healthy food for detox dietExcesses always end up paying: holidays, Christmas or celebration serves to disconnect us from the tedious routine, but also to relax in terms of diet and abuse of special meals are usually enjoy this. The frustration comes when we find ourselves on the scale: most we take extra kilos. For reponerte of these excesses, nothing like a detox diet that will help you eliminate anything that you spare.

In general, fruits and vegetables and regular intake of water, will serve to eliminate saturated fats from our bodies and to recover gradually, the nutritional balance they need. McAllister Manuel Gomez, vice president of the Spanish Association of Dietitians-Nutritionists (AE DN), ensures that the key to achieving optimal ‘detox’ is to “return to normal feed, ie to the diet varied, balanced and sufficient” . We also proposed the following recommendations:
* Ensure the daily intake of fruits and vegetables fresh and varied, at least five per day, both at lunch and dinner.
* Drink plenty of fluids, primarily water, vegetable broth or fruit juices.
* They should not miss lean meats, eggs and fish, bread, preferably whole grain, legumes, and semi or skimmed milk.
* Most importantly, spread the food throughout the day, not skipping breakfast (bread, milk and fruit), a mid-morning light fruit, lunches and dinners, low-fat and high in foods of plant origin, with small portions of meat, eggs or fish.

When they reach the typical diets seasons (September and October after the summer, and especially January and February, after Christmas) hit the media, all sorts of miracle diets that help us lose weight and recover quickly Figure again after the holidays, especially those that rely on a single food, the diet of the artichoke, pineapple, etc.. While it is true that there are products that can help us ’scouring’ the body, it is more a matter of individual food habits.

“The weight loss is achieved by feeding schemes varied, balanced and tailored to each person,” said Manuel Monino. Nutrition expert would emphasize that diets “should contain all the food groups, without exception, but must override those of low energy density such as fruits and vegetables, cooking techniques that require little fat in addition, the distribution adequacy of food throughout the day, water as a main drink and of course, increased daily physical activity as a necessary complement.

Very healthy products

Although we’ve talked about that a healthy diet is one that includes all foods in the diet, there are some products that are known for their detoxifying, diuretic and even degreaser. The protagonists of this story is the artichoke, zucchini, mushrooms, tomato, papaya and pineapple. Manuel McAllister explains what is true and false in each of these supposed ‘miracle food’.

1. Artichokes: Can we consider it a food purifier? What drug has to be considered as such?
The artichoke is a vegetable rich in fiber and substances like cinarina with stimulating properties of the gallbladder, liver protective and diuretic and digestive substances. Given its composition, can indeed be regarded as a food purifier to favor the functioning of the liver, detoxifying the body real body, besides favoring the elimination of waste substances through the urine and bile. Moreover, the inulin content, helps digestion and settlement of desirable intestinal flora, ie has prebiotic effect.

2. Courgettes: they are low-calorie and diuretics, but is usually combined with fatty products. How can we cook them to avoid it?
It is low energy density foods with diuretic properties, which share with most vegetables. Preparations with low fat content, go through the grill, steam, baked or boiled. Thus, if we use them to garnish the cooked sliced grilled, or sautéed with some garlic, as a first course if we make a cream with potatoes, onions or leeks and a good extra virgin olive oil, or steamed and stuffed with other vegetables, boiled egg or tuna, etc.. Or as a second form of scrambled egg, among the multiple forms of consumption.