The Rice Diet is great to detoxify your body, ridding it of excess water weight and toxins from foods and the environment.
Some fundamental aspects of the rice diet are the following:
Reduction in salt and sodium-rich ingredients. Salt stimulate your appetite, so when you reduce salt intake, you lose water weight and are less inclined to overeat.
Reduction in saturated fats and increase of carbohydrates such as fruits, vegetables, grains, and beans as the main source of nutrition. These foods are fiber-rich, so they cleanse your system. The importance of fiber intake is very essential in aiding the digestion process of our body.
Wholegran brown rice is superior to white rice for the great content of fibers,vitamins and minerals.
It has a great cleansing effect on the bowel, acting like a sponge that absorbe and eliminate the waste in your intestine.
The minerals, antioxidants and phytonutrients in the brown rice and its bran are a great example of benefits of whole foods for the human body.
Brown rice has a balanced protein content but it is low in one essential aminoacid, lysine. Adding peas and beans, rich in lysine, to brown rice, create a synergistic combination for your body.
Brown rice is the basic macrobiotic food. it has a component called albumin, similar to the albumen that helps to eliminate toxins and fluid retention.Organically brown rice is better nutritionally and it is grown and packaged without the use of any chemicals or pesticides.As food, rice is nutritious and easy to digest. 50 gr. of cooked rice contain only 62 calories in the face of 140 for the same amount of potatoes. The rice diet is excellent for combating diseases such as constipation, nervousness and stress. Physicians guidelines recommend following the rice diet for a period of 15 days, the appropriate time for your body to cleanse the blood and find its balance.
It is very probable that at the beginning of the rice diet you will begin to feel a certain anxiety disorders or other small symptoms, but this is only an indicator of a strong process of detoxification through the body.
Gradually, these symptoms will change and you will feel a sense of well-being, since your intestines will work better.
Mix three cups of water for every two cups of rice and put to boil in a pressure cooker or a pot of stainless steel for about 15 minutes. It is recommended to start the diet with 4 or 5 small servings of rice a day, the same may be supplemented with steamed vegetables,peases and beans.
The following is an example of brown rice detox diet.
Breakfast: a glass of rice milk and three rice cookies with two teaspoons of peach jam, coffee or tea and a low-fat yogurt with 4 tablespoons of puffed rice.
Snacks: a fresh fruit or an rice ice cream or a glass of fruit juice without sugar.
Monday
Lunch: 50 g of brown rice with 80 g of tuna and fresh tomatoes, a little fruit.
Dinner: 60 g. of rice flavored with 50 g of light cheese, green beans and fresh bean sprouts.
Tuesday
Lunch: 50 grams of rice flavored with two teaspoons of grated Parmesan cheese, grilled vegetales, a fruit.
Dinner: 40 g of rice, mixed salad.
Wednesday
Lunch: 50 grams of rice with zucchini and two teaspoons of grated Parmesan cheese, mixed salad with tomatoes, celery and cucumbers and one fruit.
Dinner: 80 grams of soft cheese, 200 g tomatoes, 40 g of rice.
Thursday
Lunch: 50 g of brown rice with radicchio and zucchini.
Dinner: 100 grams of salted and dried beef, grilled vegetables.
Friday
Lunch: 60 g of rice with mushrooms, grilled mixed vegetables, one fruit.
Dinner: 200 g of steamed vegetables with spices, 40 grams of rice, peppers, tomatoes and onions.
Saturday
Lunch: 50 g of rice flavored with fresh tomatoes, oregano and a teaspoon of granulated almonds, mixed salad.
Dinner: 50 grams of rice with two boiled eggs and vegetables.
Sunday
Lunch: 50 grams of rice seasoned with 60 g. bacon, mixed salad.
Dinner: 60g of rice seasoned with two tablespoons of tomato, oregano, 100 g of light cheese.On the fourth day you begin this diet you can already see the first results.
Tip: The rice water that remains after cooking can be used for intestinal inflammation, diarrhea and even a fever, since it encourages rehydration.
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