Many people who are losing weight are looking for miracle weight loss remedies that will help them get rid of excess weight without much effort and in the shortest possible time. There are a huge number of recipes for weight loss, based on completely different products. But it is important to be able to combine them correctly.
After all, it happens that two different food products contain mutually exclusive elements, which together are difficult for the body to digest and can lead to bloating and discomfort. But there are also those that, when combined with each other, achieve the greatest effectiveness and are able to fully demonstrate their beneficial properties.
One such combination is beets with kefir for weight loss. It is worth paying attention to a diet based on these two products.
How to lose weight with beets and kefir
Beets are considered a dietary product. It quite easily copes with fat deposits in the body. That is why it is indispensable for those who want to get rid of extra pounds.
Often, to improve the effect, beets are used together with kefir. There are several types of such diets:
- fasting day;
- strict three-day diet;
- seven-day diet;
- diet for a month.
Let's look at them in more detail and give sample menu options.
Types of diets
Depending on your goals and taste preferences, you can choose the diet option that is right for you, because not everyone can stick to the same diet for a week or even a whole month.
Fasting day on boiled beets
A fasting day on boiled root vegetables is a gentle fasting option. You can lose weight on boiled beets either in one day or use the method for a seven-day diet. Below are several menu options, any of them can be used for a fasting day.
First option:
- Breakfast: two pieces of rye bread and coffee without sugar (milk can be added if desired).
- Lunch: rice porridge and boiled beet salad.
- Dinner: beet salad with apple.
Second option:
- Breakfast: oatmeal with natural yogurt.
- Lunch: boiled beet salad and chicken fillet.
- Dinner: baked potatoes and two oranges.
Third option:
- Breakfast: natural yogurt and tea with honey.
- Lunch: boiled chicken or beef and beet salad.
- Dinner: baked beets with vegetables and a glass of orange juice.
Fourth option:
- Breakfast: 100 g of rye bread and tea with milk.
- Lunch: buckwheat porridge and boiled beet salad.
- Dinner: boiled beets and a glass of kefir.
Strict three-day diet
By following a diet on kefir with beets for three days, you can lose 2-3 kg due to the fact that these products help remove excess fluid and cleanse the intestines.
The diet is as simple as possible. The main requirement is its strict adherence. You can eat up to 1 kg of beets (boiled or baked) per day and drink 1.5 liters of kefir (preferably 1% fat). It is also possible to drink tea and herbal infusions without added sugar. Don't forget to drink 1.5-2 liters of clean still water.
Despite the fact that the diet is quite meager, people who want to quickly lose a couple of extra pounds still manage to do it.
Important ! Before you decide on such a diet, make sure that you have no contraindications to it.
Seven day diet
A less strict, but longer-lasting version of the beetroot-kefir diet. The menu is identical to the three-day diet option, however, to the daily diet consisting of 1.5 liters of kefir and 1 kg of beets, you need to add 300-400 g of low-calorie protein food (boiled fish, chicken, veal) and a couple of fruits. The number of meals should be 5-6 times. It is important to remember to drink the required amount of water.
Reference . During such a diet, it is possible to lose up to 0.5-1 kg every day. The main weight loss will occur in the first 2-3 days.
Diet for a month
Many, chasing results, use kefir with beets for weight loss for a month. For such a long-term diet, there are several menu options.
First option
First week:
- breakfast: two glasses of kefir, beet salad (250 g);
- lunch: two glasses of kefir, beet salad (250 g);
- afternoon snack: a glass of kefir, beet salad (250 g);
- dinner: a glass of kefir, beet salad (250 g).
Do not season the salad with olive or other vegetable oil. You can only use lemon juice. You should also not add salt or spices.
For drinks, except kefir, you need to drink water - 6-8 glasses a day. During the diet, sugar and its substitutes should be excluded from the diet. In the first week you can lose 5 kg. If you are already satisfied with this result, then you can stop, but if not, switch to a more gentle menu of the beetroot-kefir diet.
Second week:
- breakfast: two glasses of kefir, beet salad (250 g), lean boiled meat (100 g);
- lunch: two glasses of kefir, beet salad (250 g), boiled chicken or lean fish (200 g);
- afternoon snack: a glass of kefir, beet salad (250 g), apple or grapefruit;
- dinner: a glass of kefir, beet salad (250 g).
During this time you can lose 3-4 kg. Next you need to switch to another version of this diet.
Third and fourth weeks:
- breakfast: beet juice, lean meat, boiled or steamed (200 g), fruit to taste;
- lunch: beet juice, lean fish (150 g), vegetable salad (150 g);
- afternoon snack: beet juice, vegetable or fruit salad;
- dinner: two glasses of kefir.
This stage of the diet will help you lose up to 6 kg of excess weight.
In the third and fourth weeks of the diet, you can include beetroot soup in your diet. To prepare it you will need beets, carrots and cabbage in equal proportions, as well as onions, garlic, 1/2 lemon, several cloves of garlic and tomato paste. First you need to chop the carrots, onions and beets, mix them, add water and simmer for 1/3 hour. Then add finely chopped cabbage and simmer for another 1/3 hour. After this, squeeze out the juice of half a lemon and add a few cloves of garlic. Simmer for another 1/4 hour and remove from heat.
Second option
This diet option provides the same diet throughout the month:
- breakfast: two boiled eggs, low-fat cottage cheese (100 g) and beet salad with lemon juice (100 g);
- lunch: buckwheat porridge without oil, spices and salt (200 g), boiled meat (200 g), beet salad (200 g);
- dinner: vegetable stew, a glass of kefir.
If you feel hungry, you can eat beets or drink kefir as a snack.
On such a diet you can lose up to 10 kg of weight, and if you add sports, then all 15 kg.
Hot beetroot soup
Ingredients:
- Beetroot – 700 g
- Green onion – 50 g
- Eggs – 2 pcs.
- Butter – 20 g
- Tomato paste – 20 g
- Vinegar or lemon juice – 20 ml
- Sugar – 5 g
- Sour cream – 80 g
- Black peppercorns – 3 pcs.
- Parsley – 4 sprigs
- Dill greens – 4 sprigs
- Water or broth – 2 l
- Salt to taste.
Boil the eggs hard. Peel the beets, grate them on a coarse grater, sprinkle with vinegar or lemon juice. Heat the oil in a frying pan, add the beets, tomato paste and pour in a little water or broth. Simmer until the beets are soft.
Pour water or broth into the soup pan, bring to a boil, add beets, pepper, chopped parsley and dill. Cook for 15–20 minutes. At the end of cooking, season with sugar and vinegar (or lemon juice). Place half a boiled egg into plates, pour in beetroot soup, season with sour cream and sprinkle with chopped green onions.
How it works
How do such diets ? The fact is that both products have a number of properties that help quickly get rid of extra centimeters at the waist:
- They are low in calories: 100 g of beets contains only 44 kcal, and 100 g of low-fat (1.5%) kefir contains 41 kcal.
- Kefir and beets have a laxative and diuretic effect at the same time, so they not only cleanse the intestines, but also remove excess fluid from the body and relieve swelling.
- The protein contained in kefir and the large amount of coarse fiber in beets relieve hunger for several hours.
Temporary but effective help
Despite the fact that red beets do help quickly against constipation, their effect is short-lived. As soon as a person stops using this product, problems with stool return. In case of chronic difficulties with emptying, it is advisable to eat beets daily.
Regular consumption of small amounts of beetroot can ensure stable bowel movements. However, it is important to understand that frequent, prolonged constipation requires comprehensive treatment, including medications. Vegetables and fruits cannot completely replace drug therapy - they play a supporting role, helping to avoid enemas and laxatives.
Recipes for constipation allow you to eat beets in any form, and the method of preparation does not affect their benefits. If we consider all the positive aspects of beets, they include the following factors:
- the dietary fiber of this product easily replaces laxatives;
- beet fiber has no contraindications, so it can be given to children;
- in addition to coarse carbohydrates, the vegetable is also rich in biochemical composition;
- helps regulate metabolic processes and improves digestion;
- beets effectively fight high blood pressure and normalize fat metabolism;
- cleanses the intestines of putrefactive bacteria;
- useful for anemia and liver problems.
But, despite all the above benefits, this product must be consumed within reason. Excessive consumption of beets can lead to chronic constipation, urolithiasis and osteoporosis. In addition, it should be introduced with caution into the diet for diabetes mellitus, since the composition of the vegetable is high in sugar.
Which beets are better: raw or boiled?
As a result of heat treatment, the beneficial properties of many products are reduced, so people who want to lose weight are wondering which beets are better to eat: raw or boiled.
It is impossible to answer it unequivocally. The root vegetable, which has not been subjected to heat treatment, contains a large amount of vitamins and minerals, but it is also rich in fruit acids, which are irritating to the digestive tract. At the same time, under the influence of temperature, these harmful acids are destroyed, but the concentration of beneficial substances decreases slightly. In addition, fiber, betaine and pectin are retained in full. Another significant advantage of cooking is that most of the nitrates contained in the vegetable go into the broth.
If a person feels discomfort when drinking beet juice, then it is better to give preference to the boiled root vegetable. However, those who want to lose weight are advised to abandon cooked vegetables in favor of fresh ones, since they are lower in calories.
Contraindications for use
Let's consider whether beets help with complex constipation. You need to know that beets as a laxative have a short-term effect. Restoring bowel regularity is only possible with constant use. But after the effect of fiber on the intestinal tract ceases, problems with stool will return. Therefore, chronic constipation associated with pathologies of the stomach and intestines requires serious diagnosis and professional therapy.
With excessive consumption of root vegetables, the opposite result is also likely. There is a risk of developing chronic stool disorders. An abundance of coarse fiber can slow down the movement of stool through the intestines, and therefore cause constipation. Foods containing a lot of iron (including beets) lead to worsening bowel movements. In addition, there are several contraindications:
- Urolithiasis disease. Beets should not be consumed if you have oxaluria, a disorder of oxalic acid metabolism in the body. A high content of this element in a vegetable can provoke an exacerbation.
- Gastritis and peptic ulcer. Coarse hemicellulose has an irritating effect on the stomach and intestines. In this regard, it is not recommended to take it for inflammatory diseases of these organs.
- Diabetes. Beets contain large amounts of glucose. Eating sweet foods is strictly prohibited for patients with high blood sugar.
- Chronic diarrhea. When consuming root vegetables, an exacerbation of the pathological condition is likely.
It is not recommended to give beets to a child under 3 years of age. Young children are often diagnosed with an allergic reaction to lycopene and anthocyanin (plant pigments that give fruits their bright color).
The fruits should not be consumed in case of diseases associated with calcium deficiency. High iron content leads to calcium deficiency in the body, which threatens the development of severe hypocalcemia.
How to get out of a diet correctly
To prevent the lost kilos from returning, you need to be able to exit the diet correctly:
- Increase physical activity, since the calories that we add by switching to a normal diet must be spent.
- Create a menu of proper and balanced nutrition and stick to it. Beets can also be included in your daily diet, of course, in reasonable quantities. It is better to exclude fried, sweet, fast foods and various ready-made sauces from the diet. This will help you maintain your weight more easily. Preference should be given to low-fat dishes, preferably steamed. Regular consumption of kefir, cottage cheese, natural yogurt, and cheese is also necessary (it is better if these products are low-fat). In order for the body to receive a sufficient amount of fiber, you need to add as many fresh vegetables, fruits and herbs to your diet. Sometimes you can allow yourself dried fruits, some marshmallows and dark chocolate. And most importantly, do not forget to drink as much fluid as possible.
Beetroot borscht
Ingredients:
- – meat 300g (pork / beef)
- – potatoes 2 pcs (medium)
- – 2 onions (small)
- – 1 carrot (large)
- – beets 1 piece (large)
- – tomato 1 piece
- – ketchup or tomato paste
- – greens (dill, parsley, onion)
- – spices (to taste)
- – garlic 2-3 cloves
Preparation:
- The beginning of all beginnings, we make a broth) Place the meat in water, boil - over low heat and let it simmer for an hour (until ready). Don't forget to remove the foam! I also add bay leaves and peppercorns into the broth.
- 5 minutes before the broth is ready, peel and chop the potatoes. Next, take the meat out to cool and add the potatoes. Now you can do the frying. To begin with, rub the cheesecake and cut the onion, throw everything into the frying pan and let it simmer. After 5-10 minutes, add the grated beets. Add boiling water so it doesn’t burn. Cut the garlic and add.
- Next, take the tomato, cut it into four parts and scald it with boiling water to remove the skin. We cut it into cubes and throw it into our frying pan. Next add ketchup, about 2 tablespoons. Now let it simmer for 5 minutes.
- Take the roast, pour it into the soup and bring to a boil. It should boil for no more than 2-3 minutes. Turn it off, add herbs, let it brew... Done!
Pros and cons of the kefir-beetroot mono-diet
The advantage of the kefir-beetroot diet lies in the benefits of the main product:
- Beets contain a large amount of betaine, which promotes rapid fat burning. It also reduces the risk of developing Alzheimer's disease and may alleviate symptoms of vitamin B12 deficiency in the body.
- The root vegetable has a set of macro- and microelements necessary for the normal functioning of the body: magnesium, cobalt, iron, potassium, sodium, etc.
- Beets contain pectins, which remove toxins from the body.
- The energy value of beets is only 42 kcal per 100 g.
As for kefir, thanks to it you can normalize the intestinal microflora and strengthen the immune system, and due to its diuretic effect it is excellent for losing weight.
Disadvantages of the diet:
- Beets and kefir have a laxative effect, so frequent trips to the toilet are an integral element of the diet . Many people choose weekends to lose weight, when they don’t have to leave the house.
- notice severe diarrhea on the first day , which is accompanied by bloating and abdominal pain.
- The diet is not balanced . You do not get the proper amount of proteins, fats, and the vitamin composition differs significantly from a full diet. If you stay on a diet for more than 3-5 days, you risk developing a persistent aversion to such tasty and healthy foods.
- Weight loss on kefir and beets occurs due to cleansing of the intestines and loss of excess fluid, fat mass is lost in minimal quantities. Therefore, you can quickly regain lost kilograms if you do not limit yourself in nutrition in the future.
- Like any other diet, the beetroot-kefir diet has a number of contraindications . We will talk about them below.
Other medicinal properties of the root vegetable
In addition to the fact that beets are an effective means for improving cardiovascular activity and blood circulation , cleansing the intestines, they also have other benefits for humans. Such as:
- Prevention of male diseases. Regular consumption of the vegetable not only improves the condition of the male reproductive system, but also increases potency.
- Normalization of intestinal microflora. Frequent consumption of beets not only cleanses, but also helps restore intestinal microflora.
- Prevention of obesity. Due to the presence of betaine, people who regularly consume beets are less susceptible to obesity.
Due to the presence of iodine, B vitamins, especially B9 (folic acid), vitamin C, malic, citric, oxalic, lactic, and tartaric acid, beets:
- improves urine excretion;
- relieves pain;
- relieves inflammation.
A properly conducted course of healing the body using cleansing drinks, juices and kefir will give pleasant external and internal changes. The torment of constipation, anemia, swelling will be forgotten, several kilograms of weight will be lost, a healthy glow on the face and clear skin will return.
We hope that our article will help you in recovery and cleansing. Be healthy!
Who won't suit it?
This diet is not suitable for everyone. It can cause harm if:
- diseases of the gastrointestinal tract, especially those accompanied by high acidity;
- diabetes mellitus;
- cholelithiasis;
- kidney diseases;
- hypersensitivity or allergy to beets;
- problems with intestinal microflora and a tendency to diarrhea;
- rheumatoid arthritis;
- hypotension (low blood pressure);
- gout
General recommendations
When using a beetroot-kefir mono-diet, you need to adhere to the following recommendations:
- You should not severely restrict yourself in nutrition, so as not to rid your body of additional nutrients.
- Drink plenty of water to avoid dehydration.
- After finishing the diet, stick to a moderate diet for at least two weeks, without overeating. This is necessary for the functioning of the digestive organs to return to normal.
- Add moderate physical activity.
If you follow these simple rules, losing weight will not only bring you the desired weight result, but will also not harm your health.
Beetroot soup step by step
Ingredients:
Ingredients
Beetroot with tops 3 pcs. Potatoes, eggs, fresh cucumbers 2 pcs. Garlic 3 cloves Fruit vinegar 2 tbsp. Grated horseradish 1 tsp. Green onions Dill, parsley Sugar, salt, ground black pepper, mustard Sour cream
Preparation
- Peel the beet, cut into cubes, simply chop the tops.
- Pour a liter of water over the beets and add a tablespoon of vinegar. Let it cook.
- After half an hour, add beet tops and let it boil. Cool.
- Boil the potatoes in their jackets, peel and cut.
- Cut the cucumbers into cubes, chop the greens.
- Boil hard-boiled eggs, cool, chop.
- Put all the ingredients into the soup, add boiled water if necessary.
- Let it brew for 2-3 hours.
- Crush the garlic, add horseradish, sugar, and a little vinegar.
- Season the soup with garlic dressing and season with spices.
- Serve with sour cream.
Cocktail made from kefir and beets for weight loss
To prepare a weight loss cocktail for one day, you will need the same 1.5 liters of kefir and 1 kg of beets.
His recipe is simple: boil the beets until fully cooked without adding salt. Remove the skin, chop the beets, pour them into kefir and use a blender to mix the ingredients until smooth. If you don't have a blender, pass the beets through a meat grinder, then mix thoroughly with kefir.
Reference . Beetroot-kefir cocktail has a rather specific taste, which not everyone can appreciate. Therefore, it is allowed to add a pinch of chopped herbs to it: parsley, dill, cilantro, celery.
Cold beetroot soup
Ingredients Beets – 400 g Potatoes – 150 g Fresh cucumbers – 200 g Radishes – 150 g Boiled eggs – 3 pcs. Dill, green onions - to taste Sour cream - 200 g Table vinegar 9% - 2 tbsp. spoons Salt - to taste
How to cook
- Wash the beets, peel them (cut large ones into halves or quarters), and place them in 2 liters of cold water. Add salt, vinegar, bring to a boil and cook over low heat until soft.
- Wash the potatoes and boil them in their skins until tender.
- Remove the beets from the broth, cool the broth and beets. Grate the beets into long strips.
- Wash the radishes and cucumbers, cut into thin slices, add to the beets.
- Cool the potatoes, peel them, cut them into small cubes or cubes, and add them to the vegetables.
- Add the cooled beet broth, bringing the beetroot to the desired thickness. Add salt to taste.
- Pour the finished beetroot soup into plates, add quarters of hard-boiled eggs, sprinkle with chopped herbs, and add sour cream. Bon appetit.
Reviews of those losing weight
Reviews about beetroot-kefir diets are very mixed. Points of view were divided almost 50:50. For some, such diets and fasting brought improved well-being and a renewed figure, while others were completely disappointed with the result.
Alena, Donetsk: “I tried this three-day fasting diet on myself. Over the New Year holidays I gained about three extra pounds. I’ll say right away: I have a terrible attitude towards kefir, I don’t drink it at all, but beauty requires sacrifice. I figured that by blending the beets with kefir in a blender, the taste would be more pleasant. I didn’t come across any beets, so I assume that the cocktail could have been tastier if they had been sweeter. In total, I lost 2.5 kg. Considering the initial light weight, this is normal. During the diet, I didn’t have any pain and I didn’t feel hungry, the only thing was that I wanted to sleep all the time. Now I’m happy with myself, and if you have normal tolerance to foods, I can recommend this unloading.”
Larisa, Omsk: “I’ve tried many diets, but this one just doesn’t work.” It’s tasteless, even disgusting, the effect is very doubtful, and it was possible to calm the gastrointestinal tract only after five days. Of course, due to the active release of fluid from the body, weight will decrease, but treating gastritis will then be more expensive and longer. And such short periods of time for losing weight are very dangerous: if the weight decreases sharply, then the kilograms return quickly and the organs suffer. Therefore, stay away from short-term diets. There is zero benefit, but only a wagon and a small cart.”
