Celery is one of the few foods with a negative calorie content (more on this in this article). In short, the body spends more energy on chewing and assimilation of such food than it consumes. Eating and losing weight – now does not sound like a joke.
A wonderful tool for weight loss and purification from toxins and toxins – a cocktail of celery with yogurt or kefir. The drink is easy to prepare and tasty to drink. It will help to improve the digestion, get rid of edema. Forget the habit of falling asleep hungry – you can even have a green cocktail with celery overnight. How to cook it?
Slimming cocktail recipe
Celery slimming cocktail is extremely simple: prepare all the ingredients, wash, peel and chop in a blender. To do this, you will need: an average bunch of celery, 50 ml of natural nonfat yogurt, 1 lime. The cocktail will be airy, soft and very fragrant. It is better to drink an hour before meals at any time of the day or at night, so as not to suffer from hungry insomnia. By analogy, you can make a kefir-celery cocktail (there is no big difference what kind of fermented milk product you take).
Now a little about the benefits of celery. Why is this product so often used in cocktails and other folk remedies for weight loss.
Benefits of celery for weight loss
Celery – a storehouse of utility, like all greens. Leaves, root and stem are equally rich in vitamins, fiber, amino acids.
As you can see, the list is impressive, but most importantly, some of the substances are present in therapeutic doses, that is, they compensate for the daily balance.
Celery: the benefits and harm
Many who have lost weight using celery have noted its unique effect on the body, which is in the process of losing weight.
Celery is not high-calorie, has in its composition only slow sugars, allows you to get full, not overeating. But, of course, no greens will help get rid of excess weight, if you do not change your taste preferences. To achieve the maximum effect, it is recommended to balance the diet – to abandon products with trans fats, sweets, baking. If you do not refuse the harmful effects – no vegetable will not help.
There are very few contraindications: gastritis with increased acidity and an ulcer in the acute stage, pregnancy.