6 petal diet with a detailed menu for every day

The author of the 6 petal diet (alternative name “flower”) is nutritionist Anna Johansson from Sweden.The nutritional system developed by her is structured in such a way that a person receives all the necessary microelements within six days.This diet does not promise very high results, but promotes stable weight loss without harm to health.And if all the rules are followed, the lost kilograms will never return.

The essence of the diet

The basic principles of the diet are separate meals with alternating days of proteins and carbohydrates.All meals are divided according to the principle: 1 day - one food group or product.

Therefore, the 6 petal diet consists of six days:

1. Rybny.
2. Vegetables.
3. Chicken.
4. Cereals.
5. Cottage cheese.
6. Fruity.

Each day's menu is based on the specified product group.You can't mix food.During each day, the body receives the substances necessary for life: vitamins, minerals, omega fatty acids, proteins, carbohydrates, fiber and so on.

Despite the fact that every day replenishes the body with useful substances, it is necessary to remember that many of them need to be replenished daily, and not once a week.What does it mean?Every day the body needs a certain amount, for example a vitamin.But you can't "eat" fruits rich in them for a week.

All vitamins entering the body are consumed on the day of hospitalization, and the excess is excreted from the body.The next day you will have to eat fruit/vegetables again.Therefore, during the diet, be sure to take a vitamin-mineral complex.The same goes for proteins, carbohydrates and fats.

Considering the need to replenish important substances for the body on a daily basis, follow the recommended dietary periods.Remember that this is a temporary measure and not a permanent nutritional system.The 6 petal diet, although attractive for its variety, remains a form of mono-diet;after you're done, stick to a balanced diet.

Rules

The main rule of the diet is to follow a sequence of days.It is not possible to exchange them or mix products with each other.According to the developed system, it is the alternation of carbohydrate and protein days that helps to accelerate the process of burning accumulated fat.

To make nutrition interesting and the 6-day diet not so burdensome, the author suggests making a flower with six petals yourself.You can simply find it, print it out and cut it out, but it's best to draw it yourself.

On each petal you need to put the number of the day and write the name, for example “Day 1 – fish”.Each day can be colored with a different color to associate with the product.Upon completion of each stage, you will pluck the desired petal.

The diet involves a single 6-day cycle, then exiting and taking a break of at least 2-3 months.But you can increase the duration to 4 cycles/circles.So, after finishing the fruit day, we start again with the fish day.

You cannot follow a diet for more than four repetitions.This can significantly harm your health.And in the case of a long-term diet, the break should no longer be 2-3 months, but at least 6.

In addition to those mentioned, there are other rules that must be followed to achieve maximum effect:

1. All food must be chewed thoroughly.
2. It is important to drink plenty of fluids, but not during meals, but between meals.
3. Meals should be not only separate, but also fractional.It is best to divide the entire amount of food into small portions and eat them throughout the day.
4. Last meal 2-3 hours before going to sleep.
5. At the end of the diet, you need to get out of it properly and then stick to a balanced diet.
6. Throughout the entire cycle (or more), take mineral and vitamin complexes and monitor your well-being.If you feel unwell or have problems with bowel movements, you need to complete the diet.
7. Combine your nutritional system with physical activity.This will increase the number of kilograms lost and make your body fit and slim.But it is better to slow down the pace of training and make it of medium intensity.Following a mono diet can lead to loss of strength.
8. It is best to boil, stew, bake or steam food.Grilling and eating raw is allowed.Avoid frying and stewing with oil or fat.

Results

The author of this diet does not promise immediate great weight loss.The results of the petal diet are quite modest, but very real: from 3 to 5 kg in 6 days.Every day you will lose 0.5 to 0.8 kg.

If you do not just one cycle, but 4, in one approach, the results will also be 4 times greater.In 24 days of diet you can lose up to 20 kg.True, from the second week the rate of weight loss may decrease.Furthermore, a lot depends on the initial weight.

Pros and cons

The benefits of a floral diet are:

• varied menu thanks to the daily change of the main product;
• real, achievable and stable result;
• easy entry and exit from the diet;
• short term (you can limit yourself to one circle every 6 days);
• can be repeated after 2-3 months (for example, with a protein or alcohol diet, the break should be at least 6 months).

Compared to many diets, the six-petal diet has no significant disadvantages.This system eliminates fasting and strict calorie restrictions, although there is a standard for food volume.One of the disadvantages is that the diet is unbalanced, so it is not possible to use it as a permanent diet, but only temporarily.

Contraindications

It is better to resort to a floral diet with the permission of a doctor and in good health.If it is not possible to consult a specialist, examine the contraindications and make sure you do not belong to one or more groups.

The Six Petal Diet is contraindicated:

• pregnant and breastfeeding women;
• children and adolescents;
• people with diseases of the gastrointestinal tract (gastritis, ulcers);
• for diseases of the pancreas, liver and kidneys;
• for diseases of the cardiovascular system;
• people with diabetes.

What to do and what not to do

During the diet, foods that correspond to a specific day are allowed.These are different types of fish, all vegetables and fruits, chicken, low-fat cottage cheese, kefir and yogurt, as well as all cereals.Plus, you can use vegetables every day: add them to dishes or make cocktails from them.

From liquid, throughout the diet, you need to regularly drink purified or mineral (non-carbonated) water, as well as green teas and herbal teas in unlimited quantities.Depending on the day you can drink fish, meat or vegetable broths, milk, kefir, vegetable or fruit juices, but there is a limit of 500 ml.

The diet allows the consumption of coffee.The only thing is that some restrictions must be respected.It is allowed to drink coffee only once a day and in the morning.

In addition to restrictions on food consumption (which already results from the principle of the diet), there are a number of other prohibitions.For example, throughout the diet it is necessary to give up alcohol and carbonated drinks, as well as large amounts of coffee and cocoa (with the exception of the allowed 1 cup per day).

All sweets and fast foods are also prohibited.The maximum you can allow is a spoonful of honey added to the tea.Even on cereal day, you should not eat bread or other baked goods.Otherwise just follow the recommendations of the author of the diet.

Menu

For the 6 petal diet you need to create your own daily menu.You can prepare complex and unusual dishes to make this moment more pleasant and interesting.Or, on the contrary, there is the possibility of not worrying about cooking, because dietary dishes can be prepared simply and very quickly.

For example, you don't need to spend a lot of time boiling or cooking chicken fillet or making buckwheat porridge in water.In this case the diet will be an excellent solution for an "intense" week, when there is a lot to do and you don't want to spend many hours in the kitchen.And the detailed menu provided will make cooking even easier and faster.

Day 1 – fish

During the "fish petal" you can eat any product from this group, and it can even be fatty fish (herring, salmon).From the dietary varieties, choose what you want: flounder, hake, cod, cod, tilapia and so on.You can consume a maximum of 0.5 kilograms of fish per day.

Between meals, drink fish broths, but no more than 500 milliliters per day.They won't make you feel hungry during the day.

• BREAKFAST: one hundred and fifty grams of baked hake (save fifty grams for a second snack).
• SNACK 1: fifty grams of lightly salted herring.
• LUNCH: one hundred and fifty grams of boiled flounder (or other fish).
• SNACK 2: fifty grams of baked hake.
• DINNER: one hundred grams of steamed perch.
• SECOND DINNER: two hundred milliliters of fish broth (you can use the one left over from cooking the flounder).

Day 2 – vegetables

On vegetable day you can eat anything, even starchy foods (like potatoes).The only condition is the volume.You can eat 1-1.5 kilograms of vegetables per day.It's best not to limit yourself to one type of fruit.Make your daily menu varied and include different types of vegetables.Additionally (to the main volume of liquid) on this day between meals, drink 200 to 500 ml of vegetable juice (not store-bought).

• BREAKFAST: raw vegetable salad (tomato, cucumber, pepper).
• SNACK 1: Cauliflower and courgettes baked in foil.
• LUNCH: tomato soup.
• SNACK 2: Broccoli smoothie.
• DINNER: boiled potatoes.
• SECOND DINNER: carrot pudding.

Day 3 – chicken

It is better to choose chicken fillet, this part of the carcass is the most dietary.If you purchase the breast or other part of the bird, be sure to remove the skin before cooking.

You can cook meat steamed, baked, grilled, but also boiled and stewed.The daily norm is 0.5 kg.During the day you can drink up to half a liter of chicken broth (low fat).

• BREAKFAST: 100 g of fillet stewed with herbs (dill, parsley, coriander).
• SNACK 1: 50 g of boiled fillet.
• LUNCH: 150 ml chicken broth with chopped fillet (100 g) and herbs.
• SNACK 2: 50 g of fried chicken without oil.
• DINNER: 150 g of meat cooked in foil.
• SECOND DINNER: 200 ml of chicken broth.

Day 4 – cereals

On this day, the basis of the diet is cereals, mainly various cereals.It is better to opt for buckwheat, rice and oatmeal.If you wish, you can expand the list of millet, wheat and barley porridges.It is not forbidden to eat pasta on this day, but only durum wheat.Also, you can drink decoctions of cereals, for example, oatmeal is very useful.

Quantity limitations: 200-300 g of dry cereals or pasta (once cooked this volume will be greater).You can cook one kind of porridge (the entire allowable amount at one time) and divide it into 5-6 meals, or prepare a separate dish for each time.A detailed menu of the day has been prepared for the occasion.

• BREAKFAST: 80 g of buckwheat with parsley.
• SNACK 1: 30 g of oatmeal.
• LUNCH: 80 g of brown rice (you can use white rice) with a spoonful of honey.If you don't like sweet porridge, replace honey with 5 grams of soy sauce.
• SNACK 2: 30 g of wheat cereals with dill and coriander.
• DINNER: 80 g of herb pasta.
• SECOND DINNER: 200 ml of oat broth.

All calculations are taken for dry cereals and not for ready-made cereals!When preparing the first portion, take approximately 80 g of cereals and 220 ml of water.

Day 5 – curd

On this day, as on other protein days, you can eat only 0.5 kg of food (water and tea are not included in this number) and drink 200-300 ml of low-fat milk (maximum 1%).In addition to cottage cheese, you can consume kefir with a fat content of up to 2.5% and low-fat sour cream.

• BREAKFAST: 100 g of ricotta and 20 g of low-fat sour cream.
• SNACK 1: 100 ml of kefir.
• LUNCH: 120 g of ricotta with a spoonful of honey.
• SNACK 2: 80 g of curd ice cream.
• DINNER: 80 g of ricotta.
• SECOND DINNER: 200 ml of milk.

Day 6 – fruity

You can eat all the fruits and berries that are available to you.Volume limit: 1-1.5 kilograms per day.

In addition, drink up to 0.5 liters of fruit juices (not store-bought), compotes, jellies or fruit drinks.

• BREAKFAST: fruit salad (peach, mango, kiwi).
• SNACK 1: cooked apple.
• LUNCH: fruit puree.
• SNACK 2: fruit and berry smoothie or just 1 banana.
• DINNER: two apples and berry jelly.
• SECOND DINNER: grapes or grapefruit.

Abandon the diet

To consolidate the results for a long time and not harm your health, it is important to correctly exit the Swedish “6 petal” diet.To do this, after the end of your cycle(s), you need to gradually return to your normal diet.

Initially use the same products for a few days.But don't separate them during the day, but use them mixed.After 2-3 days start gradually introducing other foods.

The success of a diet depends not only on its correct adherence and performance, but also on subsequent nutrition.If you return to your previous system, you can quickly gain back all the pounds.To prevent this from happening, choose a balanced diet and determine the amount of calories your body needs.

Recipes

Almost all the dishes on the menu above are simple and do not require special culinary skills.But even a strict diet is not a reason to completely give up sweets, so below you will find two recipes for delicious and healthy dishes.Together with them you will be able to be satisfied even after departure.These recipes are simple and don't take much time to prepare.

Ricotta ice cream

For this dessert you will need:

• 100 ml of kefir;
• 80-100 g of ricotta;
• 1 tablespoon cocoa powder.

Take half of the cottage cheese and half of the kefir and beat with a blender.Then add the remaining products and bring everything to a homogeneous mass.Pour cocoa into the resulting mixture and mix thoroughly.

If necessary you can take more kefir to bring everything to a homogeneous consistency.To make the ice cream sweet, add a little honey.

The resulting mixture should be placed in the freezer for an hour.The finished dish will be more than you need to eat at one time.

You can treat someone to the resulting ice cream, leave it until the end of the diet or eat it for dinner.

After finishing the diet, you can add bananas, berries and fruits to this recipe.This will make the ice cream even tastier and healthier.

Fruit and berry smoothie

You can take absolutely any fruit or berry.It is better to choose the ones that match each other according to your tastes.

In this option you will need:

• half a banana;
• several pieces of pineapple (canned);
• kiwi;
• a handful of raspberries or strawberries.

Place everything in a container and beat well with a blender or mixer.Pour the resulting mixture into a glass.Finally, garnish with a mint leaf or some currants.

Depending on how many berries you take, the consistency of the finished drink will be different.If you want a thicker smoothie, use only fruit.Instead of berries, you can add some peach or nectarine.

The petal diet, if followed correctly, guarantees a stable result in the form of minus 5 kg in 6 days.It is not difficult to respect the rules and the menu is designed so that you do not have to go hungry.But the most resilient and courageous can add a seventh petal to themselves.During this day you can only drink water.This way you can lose even more excess weight and cleanse your body.