Menu of protein diet for weight loss, recipes for dishes, reviews

Options menu of protein diets

Varieties of protein diets differing each otherfrom each other only slightly, there are several. So, one of the first became known and has got popularity the Atkins diet, its Russian version - the Kremlin diet. Both food systems assume unlimited consumption of protein products (meat, fish, eggs, etc.) with the maximum reduction in the amount of carbohydrate-rich foods (not more than forty grams of carbohydrates per day).

Another fairly well-known option is the egga diet within which three boiled eggs are needed daily, supplementing the diet with other products (necessarily - grapefruit, vegetables, lean fish and others). Finally, we can not fail to mention another variety - the protein-vitamin diet, which involves the use of foods rich in proteins and vitamins, and the exclusion of fat and carbohydrates from the diet.

Menu of albuminous diet for a week

The daily menu for all who follow the rules of the protein diet may include the following products (to choose from):

• meat or fish in any form, including fried (it is forbidden, however, to use flour or breadcrumbs, as well as sauces);


• non-starchy vegetables and unsweetened fruits, including vegetable salads with various dressings;


• eggs, dairy products, fat-free cottage cheese.

To the menu for a week was possiblebalanced, you should take care of a variety of food, alternating, for example, meat with fish. All types of bread and confectionery products, sugar, pasta, potatoes, as well as all kinds of cereals (and porridge from them) are excluded from the diet completely.

Menu of the protein diet for pregnant women

Separately, we should focus on protein dietsfor pregnant. In some cases, they are appointed by the doctor - for example, if a woman is quickly gaining weight in anticipation of a child. True, pregnancy is a period when it is especially important not only to supply the body with plenty of protein, but also to eat balanced.

Therefore, the daily menu of the protein diet for pregnant women should include the following products:

• milk - not less than two glasses;


• Green vegetables (for example, cucumbers or leaf salads);


• egg;


• low-fat steamed meat;


• cheese - 2 slices;


• boiled fish;


• cottage cheese - about 100 grams;


• cereals or nuts;


• fruits and vegetables rich in vitamin C.

Most importantly - do not forget that without the appointment of a doctor or without prior consultation with him, you should not sit on a protein diet during pregnancy.

Disadvantages of protein diets

The main problem of all diets based onthe use of protein-rich foods - the imbalance of the diet, as the body receives a large amount of fat and protein, but at the same time, the amount of incoming carbohydrates decreases sharply, which can adversely affect both the work of the gastrointestinal tract and the thinking abilities.

Especially dangerous are protein diets for everyone whosuffers from diseases of the heart and blood vessels, kidneys, liver, pancreas. For these people sometimes recommend a diet of protein-carbohydrate alternation, the menu of which changes to protein, carbohydrate or mixed on different days.

In addition, due to a shortage of carbohydrates formaintenance of energy during the day will be consumed by proteins. As a result, the protein required for the synthesis of hormones, the body will "borrow" from the muscles, so weight loss is due to a reduction in the amount of non-fat, and muscle mass.