No meat, no fish

Nov 16, 2007 20:51 GMT  ·  By

Despite the fact that everybody believes it's easier to lose weight if you avoid eating meat and fish, because of the satiating power of the animal proteins, it is sure that ovo-lacto-vegetarian slimming can be as much or more effective than carnivorous diet. This diet allows the consume of a great variety and quantity of green vegetables, especially raw, having a euphoria effect on our mood, while having a depurative and disintoxicating effect. There's also the high quantity of fibers favors pooping and the elimination of the toxins at the gut level.

The human body requires daily 1 gram of protein per body kilogram (thus a 70 kg (155 pound) person needs 70 grams of protein daily). The maximum recommended amount of daily protein is of 90 grams. Over this limits, proteins harm the liver and other disintoxicating organs which must work harder to break down the extra amount.

These new aliments must be integrated in your diet:

Quinoa: an Andean cereal extremely rich in proteins. It is cooked in 10 minutes with a double water amount than its volume.

Cuscus: It is pre-cooked wheat semolina. An equal volume of water is added, it is covered, and in 5 minutes it is ready

Dry algae: They must be soaked and give a marine taste to pastas, rice (iziki) and make vegetables (especially soy) cook more rapidly (kombu and wakame), or to enrich in fibers and minerals some salads (agar agar and nori).

Soy: Boiled with wakame alga, it can replace a dish of rice or pasta. It is rich in proteins and can be added germinated in salads.

Tofu or seitan: They are products based on soy and cereals resembling cheese and with a high protein content. They can accompany any dish of green vegetables or cereals.

Plant meat: It is made from soy beans and other cereals, has a texture similar to meat and it is ideal for accompanying dishes of pastas or green vegetables.

To control hunger, it is important that before any meal, to drink water abundantly, take 2 pills of glucomannan (a soluble fiber with a high satiating power and calories free), 3 pills of Spirulina alga (rich in proteins and phenylalanine (an aminoacid helping control the appetite) and eventually green tea, which decreases appetite and helps burning the fats.

You will have five meals daily:

Monday Breakfast: sugar free green tea infusion, two skimmed yogurts, and 150 grams of strawberries

11:00 sugar free green tea infusion, three whole wheat doilies with fresh cheese

Dinner: Green salad with an added spoon of olive oil, vinegar or lemon; whole wheat pasta spiced with 40 grams of fresh cheese, half yogurt and chopped parsley; 5 almonds

17:00 Two kiwis

Supper: a salad made of two tomatoes; two boiled eggs and one whole wheat roll.

Tuesday Breakfast: sugar free green tea infusion, a cup of semi-skewed milk; three spoons of oats flakes

11:00 Sugar free green tea infusion; one pear

Dinner: A dish of raw vegetables: carrots, celery, cauliflower, endives; 50 grams of rice with green vegetables (artichokes, leek, peas, mushrooms)

17:00 Two hundred grams of strawberries

Supper: 150 grams of fresh cheese, 4 toasts of rye bread; one oven-baked apple

Wednesday Breakfast: sugar free malt, two skimmed yogurts, one apple

11:00 sugar free green tea infusion; three whole wheat sticks

Dinner: Endive salad with a spoon of blue cheese and a cup of skimmed yogurt; 50 grams of boiled wheat green vegetables, and tomato sauce with basil; a slice of pineapple

17:00 Two kiwis

Supper: two zucchini, one leek and one potato, all vapor-boiled and having added a spoon of olive oil; two soy meatballs

Thursday Breakfast: sugar free green tea infusion; once cup of semi-skimmed milk; four whole wheat doilies with fresh cheese

11:00 sugar free green tea infusion; one pear

Dinner: Salad made of lattice, cucumber, tomatoes, onion with 5 olives; 60 grams of vapor-cooked cuscus accompanied by vapor made green vegetables and dressed with natural tomato sauce; 5 almonds; anise infusion

17:00 One skimmed fruit yogurt

Supper: One omelette made of one egg with a spoon of chopped parsley; two grilled artichokes and one grilled potato, with a spoon of olive oil; anise infusion

Friday Breakfast: sugar free green tea infusion, two skimmed yogurts, and one apple

11:00 Sugar free green tea infusion; three whole wheat sticks

Dinner: Salad made of soy sprouts, watercress and cheese; 80 grams of whole wheat spaghetti with 10 grams of butter; one apple

17:00 Two hundred grams of pears

Supper: 80 grams of spiced curd cheese with 15 grams of onion, fennel seeds, salt, pepper, parsley and basil; salad of grated carrots and soy sprouts, with added olive oil and lemon; one whole meat roll

Saturday Breakfast: sugar fee green tea infusion; a cup of semi-skimmed milk; four whole wheat sticks

11:00 sugar free green tea infusion; one pear

Dinner: Mint salad: lattice, half apple and a small pear, spiced with lemon juice, a touch of salt, mint leaves and half cup of skimmed yogurt; 70 grams of royal quinoa accompanied by a mix of vapor made green vegetables with green sauce (olive oil, garlic and parsley).

17:00 Two hundred grams of apple

Supper: 150 grams of tomato slices and 50 grams of fresh cheese spiced with a spoonlet of olive oil, salt, pepper and oregano; a whole wheat roll and two oven-baked apples.

Sunday Breakfast: sugar free malt, soy milk, two Dextrin toasts with sugar free marmalade

11:00 Sugar free green tea infusion, 3 whole wheat biscuits

Dinner: Grilled green vegetables: endives, red pimientos, zucchini, onion and mushrooms; plant hamburger with salad made of tomatoes and onions; natural pineapple

17:00 Two kiwis

Supper: Green vegetables soup; potato made omelette with green salad; a skimmed yogurt or kefir; lemon balm infusion