Caloric content of berries

The berry diet is considered one of the most tasty and useful. Using in the menu products on this power supply system, it is possible to lose weight by several kilograms in two weeks. On how many body weight will decrease, will depend on your initial weight, severity of a diet and metabolic rate. This diet belongs to low-calorie. Its purpose is to create deficit of the arriving energy, and to force an organism to spend the fatty stocks.

In general, caloric content of berries and fruit not really big. 100 grams usually contain from 20 to 50 kilocalories. It turns out that berries can be eaten during the day practically without restriction. Even several kilograms of berries will contain less calories, than it is necessary for the growing thin person. Of course, there are also certain exceptions. So, in grapes of 65 kilocalories on 100 grams. Grapes should be limited strongly to that who fights against excess weight.

Useful properties of berries for weight loss

Feature of berries is that in their structure there is practically no fat. Calories are present at berries due to availability of fruit sugar. This substance belongs to carbohydrates and contains 4 kilocalories in one gram. Besides, berries contain many vitamins and microelements. Thanks to these components, the berry diet influences a metabolism in an organism.

In the presence of ascorbic acid, Rutinum, niacin, vitamins of group B and carotene fatty tissue is easier involved in utilization process. Still many berries contain fruit acids which help excess liquid to leave an organism. As a result of people loses several kilograms. The visible and obscure edemas disappear, so, it becomes simpler to heart to work. To keeping to a berry diet cheerfulness and working capacity are returned.

Calories in berries do not do harm to an organism as bear with themselves many useful substances. Especially, caloric content of berries record-breaking low.

Caloric content of berries and fruit

Let's discuss the caloric content of the berries and fruit which are used during a deprivation diet. Those which contain less than 35 kilocalories on 100 grams belong to the most low-calorie berries and fruit. It is blackberry, a cranberry, strawberry, blueberry, a lemon.

Average caloric content of berries and fruit – 36-50 kilocalories on 100 grams. So much apple, tangerine, orange, an apricot, pineapple, grapefruit, a water-melon, cowberry, a pear, a melon, currant, raspberry, bilberry, a papaya, plum contain. More

On 100 grams the persimmon, banana, grapes, mango, avocado have 50 kilocalories. Caloric content of berries of the last group is not too big, but these products should be limited during a diet up to one portion a day. Berries and fruit of the first two groups can be used without any restrictions.

Asaa berries for weight loss

Berries of an asaa are small dark fruits of the palm trees growing in northern Brazil. Fruits are rich with natural antioxidants.

Recently it is offered to use asaa berries for weight loss. Dietary supplements to food and fruits in the natural form widely are advertized and on sale around the world. In Russia too without effort it is possible to get this product.

No scientific data confirming efficiency of berries of an asaa for weight loss exist. However I asat separate cases of decrease in body weight at accepting were registered. Remember that these fruits are very caloric (150 kilocalories on 100 grams). Their excess use can even do much harm to a figure. Caloric content of berries of an asaa forces to limit their use to one portion a day.

Berry diet

In Russia a season of berries is the summer. It is desirable and to plan a tasty and useful berry diet for this season.

This power supply system has two options. The two-week course of a berry diet is most useful. Use local berries for weight loss. In a midland of Russia such fruits are currant, a gooseberry, raspberry, strawberry, bilberry. Replace a dinner with a portion of berries. Also during the day you can have a bite several times berries.

Of course, cream, sugar, sour cream do berries desserts too caloric. Therefore from additives to berries only low-fat yogurt, skim milk or cottage cheese will be suitable for weight loss. It is possible to eat berries and in the natural form without any additives. Caloric content of berries in such diet does not exceed per day 300 kilocalories.

If the two-week course for you too long, then approaches the express a method. The berry diet in this case lasts only two days. But at this time it is possible to eat only berries. Berries will be suitable for weight loss only with caloric content to 50 kilocalories in 100 grams. During each of days of a diet except berries it is possible to use 1000 grams of the fat-free dairy product (yogurt, kefir, milk, cottage cheese).

Berries in the daily menu

Caloric content of berries low, and in them is a lot of advantage. Therefore doctors recommend not a short berry diet, but daily use of these valuable products in a diet. Replace a part of sweet dishes with low-calorie berry desserts. Instead of cakes and candies it is better to eat 200 grams of berries with yogurt. Instead of a pie piece – fruit and berry salad. The frozen yogurt with berries quite can replace ice cream.

Berries for weight loss can be bought fresh in the summer, and during a winter season – frozen. Caloric content of berries after freezing remains former, vitamins and minerals also remain. Berries can make your menu more various and more tasty, having reduced the general caloric content in a day.