When you follow the menu recommended for this type of diet and exercise (about 10,000 steps a day), you can lose between 3 and 5 kg per month.
What foods are recommended in the Samurai diet
fish, as an animal protein, being rich in fatty acids, it can be eaten at lunch or dinner. It is good to alternate fatty and lean fish with seafood. Very rarely do the Japanese eat fish for breakfast.
Various vegetables are appreciated by people who set out to follow this diet. Especially one or two vegetables, including onions, eggplant, cucumbers, but also seaweed must be found, at every meal, in the plate of those who prefer this diet.
Rice not missing from every meal in the Samurai Diet. The Japanese prefer to consume a bowl of brown rice, richer in minerals and vitamins, compared to ordinary rice, which loses many active substances by processing. During the diet, noodles are served with various vegetables, with sauce or in soup.
soy it is consumed in moderation, in the form of milk, tofu or germs.
fruit they are also recommended in the diet. In Japan, apples, tangerines (a variety of mandarins) and persimmons are preferred, often eaten for dessert.
Cheese. The lack of dairy in the diet is compensated by the cheese. Cow’s cheese is usually eaten for breakfast or dinner, but a serving, say Japanese nutritionists, should not exceed the size of the palm of the person following this diet.
Green tea is known for its antioxidant properties. That’s why Japanese women prefer this tea, and after every meal, they drink a cup.
What are the benefits of diet?
Due to omega 3 acids and antioxidants, the Samurai Diet has many benefits for the body: it protects the cardiovascular system, prevents the occurrence of serious diseases (diabetes, heart and various forms of cancer). Indigenous herbs and greens are also consumed in this diet.
The Samurai diet also has disadvantages
This diet is not appreciated by people who do not prefer rice and fish. Of course, the diet recommended in the Samurai Diet is not to the liking of gourmets either, because the menus are monotonous and the portions are too small compared to their culinary claims.
Optionally, make a favorite menu:
At breakfast: A small portion of fresh fish with a bowl of rice; a cup of green tea or coffee without sugar; A boiled egg, cottage cheese, a cucumber, a tomato.
At lunch: Rice and soup with tofu and seaweed; soybean salad or baked fish (not fried!), steamed rice, an apple and a cup of green tea.
At dinner: Freshly baked fish and a bowl of rice; noodle soup, 3 steamed shrimp with vegetables, cottage cheese and a cup of green tea.
To snack: Oily fruits are indicated: hazelnuts, almonds or walnuts (a handful) and a fruit recommended in the diet: apple, persimmon or tangerine.
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