Fasting day on kefir and apples: 4 options for easy cleansing and weight loss

Basic principles of the kefir and apple diet

The kefir-apple diet is based on simple principles that are easy to remember. First of all, it is necessary to observe strict dietary restrictions. During a diet, someone losing weight cannot include anything on the menu except two products: kefir and apples. The amount of kefir consumed can reach 1.5 liters per day, and apples - up to 1.5 kg. The diet should not cause acute discomfort, so the amount of food consumed can be selected individually, without going far beyond the specified norms.

People who are losing weight can also choose the duration of the diet according to their capabilities and health status. For the first time, it is advisable to choose a 3-day diet option. If this period goes well, then next time you can limit your diet for 5 or 7 days. If while on a diet a person feels a strong deterioration in health, it is necessary to abandon it.

Only those who do not have serious health problems can go on the kefir-apple diet. Those who have any chronic diseases should consult a doctor regarding the advisability of going on a diet.

While observing dietary restrictions, it is necessary to drink enough water and not neglect physical activity. Compliance with these conditions will help you lose maximum weight in a short period. But it should be borne in mind that while on a low-calorie diet (and kefir-apple diet is one of these), the body should not experience severe physical overload and be exposed to stress. Physical activity and emotional stress during this period should be moderate.

Entering and exiting a diet should be smooth. A few days before the diet, fatty, heavy, spicy foods are excluded from the diet. It is necessary to avoid products with too bright and rich taste. This will make it easier to survive the transition to a diet limited to simple natural products. Exiting the diet is also done gradually. The few days following the period of strict dietary restriction should not be accompanied by excessive stress on the stomach.

How to choose the right products

Basic recommendations for selecting and preparing products:

• fresh fruit without dents or damage;
• if there is a waxy coating on the apples, then the peel from the fruit must be removed;
• The most useful in matters of weight correction are sour fruits. It is also recommended to give preference to green apples, they contain less fructose;
• If you eat apples, you will be allowed to eat their seeds. They are rich in iodine and vitamins. However, you should limit yourself to 5-7 seeds per day;
• When choosing a dairy product, pay attention to the expiration date. Products with a minimum shelf life are the most natural and healthy;
• choose kefir with 1-2% fat content - products with the lowest calorie content do not absorb calcium well;
• If the fermented milk product was made more than a week ago, then it is recommended to refuse to purchase it. Otherwise, instead of a mild laxative effect, you risk getting constipation.

Recommended and prohibited products

As for permitted and prohibited products, the recommendations here are simple. You can eat sweet and sour apples, drink kefir or yogurt with a fat content of 1-1.5%. It is acceptable to use spices (cloves, cinnamon, ginger, cardamom) and a small amount of honey (you can sweeten apples or kefir with it). The amount of honey should not exceed 1-2 tsp. in a day. All other foods, including any other fruits and dairy products, are prohibited as they may interfere with weight loss.

Advantages and disadvantages of the diet

A short-term diet of apples and kefir is usually well tolerated by those losing weight. It allows you to quickly lose a few pounds before an important event. The fiber contained in apples improves intestinal function, and lactic acid bacteria found in kefir accelerate peristalsis. Thus, those who are losing weight quickly get rid of substances that the body does not need, and the body becomes light and cheerful. Thanks to the abundance of micronutrients in apples, the diet helps saturate the body with vitamins and minerals, which affects the condition of the skin, hair, mucous membranes, and also has a positive effect on the emotional background.

At the same time, long-term dietary restriction can lead to the opposite result. Due to a lack of calories, a person begins to feel lethargic, weak, and apathetic. Apples and lactic acid products contain a lot of acids, so those diagnosed with chronic gastrointestinal diseases (especially those with high acidity) may experience symptoms of exacerbation (flatulence, weakness, pain in the stomach and intestines, reflux and heartburn).

Who is the nutrition method suitable for?

The diet has a lot of advantages, but, like any dietary restriction, it is not without contraindications:

1. weak vessel walls;
2. hypertension;
3. increased stomach acidity;
4. diabetes;
5. formation of ulcers and wounds;
6. obesity (a diet of kefir and apples for 3 days can cause a sharp fluctuation in calorie content, resulting in various diseases).

Note. It is not recommended to use the figure correction method for teenagers either, since a sudden change in diet and a reduction in calories can lead to abnormal development.

Detailed menu for 3, 7 and 14 days

There are various variations of the kefir-apple diet for 3 days. One of them suggests consuming recommended products separately. On the first day you need to drink only kefir, on the second day you can only eat apples, and on the third day again only kefir. If, while drinking a fermented milk drink, a person losing weight feels a lack of fluid (is thirsty), you can drink water or unsweetened tea without restrictions.

The second option provides the opportunity to alternate both products throughout the day, dividing the diet into 5-6 meals. The total amount of kefir remains the same (1.5 liters). The amount of apples is 1-1.5 kg per day. It is advisable to take a break of 1.5-2 hours between taking kefir and eating fruit. This is especially true for those whose intestines are prone to frequent disorders and flatulence.

A drink made from a mixture of medicinal herbs will help to avoid flatulence and discomfort in the stomach. For 1 cup (350 ml) you need to take 0.5 tsp. dry herbs chamomile and mint. The raw materials are poured with boiling water and infused for 30-40 minutes. Consume 3 times a day some time before meals.

The menu for 7 days is practically no different from the diet for 3 days. The daily intake of kefir is 1.5 liters, apples – 1-2 kg. To avoid excessive stress on the gastrointestinal tract, which has to process an increased amount of fiber, it is therefore recommended to diversify the menu with baked apples. This product is much easier to digest. If a diet is difficult for someone losing weight, you can introduce a small amount of boiled vegetables into the diet. It is acceptable to eat a small portion of low-fat cottage cheese without sugar and sour cream for breakfast.

A 14-day diet on apples and kefir can be called extreme. Not everyone can withstand such strict and long-term restrictions. You can go on such a diet only after consulting a doctor. During the two-week diet, you must additionally take vitamins and mineral complexes, and, if necessary, other nutritional supplements prescribed by your doctor.

Doctors and nutritionists do not recommend consuming low-fat dairy products for a long time. They are absorbed by the body worse than usual and can be harmful to health if taken for a long time.

The diet consists of the same diet as the shorter-term options, but the fat content of kefir can be raised to 2.5-3.2%. Apples and kefir are taken in quantities of 1.5 kg and 1.5 liters per day, respectively. Products can be divided into days, or you can consume them in one day, making short time intervals between meals. It is acceptable to include boiled or baked vegetables, honey and low-fat cottage cheese in the diet. This will help avoid painful feelings of hunger.

An example is the following menu for 1 day:

Breakfast:

• kefir – 300 ml;
• baked apples – 350 g;
• honey – 1 tsp.

Lunch:

• apples – 300 g.

Dinner:

• cottage cheese – 250 g;
• kefir – 300 ml.

Afternoon snack:

• apples – 300 g

Afternoon snack:

• kefir – 300 ml.

Dinner:

• baked celery – 250 g;
• kefir 300 ml.

Evening snack:

• kefir – 300 ml;
• baked apples – 350 g.

For variety, you can alternate between different vegetables. Carrots, fennel, celery, turnips, eggplant, and sweet peppers are suitable. Oil should not be used for baking. It is best to steam vegetables or in a small amount of liquid. Salt should be used very sparingly. Those who find it very difficult to stay on a diet for 2 weeks can reduce it to 9 days.

Advantages and disadvantages

Advantages:

1. Quick removal of excess weight.
2. Cleansing the body.
3. Bringing metabolic processes back to normal.
4. Providing the body with useful vitamins and microelements.

Flaws:

1. The diet is quite strict.
2. Constant feeling of hunger.
3. The diet contains very few elements necessary for the human body.

Contraindications:

1. Increased stomach acidity.
2. Dental problems.
3. Kidney diseases.
4. Pregnancy and lactation period.

Cooking recipes

One of the main dishes of the diet are baked or raw apples. Everything is clear with eating raw fruits, but you can bake them according to a specific recipe, which will make the food more palatable. To prepare you will need:

• apples – 3-4 pcs.;
• honey – 2 tsp;
• ground cinnamon – 0.5 tsp;
• ground cloves - on the tip of a knife;
• ground cardamom - on the tip of a knife.

The apples are washed, and a cone-shaped notch is cut out from the top side of the fruit with a sharp knife. The cavity is filled with honey. The fruits are sprinkled with a mixture of ground spices. Bake in the oven at 180 degrees for 25-30 minutes. To prevent the apples from losing a lot of moisture, they can be covered with foil or placed in a baking sleeve.

An interesting and tasty drink is obtained by mixing baked apples with fresh kefir. You will need the following products:

• baked apples – 300 g;
• kefir – 600 g;
• honey – 1 tsp;
• cinnamon – 0.5 tsp.

Apples are baked without adding honey or spices. Use a spoon to scoop out the pulp from the fruit, leaving the core, peel and seeds. The pulp is mixed with kefir. Add honey and spices. This drink can be enjoyed as an afternoon snack or evening snack. By adding honey, the dish turns out to be slightly sweet and helps those losing weight survive the lack of usual high-calorie sweets in the diet.

Quitting the diet

During strict restrictions, the body becomes unaccustomed to the load on the digestive system, so a sharp increase in the amount of food can lead to disruptions in the functioning of the digestive tract. To avoid troubles, the calorie content of food, its quantity and fat content in the diet must be increased gradually.

For the first 3 days after the diet, you are allowed to consume kefir with oatmeal, boiled buckwheat and rice. From the third day, you can introduce half the usual portion of meat products into the menu. Soups, raw and boiled vegetables, cottage cheese and other fermented milk products are allowed.

Gradually introduce fruits such as pears, grapefruits, and oranges into the diet. It is better not to eat bananas and grapes. Spicy dishes can be gradually introduced into the menu no earlier than on the 5-7th day of leaving the diet. They try to exclude fatty foods from the diet for another week. It must be remembered that if, after stopping the diet, a person begins to eat high-calorie foods, abuses sweets and flour products, the lost weight quickly returns.

Reviews from doctors

Irina Petrovna Shostak, nutritionist

As a specialist, I am wary of any mono-diets, including apple-kefir diets. Fermented milk products in large quantities should not be consumed for more than three days in a row, as this will cause problems in the intestines. In addition, the body, which is constantly lacking calories, can go into saving mode and begin to put away any food eaten in reserve. Because of this, after finishing the diet, you quickly gain kilograms. I can recommend a kefir fasting day to my patients, which cleanses the body well and promotes weight loss.

Ivan Sergeevich Lysenko, therapist

I find this diet to be relatively balanced. It will not cause harm to a healthy person. Fermented milk products have a beneficial effect on digestion and the cardiovascular system. The body loses weight by stabilizing metabolism and getting rid of toxins. The main thing is that after completing the diet, stick to proper nutrition, give up fatty and starchy foods, then the unnecessary weight will not return.

Contraindications

The kefir-apple diet for weight loss should not be used by those who have kidney problems, suffer from gastritis (especially with high acidity of gastric juice), have ulcerative lesions of the gastric mucosa, suffer from cholecystitis and other diseases of the liver and gall bladder.

The diet is contraindicated for those who are lactose intolerant. It is prescribed with caution to people weakened by previous infections, as well as to those who have recently undergone surgical interventions. Pregnant women and mothers should not limit their diet while breastfeeding.

A diet used taking into account the individual characteristics and capabilities of the body brings maximum effect. Nutritionists recommend sticking to strict diet options with caution and listening sensitively to your body's signals while following restrictions. This approach is accompanied by the least risks and brings the best results.

Principles of kefir-apple nutrition

Both kefir and apples are valuable sources of vitamins , fiber, and minerals.

Due to their availability and unique properties, these products can be consumed daily.

Kefir contains beneficial probiotics - bifidobacteria, which cleanse the intestines and restore its function.

This product should be regularly consumed by people with disorders of the liver, heart and blood vessels, kidneys, obesity, and gastrointestinal diseases.

The substances contained in kefir significantly improve the condition of hair and skin.

Apples (especially sweet and sour ones) are a complete source of organic acids, vitamins, pectin, minerals, fructose and fiber.

Fruit properties:

• normalize digestion;
• stimulate intestinal function;
• remove cholesterol;
• cleanse the liver;
• have strong choleretic and diuretic effects;
• strengthen the immune system.

Apples contain a lot of acid , which irritates the stomach and destroys tooth enamel.

Therefore, any apple diet must be combined with fermented milk products.

The kefir-apple diet will allow you to quickly get rid of 5-9 kg; it can last 1 day (fasting), 3, 7 or even 9 days.

But you shouldn’t eat apples and kefir alone for longer. This may result in severe stomach upset and serious deterioration in health.