In Russia, the tomato was an ornamental plant for a long time; its fruits were not eaten and were considered poisonous. Today, no one doubts the benefits of tomatoes.
It contains lycopene (a natural component with an antitumor effect), beneficial folic, nicotinic, and citric acids; in terms of vitamin C content, tomatoes are compared to citrus fruits.
Rich in B vitamins and vitamin K, sugars, minerals (phosphorus, iron, sodium, chlorine, calcium, fiber) and pectin.
The berry is especially beneficial in winter, when there is an acute lack of vitamins..
Systematic consumption of tomatoes has a positive effect on the functioning of the heart and digestive system, and blood cholesterol is reduced. By including this berry in your diet, you can influence female beauty. The substances included in the composition make the skin elastic and soft, remove toxins, force the body to use fat reserves, thereby promoting weight loss.
Diet rules for constipation
To get rid of intestinal problems, you should adhere to proper nutrition for constipation.
Eat as much fiber as possible
. Dietary fiber acts on the mechanical receptors of the intestinal wall and leads to increased peristalsis, which as a result promotes the movement of feces.
Drink plenty of clean water
. Maintaining a water regime for constipation is a necessary condition for a laxative diet. The volume of fluid per day should be at least 2 liters. This means pure water. Broths, juices, teas and other liquids on the menu do not apply to this item. It is ordinary water that helps to liquefy stool, which ultimately leads to easier bowel movements.
Eat often.
To avoid constipation, you need to eat at least 5-6 times a day. Then the foods will be better digested and the nutrients will be fully absorbed.
Switch to natural products
. You should definitely exclude fast food, food containing preservatives and dyes, and semi-finished products from your diet. They not only provoke constipation, but also poison the body and lead to dysbacteriosis. Therefore, you need to cook from ordinary natural products.
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Principles of nutrition
For the beneficial properties of tomatoes to really help you lose weight, you need to follow some diet rules. First, you will have to disassemble your food cabinets and refrigerator and, without sparing, remove the following products from sight:
- potato;
- pasta;
- bread;
- bananas, dates, grapes;
- pork;
- any canned food;
- pickles, marinades, sauces;
- cereals;
- bakery and confectionery products;
- pasteurized juices, compotes, fruit drinks;
- soda, lemonade, coffee;
- alcoholic drinks.
This is the prohibited minimum that those who want to get rid of extra pounds need to permanently eliminate from their diet. Fats and fast carbohydrates will not allow you to live in peace, unless you engage in regular strength training, which will burn off everything you have gained. Reviews of the tomato diet for weight loss confirm this.
Since you won’t be able to eat only tomatoes for a long time, you need to choose foods for yourself that will not harm your figure. This can be any vegetables and fruits, except forbidden ones, raw, baked, stewed or steamed. You can also include fermented milk products in the menu (low-fat kefir, cottage cheese, fermented baked milk, natural yogurt), lean meat (veal, beef), chicken breast, low-fat white fish (blue whiting, pike perch, pollock, cod, flounder).
All dishes for the tomato diet are prepared without salt and sugar. If you need to dress the salad, use olive or flaxseed oil in half with lemon juice. If desired, the taste of the dishes can be varied with natural spices, fresh or frozen herbs, chopped garlic or onions.
Important! During the diet, and preferably after it, you need to drink at least 1.5 liters of pure water without gas per day.
When diet number 3 is prescribed, the goals of the diet
Constipation can occur due to various intestinal conditions, which occur with both exacerbations and periods of calm. For chronic defecation disorders associated with stool retention, in the presence of concomitant diseases, as well as for constipation caused by poor diet, diet number 3 (or table number 3) is prescribed. If there are any diseases of the digestive tract, then it is indicated only during the absence of exacerbations. Table number 3 is also suitable for children.
What goals are pursued by prescribing diet 3 for constipation:
- restoration of functional activity of the intestine;
- normalization of metabolic processes in the body;
- improvement of motor function of the small and large intestine;
- strengthening the secretory function of the glands of the intestinal wall;
- ensuring regular bowel movements;
- elimination of rotting processes in the intestinal lumen;
- elimination of intoxication of the body;
- normalization of water metabolism.
Thus, diet 3 for constipation is absolutely complete in its composition. Its main difference from the usual diet is that when compiling a menu, preference is given to products that have a laxative effect. They enhance peristalsis and accelerate the exit of feces. And foods that cause decay processes (fried or saturated with essential oils) are completely excluded from the diet.
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Tomato diet: benefits and harms
As with all low-calorie diets, be it celery or fruit, if you live from hand to mouth for a long time (ten days or more), you risk slowing down your metabolism, so after the end of the weight loss period, you will be able to gain all your kilograms back very quickly.
There are many contraindications to this method of losing weight:
- almost all chronic diseases (gastrointestinal tract, heart and blood vessels, brain, joints, kidneys, liver, skin);
- any inflammatory processes and systemic diseases;
- reduced immunity, previous surgical interventions;
- poor tooth enamel, tendency to caries and periodontal disease;
- allergy;
- pregnancy;
- breastfeeding;
- age less than 18 and more than 60.
Even if you really want to eat only tomatoes, consult your doctor and let him decide whether you can eat this way or not. There are a number of diseases for which this product is contraindicated. In particular, in some varieties of the fifth table according to Pevzner.
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Some “experts” claim that in combination with exercise in the gym, long walks and other exercises, you will lose weight better and faster. May be. But I’ll tell you honestly: on such a ration there is no time for physical activity. So if you have hard physical work, the tomato diet will not suit you either.
There are ways to get rid of fat deposits that work reliably and safely. The essence of such methods is to put your lifestyle in order: learn to eat right, use only high-quality products, and fight physical inactivity and stress.
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Composition and energy value of diet No. 3
Diet 3 for constipation is based on carbohydrates. The ratio of proteins, fats and carbohydrates in the diet is in the proportion 1: 1: 4. The amount of protein per day should be about 100 g, while only half of the animal origin nutrient accounts for the rest, the rest is vegetable protein. Of 100 g of fat, on the contrary, the majority is an animal component - 70%, and only 30% is vegetable fats. Accordingly, the amount of carbohydrates in the diet is 400 g. The daily salt content in the diet is 15 g, and the minimum volume of liquid is 1.5 liters. In general, the energy value of table number 3 is about 3,000 kcal.
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Pros and cons of the tomato diet
The main advantages of the tomato diet include:
- Losing weight in a short period of time without consequences for the body.
- Positive effect on the cardiovascular system and digestion.
- Low calorie content of the fruit - 100 g contains 23 kcal.
The main disadvantages of the tomato diet include:
- After finishing the diet, excess weight may return, because the diet is based on a large loss of fluid and a decrease in salt intake. To prevent extra pounds from returning to your diet, you need to slowly reintroduce salt.
- Tomatoes should not be mixed with foods containing protein, otherwise the digestive system will be disrupted. It is better to combine them with olive oil, cheese, and nuts.
- It is better not to combine fruits that have undergone heat treatment with potatoes or bread - this can cause kidney stones.
Diet foods No. 3
Diet number 3 for constipation allows children and adults to eat most foods. However, each group has its exceptions.
Bread and flour products
. A prerequisite is that the pastries and bread must be dried, baked a day or two ago. The preferred bread is gray, grain (rye, Borodino). Diet flour should be no higher than second grade. Not allowed: products made from high-grade flour, baked goods and puff pastry.
Soups.
The broth can be anything, the main thing is that it is not greasy and rich. Preference is given to soups and concoctions from vegetables, fruits, and cereals.
Meat products and poultry.
The diet menu “Table number 3” includes any lean meat. As a rule, it is prepared in large pieces or chopped. Milk sausages are allowed. Avoid: smoked and canned meat, as well as fatty poultry (duck or goose).
Fish and seafood.
Just like meat, the main condition is the absence of fat content. They are also prepared in pieces. Not allowed: smoked and canned seafood and fish, as well as its fatty varieties.
Milk and dairy products.
All fermented milk products are allowed in the diet, as well as cheese (mild), cottage cheese, and cream. It is preferable to use milk itself when preparing dishes.
Egg products.
Only fried and hard-boiled eggs are prohibited; other egg dishes are allowed. The amount of product per day is 2 pieces (for a child – 1).
Cereals and pasta.
Preference is given to dietary cereals: buckwheat, barley, pearl barley. They should be boiled in water, and then milk can be added. Dishes: porridge, casseroles. Not allowed: rice, semolina, pasta, legume dishes.
Vegetable crops.
Vegetables are boiled and baked. They are consumed raw and as a side dish, as well as in the form of casseroles. Potatoes are consumed in limited quantities, and products with essential oils (radish, garlic, onions, radishes) are completely removed from the diet.
Snacks.
In the Diet 3 menu for constipation, you can eat any low-fat and non-spicy snacks. The use of smoked products is also excluded.
Sweet dishes.
Almost everything is allowed: berries, fruits and sweets (honey, jam) in reasonable quantities on any day of the week. You cannot eat chocolate or astringent fruits (quince).
Sauces, spices
. You can use any sauces on this diet, only low-fat and non-spicy ones. Pepper, mustard and horseradish are excluded from seasonings.
Beverages.
Freshly squeezed juices with pulp from fruits and vegetables. You can also drink a coffee or tea substitute, rosehip decoction. But cocoa and natural coffee, as well as strong tea should be removed from the diet (especially for children).
Fats.
The “Table No. 3” diet allows the consumption of vegetable oils, which can be added directly to dishes. From animal fats, you can use butter several times a week. The rest is prohibited.
Vegetables, as well as fruits in the menu of dietary table number 3 are present both raw and boiled. Whenever possible, products are not crushed, but prepared in large pieces or whole. The diet does not exclude the consumption of sweet or cold foods. For constipation, a cold drink is recommended in the morning, for example water with honey, and in the evening (before bed) you need to drink kefir or compote, you are allowed to eat a little prunes or fruit. Therefore, the “Table No. 3” diet for a child or an adult does not present any difficulties, since there is no need to give up anything.
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Diet options
On tomato juice
Recommended in two versions: short-term and long-term.
Despite the availability and low cost of juice in stores, it is advisable to use freshly prepared juice without salt, which is squeezed immediately before use.
Three-day option: the main condition is to drink tomato juice with every meal.
Breakfast
- Option 1: 2 slices of rye bread or 1 slice, thinly greased with butter.
- Option 2: 150 gr. low-fat cottage cheese.
- Option 3: 200 gr. fruit salad (without grapes and bananas).
Dinner
- Option 1: 100 gr. boiled unsalted rice, baked or stewed vegetables.
- Option 2: 150 gr. fillet of boiled lean fish, vegetable salad with tomatoes, seasoned with olive oil and lemon juice.
Dinner
- Just one option: 200 gr. chicken white meat (breast).
During the diet, 2-3 kg of weight are lost.
The good thing about a long-term tomato juice diet is that it can last as long as you want. The list of products approved for consumption is quite wide. Of course, it is better if the juice is made from non-industrial mass-grown fruits that contain substances to increase shelf life.
The main requirement: 10-15 minutes before a meal, drink one glass of tomato juice and do not consume foods from the list below:
- sweets, confectionery;
- baked goods and flour products;
- smoked meat;
- fried foods;
- spicy and salty;
- carbonated drinks;
- alcohol.
Preference is given to steamed dishes, seafood, lean meat and poultry.
Tomato juice and rice
This type of diet has only two main ingredients, which makes it a good test of willpower. The cost of the components is attractive, which serves as another argument in favor when choosing a diet. Duration – up to 20 days, optimally – two weeks.
It is better to use brown rice, since the starch content in it is slightly lower than in white, and this increases success in losing weight. It must be prepared in advance: pour 300 g of rice with warm water overnight. During the night, rice grains have time to swell and become soft, but do not waste their reserves of nutrients, as happens with white rice during the cooking process.
You need to drink tomato juice all day, an hour before meals and eat a portion of rice. Repeat meals 5 times a day.
If the diet lasts longer than 14 days, then for lunch you need to add 150 g of meat or fish and fresh fruits (except banana), vegetables and low-fat cottage cheese.
On tomato soup
The main difference between this type of diet is the daily consumption of tomato soup. You can eat it at any time and as much as you want. At the same time, it is important to observe moderation and try not to stretch the volume of the stomach, because after the process of losing weight is completed, it will be difficult to resist the constant feeling of hunger and the risk of rapidly gaining weight that you just said goodbye to increases significantly. The result of using this diet will be a loss of 4-8 kg per week.
For the soup you will need:
- 6 onions;
- 2 large tomatoes;
- medium head of cabbage;
- a bunch of green pepper;
- 2 vegetable bouillon cubes;
- a bunch of leaf celery.
Cut the vegetables into cubes, add water and bring to a boil. Cook for 10 minutes over high heat, and then on low until tender.
You can diversify your diet with fresh vegetables and fruits. Drink water and green tea without sugar.
Tomato-milk
The list of products in this express diet is quite limited: tomatoes, their juice, milk (1.5% fat) and low-fat cottage cheese. Juice, as in previous diets, is better to prepare at home, do not add salt and allow a high pulp content. Many versions of this diet allow the use of tomato paste, but you need to understand that tomato paste is a product containing additives for long-term storage, which makes its use for these purposes less desirable.
You need to be careful when following such a diet and clearly maintain time intervals of at least three hours between consuming tomatoes and dairy products, since such mixing can lead to active fermentation in the gastrointestinal tract with all the ensuing consequences in the form of heartburn, dyspepsia, increased gas formation, etc. To The diet was successful, you should use only fully ripe fruits, brown ones should be excluded.
If you feel very hungry, you can snack on fresh vegetables, preferably carrots or cucumbers.
When following the tomato-milk diet, it is strictly forbidden to drink alcoholic beverages. If you have to drink alcohol, you need to stop the diet at least 24 hours in advance.
There are two options for a tomato-milk diet for weight loss: a three-day diet and a seven-day diet.
Three-day option
It is tougher and is often equated to fasting days. Allows you to cleanse the body of toxins and correct weight in the shortest possible time.
- Breakfast: a glass of milk (1.5%) or tomato juice.
- Lunch: 200 g of fresh tomatoes or low-fat cottage cheese.
- Dinner: a glass of milk or tomato juice.
If strictly followed, up to 1 kg of excess weight can be lost per day.
Seven day option
- Breakfast: milk or juice.
- Lunch: a serving of tomato milk soup.
- Afternoon snack: 20 g low-fat cottage cheese or 2 medium tomatoes.
- Dinner: milk or juice.
Recipe for milk and tomato soup
Crush a kilogram of tomatoes, after removing the skin, heat them together with a glass of milk and 0.5 cups of water. When the mixture becomes warm, add 200 g of Gorgonzola cheese, garlic, onion, basil - to taste. Cook over low heat for 20 minutes. Do not add salt.
Due to the combination of milk and tomatoes, the soup has a very short shelf life, so it is best to cook it before eating and eat it warm. You should know that most of the beneficial substances and vitamins contained in the pulp are lost during heat treatment, which negatively affects the nutritional value of the product.
Another type of tomato-milk diet is called fasting days based on tomato and milk. The principle is this: you need to alternate days of taking basic foods and losing weight. On the first day, 1 liter of milk is drunk, on the second day, 2 kg of tomatoes are eaten. Do not be afraid of a “violent” stomach reaction due to the combination of these two ingredients, since the time between their doses will be quite sufficient for digestion. As a result, you can lose weight by losing up to 1 kg per day.
Tomato-apple
Another modification of the tomato diet, but with the use of a second component – an apple. It is based on the active consumption of fiber, which, in addition to losing weight, causes a decrease in intestinal sludge. One day you should eat exclusively tomatoes, without limiting your consumption, and the next - 2-3 kg of apples (preferably unpeeled). If it is difficult to cope with the growing feeling of hunger, then for an afternoon snack you can allow yourself a handful of dried fruits, such as raisins, dried apricots, figs or prunes (not smoked). You should expose your body to such a diet for no longer than four days (it is usually recommended to limit it to two), since it contains strict restrictions that are not permissible for long-term use. Weight loss when losing weight on this type of diet is about 1 kg per day.
Tomato juice and eggs
This diet is presented in two versions: three-day and seven-day.
The essence of the three-day diet is to eat eggs daily: one is eaten in the morning, two for lunch and one for dinner. In addition to eggs, you need to consume 4.5 kg of fresh tomatoes in three days, dividing them proportionally into equal portions throughout the day.
The weekly option is less strict and provides a greater variety of foods in the diet. The basic rule is to end every meal with tomatoes. An approximate daily menu should look like this:
- 6 eggs without yolks (no more than two at a time);
- 2 slices of low-fat cheese;
- 200 g boiled chicken fillet;
- 200 g low-fat cottage cheese.
You can supplement the menu with any vegetables (raw or cooked in any way except frying in oil). You can drink filtered water in sufficient volume, weak unsweetened tea, and occasionally coffee.
On tomato and crab sticks
The use of this type, which has proven itself to be a highly effective method for losing weight, is used as weekly fasting days. It is imperative to pay attention to the composition of crab sticks: surimi fillet should be listed first in the list of ingredients - this guarantees the low calorie content of the product and high quality, which ensures that the body receives the required amount of protein. If this component is listed second and further from the beginning of the list, then you should refuse the purchase.
Adhering to this diet, you need to eat 200 g of crab sticks and drink 1 liter of tomato juice per day.
Sample menu for the week
Below is a sample diet menu for constipation for a week. All dishes can be adjusted when eating according to table number 3.
Monday
In the morning: freshly squeezed vegetable juice.
1st breakfast: steam omelette, fruit salad, weak tea.
2nd breakfast: yogurt.
Lunch: cold beetroot, boiled meat with vegetable side dish, rosehip infusion.
Afternoon snack: dry oatmeal cookies, compote of berries and fruits.
Dinner: potato-pumpkin casserole with cheese, weak tea.
At night: prunes.
Tuesday
In the morning: cold water with honey.
1st breakfast: vegetable casserole, dry oatmeal cookies, coffee substitute.
2nd breakfast: apple.
Lunch: vegetarian vegetable soup, steamed fish in pieces, stewed vegetables, weak tea.
Afternoon snack: fruit salad, rosehip infusion.
Dinner: zucchini baked with tomatoes, berry and fruit juice.
At night: kefir.
Wednesday
In the morning: cold compote of dried fruits.
1st breakfast: cabbage salad, buckwheat porridge with milk, weak tea.
2nd breakfast: low-fat yogurt with fruit.
Lunch: botvinya, boiled chicken with buckwheat, dried fruit compote.
Afternoon snack: rye cookies, fruit juice.
Dinner: roll of grape leaves and vegetables, berry compote.
At night: apple.
Thursday
In the morning: cold rose hip decoction.
1st breakfast: fresh tomato salad, egg white omelette, cookies, weak tea.
2nd breakfast: fruit salad.
Lunch: chicken broth soup with millet, baked meat with boiled vegetables, compote.
Afternoon snack: low-fat yogurt with fruit.
Dinner: broccoli and pumpkin casserole, weak tea.
At night: kefir.
Friday
In the morning: cold berry compote.
1st breakfast: pumpkin-squash casserole, toasted rye bread sandwiches with cheese, coffee substitute.
2nd breakfast: dry biscuits, fruit juice.
Lunch: cucumber soup with kefir, baked fish, stewed vegetables, berry and fruit juice.
Afternoon snack: apple, compote.
Dinner: stewed vegetables, fruit juice.
At night: prunes.
Saturday
In the morning: freshly squeezed fruit juice.
1st breakfast: cabbage salad with apple, wheat porridge with milk, compote.
2nd breakfast: apple.
Lunch: cauliflower soup with meat broth, baked fish with vegetables, weak tea.
Afternoon snack: cabbage and carrot salad, vegetable juice.
Dinner: buckwheat cereal, berry and fruit compote.
At night: kefir.
Sunday
In the morning: cold rose hip decoction.
1st breakfast: beet salad, buckwheat porridge with milk, fruit compote.
2nd breakfast: fruit salad.
Lunch: cereal soup with meat broth, stewed beets, baked meat in pieces, compote.
Afternoon snack: dry shortbread cookies, fruit juice.
Dinner: vegetable cabbage rolls, weak tea.
At night: fruit.
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Tomato juice diet
Tomato juice is no less useful than the tomato itself : vitamin E, potassium, calcium, iron. And this is not a complete list.
When consumed, the hormone of happiness is produced - this will allow you to go on a diet without stress, and due to the high content of vegetable protein, the juice perfectly fights the feeling of hunger.
To improve the taste of the drink, lemon, herbs or salt are added to it. It is better not to buy the drink in a store, but to make it yourself in a juicer or meat grinder.
This diet is one of the versions of express diets for losing weight in a short time.
The first two days the diet is simple:
- tomato juice - 1 glass;
- milk or kefir (low fat content) - 1 liter;
- 2 rye crackers.
Distribute products as you wish . You are allowed to drink still mineral water, herbal infusions, and tea. For the next five days you can:
Breakfast - 2 any fruits and a glass of tomato juice. Snack - coffee or tea without sugar with a small piece of rye or whole grain bread, 0% cottage cheese. Lunch - 100 grams of white fish or chicken meat, 100 grams of brown rice, 100 grams of stewed vegetables and a glass of tomato juice. Snack - apple. Dinner - 50 grams of brown rice, 100 grams of steamed veal or beef, a glass of tomato juice.
You should have dinner no later than 4 hours before going to bed.
An unbalanced diet can be harmful to health, so it is not recommended to use the diet for more than one week.
The diet can be used by people with cardiovascular diseases (the walls of blood vessels are strengthened) and anemia.
Dish recipes
As an example, below are simple recipes for table number 3, which have a laxative effect and are suitable for inclusion in the menu for constipation.
Millet soup with meat broth
Boil a lean piece of meat. Peel and cut the potatoes and carrots into cubes and place them in the broth. Chop the meat coarsely and add it to the broth. Rinse the millet and add it to the pan. Cook for 15 minutes. At the end, add salt and herbs to taste.
Fruit salad
Peel the seeds from the apple and pear and cut them into cubes. Slice the banana and orange as well. Combine fruits and top with yogurt.
Eggplant baked with vegetables
Wash the eggplants, cut off the ends and cut the fruit in half lengthwise. Remove the middle, salt the remaining parts and set aside. Stew the eggplant core with chopped tomatoes and zucchini, add salt to taste. Stuff the halves with the resulting vegetable mixture. Sprinkle with cheese and bake in the oven until done.
Zucchini roll
For the filling, simmer the eggplants and tomatoes cut into small cubes and add salt. Grate the cheese on a coarse grater. Peel and grate the zucchini, add a couple of beaten eggs, baking powder, salt and flour to make a thick dough. Place it on a baking sheet on foil greased with vegetable oil and bake until crusty. Turn the finished layer over onto the table, remove the foil and place the filling over the entire surface of the cake. Also sprinkle with cheese. Roll the filling into a roll and refrigerate.
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The information in this article is for reference only and does not replace professional advice from a doctor. To make a diagnosis and prescribe treatment, consult a qualified specialist.
