Breakfast: 2-3 tablespoons oatmeal 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 kefir. Green tea or coffee.
- Dinner: vegetable salad without oil or low-fat cottage cheese, herbal tea, kefir, water - whatever you like most.
- Another important point - after 6 pm you can only drink water. And as a day of fasting, a stricter diet is suitable - only kefir and oatmeal.
Kefir diet for 7 days
Kefir diet has many advantages, they are listed above, but I must also say about the disadvantages. Weight loss will be followed by fatigue and constant tiredness. Therefore, for best results, you can try to follow a kefir diet for 7 days. In this version, combine the kefir diet with other low-calorie foods: lean meat and cottage cheese, vegetables, fruits, herbs, honey. The amount of kefir drunk per day does not exceed one and a half liters. The fat content of kefir is not more than 1%. The best choice would be a certain group of foods every day. Salt, oil, fatty meats, bananas, grapes, alcohol, flour and baking, sugar, milk are strictly forbidden. Remember to drink water between meals.
Kefir diet 7 day menu
1 day
- Breakfast: one cup of warm kefir, tea or black coffee without sugar.
- Lunch: 2 green apples, pineapple 100 g, one glass of kefir.
- Dinner: a glass of kefir, 2 kiwis, tea.
2 days
- Breakfast: one cup of warm kefir, tea or coffee.
- Lunch: one cup of kefir, cucumber and tomato salad without 200 g of oil.
- Dinner: kefir, stewed green beans 200 gr.
3 days
- Breakfast: kefir, tea or coffee.
- Lunch: kefir, boiled chicken breast 200 gr.
- Dinner: kefir, 200 g of cooked beef.
Day 4
- Breakfast: kefir, tea or coffee. Lunch: kefir, 200 g of 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 potatoes baked without oil and salt, kefir.
- Dinner: kefir, 100 grams of boiled or baked potatoes.
6 days
- Breakfast: kefir, tea or coffee.
- Lunch: Kefir, baked chicken breast without oil and salt.
- Dinner: kefir, boiled or baked breast in the oven 100 gr.
7 days
- Breakfast: kefir, tea or coffee.
- Lunch: kefir, low-fat cottage cheese 100 gr.
- Dinner: Kefir.
Kefir for the benefit of the night
It is useful to drink kefir in the morning, fasting and at bedtime; It relieves swelling, removes excess water, quenches thirst, rejuvenates the body, lowers cholesterol levels. Honey goes well with kefir. One teaspoon in a glass of kefir before bed and the effect will make you happy. Although kefir is good for health, it still has contraindications - individual tolerance should be strictly assessed. It is important that any diet be 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 refusing a kefir diet, it is important to make an effort not to gain weight, namely:
- Do not delay food;
- excludes flour and sweet for the first time;
- reduce parts;
- Drink a glass of warm water before eating;
- Do not forget to drink one glass of kefir every day.
Overview of the kefir diet
According to those who have lost weight on this diet, the most effective and simple option is a kefir diet for 7 days, which includes other foods in the diet, we wrote about it above. The reason is that with this option, hunger is not felt so sharply, the duration is due not only to the presence of kefir in the diet, and therefore the result is more spectacular. After completing the diet, we recommend unloading the body with kefir 1-2 times a week and switching to proper nutrition.
Results of the kefir diet
The result of any of the proposed kefir diet options is not waiting for you: after 3-5 days (depending on the type of diet) you will see a pleasant result: minus 3-5 kg on the scales. It is important to carefully monitor your well-being. If it worsens and does not return to normal after 2-3 days, the diet should be stopped.