A diet on fat-burning soups is one of the popular ways to lose weight quickly, without painful hunger and special efforts. However, there are those who question the ability of dietary soups to burn fat. So what are fat-burning soups, truth or fiction, their effectiveness?
Types of fat-burning soups
There are many types of "magic" fat-burning soups. The four most common are cabbage, celery, tomato and onion. The set of vegetables in these recipes is almost the same, the differences are only in the amount of certain ingredients. The method for preparing fat-burning soups is also similar: the vegetables are chopped, poured over with water and the thick soup is boiled, first over high, then over low heat. Seasonings are added at the end of cooking, but salt is prohibited in some recipes. Sometimes it is recommended to grind such a soup to a puree-like consistency.
Analysis of the components of fat burning soups
Do diet soups really have a fat-burning effect? Celery is considered a negative calorie vegetable. It contains a lot of fiber, which takes more calories to digest than the body receives as a result.
Celery cleanses the intestines well, has a diuretic effect and stimulates the digestive glands.
Cabbage is also a negative calorie food. It is rich in fiber and contains tartronic acid, which activates fat metabolism. Onions act as a diuretic, stimulates digestion. Carrots have a mild laxative effect and contain a lot of pectins that remove toxins from the body.
It is recommended to add ground ginger, paprika, garlic, coriander and others as seasonings in fat-burning soup. Seasonings activate metabolism, stimulate the digestive glands, improve the taste of food and induce the production of "hormones of joy" - endorphins.
The rest of the ingredients in fat-burning soups are designed to enhance their flavor and improve digestion.
From the standpoint of herbal medicine, fat-burning soups are decoctions that promote weight loss, but not fat burning.
A diet on fat-burning soups will be effective if you carefully follow all the recommendations:
- eat fat-burning soups three times a day;
- additionally small quantities of fruits, non-starchy vegetables, brown rice, fish and lean meat are allowed;
- completely eliminate sweets, flour products, cereals, grapes, bananas, fatty meats;
- arrange the last meal no later than two hours before bedtime;
- Exercise while dieting. [box # 3]
The diet should last no more than a week.
Fat Burning Soup Recipes
Celery soup
Chop and put in a saucepan 400 g celery stalks, 500 g white cabbage, 5-6 onions, 2 bell pepper pods. Pour the vegetables over with water and cook for 20 minutes over high heat, then over low until tender. Before the end of cooking, season the soup with salt and season with spices and tomatoes or tomato paste.
Cabbage soup
For cabbage soup, you need white cabbage and cauliflower - half a medium head of cabbage, 2-3 carrots, 5-6 celery stalks, bell peppers and an onion. You can season the soup with garlic, ginger, ground pepper and the juice of half a lemon.
Tomato soup
For tomato soup, you need 3 tomatoes, 500 g of white cabbage, an onion, carrots, two cloves of garlic, 30 g of celery root, salt, herbs and your favorite seasonings.
Onion soup
For onion fat-burning soup, you need a small head of cabbage, 6 onions, and a bunch of celery. You can supplement the soup with fresh or canned tomatoes and green bell peppers and spices.
