Kefir is the most popular fermented milk. It is valued for its dietary qualities and its taste has been familiar since childhood.
Fat and low-fat kefir differ only in the fact that live bacteria ferment skimmed milk to obtain 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 to digest food;
- Kefir stimulates the work of the nervous and cardiovascular systems;
- Increases metabolism;
- Improves the functioning of the gastrointestinal tract;
- Kefir lactic acid bacteria do not allow harmful microorganisms to multiply;
- Rich in group 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 swelling.
The daily intake of kefir contributes to the balance of intestinal microflora, improves the body's immune and digestive functions, thus normalizing digestion. Kefir is tasty and at the same time a useful product for the production of fermented milk.
Caloric content of kefir
The kefir with a fat content of 1. 0% per 100 g of the product contains protein 3. 0 g and carbohydrates 4. 0 g and energy value of 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.
The kefir in this diet can be replaced with tanned fermented milk. Or skimmed yogurt without sugar or additives. It is important to choose the "correct" kefir. It contains only pasteurized milk fermented with kefir fungi. Its dietary properties depend on the kefir's “maturity”: one-day kefir is absorbed faster and has a laxative effect due to its very low alcohol content (no more than 0, 2%), and kefir is already strongerthan three days.
Diet with kefir for 3 days
Three days of fasting only with kefir and water. For breakfast, drink a glass of warm water after half an hour - kefir 1. 0%, one hour after kefir again a glass of water. That is, we drink kefir at regular intervals of 5 to 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 water and kefir until 6: 30 pm
You can drink unsweetened green tea in the evening.
The duration of the kefir diet without impairing health is 1 to 3 days.
If this diet seems difficult for 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 a bunch of parsley. Grind everything in a blender and drink throughout the day.
Kefir - cleansing diet
- The main diet consists of rolled oats and fat-free kefir.
- Breakfast: 2 to 3 tablespoons of rolled oats, pour a glass of kefir for 10 minutes. You can drink green tea without sugar.
- Lunch: 2 to 3 tables. spoonful of oats for 10 minutes, pour a glass of kefir. Green tea or coffee.
- Dinner: vegetable salad without oil or cottage cheese without fat, herbal tea, kefir, water - whatever you like best.
- Another important point - after 6pm you can only drink water. And like fasting days, a stricter diet is adequate - just kefir and oats.
Kefir diet for 7 days
The 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, the weight can return. Therefore, to get the best result, you can try to keep 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 drunk per day is not more than a liter and a half. The fat content of kefir is not more than 1%. The best option would be to make a specific food group each day. Salt, oil, fatty meat, bananas, grapes, alcohol, flour and bread, sugar, milk are strictly prohibited. Remember to drink water between meals.
Kefir diet for 7 days menu
1 day
- Breakfast: a glass of hot kefir, tea or black coffee without sugar.
- Lunch: 2 green apples, 100 gr of pineapple, a glass of kefir.
- Dinner: a glass of kefir, 2 kiwis, tea.
2 days
- Breakfast: a glass of hot kefir, tea or coffee.
- Lunch: a glass of kefir, cucumber and tomato salad 200 g without oil.
- Dinner: kefir, green beans cooked 200 gr.
3 days
- Breakfast: kefir, tea or coffee.
- Lunch: kefir, cooked chicken breast 200 gr.
- Dinner: kefir, 200 gr of cooked steak.
Day 4
- Breakfast: kefir, tea or coffee.
- Lunch: kefir, 200 g of lean roasted fish without oil and salt.
- Dinner: kefir, leftover fish from lunch 200 gr.
Day 5
- Breakfast: kefir, tea or coffee.
- Lunch: 200 gr of roasted potatoes without oil and salt, kefir.
- Dinner: kefir, 100 grams of boiled or roasted potatoes.
6 days
- Breakfast: kefir, tea or coffee.
- Lunch: kefir, roasted chicken breast without oil and salt.
- Dinner: kefir, breast baked or baked 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 night benefit
It is useful to drink kefir in the morning, on an empty stomach and before bed; relieves swelling, removes excess water, quenches thirst, rejuvenates the body, reduces cholesterol levels. Honey goes well with kefir. A 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 rigorously 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 high physical activity
When leaving the kefir diet, it is important to make an effort not to gain the pounds lost and, specifically:
- don't skip food;
- for the first time completely exclude flour and candy;
- 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 lost weight with this diet, the most effective and simple option is a kefir diet for 7 days, which includes other foods in the diet, we have already written about it. The reason is that, with this option, hunger is not felt as strongly, the duration is due to the presence not only of kefir in the diet, and therefore the result is more spectacular. After completing the diet, we recommend 1-2 times a week to flush the body with kefir and switch to proper nutrition.
Results of the kefir diet
The results of any of the proposed options for the kefir diet will not keep you waiting: after 3 to 5 days (depending on the type of diet) you will see a pleasant result: minus 3 to 5 kg on the scale. It is important to carefully monitor your well-being. If it has worsened and after 2 to 3 days it has not returned to normal, the diet should be stopped.