Ways to lose excess weight include diets, sports exercises and fat burning wraps. But there is another technique that has an important advantage over the others. This technique is a cocktail for weight loss. They are easy to prepare at home and lose weight in style.
The benefits of cocktails for weight loss
Slimming cocktails include ingredients such as milk, berries, fruits and vegetables. Therefore, they are a source of vitamins and microelements.
They also have the following beneficial properties:
- They contain a small amount of calories. A portion provides around 200 kcal, but at the same time they are nutritious and satiating well. A cocktail can replace a full meal or accompany a light snack. Depending on the ingredients, a cocktail replaces a piece of meat.
- A shock dose of vitamins entering the body helps maintain the protective capabilities of the immune system, thereby increasing the body's resistance to all types of infections.
- Some cocktails, like a brush, cleanse the body of waste and toxins.
- Protein shakes, rich in proteins, give the body a boost of energy.
- The components of the cocktails are selected in such a way that they do not contribute to the accumulation of fat in the body, but, on the contrary, activate the burning process.
- It helps those who practice sports to keep their body in excellent shape.
Cocktails containing milk contribute to:
- increased calcium levels in the body;
- decrease in pressure;
- normalization of intestinal function;
- stabilization of the cardiovascular system.
The slimming cocktail, prepared at home, has a "transparent" composition. Find out what it's made of and how fresh the ingredients used were.
Harm
Homemade cocktails for weight loss do not harm the body if fresh ingredients of adequate quality are used. The only exception is an allergic reaction to one of the components of the drink. But this is individual. In this case, it is recommended to replace the ingredient with any other that you are not allergic to.
How does a fat burning cocktail work?
The fat burning cocktail is formulated in such a way that it necessarily includes one of the components that promote weight loss:
- Fruits and vegetables.These are foods rich in fibre, vitamins and minerals, but which contain a minimal amount of calories. They fill the stomach, provide the body with all the substances necessary for life, satisfy the feeling of hunger, but are not stored in adipose tissue.
- Cereals.They tend to swell in a moist environment, which is what happens in the stomach, so when drinking oatmeal cocktails, the feeling of hunger quickly disappears.
- Dairy products.They contain vitamin D, essential for activating the fat burning process.
- Waterfall.Necessary to activate the metabolism. It performs a transport function, removes waste and toxins from the body, thereby accelerating the process of weight loss.
In addition, slimming cocktails have the following properties, without which they would not be so effective:
- Slimming shakes often contain dietary fiber and pectin, so they eliminate the feeling of hunger.
- Homemade cocktail recipes do not include the addition of sugar.
- The energy potential contained in the cocktail is completely consumed by the body.
- The consistency of the drink is loose and foamy, which allows you to deceive the body: it seems that there is a lot of drink, but in reality the portion is small.
Variety of cocktails
Slimming cocktails, prepared at home according to different recipes, also differ in the mechanism of action.
They can be:
- With detoxifying effect.They help cleanse the intestines and rid the body of waste and toxins, which is achieved through a laxative effect. Their action is aimed at stimulating intestinal motility and improving its microflora.
- Power.It promotes the production of joy hormones, increases energy and activity and helps maintain a positive attitude towards weight loss. The best time to shoot is in the morning. Typical ingredients: honey, aloe, citrus fruits.
- Burn fat.They stimulate blood circulation due to the effect on the body of hot spices (including cinnamon and ginger, popular ingredients in fat-burning cocktails), vegetables (especially spinach, celery, parsley), citrus fruits (lemon, orange, grapefruit). Thanks to this, the metabolism accelerates and the weight loss process gains momentum. They are especially effective when playing sports or any other physical activity, but in their absence they become useless for weight loss.
- Diuretic.They help remove excess fluid from the body, which means they remove swelling and bulk in the body. The effect will be especially noticeable in the first days after starting to drink cocktails, but it will be the water, not the fat, that will disappear. The main component of diuretic cocktails is green tea.
- Dietary.These are those cocktails whose recipe includes products whose total calorie content does not exceed 100 kcal. These can include fruits and vegetables, as well as low-fat dairy products. They are particularly effective when used as a replacement for breakfast, lunch or dinner.
- Give a feeling of fullness.Includes foods that suppress appetite. They contain a large amount of fiber, which tends to fill the stomach, consequently the feeling of hunger is attenuated. These are drinks made from oatmeal, bran, legumes, herbs, apples and citrus fruits.
- Soy.They are prepared with soy milk and are particularly popular in sports nutrition, as their consumption facilitates the formation of sculpted muscles. They have a double effect: on the one hand they promote weight loss by accelerating the metabolism and reducing appetite, on the other they help build muscle mass and increase resistance. Excellent for intense workouts.
- Protein.A separate group of cocktails for weight loss, prepared on the basis of milk. Helps increase endurance and performance, lose weight, maintaining muscle mass. The composition includes low-fat dairy products, chicken egg white, soy and seafood. You can drink them 30 minutes before and after training, between meals, or replace one with a cocktail.
General cooking rules
Cocktails for weight loss (prepared at home) will be of the best quality,if you follow some tips for their preparation:
- Use a blender. It will cause the contents to foam, making the portion appear visually large. Furthermore, its consistency will become homogeneous, convenient to consume as a drink.
- Measure food accurately. When measuring ingredients by eye, there is a risk of exceeding the volume of products and therefore the calorie content.
- Milk and milk-containing products must contain a minimum of fat, otherwise the calorie content will increase.
- According to the recipe, you should not replace fresh fruits and vegetables with canned or dried ones - ideally, use fresh ones, if they are not available, for example in winter, use frozen ones.
- Eggs can be used both boiled and fresh.
- Cocktails cannot be prepared as a reserve and stored in the refrigerator. Cocktails have the best weight loss properties when they are fresh and freshly prepared. All vitamins and nutrients are preserved.
- It is best to purchase whole spices and grind them into powder yourself in a coffee grinder.
Cooking features:
- The ingredients included in the cocktail recipe should be crushed and placed in the blender bowl.
- Then liquid is poured there - the required amount.
- Turn on the device and beat for 1-2 minutes until foam forms.
- Pour into a glass.
Use cocktails correctly
Options for taking cocktails for weight loss:
- Replacing one or more meals with a drink. Experts recommend replacing dinner.
- Instead of a snack after breakfast or lunch.
- Before going to bed, after a light dinner, so as not to be tormented by the feeling of hunger in your sleep.
- Before meals (30 minutes before) to activate the metabolism and start the fat burning process.
- Before or after training (30 minutes before or after 30 minutes).
It is necessary to choose a single dosage regimen without changing it during the weight loss process.
Application rules
- Slimming cocktails are introduced into the diet gradually, as they can cause an allergic reaction. In the first week, do not drink more than 1 tablespoon per day. Homemade cocktail. Next week, if no negative reactions are noted, add another 1 tablespoon. cocktails, if necessary.
- You have to drink the cocktail slowly. Firstly, this will give you the opportunity to enjoy the taste of the drink, and secondly, it will give you a feeling of fullness. To do this, it is recommended to drink the cocktail through a straw.
- Cocktails will give maximum effect only when combined with exercise and diet.
- If the effect is not observed within 2 weeks, this method of losing weight is not suitable.
- Slimming shakes do not contain sugar, but sometimes honey is added. To increase the effectiveness of the cocktail it is better not to add honey.
Strawberry smoothie with flax seeds
This cocktail activates the fat burning process and dulls the feeling of hunger.You need to take 1 tbsp. L. flax seeds, separate them and grind them in a coffee grinder. 100 g of strawberries must be washed and poured into a blender.
Pour the flaxseed powder there, add 350 ml of low-fat milk, 120 ml of yogurt and beat until a homogeneous mass is obtained. Pour the cocktail into a tall glass. If desired, decorate the top with strawberry halves.
Cocktail with spices
You need to take a stalk of celery and 5-6 branches of parsley. All this should be washed, cut and blended. Add 130 g of low-fat cottage cheese, add 150 ml of milk, add pepper, garlic, ginger in arbitrary quantities and beat everything again with a blender. Nutritionists recommend drinking this cocktail after training or any other physical activity.
Drink with ricotta and orange
You need to take half a liter of low-fat milk, low-fat cottage cheese (200 g), 5-6 orange slices and a couple of pineapple rings. Before mixing the ingredients, you need to heat the milk until hot and peel the orange slices from the foil.
Then all the ingredients need to be transferred to a blender and blended. Subsequently the cocktail is poured into a glass and consumed as a main meal on fasting days.This drink is very filling.
Mandarin cocktail with kefir
3 small mandarins, peeled and cut into slices. Each slice must be removed from the foil. Then you need to transfer the peeled slices to a blender, add 2 tbsp. milk, 1 tsp. linseed oil and 0. 5 tbsp. low-fat kefir. Beat all the ingredients well until a light foam forms.
Chocolate cocktail
Made with banana, yogurt and ricotta. The banana must be frozen first to make it sweeter. For the cocktail you will need half a banana, 150 g of cottage cheese. Mash the banana and cottage cheese with a fork, then put the mixture in a blender, add 1 tsp. cocoa and 100 ml of yogurt or skimmed milk.A cocktail prepared according to this recipe contains a lot of protein and helps to cope with hunger.
Cocktail with black pepper and kefir
To prepare the cocktail you will need 150 g of soft cottage cheese (it is better to take children's cottage cheese so that it is grain-free). You need to mix cottage cheese, half a glass of kefir, 3-4 tablespoons. L. water, white of two hard-boiled eggs, a little green coriander. Add a pinch of black pepper on top. The cocktail has a fat burning effect and contains only 50 calories per 100 grams.
Pear sports cocktail
Half of the soft pear should be peeled and grated on a fine grater or blended in a blender. In a blender you need to add the pear mass, a handful of berries, add 100 ml of low-fat milk and add 50 g of low-fat ricotta. Beat all ingredients until smooth.
Banana with cinnamon
A delicious protein shake consists of just four ingredients: milk, banana, cottage cheese and cinnamon. In addition to the saturation effect, it also has a fat burning effect. Cinnamon not only promotes weight loss, but also has a beneficial effect on health.
For example, it is useful to use it for diabetes, to cleanse the body.It has antioxidant properties, promotes the reabsorption of cholesterol plaques and improves immunity.
In a blender you need to combine 200 ml of liquid ingredient, add 2 peeled bananas, 100 g of ricotta and a little cinnamon to taste. Milk, cottage cheese and banana have nutritional properties and cinnamon has a fat burning effect.
Ginger
Ginger helps suppress hunger, increases sweating, speeds up metabolism and burns fat. Experts recommend drinking ginger drink 30 minutes before meals.
To prepare a ginger cocktail you will need 1 tbsp. natural yogurt without colorings or flavourings. It should be poured into a blender, add 2 dl. honey, 1 tbsp. apple juice, 1 dl. grated ginger root or 1 tsp. dry ginger powder, a pinch of cardamom. Whisk everything until smooth and drink.
Oatmeal smoothie
Oatmeal smoothie creates a feeling of fullness by filling the stomach. Since oatmeal contains a lot of dietary fiber, such a cocktail also effectively cleans the intestines, helping to improve digestion and reduce cholesterol. This cocktail can replace a full breakfast or an afternoon snack.
One of the recipes for an oat cocktail involves mixing 50 g of oat flakes with a banana, 1 tbsp. milk and 1 tbsp. L. Honey.
Fat burning cucumber smoothie
It helps saturate the body with fiber and improve digestion. The addition of lemon juice and ground ginger has an additional fat burning effect. You need to take a peeled cucumber, cut it, put it in a blender, add 1-2 tablespoons. L. lemon juice, 20 g of powdered ginger and a few mint leaves.
All ingredients are mixed in a blender. Since this cocktail is hot and also contains acid, it should not be used for ulcers and gastritis, as well as other inflammatory diseases of the gastrointestinal tract and urinary system.
Green cucumber
Another cucumber cocktail is a green cocktail, since in addition to cucumber, the composition contains only water and a variety of greens. Mix in a blender one peeled cucumber, 1 tbsp. water and several spinach branches/leaves, parsley and a celery stalk.
Detox cocktail with kefir and beetroot
Nutritionists also advise those who want to lose weight to drink a beetroot and kefir cocktail. Moreover, you can drink not just one, but 3-4 tablespoons. cocktails per day.However, keep in mind that the ingredients of the cocktail have laxative properties.Beets need to be cut into small pieces, put in a blender, diluted with a glass of low-fat kefir and beat everything together.
It's easy to make a cocktail at home using a blender. A homemade cocktail is more useful than store-bought mixes, it allows you not only to save money, but at the same time control the quality of the slimming drink. Thanks to the variety of recipes, you can prepare different cocktails every day, not only without suffering the weight loss process, but also having fun with it.