The vegetable diet may be kept for 1 month, and if the menu contains fewer carbohydrates and proteins – longer.

The vegetable diet promises weight loss of 7-13 pounds per month. You may consume 1, 5 kg. of raw or boiled vegetables. Vegetable marrows, cabbage, carrots, green beans, cucumbers, tomatoes, pumpkin, spinach, and green salad are mainly recommended.

To the vegetable diet, you can add small quantities of :

. Fresh fruits-apples, peaches, apricots, pears, blue plums, etc.

. Fatless fresh milk and kefir, low-fat cottage cheese

. Oat, rye, and maize kernels

. Brown or granular bread

The vegetable diet-the model menu

Breakfast: salad from grated raw carrots, oat, or other kernels, melted in fatless fresh milk

The second breakfast: ¼ of cucumber

Lunch: salad from raw vegetables by your choice and 2 boiled potatoes with 1 teaspoon vegetable oil or cream, 1 slice of brown bread

Afternoon breakfast: 1 red pepper

Dinner: salad from raw vegetables with 1 teaspoon of vegetable oil