Grapes and products of its processing have invaluable taste, nutritional and medicinal properties. It is recommended to be used for many diseases and as a dietary supplement. However, grapes are very high in calories - so how can they be part of the diet?
Calorie content of grapes
Since the sugar content in grapes usually predominates in the form of glucose, one kilogram of grapes, depending on the variety of berries, their growing conditions and the level of ripening of the crop, contains up to 300 grams or more of sugar. In addition to it, grapes are a rich source of calcium, mineral and protein substances, iron, phosphorus, pectins and vitamins A, B1, B2, B6, C and P. The calorie content of grape juice containing fructose, lactose, trace elements, potassium cations and organic acids, is 70 - 150 kcal / 100 grams.
You should not eat grapes with milk, mineral water, beer, fish, cucumbers and fatty foods in order not to get an upset stomach.
Grapes are eaten both fresh and dried. It is also used in the production of wine drinks, marinades, juices, compotes and so on. Good grapes and for decorative purposes. Sweet grape varieties are not recommended for people suffering from diabetes mellitus, acute dysentery, hypertension and severe diarrhea.
Grape diet
Despite their high calorie content, grapes can help you lose two kilograms in four days without feeling hungry. This is due to the same calories that will keep the body feeling full. In the first two days on a grape diet, a person usually loses a pound of weight, at the same time being cleared of toxins and toxins, and also normalizes his nutritional balance.
For a grape diet, it is better to choose grapes with seeds, which contain a large amount of polyphenols, which slow down the aging process of the body.
On the first day of the grape diet, you need to have breakfast with a tablespoon of muesli with half an orange, 100 grams of dark grapes and 150 grams of yogurt. For lunch - a salad of 250 grams of pumpkin, 100 grams of grapes, 150 grams of lettuce and a tablespoon of chopped walnuts. Cut the pumpkin into cubes and lightly fry them in butter. The grapes must be halved, and the salad must be cut and mixed with the pumpkin cubes. To make a dressing for a dish, add mustard and vinegar to taste to the oil left over after frying, sprinkling the sauce with walnuts.
And finally, for dinner - a fruit salad with 100 grams of white grapes, 50 grams of pineapple, a quarter of papaya, a tablespoon of lemon juice, a piece of chicken breast and a quarter of a glass of water. The energy value of all these dishes in total will be no more than 800 - 850 kcal.
