What are there no diets today! People try to lose weight on buckwheat, kefir, apples and oranges. There are diets water, drinking, carbohydrate, hearty and hungry. Each of them has its own advantages and disadvantages. And before grabbing another straw in the hope of gaining a slim figure, it would be nice to consult a nutritionist first.
Today on the agenda is a fashionable diet on crab sticks. What is it and what threatens your body?
What is what
Let's immediately decide that this product has nothing to do with crabs or healthy nutrition. Despite this, many women continue to consider these sticks to be the benchmark for the right lunch or dinner. No, contrary to all legends, the diet on crab sticks cannot be considered a healthy diet. This is another option when you rob your body and lose weight at the expense of your own health.
They make sticks from surimi - that is, minced meat of the cheapest white fish. To turn into pulp, it is repeatedly washed and processed in a special way. The result is virtually useless raw materials. Then, sodium glutamate, preservatives, dyes, flavorings are introduced into it. And it turns out a great filler for salads. And now, a diet on crab sticks was invented.
Protein source or useless product
Today, protein diets do not lose their popularity. Still, because they allow you to lose weight without experiencing hunger. If you hate to eat cabbage, then this is a great option for you. Since crab sticks are made from fish, they were also ranked as protein products. The result was not long in coming - a diet appeared on crab sticks.
Such industrially processed foods are not suitable for a healthy diet. This is an established fact, and arguing with him is useless. But if you have a lot of excess weight, then between the bun and the crab sticks you need to choose the second. True, the protein in them is not enough. In 100 g of the product, only 3-7 g of protein. For comparison, if you take cod, then in it about 20 g per 100 g of product is pure protein. And in chicken’s breast it is at least 30 g. But again, if we are not talking about a full meal, but snacks, then the sticks are better than cakes or cookies.
General rules
In fact, nothing new was invented by the inventors of this system for weight loss. The principle is as old as the world. It is necessary to drastically reduce the calorie content of the diet so that the body begins to process stored fat. The popularity of crab sticks is falling today, they are already somewhat tired of everyone. And now, resourceful nutritionists were able to breathe new life into this product. Indeed, not a diet, but a miracle. You don’t need to cook at all, the sticks are convenient to take with you, and they are also quite tasty. The numbers are impressive. In 4 days you can get rid of 4-5 kg.
Your health and safety
Today, the quality of crab sticks has deteriorated greatly. Yes, they are affordable, but this affects the quality of the finished product. That is why many people doubt the safety and effectiveness of such a system. In fact, you just need to consider a number of rules:
- Sticks must be of high quality. Ideally, from processed fish protein and salt. More in the composition should not be anything. Dyes, emulsifiers, thickeners - all this suggests that this product is better left on the shelf. You can eat no more than 200 g per day.
- Between meals, you need to drink green tea without honey and sugar.
- You can repeat the diet only once every four months.
Allowed Products
It helps that the duration of the course is very short. A few weeks on such a diet would be much more difficult to withstand. If not for kefir, then it could be called a mono-diet. On a day you can afford:
- Pack of sticks - 200 g.
- Kefir 0% - 1 liter.
- Water or green tea - 1 liter.
Calories in crab sticks are only 80 per 100 g of product. Therefore, for a day you get only 160 kcal. This is extremely small, which leads the body into a state of stress. Even if you lead a not too active lifestyle, such a restriction will lead to weight loss.
Diet benefits
They, as usual, help to identify reviews. The diet on crab sticks is one of the newfangled systems, based simultaneously on lowering the calorie intake and increasing the percentage of protein. The positive points in this case include:
- If the product is of high quality, then it retains a large number of vitamins and nutrients, minerals and fatty acids.
- There are few calories in sticks. Thanks to this, the human body quickly breaks down fats. This, in turn, speeds up the metabolism.
- Surimi is the pure protein you need every day. It can not replace red meat, but it will also be successfully used by the body.
- The polyunsaturated fatty acids and magnesium contained in the product are very important for the heart muscle and brain.
If the diet on crab sticks and kefir lasts no more than 4 days, then it will not have time to do serious harm to the body. But still you need to carefully monitor your condition and at the slightest sign of deterioration immediately stop the diet.
Minuses
Let's summarize and once again go over the shortcomings of this diet. Crab sticks and green tea, even in a duet with kefir - it's hard to call a complete diet. The body will be deficient in many important trace elements. This is not the only negative:
- Far from always, manufacturers adhere to established requirements for product quality. Certain brands may add harmful preservatives, dyes and flavorings to their products.
- How can a low-quality product be identified? The first point - pay attention to the price. Good sticks cannot be cheap. In addition, quality surimi should not crumble. It bends easily.
- It is impossible to adhere to this diet for more than 4 days. Otherwise, losing weight will earn vitamin deficiency, exhaustion and weakness.
- Like all diets, this leads to some limitation of activity, which is a normal reaction to a sharp decrease in carbohydrates.
Protein Crab Sticks
Above, we considered the option when surimi are used as the main diet product. But they can successfully supplement any protein diet. This is a tasty snack that is easy and convenient to take with you. A protein diet is best for those who visit the gym. It is due to loads that an increased amount of protein in the diet (with a decrease in the amount of carbohydrates) leads to a decrease in adipose tissue. Today we look at a sample menu for the week. Protein diet for weight loss is one of the most popular because it really gives good results.
Preparation
You are required to not only rebuild your diet. It is very important to adhere to a number of rules that ensure the achievement of the result.
- The last meal should be three hours before bedtime.
- You need to eat at least 6 times a day.
- Any alcohol should be excluded.
- All foods should be selected with the minimum amount of fat.
- Per day, you need to drink at least 2 liters of ordinary still water.
Menu Features
Please note that products can be changed using what is currently at hand. The main thing is not to go beyond 1800 kcal per day.
| Day | Breakfast | Lunch | Dinner | High tea | Dinner | Before bedtime |
| First | glass of kefir | portion of rice or buckwheat | 200 g meat | raw vegetable salad | repeat an afternoon snack | a glass of apple juice |
| Second | coffee | half a pack of cottage cheese | a slice of boiled chicken and stewed vegetables | rice porridge on the water | 200 g tomatoes | A glass of tomato juice |
| Third | a glass of tea | boiled meat (200 g) | vegetable soup with a slice of bread | 100 g boiled rice | 100 g of cooked meat and vegetable salad | a glass of apple juice |
| Fourth | a glass of tea | 100 g boiled beef | boiled fish with rice garnish | green apple | cabbage salad | Apple juice |
| Fifth | a glass of milk | fresh carrots or salad from it | a piece of boiled fish and a couple of potatoes | a fresh vegetable salad | 100 g boiled beef | tea or kefir |
| Sixth | coffee | 1 egg and cracker | 100 g of rice and boiled meat | apple and 2 kiwi | 100 g of rice and boiled fish | juice |
| Seventh | glass of coffee | sausage and a slice of bread | vegetables and boiled rice | fresh cabbage in the form of salad | 200 g boiled chicken | kefir |
Instead of a conclusion
Above is a sample menu for the week. Protein diet for weight loss is considered sparing. For 7 days, you can throw up to 5 kg, and without harm to health. You can replace one meal with crab sticks or eat them during the day for a snack. Since their caloric content is very low, you can eat 100 or even 200 g of sticks per day. This will add only 160 kcal, but it will allow you not to experience hunger pangs during the day. This means that the process of losing weight will be easy and enjoyable. And the best thing about it is the changing readings of the arrows on the scales.