Lentils
Very many diets that promise you to get rid of extra pounds deprive your body of essential nutrients, which means that during the regime, you will feel weak, tired and devoid of energy.
It’s time to say no to the restrictive diets and adopt a healthy and balanced diet based on lentils.
Lentil Benefits
Lentil is a legume that help you lose weight healthily.
A cure for a week with lentils will help you lose weight gradually and protects you from undesirable yo-yo effect. 100 grams of lentils gives you just a little over 100 calories.
A 7-day lentil diet provides all the nutrients your body needs (protein, carbohydrates and fiber), plus vitamins (A, B1, B2, B3, C, folic acid) and minerals (calcium, iron, potassium, phosphorus and zinc).
The 7 days Lentil Diet
At breakfast, in your 7 days diet, you can alternate these foods:
- – 1 cup granola, 1 cup plain yogurt, 1 pear
- – 1 slice of toasted bread with cream cheese and tomatoes
- – 2 slices of toasted bread with 2 tablespoons cheese and honey
At snacks in your 7 days diet, you can alternate the following foods:
- – 1 fruit (but not bananas or grapes)
- – 1 plain yogurt
- – 1 cereal bar
At lunch and dinner you can eat some dishes based on lentils. Let’s see how you can prepare a daily diet (the quantity for each dish is enough for 2 servings).
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Day 1 – Lentil Pancakes
- – 1 cup cooked lentils
- – 1 chopped red onion
- – 1 egg
- – 2 tablespoons flour
Pass lentils, add remaining ingredients, spice and form some pancakes. Preheat the oven and bake your pancakes. You can eat them with cheese and vegetables.
Day 2 – Lentil Soup
- – 1 cup lentils
- – 1 carrot
- – 2 medium potatoes
- – 1 celery
- – 1 small red onion
- – 2 cups vegetable broth
- – 1 tablespoon cream
- – salt, pepper, thyme
Boil your vegetables. In a skillet, brown 200 grams of diced chicken breast. Puree the vegetables until you get a soup and add meat.
Day 3 – Scrambled Eggs and Mashed Lentils
Make an omelet from 2 eggs. For lentil puree, you need:
- – 1 cup vegetable broth / chicken
- – 1 tablespoon butter
- – 1 cup cooked lentils
Add ingredients in blender and mix them. Add the mixture in a pot and put it to boil on medium heat for 15 minutes.
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Day 4 – Lentils with Rice
Boil 1 cup of rice and separately prepare a fresh tomato sauce, garlic and onion. The sauce that adds 1 cup of lentils boiled and let food to settle.
Day 5 – Lentils and Mashed Potatoes
- – 1 cup lentils
- – 1 cup vegetable broth / chicken
- – 1 cup mashed potatoes
Boil a lentils vegetable soup, then add mashed potatoes and mix. You can serve food with chicken or vegetables.
Day 6 – Lentil Soup
- – 1 cup cooked lentils
- – 100 g smoked meat
- – 1 apple
- – 2 cups vegetable broth
- – salt, pepper, thyme
Put the soup in a pot, add diced apple and diced meat. After 5 minutes, add lentils and let boil more for a few minutes. Season your soup.
Day 7 – Lentil Dumplings with Mushroom Sauce
- – 1 cup cooked lentils
- – 1 egg
- – 1 tablespoon flour
- – 1 chopped onion
- – 1 tablespoon olive oil
Mix the lentils, add remaining ingredients and cook dumplings. For mushroom gravy: you need 1 cup sliced mushrooms 2 tablespoons sour cream, a little white wine, parsley and spices.
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