Pineapple diet can really be effective - you just need to apply a special approach to it. How to do it?.

The doctor-therapist Irina Mikhaylovna Semenova.

In the 90s of the last century, a pineapple boom began in our country. This overseas fruit suddenly became an integral part of many different diets. The secret of such sudden success was explained very simply: in the pineapple was discovered a unique enzyme bromelain, splitting complex lipids. This discovery immediately took advantage of the manufacturers of various "fat burners".

A lot of preparations based on pineapple extract appeared on the Russian market. The motto of the advertising campaigns was the assertion that "1 gram of bromelain splits 900 g of fat". Before such a psychological attack to stand up could only a few, and the vast majority of women who dream of losing weight, instantly believed in the effect of fruit slimming. However, the result of pineapple therapy was not at all as stunning as expected. The lion's share of lovers of exotic fruit has remained, as they say, "with its".

It should not be surprising: after all, rumors about the miraculous properties of bromelain are greatly exaggerated. The fact is that this enzyme has only proteolytic activity, that is, it splits only the proteins. On the fat exchange, pineapple acts very little.

Despite this, it is not necessary to write off bromelain. After all, in the lumen of the intestine its enzymatic activity persists for a long time. And on digestible food, it acts very well even. Especially good bromelain helps to cope with fish, meat, sour-milk products and legumes. So a plentiful meal can be washed down with pineapple juice or seized with a slice of fresh pineapple. This will prevent a feeling of heaviness in the stomach and help to quickly digest protein foods.

In addition, pineapple has the property of extinguishing hunger. Therefore, those who regularly include in their diet of pineapple, are truly a "bird's" appetite. Dietitians allow the possibility of one unloading pineapple day per week: a kilogram of fruit is divided into 3-4 meals. For a day of such a diet a person loses from 500 to 700 grams.

But to write off this for bromelain is not necessary: ??just the nutritional value of 100 g of pineapple does not exceed 48 kcal. Such "unloading" is contraindicated for people with peptic ulcer and those who suffer from high acidity of gastric juice. All the rest can be without fear of resorting to the help of pineapple. Just remember that after this fruit you need to rinse your mouth with water, because the acid contained in it, corrodes the tooth enamel.

In addition to unloading days, it is possible to arrange an ananasovo-protein diet. It is necessary to observe it for at least two weeks. It is allowed to eat pineapples, mushrooms and meat, as well as unsweetened fruits and vegetables.

So, let's start. Pineapple for a day can be eaten 600-700 g, meat - 200-300 g. In this case, you need to choose low-fat varieties, such as rabbit, veal and turkey. But the best pork, only need to choose a tenderloin, completely devoid of fatty layers. Then the dish will turn out to be quite dietary.

Before cooking it is recommended to marinate it in pineapple. After all, bromelain and fruit acids will break all the stiffnesses. In just a few hours, the meat will become gently soft and gentle.

Remember: all dishes are prepared without adding oil. Their nutritional value is determined only by proteins and carbohydrates, there is practically no fat. This completely corresponds to the rules of dietary nutrition. For two weeks of moderate pineapple nutrition, you can easily lose 3-5 kg.

Pineapple with chicken Boil one chicken breast, cut into cubes. Mix with canned pineapple and champignons.

As a dressing for such a salad, you can use a small amount of pineapple syrup, left in the jar. In it you need to squeeze a quarter of a lemon and add a little black pepper.

"Puff cake" Put a bowl with mugs of fresh or canned pineapple. They put pork slices on top of them, flatten them on the same pineapple slices as they are on the bottom. Bake this fruit and meat design for 40 minutes. The dish turns out very tasty, we can say - exquisite. And, of course, dietary.

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