Potatoes with proper nutrition. Potatoes are a must when losing weight. Here's how it works... When is such a diet justified?

Today I would like to talk about whether potatoes are good for a diet or is it better to stay away from them? I really don’t like the fact that many doctors and nutritionists get it into people’s heads that potatoes are strictly prohibited when losing weight, because has a high glycemic index, which means that it is those same “bad” carbohydrates and should not be eaten at all!

In fact, neither the glycemic index nor the number of calories matters. Eating foods with a low glycemic index does not guarantee that you will lose weight, quite the opposite.

Eating foods with a low glycemic index in the wrong combination can make you gain weight even faster...

Take watermelon for example, it has a high enough glycemic index of 72, but the glycemic load per serving is too low to make you fat. Not to mention, watermelon is an excellent source of fiber, vitamin C (8 mg), vitamin A (569 IU), potassium (112 mg) and lycopene.

There is no reason to avoid foods just because they have a high glycemic index. Of course, a loaf, muffin, cookies, donuts or French fries are fattening. But watermelons, carrots, beets or potatoes are not. It is the quality of the calories you receive that is important, not the quantity.

Potatoes contain healthy carbohydrates. While on a diet, you need to eat it, but properly prepared. There is no question of frying it; fries are also prohibited.

Honestly, French fries are one of the worst things, invented by people, because bathed in fats it is very dangerous to health. Don't eat it or feed it to your children.

However, do not give up boiled potatoes, because... she is very helpful. Contains many vitamins and minerals, the list is truly impressive. A 100-gram serving contains as much as 340 mg of potassium, which improves kidney function and prevents high blood pressure, heart attacks and strokes. It is an excellent source of vitamins C, B5, magnesium and phosphorus. In addition, the peel is a valuable source of fiber. During the season it can be successfully eaten. It is enough to wash the potatoes thoroughly.

Nutritional properties

The following experiment was carried out. A woman ate only boiled potatoes for several weeks and lost weight. This is really possible, because... Potatoes are low in calories and by eating them even 3-4 times a day, 1 serving of 200-300 grams, we will get fewer calories than by eating “normal” food!

5 medium potatoes contain:

• 289 kcal,
• a large dose of fiber (6.4 g),
• only 0.4 g fat,
• 8.1 g protein,
• 72.8 g healthy carbohydrates.

We say YES to boiled potatoes in their jackets and give the green light. We say NO to French fries or fried potatoes where acrylamides appear during frying.

Acrylamides are very dangerous because cause esophageal cancer. They are as dangerous as cigarette smoke, so it is best to avoid them.

This is not about going to extremes. If you eat boiled potatoes from time to time, it certainly will not ruin your diet and attempts to achieve a slim figure.

In any case, you can successfully eat young boiled potatoes with dill and wash it down with a glass of buttermilk.

Omelet recipe with potatoes and dill

• 2 eggs
• 1 tablespoon chopped dill
• 2 medium sized boiled potatoes
• 1 teaspoon coconut oil
• a pinch of salt

Beat the eggs thoroughly in a bowl and add chopped dill. Heat oil in a frying pan and pour in the egg mixture. When the eggs turn slightly yellow, add chopped potatoes and salt. Reduce heat and cover with a lid. Fry for 2 minutes.

The potato diet is a proven way to lose weight. Potatoes have a positive effect on health, incl. on the nervous system, thanks to which it allows you to stay on a diet and interrupt the weight loss crisis.

Despite popular belief, this diet is very effective. 100 grams of boiled potatoes without skin contain very few calories. The protein is not inferior in quality to soy protein. Fiber helps the digestion process. Potatoes contain 75% water. In this regard, the claim that potatoes make you fat is a myth.

But additives to potatoes, such as sauces, meat and fat, are the cause of excess weight. It is also not true that potatoes have no nutritional properties.

Healing properties

Boiled potatoes, due to the content of easily digestible starch, are recommended for people suffering from digestive system diseases. In turn, due to its fiber content, it promotes digestion and helps with constipation and diarrhea. Fiber also lowers blood cholesterol levels, which prevents the development of atherosclerosis.

Potatoes can also be used for prevention hypertension. It contains much more potassium than tomatoes, which are the basis of the diet of people with high blood pressure.

In turn, the nervous system is affected by another microelement that can be found in potatoes - magnesium (20 mg/100 g).

Diet rules. What is it based on?

The potato diet is a 2-week diet for weight loss. While using it, you should eat potato-based dishes 2 times a day.

How to cook potatoes so that they are dietary? The best thing bake in foil or boil(healthier steamed) in uniforms. Thanks to this, more vitamins and mineral components are retained. You should also remember that you need to clean it very gently and not keep it in water for too long. It is better to immediately wash, pour boiling water and cook.

As with any weight loss diet, proper fluid intake in the form of mineral water, green tea or fresh fruit juices is very important. According to the standard, 2 liters of fluid per day is the minimum. 30 minutes of physical activity won't hurt either.

During the potato diet, you can snack between meals, provided that the foods are low-calorie, such as: yogurts and low-fat kefir, fresh fruits and vegetables. You can also afford a small portion of walnuts.

How much weight can you lose?

On a potato diet, you can even lose up to 4 kg within two weeks. The result of the diet is also to cleanse the body of toxins and regulate digestive processes.

Who should not use it?

People struggling with chronic diseases, especially diabetics, should not resort to the potato diet, because... Potatoes increase blood sugar levels. Pregnant and breastfeeding women should also refuse.

Watch also the video about the potato diet:

The history of cooking knows many cases when this or that product, through the efforts of overly zealous nutritionists, fell into disgrace for many years. And absolutely undeservedly! Thus, tomatoes were considered in some places almost a poisonous plant, “useless” fiber was at one time intensively removed from foods, and potatoes, pasta and bread were declared the number one enemy for a slim figure. And each time it turned out that the gentlemen Experts in Healthy and Proper Nutrition were unforgivably mistaken. So what are the benefits of potatoes, and can they be used in weight loss diets to benefit the body?

The benefits of potatoes for weight loss...

One thing that has received a lot of damage (and continues to do so to this day) from nutritionists is potatoes. A huge number of specialists, when advising their patients to eat more vegetables, do not forget to make the standard clause “except potatoes”. It causes both obesity and constipation... Let's see what we are depriving ourselves of by refusing a vegetable that is “dangerous” for our waistline.

Potatoes contain:

• Minerals - phosphorus, magnesium, sodium, zinc, iron, iodine, cobalt, copper. And we haven’t yet mentioned calcium, which not only has a beneficial effect on the heart, but also prevents the stagnation of excess fluid in the body, thereby relieving us of edema and cellulite!
• Vitamins, especially group B. And in terms of the content of ascorbic acid (vitamin C), even the vaunted grapefruit cannot keep up with the modest tuber.
• Plant protein that guarantees satiety and reduces the likelihood of unplanned trips to the refrigerator.
• Fiber, the benefits of which for weight loss have not been heard only by those who, in principle, have never been interested in this topic.
• Starch. Although it has the property of strengthening the stomach, it has a beneficial effect on digestion in general and is a slow-digesting carbohydrate.
• Water.

With all this, potatoes contain a minimum of fat and very few harmful “fast” carbohydrates. And its calorie content is only 80 kcal per 100 g. For comparison, the favorite of experienced “dieters,” buckwheat, contains three and a half times more, and barley four times more.

...And its harm

But it’s not for nothing that adherents of proper nutrition at one time anathematized potatoes and mercilessly crossed them out of the diet? Yes and no.

• The bad reputation of the root vegetable has been created primarily by our unhealthy eating habits. We fry it with butter (some even with cracklings!), deep-fry it, turn it into puree with a good portion of butter, crunch it with chips with gusto... And even if we bake it, we serve the potatoes with ketchup and other non-dietary sauces. As a result, a harmless 80 kcal in the blink of an eye “swells” to almost 200 for fried potatoes and more than 300 for deep-fried potatoes.
• The abundance of starch in the root vegetable can add folds to our waist if we consume the product too often, in large quantities or in the afternoon, especially for dinner.

So is it possible to lose weight by eating potatoes?

Experience shows that proper consumption of potatoes does not interfere with weight loss. Put aside the frying pan and deep fryer, replacing them with a steamer and grill that do not require the use of oil. Boil and bake potatoes in their skins - by the way, they contain many useful elements. Avoid mayonnaise and other “wrong” condiments. Finally, take the advice of supporters of separate nutrition, who prefer to consume potatoes not as a side dish for meat (animal protein + vegetable protein), but as an independent dish or part of a vegetable salad.

And, of course, try not to overeat. According to nutritionists who are peacefully disposed towards this wonderful vegetable, a person can freely allow himself to eat one serving of properly cooked potatoes every other day, preferably in the first half of the day. And if we are talking about a first course with root vegetables, you can enjoy it at least every day. Naturally, provided that you are not going to consume potato soup in pans.

Calorie table for potato dishes

To ensure we don’t get into trouble, let’s check what the real nutritional value of potatoes prepared in different ways is.

Menu and rules of the potato diet

There are many options for losing excess weight using potatoes. Here, for example, is one of the most effective, but at the same time, alas, monotonous diets...

Nine day diet

Day 1–3:

In the morning, bake 1.5 kg of well-washed but unpeeled potatoes in the oven, divide them into 4-5 servings and eat them at regular intervals throughout the day. Oil, salt and spices are prohibited, but it is allowed to brighten up the taste of the dish with a sprig or two of dill or parsley.

Day 4–6:

Boil the same amount of potatoes in their skins, divide into 5 servings and eat throughout the day. During the first three meals, it is allowed to pour a small amount of olive oil over the prepared tubers or sprinkle with lemon juice.

Day 7–9:

It's time for boiled potatoes. If you wish, turn it into a puree by adding a small piece of butter, a lot of herbs and 2-3 cloves of garlic pressed into the pan.

Have dinner no later than four hours before bed, drink at least 2 liters of clean water every day and as a result you will get clean intestines, no feeling of hunger and a loss of 3, 5, and sometimes 7 kg. True, there is a risk that during this time you will hate potatoes.

Menu for 7 days: with and without kefir

Does your diet seem too boring? Try another, more creative one. True, dinner is not provided on this diet, but every time you have a new dish for breakfast and lunch.

Monday.

• Breakfast: 150–200 g of mashed potatoes with milk, but without salt. If desired, add a sprig of parsley or half a crushed clove of garlic.
• Lunch: A bowl of soup with meat broth (use lean beef) with potato dumplings. A small portion of vegetable salad. No potatoes!

• Breakfast: Potato casserole with vegetables. You can add low-fat milk, but skip the cheese and sour cream.
• Lunch: A bowl of chicken broth and a plate of vegetable salad with potatoes prepared in any of the permitted ways. One hard-boiled egg - cut it and add to the salad.

• Breakfast: 2-3 dumplings with potatoes (you can add a little sour cream).
• Lunch: Rice soup with potatoes, a plate of cucumber and tomato salad.

• Breakfast: A couple of jacket potatoes boiled with garlic and herbs.
• Lunch: Soup based on potatoes and any cereal, cucumber salad, seasoned with a dessert spoon of butter.

• Breakfast: Potato casserole with legumes - peas or beans. Or a couple of small boiled potatoes and, separately, a portion of beans.
• Lunch: Mushroom soup and vegetable salad with pieces of boiled potatoes.

• Breakfast: Vegetable casserole with potatoes again. You can add a small slice of cheese.
• Lunch: Thick mashed potato soup with tomatoes and a salad of fresh tomatoes and herbs.

Sunday.

• Breakfast: Draniki. Since you will be dealing with oil, keep it as little as possible.
• Lunch: Soup with potatoes and chicken, vegetable salad.

Instead of dinner, drink water and herbal teas. But be careful! If you suffer from edema, excess fluid in the evening will make the problem worse.

Another variation of the same diet suggests eating a glass of kefir for dinner, whipped into a cocktail with herbs, garlic and fresh cucumber or a handful of berries. If you do everything right, you will get a digestive tract that works like a clock, your body is cleansed of waste and toxins and, on average, you will lose 5 kg.

Cabbage diet

If you're in a hurry and can't wait to see results, tighten your belt and stick to the potato-cabbage diet for a week. All you will eat daily is:

• potatoes - 4 medium-sized pieces, boiled or baked in their skins;
• cabbage - 500 g fresh, stewed in water or steamed;
• herbal teas without sugar, mineral water without gas, drinking water - in unlimited quantities.

Salt and spices are prohibited, except black pepper and garlic. But you will get rid of at least 7 kilos! True, along with them there is a risk of losing your good mood and well-being, so don’t get too carried away with this diet.

If you are too hungry, give yourself dinner three times a week from a 200-gram piece of boiled fish.

Potato and egg weight loss

When just 1.5–3 kg spoils your life, there is no point in tormenting yourself with a weekly race. Set aside three days to lose weight and spend them on the following diet:

• Breakfast: 200 g of milk, kefir or unsweetened drinking yogurt.
• Lunch: 300 g of boiled potatoes, pureed using a blender, a few spoons of milk and a pinch of black pepper.
• Dinner: salad of a couple of small boiled or baked potatoes, sprinkled with vinegar, hard-boiled egg, black pepper and herbs. A nice bonus - 1 tsp. vegetable oil and a little salt.

Potassium diet

Do you want to lose weight without suffering from a monotonous diet? Easily! Just combine potatoes, cereals and dried fruits in your menu. For example, like this:

• Have breakfast with a portion of buckwheat cooked in milk.
• During lunch, eat a handful of dried apricots and a glass of carrot or any other vegetable juice.
• Have lunch with a bowl of beef broth soup with potatoes and snack on a 150-gram portion of boiled rice.
• A dietary dessert made from an apple baked with a small amount of raisins and 1/2 tsp will allow you to turn your diet into a real celebration of the belly. cinnamon.
• Dinner will consist of a potato cutlet with boiled beef. The piece of meat should be very small, no more than 50 g.

Drink tea without sugar, skim milk, water, herbal infusions and dried fruit compote. It is better not to get carried away with the latter due to the presence of sugar - one glass a day is more than enough.

Or use the most gentle diet option. Twice a day, take half a glass of freshly squeezed potato juice: in the morning 30 minutes before breakfast and at noon, half an hour before lunch. Avoid fatty and fried foods, reduce the amount of salt and sugar in your diet, do not overeat and have something light for dinner. The duration of the diet is 2 weeks. You will lose weight slowly but surely - by 2–3, and with a large initial weight, by 5 kg per week.

Some tips for those who intend to achieve slimness using potatoes:

1. Do not stick to the diet for more than 7-9 days. Due to an unbalanced diet, it has a bad effect on the skin and hair. This will affect older women especially quickly.
2. Take vitamin complexes to at least somehow compensate for the lack of nutrients.
3. The best time for a diet is autumn. Young potatoes contain a maximum of nutrients and a minimum of calories, while the toxic substance corned beef accumulates under the skin of old potatoes.

An example of dietary recipes with a “dangerous” vegetable

Potatoes with tomato sauce

You will need:

• Potato.
• Tomatoes.
• Garlic.
• Parsley.
• Dill.
• Black pepper.

All proportions are arbitrary and depend only on your taste and the number of eaters.

Preparation:

1. Wash the potatoes using a hard dish sponge and boil them in their skins. It is advisable to do without salt.
2. Finely chop the tomatoes.
3. Chop the greens.
4. Chop the garlic.
5. Peel the finished potatoes and cut them into pieces.
6. Mix chopped tomatoes, herbs and garlic, season with pepper and pour the resulting seasoning over the potatoes. Ready!

With pleasant sourness

You will need:

• Potato.
• Sorrel.
• Garlic.
• Olive oil or unsweetened natural yogurt.
• Pepper optional.

The proportions are arbitrary, but if you have not dealt with sorrel before, take it smaller - about 1 small bunch for 3 large potatoes.

Preparation:

1. Peel the root vegetables and boil until tender. If you absolutely don’t like unsalted potatoes, add a little salt, but you can do without it.
2. Grind the sorrel.
3. Pass the garlic through a press.
4. Mix with butter or yogurt.
5. Cut the potatoes into slices and cover with green sauce.

With rosemary in the oven

You will need:

• 4-5 small potatoes.
• Fresh or dried rosemary – ½ tsp.
• Vegetable oil – ½ tbsp. l.
• Black pepper.
• Salt.

Preparation:

1. Mix rosemary, pepper and salt. If you are using a fresh plant, rinse it first, pick the thin “needles” from the stem and chop it.
2. Wash the potatoes well, pat dry with a paper towel and cut into large slices. Place on a baking sheet, sprinkle with seasonings and drizzle with oil.
3. Place the spiced potatoes in an oven preheated to 200 degrees. After 10–15 minutes, turn it off and leave the finished dish behind the closed door for another 10–12 minutes.

Considering the small amount of oil and salt, the recipe can safely be called healthy and dietary, but still try not to eat it for dinner.

Video: Cooking new potatoes

Since the 17th century, from the very time when potatoes were first brought to Russia by Peter I, they have become the main product on our table. Many people began to include this vegetable in their daily diet without even thinking about how harmful or beneficial it could be for the body.

Is it possible to eat potatoes while losing weight?

Potatoes are a high glycemic index food, just like sugar or white bread. It contains fast carbohydrates that are instantly broken down during digestion, and a person almost immediately begins to feel hungry again. It is especially harmful to eat fried potatoes in combination with animal and vegetable fats. Such an unhealthy diet will only contribute to rapid weight gain.

In fact, potatoes may not be so dangerous for your figure and may even be beneficial. The calorie content of this vegetable is 80 kcal per 100 grams. A daily requirement of 300 grams of potatoes fully compensates for the body’s need for carbohydrates, as well as potassium and phosphorus. The majority of minerals are contained in potato peels, so nutritionists recommend eating this vegetable unpeeled. Jacket potatoes are the main component of an effective mono-diet.

Losing weight on potatoes: proven recipes

The potato mono-diet will help you get rid of 2 kilograms in 3 days. But she has one drawback. Since the diet turns out to be unbalanced, you should resort to a diet no more than three days every six months. Additionally, it is recommended to use a special vitamin and mineral complex.

The three-day potato menu consists of the following components:

• Breakfast. Drink a glass of skim milk or kefir on an empty stomach.
• Dinner. Puree from potatoes boiled in water without adding fat, milk and salt.
• Afternoon snack. Low-fat kefir in a volume of 100 ml.
• Dinner. Boiled potatoes (200 g), 1 boiled egg and greens with vegetable oil.

After this, you should gradually switch to a balanced diet or continue the diet, adding other foods.

A balanced diet of potatoes can last up to 10 days. At the same time, every day you should eat at least two dishes prepared from this vegetable. For example, on day 1 you can eat mashed potatoes for breakfast and vegetable soup with potato dumplings for lunch. Daily dinner for 10 days - a glass of low-fat kefir. Menu for day 2: potato casserole for breakfast and boiled potato salad for lunch; Day 3: potato dumplings and potato soup with chicken broth. The menu can be repeated every 3 days.

Potatoes for weight loss are an effective way to get rid of extra pounds. But don’t forget about playing sports and following the principles of a healthy lifestyle.

Julia Roberts Potato Diet

If you need to get rid of 5 extra pounds in a week, the potato diet from Julia Roberts is just what you need. By following a simple diet every day for 7 days, you can noticeably lose weight and even improve your health.

The daily meal should be divided into 5 parts. A sample menu for Julia Roberts every day is as follows:

• Breakfast. About half an hour after waking up, the actress eats 20 grams of low-fat cottage cheese, a slice of bread made from bran flour, a choice of tomato, cucumber or apple.
• Lunch consists of 150 grams of cottage cheese or green vegetable salad (cucumber, pepper, cabbage, lettuce) with black bread toast.
• Dinner. A serving of salad made from boiled jacket potatoes, beets, carrots, sauerkraut and green peas.
• Afternoon snack. Low-fat natural yogurt combined with unsweetened fruit.
• Dinner. Baked potatoes (200 g) with skins, 30 grams of cheese, any greens.

By eating boiled potatoes only 2 times a day when losing weight, the actress loses up to 5 kilograms per week. To achieve maximum results during the diet, you should completely avoid salt and do not forget to stimulate fat burning with fitness classes.

Potatoes are the most popular vegetable from which a variety of dishes are prepared. People watching their weight are wondering whether they can eat potatoes on a diet or whether they are still a forbidden product. There are different opinions on this topic, so let’s look at it in more detail.

Is it possible to eat potatoes while losing weight?

Many people exclude this root vegetable from their diet, considering it high in calories. In addition, this vegetable contains a lot of starch, which is the enemy of a slim figure. In fact, the energy value of potatoes is low, with 79 kcal per 100 g. In addition, the vegetable contains fiber, which allows you to cleanse the gastrointestinal tract of decay products. Speaking about whether it is possible to lose weight on potatoes, it is worth noting that this product does not contain fat, but it does contain vegetable protein.

Of course, due to the addition of various store-bought sauces to the vegetable, its calorie content increases, and accordingly the benefits decrease. The best addition to potatoes are vegetables or lean fish. You should not combine it with meat and bread. It is recommended to season root vegetables with olive oil, to which you can add various spices for taste.

Another hot topic is whether you can eat boiled potatoes on a diet. Frying is considered the most harmful way to cook this vegetable. Boiled potatoes are healthier, but the best option is baking, and this is best done with the peel. If you want to cook a vegetable, put it in boiling water, not cold water. There is also advice for puree lovers: prepare it with the addition of various vegetables, for example, parsnips, pumpkin, etc. Choose young ones for cooking, since old root vegetables contain a lot of starch.

If you are wondering whether you can gain weight from potatoes, then the answer will be in the affirmative if you do not follow the recommendations given above and eat dishes from this vegetable more than three times a week.

Anyone familiar with various diets knows that potato − almost always a prohibited product, excluded by weight loss methods. But this is fair and justified only in those cases when you are fond of fried potatoes in oil, seasoning them with various high-calorie sauces, or mashed potatoes to which butter and milk are added. A potato diet for weight loss, on the contrary, will help you lose excess weight without giving up such an affordable and satisfying product.

There is an opinion that eating potatoes is almost the cause of excess weight. But experts have proven that the content it contains starch It breaks down perfectly into simple sugars, and the vegetable itself is well absorbed by the body, without affecting the gain of extra pounds. In addition, in 100 gr. fruit (about 2 medium potatoes) contains only 80 kcal.

This diet is ideal for those who want to quickly transform themselves. The weight loss menu is based on the consumption of dishes with minimal calorie content from potatoes prepared without salt and fat, as well as vegetables with negative calorie content, which increase the effect of the diet, and kefir, which helps to avoid discomfort by gently cleansing the body.

There are several options for losing weight on potatoes: fasting day And diet , which can last 3 and 7 days.

The good thing about such a day is that during it you absolutely do not feel hungry. Such unloading can deeply cleanse the body, and is also necessary for people suffering from jade , circulatory failure.

The basic recipe is incredibly simple: 1.5 kg of new jacket potatoes should be baked without salt and fat or boiled and divided into 4-5 meals. It is allowed and even encouraged to decorate the dish with fresh herbs: dill, onion, parsley, basil.

In addition, it is useful to prepare potato juice on such a day. It doesn't matter if you don't have a juicer. The fruit can be grated and squeezed. It is enough to drink 200-300 ml per day.

Raw potato juice has amazing medicinal properties, has an anti-inflammatory effect, stimulates intestinal function and urination, and perfectly rids the body of accumulated toxins.

During a potato fasting day, you can get rid of 1.5 kg, and you can use this weight loss technique no more than 2 times a month.

Reviews about fasting day on potatoes:

• « ... During my entire struggle with excess weight, I tried a bunch of fasting days: on fruits, chocolate, kefir, apples, and so on. But unloading on potatoes is my favorite. Why? First of all, I'm not hungry. And this is probably the most important thing. Secondly, it is accessible. There are always potatoes in the house, even if I decide to spontaneously have a fasting day, I don’t have to run to the store in search of groceries. Thirdly, most effectively. I spend such days quite often and consistently lose 1-1.5 kg.«;

• « ... For me, unloading on potatoes is very much to my liking. I ate it boiled in its jacket, seasoned with green onions and dill. And I ate another cucumber for lunch. Most importantly, everything is without salt. Plus I drank about 2 liters of water per day. I liked that it was filling and inexpensive, but the result, I think, could have been better - only minus 450 g.«

Potato diet for 3 days

Suitable for those who want to quickly lose a few kilograms, for example, to look better in their favorite dress. Within 3 days you will need to eat no more than 0.5 kg of potatoes, boiled or baked in their jackets. You should definitely drink a lot of clean water or weak green tea.

Potato diet for 7 days

It is somewhat more difficult to tolerate than the three-day one, so you can add low-fat cottage cheese, milk, sour cream, and chicken eggs to the menu. Here you can also season all dishes with herbs and drink plenty of fluids.

Despite all the benefits of this vegetable, this technique is not beneficial for the body, therefore, during a potato diet, it is recommended to take vitamin complexes .

Can you eat potatoes on a diet?

On this diet, you are allowed to eat boiled or baked potatoes. The main thing is that all dishes are prepared without fat milk, butter and salt. Also, experts advise turning to a potato diet in the summer. Firstly, summer is easier to bear, and secondly, this is the time for young potatoes, which are the most useful and valuable for the diet.

And now the main question that most people ask when they learn about this technique: why can’t you eat fried potatoes on a diet? The first, and also the most important reason, is oil. The oil that we use to prepare a dish is not only a source of animal fat, which is difficult for our body to digest and goes into subcutaneous fat, but when heated it also turns out to be a source of dangerous carcinogens . And in the future, these harmful substances can become a cause.

The second reason why you should avoid fried potatoes is the seasonings and sauces that create their special taste. We are talking about salt, which we often overdo when we fry potatoes, and about various store-bought fatty dressings with gigantic amounts of e-additives and high calorie content.

Authorized Products

You are allowed to eat on a potato diet fresh vegetables that are rich in fiber and low in calories: lettuce, peppers, cucumbers, asparagus, celery, cabbage, carrots. Such products help cope with hunger and improve the functioning of the body, and you can eat them in large quantities without worrying that this may negatively affect your figure.

Also, do not forget about chicken broth soups , which also contribute to quick and high-quality saturation of the body.

And, of course, the main product of this diet is potato . It can be eaten no more than 1.5 kg per day in the form of puree, boiled, or baked.

Of course, the range of allowed foods on the potato diet is quite meager. But sometimes you can afford

• 100 g of chicken meat, if you feel hungry even after the main meal;
• a spoonful of honey, prunes or raisins if you want something sweet.

But, judging by the reviews, such a menu is quite successfully tolerated and those losing weight achieve their goals.

Table of permitted products

Fully or partially limited products

Prohibited foods include sweet fruits such as grapes, mangoes, bananas - they can only provoke appetite, which can lead to a breakdown.

Also, you cannot replace a home-cooked potato dish with semi-finished products with potatoes: dumplings, store-bought pancakes - you will never know their actual composition and quality of raw materials.

It’s worth forgetting, preferably forever, about fried potatoes and french fries because of the oil, salt and sauces that always accompany them.

Also, avoid sweets: store-bought chocolate and candies break all records for the content of transgenic fats and sugar. If you really want to buy something for tea, take creamy marshmallows. This is one of the most harmless sweets on current shelves.

At the end of the list of prohibited foods is alcohol. In addition to its high calorie content, alcohol retains water in the body, which we need to activate metabolism and successfully lose weight. So, both during the diet and in the future, it is recommended to reduce the consumption of alcoholic beverages to a minimum.

Table of prohibited products

* data is per 100 g of product

Menu (Power Mode)

Potato diet menu for 3 days

In 3 days of this diet method you can lose up to 3 kg.

Potato diet menu for 7 days

The seven-day menu of this method excludes dinners in order to reduce the amount of carbohydrates entering the body. But if the feeling of hunger is too overwhelming, you can eat a vegetable salad with a negative calorie content. The vegetables included in its composition do not bring with them any energy value, but the body spends a huge amount of energy on their digestion. These are cabbage, cucumber, celery, asparagus, radishes, spinach, carrots.

Dietary potato dishes

Recipes for dietary potato dishes are not just bland mashed potatoes. Even such a mono-diet can be made incredibly tasty by properly preparing its main component - potatoes.

Potatoes with sour cream and garlic in the oven - a flavorful, satisfying and quick dish for which you need:

• 0.5 kg potatoes;
• 3 cloves of garlic;
• 4 tbsp. spoons of low-fat sour cream;
• 1 chicken egg;
• ground black pepper;
• greenery.

Wash and cut the potatoes. There is no need to peel it, since with jacket potatoes, more valuable substances that promote weight loss enter the body. Mix with sour cream, grated garlic and pepper. Transfer to a baking dish and place in the oven, preheated to 180-200 degrees, for 30 minutes. 5 minutes before removing the dish from the oven, pour it with a beaten chicken egg, and garnish with fresh herbs before serving.

Dietary casserole

How to prepare the most delicious potato casserole that will not harm your figure? Here's a great recipe!

You will need:

• 5 medium potatoes;
• 1 onion;
• 2 tbsp. spoons of low-fat sour cream;
• 200 g chicken breast;
• 2 chicken eggs;
• pepper, aromatic herbs (rosemary, basil, mint, oregano);
• 100 g hard cheese;
• greenery.

Grate the potatoes on a fine grater, add eggs, spices, onions and mix everything thoroughly. Next, add sour cream, grated hard cheese, finely chopped chicken breast and place in a greased form. Bake the dish for 30 minutes at a temperature of 200 degrees. At the end of cooking, sprinkle with cheese and fresh herbs.

This version of a potato dish perfectly envelops the mucous membrane of the stomach, warms it up, satisfies perfectly... and this soup is simply very tasty! Therefore, under no circumstances ignore this recipe while adhering to the potato diet.

You will need:

• 400 ml water;
• 200 g potatoes;
• 20 g wheat flour;
• 200 ml milk;
• 1 chicken egg;
• 15 g butter;
• greenery.

Cut the potatoes into cubes and cook for 15-20 minutes. Then add flour, mix thoroughly, grind with a blender and let it boil again. Next, mix the egg and milk and add to the soup. Blend the soup again with a blender and let it boil. Before serving, you can season the soup with butter and herbs.

In case of failure

Of course, there is always a risk of failure. This is influenced by various factors: stress, anxiety, willpower, insufficient nutritional value of the proposed dietary menu.

Here are valuable tips that will help you not to break down, reach the end of the diet and achieve the desired result.

• During the diet, forget about alcohol . You will certainly want to snack on a glass of wine with cheese or chocolate, and a pint of beer with greasy chips, crackers or French fries. Alcohol provokes a feeling of hunger, and believe me, this will only harm you.

• Don't force yourself to eat. If the day has come when you can no longer even look at potatoes, take a break. Have a salad with permitted vegetables.

• Find something to do. There is no point in going on a diet. Perhaps it will be running or yoga, or even cleaning or manicuring. This way you can take your mind off the obsession with destroying all the food supplies in the house.

• Praise yourself. And yes, in the case of this technique it is sweets . Fruits and sweet tea are not provided here, but this does not prohibit you from eating 5-10 raisins, a spoonful of natural honey or half a creamy marshmallow, rewarding yourself for the path you have traveled. It is recommended to eat sweets before 14.00.

If a breakdown does occur, there is no need to worry. It is enough to concentrate and not give up the diet you have started, but from the next day start again on the proposed menu. Also, if you fail, it is recommended to extend the diet for 1-2 days.

Quitting the diet

Of course, a diet with limited carbohydrate intake gives good results. However, it is impossible to completely give up fruits, bread, and cereals. They must be present in your classic diet. At the end of the potato diet, such products should be introduced in small quantities. It’s better to start with buckwheat, apples, oranges, brown rice, whole grain bread, and after 2-3 weeks you will be able to eat most of the “right” foods.

Contraindications

This technique is not suitable for people who suffer from chronic diseases, liver, kidney and heart diseases. Also, the diet is strictly contraindicated for patients and people under 20 years of age.

During pregnancy and lactation

The diet is contraindicated for pregnant and breastfeeding women.

Pros and cons of the potato diet