Melon is a very tasty and healthy fruit for the body. Its juice and pulp are indicated for diseases of the kidneys, liver, bladder, anemia and some skin diseases. In addition, the use of melon is excellent for stimulating the intestines and helps with constipation. Is it possible to lose weight on a melon?
How to eat a melon
First, you need to figure out how to eat melon correctly - there are several nuances here. The fact is that melon is such a product that cannot be combined with any others. Melon should not be eaten for dessert, as it is digested in the intestines, not in the stomach.
What happens if you eat a melon immediately after a hearty meal? It lingers in the stomach, and the fermentation process begins. As a result, there is increased gas formation, ovulation, heaviness in the abdomen and colic. That is why the melon should be consumed only as an independent dish and not earlier than 2 hours after eating.
Melon and weight loss
The melon does not contain very many calories, 30-50 kcal per 100 g, depending on the variety. However, there are quite a lot of carbohydrates in the pulp of the fruit, so melon can be attributed to dietary products with a stretch. But the melon is successfully used to cleanse the intestines and fasting days.
Fasting day on melons. You can arrange a fasting day on melons if you eat only the pulp of the fruit (up to 1.5 kg, divided into 5-6 doses) and water during the day. Duration of the mono-diet: 1-2 days. The expected weight loss is from 1.5 kg per day
Melon contains a lot of fiber, which helps to improve intestinal motility. In addition, consuming cantaloupes will help remove excess fluid from the body.
How to choose a quality melon
To choose a delicious melon, carefully examine the peel before buying: it should be free of damage and soft areas, it is absolutely forbidden to eat a melon with traces of rot. Before cutting the melon, rinse the surface with running water - there may be a lot of dirt in the irregularities on its skin.
When melon season begins:
- Variety "Avocadnaya" - from mid-July
- Variety "Medovaya" - from the end of July
- Kolkhoznitsa variety - from the beginning of August
- "Torpedo" variety - from the end of August
- Variety "Cantaloupe" - all year round
Melon Diet Recipes
Strawberry melon soup
Thoroughly rinse a glass of fresh strawberries, cut the tails off the berries. Cut the kulubnik into halves. Remove 400 g of ripe melon from the skin and seeds, cut the flesh into cubes. Place the ingredients in a blender bowl and beat at low speed for a minute until a smooth consistency is obtained. Pour in 100 ml of iced green tea and whisk again. Serve garnished with fresh mint.
Melon and cucumber smoothie
Cut the melon pulp into cubes and place in a bowl - you need a full 300 ml bowl for the recipe. Place the melon bowl on the top shelf of the refrigerator. Peel half of a large cucumber. Place melon pieces, cucumber, 100 ml cold drinking water and 6 fresh mint leaves in a blender bowl. Grind food with a hand blender. Now add a teaspoon of liquid honey and whisk again. Pour into portions, garnish with mint leaves and serve with a straw.
