Eat and lose weight: 5 salads to get perfect waist
Five salads that promote weight loss have been named (photo: Freepik)
You can achieve a slim waist without strict diets if you add delicious, light, and healthy salads to your diet. They will help tone the body, energize you, and delight your taste buds.
Cucumber, radish, and greens salad
Ukrainian nutritionist Olha Shaievska explained that this salad is "light" for the stomach, rich in water and vitamins, and has a low calorie content.
Ingredients:
- fresh cucumbers
- radishes
- green onions, dill, parsley
- 2% yogurt or kefir (instead of mayonnaise)
- salt, pepper
Cucumber and radish salad (photo: Freepik)
"Brush" salad
It is also known as beet detox.
To prepare it, you will need the following ingredients:
- raw carrots and beets
- sauerkraut or fresh cabbage
- lemon juice
- olive oil (1 tsp)
Benefits for the body: stimulates digestion, cleanses the intestines, and reduces bloating.
"Brush" salad (photo: today)
Broccoli and spinach salad
Ingredients:
- boiled or steamed broccoli
- fresh spinach
- cherry tomatoes
- flax seeds or sesame seeds
- olive oil + lemon juice
This salad is a source of fiber, antioxidants, and iron.
Broccoli and spinach salad (photo: Freepik)
Cabbage, apple, and carrot salad
Ingredients:
- white cabbage
- grated carrot
- grated apple
- a little lemon juice
- 1 tsp oil (flaxseed or olive)
The advantages include good stimulation of metabolism.
Cabbage and carrot salad (photo: Freepik)
Avocado and cucumber salad
Ingredients:
- avocado (1/2)
- cucumber
- arugula or lettuce
- lemon juice
- seeds (pumpkin, flax)
The salad contains healthy fats and chlorophyll, making it a great source of energy and satiety without harming the figure.
Avocado and cucumber salad (photo: Freepik)
Which foods to avoid when losing weight
Sugary drinks
Sugary drinks like soda contain lots of calories and sugar. They are closely associated with weight gain and can have a negative impact on health if consumed excessively.
These liquid calories quickly add up and do not satisfy hunger. Even fruit juices can be problematic due to their high sugar content.
Fried foods
It’s best to avoid French fries, fried chicken, and other favorite fatty foods. They usually contain a lot of calories and unhealthy fats and contribute to weight gain and other health problems.
French fries are not only high in calories and fat, but also linked to weight gain and obesity.
Red meat
Fatty cuts of red meat and fried meats contain a lot of saturated fats and calories, which make weight loss more difficult. Studies have found a link between meat consumption and weight gain.
You may be interested in:
- Why it’s important not to give up dessert while losing weight
- 6 morning habits that secretly lead to weight gain
Sources: Instagram page of Ukrainian nutritionist Olha Shaievska and website Hindustan Times.
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