Cooking the most delicious pearl barley

Pearl barley porridge is prepared from barley grains that have been peeled. Many people underestimate the beneficial properties of pearl barley, the divine taste and aroma of such porridge. If you take a good, proven recipe and cook it correctly, you will get a hearty, healthy and tasty pearl barley porridge.

Today we have a recipe for pearl barley with water. There are many variations of the recipe, but it is best to use the simplest, proven method of preparing pearl barley. Preparing pearl barley porridge takes a lot of time, so soak the barley in boiling water for 10 hours in advance, preferably overnight. Then drain the water and rinse.

To cook pearl barley, choose a large pan, as the barley increases significantly in size. If you decide to cook a side dish, be sure to soak it so that the pearl barley porridge turns out crumbly, tasty, and healthy. You can replace water with milk and prepare pearl barley porridge with milk.

General rules

To combat excess weight, you need to stick to a diet, limiting your intake of fats and carbohydrates.
A pearl barley diet for weight loss will help achieve this, with the help of which you can normalize metabolism and cleanse the body. The optimal solution to the problem of excess weight is to switch to porridge without fat and salt. A fairly popular diet is the mono-diet based on pearl barley porridge.

Pearl barley is a processed whole barley kernel that has a grain shell. It is because of this grain shell that pearl barley porridge is considered beneficial for the body.

The value of barley groats is associated with a large amount of proteins, carbohydrates, vitamins and microelements: potassium, zinc, calcium, iodine, manganese, copper, chromium, iron, phosphorus, vitamins E , PP , B4 , B6 .

The pearl barley diet requires strict adherence to it for 5-7 days, but more is possible if patience allows. At this time, you need to make it a rule to drink 2-3 liters of clean water daily. Not tea (with the exception of weak green tea), not cola, not soda, but purified water.

Of course, this diet is monotonous and not everyone is able to eat only pearl barley without salt and oil for 7-10 days. But the result is worth it! The efforts made will be fully commensurate with the lost kilograms.

Useful properties of pearl barley

Cast aside doubts that the body will be deprived of vitamins and minerals during a diet! Barley contains amino acids . For example, lysine , which promotes the production of collagen , a substance responsible for the quality of the skin. Lysine helps keep skin smooth, youthful and elastic.

Vitamin B , which pearl barley is rich in, supports the metabolic processes of proteins and carbohydrates in the body, participates in the hematopoietic process and prevents the development of atherosclerosis .

Also, pearl barley contains a lot of potassium, which ensures the normal functioning of the circulatory and cardiovascular systems. And the huge amount of fiber contained in this cereal helps to naturally cleanse the intestines.

Useful properties of pearl barley

Pearl barley provides invaluable benefits to the body and has a beneficial effect on health. Namely:

• Containing B vitamins, it helps strengthen blood vessels and make them more elastic.
• Due to its high mineral content, pearl barley can help children with growth problems.
• Slows down the increase in blood glucose levels, which is very useful for people with diabetes.
• It is an excellent antioxidant and cleanses the body of free radicals.
• Helps restore intestinal microflora after taking antibiotics.
• The plant fibers found in pearl barley are able to bind and remove harmful cholesterol from the blood.
• Pearl barley is an excellent source of niacin, which strengthens the cardiovascular system and prevents the formation of blood clots and sclerotic plaques.
• The available nicotinic acid protects the body from free radicals.
• Barley porridge is a food for constipation and hemorrhoids.
• The combination of vitamin (E) and selenium in pearl barley helps strengthen the membranes of the body's cells and normalizes the functioning of the thyroid gland.
• The soluble fiber and fiber contained in pearl barley help cleanse the intestines of accumulated toxins and improve liver function.
• The phosphorus contained supports bone tissue.
• Helps improve the functioning of the immune system.
• The herpes virus is afraid of barley, since it contains lysine, which has the ability to suppress viruses.
• Eliminates fluid retention in the body.
• Helps prevent early wrinkles, as it contains enough vitamin (E).
• Pearl barley can act as a kind of energy drink and is good for restoring strength after grueling workouts.
• It is an excellent antioxidant and therefore helps the body avoid premature aging, as it promotes cell regeneration and improves skin elasticity.
• The soluble plant fiber found in grains helps prevent the formation of gallstones by reducing the production of bile acids.
• After eating pearl barley, the intestines are less susceptible to anaerobic infections.

What do the doctor's say

American nutritionists conducted studies in which more than ten thousand people took part. As a result, they found that people who regularly consume pearl barley are twelve percent less likely to suffer from cardiovascular diseases and thirty-one percent less likely to develop type 2 diabetes.

Pearl barley diet, permitted foods

Is it possible to eat pearl barley on a diet? Of course, because the basis of this diet is that during the entire course, which is 5-10 days, you need to fill your daily diet with pearl barley porridge .

We will talk about the three types of pearl barley diet a little later, in the “Menu” section, but for now it’s worth talking about what you can eat when you adhere to this diet.

Firstly, this is, of course, pearl barley porridge. It can be boiled or baked. Nutritionists advise not to use salt and oil in cooking, because often the taste of a dish can be improved without their help. For example, using herbs and spices.

Also, it is very important to cook pearl barley correctly! It is necessary to rinse it thoroughly and fill it with plenty of cold water for at least 5-7 hours (ideally for a day). Then drain the water, add fresh water, bring the porridge to a boil and cook for half an hour - an hour over low heat. This will make the porridge softer and tastier.

Due attention in your diet menu should be given to lean meat and fish:

• chicken;
• beef;
• cod;
• flounder.

Very important! Meat or fish can only be consumed baked or boiled. It is prohibited to use any oil for cooking.

Also, on a pearl barley diet, you do not need to neglect fresh or stewed vegetables, unsweetened fruits, boiled chicken eggs, low-fat cottage cheese, walnuts, almonds and dried fruits.

It is recommended to improve the taste of dishes by:

• pepper;
• lemon and lemon juice;
• balsamic vinegar;
• parsley, dill, rosemary, basil, mint and other aromatic herbs;
• spices (cloves, ginger , curry, cardamom, cumin, paprika).

Table of permitted products

Pearl barley recipes

There are a lot of recipes for barley dishes; it is a universal grain. It is used for preparing first courses, salads, risotto, and cereals. You can also drink tea made from ground barley grains, it is also very useful.

Pearl barley soups

Barley soup can be considered an excellent option for a diet menu. It provides quick satiety with a minimum of calories (one serving of soup contains only 100 calories). And this is due to the fibrous structure of the cereal. After eating the soup, the feeling of hunger subsides for a long time and the desire to have an unwanted snack disappears. This way you will eat less and less often.

Barley and pumpkin soup

• Barley – 300 g
• Onions – 1 pc.
• Pumpkin – 200 g
• Greens – 1\2 bunches
• Water – 2 liters

Boil the pearl barley. Cut the pumpkin and onion into small cubes and sauté in a small amount of olive oil. Bring water to a boil, add pearl barley, fried pumpkin with onions and greens. Let everything cook for about five minutes. Add salt to taste.

Rassolnik with pearl barley

• Pearl barley – 200 g
• Pickled cucumbers – 2 pcs.
• Medium carrots – 1 pc.
• Onions – 1 pc.
• Greenery
• Water – 2 l.

Boil the pearl barley. Peel the cucumbers, cut into small cubes and saute in a small amount of sunflower oil along with finely chopped onions and grated carrots. Bring the water to a boil, add pearl barley, cucumbers, carrots and onions, and let it boil for about fifteen minutes. Five minutes before the end of the pickle preparation, add finely chopped herbs and salt to taste.

Soup with barley, chicken breast and pumpkin

• Vegetable broth – 0.7 l.
• Onions – 1 pc.
• Green onion – 1 bunch
• Garlic – 1 clove
• Carrots – 1 pc.
• Pumpkin – 100 g
• Boiled chicken breast – 70 g
• Boiled pearl barley – 8 tbsp. lie
• Egg – 1 pc.
• Mint – 1 tbsp. lie
• Lemon juice – 1 tbsp. lie
• Celery – 1 stalk
• Salt - to taste

Finely chop the celery, onion and garlic. Pumpkin mode into small cubes, place everything in a saucepan and fill with vegetable broth. Cook for about twenty minutes until the vegetables are cooked. Add boiled pearl barley and boiled breast. Add another 250 ml. water and after boiling, cook for another five minutes. Then add the raw egg into the soup and stir. Add salt and pepper to your taste.

Main courses and salads with barley

Risotto with pearl barley

• Medium-sized tomatoes – 2 pcs.
• Carrots – 1 pc.
• Green onions and parsley - 2 tbsp each. lie
• Medium onion – 1 pc.
• Garlic – 2 cloves
• Boiled pearl barley – 10 tbsp. lie
• Water – 0.5 l.
• Olive oil – 1 tbsp. lie
• Salt - to taste

Dice tomatoes, carrots, garlic, onions and parsley. Fry the onion and garlic a little. Add carrots, parsley and boiled pearl barley. Add boiling water, put on fire and simmer, stirring, until the water evaporates. Then season everything with olive oil.

Stew with barley

• Pearl barley – 200 g
• Large tomato – 1 pc.
• Onion – 1 pc.
• Olive oil – 2 tbsp. lie
• Salt - to taste

Dice the onion and tomato and fry them for about four minutes. Then place the vegetables in a saucepan, add one liter of water, bring to a boil, add pearl barley, add salt and simmer over low heat for one and a half to two hours.

Pearl barley porridge

• Pearl barley – 1 cup
• Water – 2 l.
• Salt - to taste

Pour pearl barley with a liter of water and leave overnight. In the morning, drain the water and rinse well again. Then add fresh water in a ratio of 1:3, put on low heat and after boiling, cook for about an hour. Then remove the porridge from the stove, add 2 tbsp. lie olive oil, stir, close the lid tightly and wrap in a blanket. Let it steam like this for about forty minutes. In this case, the porridge will turn out crumbly and with a very delicate taste. This recipe is suitable for both longer diets and fasting days.

Barley with kefir

• Boiled pearl barley – 200 g
• Low-fat kefir - 150 ml

Mix pearl barley boiled in water with kefir. The result is an excellent low-calorie and satisfying dish.

Vinaigrette with pearl barley

• Boiled pearl barley – 200 g
• Boiled beets – 200 g
• Pickled cucumbers – 2 pcs.
• Sauerkraut – 100 g
• Olive oil – 3 tbsp. lie

Cut the beets and cucumbers into small cubes, add pearl barley, cabbage and three tablespoons of olive or sunflower oil. Mix everything.

Contraindications

Barley has a large amount of gluten and is therefore contraindicated for people with a disease such as celiac disease.

Fully or partially limited products

To quickly and effectively lose weight using the pearl barley diet, you need to exclude from your diet too sweet fruits and berries (melon, strawberries, peaches), fatty meat (pork, veal), fried potatoes, lard, white bread, chocolate, pastries, sweets and harmful carbonated drinks, oil, alcohol and salt. The latter, if this prohibition is not observed, have an extremely negative effect on the results of the diet, retaining water in the body.

You should not forget that if you fill your menu with permitted foods and prepare them correctly, you will not be at all bothered by the feeling of hunger and, therefore, there will be no craving to eat something forbidden.

Table of prohibited products

Menu (Power Mode)

There are 2 ways to lose weight using pearl barley.

• The first is designed for the fact that for 5 days you will eat exclusively pearl barley porridge without salt and butter, for breakfast, lunch and dinner. And also when dieting, you need to drink plenty of water, unsweetened green tea or herbal decoctions.
• The second version of the pearl barley diet is more free. Nutritionists advise sticking to this option for an average of 10 days, but more is possible. Here you can eat most products, the main thing is that they do not contain, or contain, but in minimal quantities, sugar and fats. The main ban is imposed on fried, smoked, flour, baked goods and confectionery products.

It is allowed to eat vegetables, fruits, dairy products, improve the taste of dishes with spices and herbs, and include pearl barley porridge in the diet 2-3 times a day.

Menu variations

The pearl barley diet has 2 variations of the diet:

The first option is designed for exactly 5 days. The system is entirely based on eating one pearl barley porridge without oil and salt for breakfast, lunch and dinner. This type of diet should be supplemented with plenty of fluid taken throughout the day. As an alternative, you can use unsweetened green tea.

The second option is optimized for 10 days, but nutritionists do not prohibit longer adherence to the diet. In this case, you have the opportunity to consume a wider range of foods, excluding only those that contain a lot of calories and sugar. The main ban includes flour products, confectionery, sausages, and fried meat.

For convenience, the food system is divided into 7 days. Your sample menu would look like this:

By adhering to this diet, the body will not feel hungry, digestion will be normalized, and energy will fill you throughout the day.

Sample menu for a barley diet for 7 days

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

Sunday

How to cook pearl barley

The composition of pearl barley porridge is priceless. It is very healthy and versatile, with a very pleasant taste. And most importantly, it is very easy to prepare. There are two main cooking methods:

Preparing pearl barley with soaking

To reduce cooking time, barley is soaked for ten to twelve hours, or preferably overnight. This soaked cereal can be prepared in twenty minutes. The ratio of pearl barley and cooking water is 1:3.

Cooking pearl barley without soaking

And if you want to cook pearl barley without soaking, then you will have to cook it for a whole hour until it is completely cooked. The ratio of pearl barley and water is 1:4.

Barley for breakfast

Barley porridge is an ideal option for breakfast. It will quickly and permanently satisfy hunger during the diet, especially with kefir or natural yogurt. This combination will significantly improve digestion and prevent bloating.

This breakfast will provide the body with enough energy and there will be no desire to have a snack between breakfast and lunch. In addition, you will receive a minimal amount of calories, which will in no way harm your figure.

You can also add any fruit to the porridge, but not grapes and bananas, since they contain a lot of glucose, as well as vegetables, except peas and beans. Another recommendation is that half an hour before breakfast you should drink one glass of hot boiled water in small sips. This will significantly improve digestion.

Barley for dinner

Cereals are very useful for dinner, as they eliminate insomnia and strengthen the nervous system. And also very light on the stomach. For dinner, along with pearl barley, it is recommended to drink herbal teas, non-sweet juices or non-fat natural yogurt, kefir.

Fasting day on pearl barley

Also, there is a fasting day that can be included at the beginning, middle, end of the second diet option, or use it without even following a diet.

By the way, reviews about such a fasting day are only positive:

• “... Regularly once every 1-2 months I organize a fasting day on pearl barley. I really like the effect! It's only been one day and I already feel great. You feel light, and your body works better.”

Not only do you need to consume only pearl barley during the day, but for greater effect, experts advise drinking a decoction of pearl barley . This decoction has an enveloping and softening effect on the intestines. It is very simple to prepare: pour 200 g of pearl barley into 1.5 liters of cold water, bring to a boil and cook for 20-25 minutes over low heat. Then strain and take the resulting decoction 200 ml 3 times a day. It can be stored for no more than a day.

Pearl barley porridge classic crumbly

This recipe is taken from the 1976 book “Secrets of the Generous Table”.

We need:

• 2 tbsp. pearl barley
• 4 tbsp. water
• 50 -6- g butter or lard
• salt to taste

Preparation:

1. Rinse the cereal thoroughly and strain. You need to boil the water, add salt, add fat and add the cereal. Bring to a boil and simmer slowly for an hour.

Tip: In order for pearl barley to cook quickly and be soft, it needs to be soaked in water overnight, with the addition of 1/2 tsp. soda (without a slide). Can also be made with peas and beans.

2. After the water is absorbed into the cereal, stir and place in a not very hot oven (temperature 160 degrees) and simmer for another 30 minutes.

3. It is best to steam porridge. To do this, place the pan with the porridge in a water bath (a large pan of boiling water) and simmer under the lid. The porridge cooked in this way turns out to be crumbly, does not burn and does not dry out.

Serve porridge with any sauce, butter, as a side dish.

Pearl barley diet recipes for weight loss (popular dietary dishes made from pearl barley)

Barley soup

The recipe for this dietary barley soup is very simple.

To prepare you will need:

Diet soup with barley in the photo

• 1 cup pearl barley;
• 2 medium carrots;
• 3 pcs. potatoes;
• 1 bell pepper;
• a bunch of fresh dill or parsley;
• Bay leaf;
• a little salt and ground pepper.

To begin, prepare pearl barley in advance: rinse it thoroughly and fill it with cold water for 3-4 hours so that it softens and cooks faster.

After this time, start cooking the vegetable broth. Pour cold water over the onion cut into 2 parts, peeled carrots and also cut into 2 parts, bell pepper cut into half rings and a pinch of salt. Cook for 10 minutes. Remove the cooked vegetables from the finished broth.

Then add the prepared cereal to the broth and cook for 15-20 minutes.

Next, add the chopped potatoes and carrots and cook for another 15-25 minutes (until the vegetables are ready). At the end of cooking the soup, add bay leaf, finely chopped herbs and a little pepper.

Barley soup is ready!

Pearl barley baked with chicken fillet and vegetables

To prepare this delicious and incredibly healthy dietary dish you will need:

• 300 g chicken fillet;
• 2 cups pearl barley;
• 1 medium carrot;
• 1 onion;
• 2 tomatoes;
• aromatic herbs (rosemary, basil, mint, thyme);
• a little salt and ground pepper.

Before preparing the dish, you need to rinse the pearl barley and soak it in cold water for 6-8 hours. After the cereal has steeped, drain off the excess water. Next, peel the carrots and onions. Cut the onion into half rings and the carrots into strips. Pour boiling water over the tomatoes to easily remove the skin and chop finely.

Divide the chicken fillet into small pieces and lightly fry with carrots, onions and tomatoes, preferably without vegetable oil. Then place the prepared pearl barley, chicken fillet with fried vegetables, aromatic herbs, a pinch of salt and pepper in a dish for the oven and pour in 2 glasses of water (the water should be 1 cm higher than all the ingredients in the dish).

Place everything in an oven preheated to 250 degrees for 10 minutes. Then, when the mixture is warm, reduce the temperature to 150 degrees and cook the dish for 1 hour.

Pearl barley pilaf

We need:

• 3 carrots
• 3 onions
• 500 g meat (any)
• 1 tbsp. (250 g) pearl barley
• salt to taste
• vegetable oil
• favorite spices to taste
• vegetable oil

Preparation:

1.Rinse the pearl barley under running water and soak for 30 minutes, but preferably overnight.

2. Wash the meat and cut into large cubes. Place in a cauldron and place on the fire to fry. Add vegetable oil, salt and season with spices. Fry over medium heat for 15 minutes.

3. Peel the vegetables and cut the onion into small cubes, grate the carrots on a coarse grater, or cut into strips.

4. Place the onion on the meat, distribute it over the surface, do not interfere.

Place a ball of carrots on the layer of onions,

and top it with pearl barley in an even layer.

5. Pour boiling water over all this “beauty”, 2 cm above the cereal layer.

Cover with a lid and simmer for 5 minutes. No need to stir. When the water boils, add salt to taste and continue to simmer for 35 minutes.

Afterwards, see if there is water, make punctures to the bottom

and leave for another 15 minutes so that the water evaporates. Then mix and serve.

Contraindications

Eating pearl barley porridge as part of a diet, of course, will not bring much harm, but still, there are some contraindications.

Barley porridge is not recommended for people with high stomach acidity .

In addition, experts do not recommend consuming pearl barley for those who suffer from frequent constipation .

In turn, pearl barley is sometimes also contraindicated for men, since it not only leads to increased gas formation , but can even reduce libido.

But, most often, if you use pearl barley porridge in reasonable quantities when contraindicated, nothing dangerous will happen.

Video recipe

The beneficial properties of pearl barley are so great that it’s worth thinking about before giving up cooking. This porridge was served to the royal table, before which it was soaked for 10 hours, boiled, simmered in the oven, seasoned with cream or butter. It is worth considering that its benefits are quite great.

Barley is very easy to cook and makes an excellent side dish or main dish for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Nutritionists recommend eating it for breakfast or lunch, as it is difficult for digestion. Therefore, it is better to add it to your diet in the first half of the day so that it brings benefits, a boost of vigor and energy for the whole day. Pearl barley porridge in water is even better for health.

Recipes for pearl barley porridge on water are interesting, unusual, but at the same time, very easy to prepare. Prepare it according to the suggested recipe and surprise your household with royal porridge. Think about how much benefit and harm one plate of such porridge will bring. Nutritionists have been arguing for a long time about the benefits and harms of this porridge and have come to the following conclusions.

During pregnancy and lactation

Pregnant women, of course, need pearl barley, because it contains a record amount of fiber, which cleanses the body, phosphorus, which is involved in the formation of the child’s skeleton, and lysine, which prevents viral diseases.

But it is also known that pregnant women should not abuse pearl barley (due to the presence of gluten ). Experts say that it is strictly forbidden for pregnant and lactating women to go on a diet, especially such a strict one, but eating pearl barley, like any other porridge, is possible and even necessary.

Pros and cons of the pearl barley diet

Step-by-step preparation

1. Choose high-quality cereals. Sort out excess debris and rinse with running water.

2. In order for the pearl barley porridge to boil and turn out crumbly, which is not a shame to serve as a side dish, soak it in water for 10 hours. For 1 glass of cereal you need to take a liter of water (boiling water).

3. After this procedure, rinse the cereal under running water. Place the pan on the stove, pour in water and you can cook the barley. The most interesting thing is that during the cooking process all the beneficial properties of pearl barley are preserved. Bring to a boil, add salt, reduce heat to low.

4. When all the liquid has evaporated, stir the porridge and add half the butter. Cover with a lid and simmer for 10 minutes over low heat.

5. Add the rest of the oil to the prepared pearl barley porridge and mix. If desired, add dried fruits, nuts, honey. Our pearl barley porridge in water is ready. Before serving, place on plates and garnish with fruit. Serve as a main dish or as a side dish. Serve hot only.

Few people know how to properly prepare pearl barley porridge, although there are many recipes for its preparation. Every housewife, at least once in her life, has wondered how to cook pearl barley so that it is cooked through? How many calories are in pearl barley porridge? How much benefit can one plate of porridge bring? How is this porridge good for women? What is the recipe for cooking pearl barley? How to deliciously cook pearl barley as a side dish? You will soon find out the answers to these questions.

Pearl barley is a treasure trove of vitamins, minerals, microelements, amino acids, and nutrients. It takes longer to prepare than other porridges. There are many recipes for making pearl barley porridge: sweet, unsweetened, with water, milk or broth. This is an excellent side dish for meat, fish, and vegetable dishes. But few people take recipes with barley seriously and use it as a side dish.

Pearl barley diet: reviews and results

Reviews of those who have lost weight on the pearl barley diet are mostly positive. Those who resorted to it achieved good results, losing from 4 to 7 kg in a week. Those losing weight achieved the desired result without experiencing severe discomfort due to the monotony of the menu and the large daily volume of fluid.

• “... We have a woman in the gym, she’s already well over 40. She looks great! She said that she got rid of extra pounds only with the help of this diet. To lose weight on pearl barley, I ate only porridge and drank only water for 11 days. Lost 9 kg. After 2 months I repeated the course and lost 8 kg. And now, as soon as she starts to gain weight, she goes on a diet again”;
• “... On the second day of the diet, I only lost minus 400 g. I’m disappointed, and on top of everything else, I’m bloated. Barley porridge without salt, butter, sugar, milk will no longer go down your throat”;
• “... I had a fasting day at the pearl barley. The results are not bad - minus half a kilogram, a little, of course, but the face has become fresher and there is some kind of lightness, or something.”

Beneficial features

The benefits of pearl barley porridge (you will find more here) for the human body are quite great, due to the high content of nutrients, properties, vitamins, minerals, and essential amino acids.

• A plate of delicious pearl barley porridge is rich in vitamins: A, B, E, PP. Contains: iron, iodine, calcium, chromium, cobalt, zinc.
• The benefit lies in the high level of fiber, selenium, and protein, which has a beneficial effect on the functioning of the gastrointestinal tract. Cleanses the body of toxins, waste, harmful substances. Removes liquid and fat.
• Strengthens hair, nails, teeth, improves skin condition, its color, silkiness, firmness and elasticity, which is useful for women.
• It has a complex of healing properties. With its help, diseases of the kidneys, liver, and teeth are treated. Pearl barley porridge is useful in the treatment of teeth, diabetes, cough, runny nose and others.
• The benefits of barley are invaluable in the fight against excess weight; it is considered a dietary dish. The calorie content of 100 grams of product in water without additives is 100 kcal. The calorie content of a dish with butter and various additives is 300 kcal.
• Pearl barley porridge is indispensable in children's diets. It contains beneficial properties and substances necessary for a growing, weakened body.
• It has diuretic and expectorant properties.
• Cook pearl barley no more than twice a week, then its benefits will be noticeable.

Price of pearl barley diet

To calculate the cost of daily and weekly meals for the period of the pearl barley diet, the examples of menus for each day given in the “Menu” section were taken as a basis.

For example, a Tuesday on a pearl barley diet can cost approximately 130-160 rubles, and a Saturday - 190-230 rubles.

The amount required for a week’s food with this diet is 800 – 1300 rubles.

Thus, the pearl barley diet is an economical and simple diet that does not require much time and effort to prepare tasty, healthy and low-calorie dishes.