You lose up to 12 kg in one month and up to 5 kg in 2 weeks with the Brazilian diet .
This diet, despite the name suggests otherwise, is not the typical Brazilian diet .

Instead, it is a diet developed from the indications of a 143-page ministerial document drawn up by experts , in an attempt to direct Brazilians towards more natural food choices. The diet has become so popular that it has been adopted by local stars and influencers, including celebrated model Adriana Lima, for one basic reason. The one drawn up by the guidelines of the Ministry of Health of Brazil was voted among the healthiest diets in the world. 

The Brazilian diet is in fact a low-calorie regime that allows you to lose weight quickly for two reasons.

• First of all, even if the meals are numerous, the first rule is to condense them into 12 hours.

  

  That is, between the beginning of the first meal and the end of the last one, a maximum of twelve hours must pass.
  And you shouldn’t eat for the next twelve hours.
  This allows you to group low-calorie meals in less time, giving the impression that you are eating more.

• The second is that complex carbohydrates are almost lacking, but there is no shortage of fruits and vegetables.

  The idea behind the Brazilian diet is to favor natural and local food to combat overweight.
  So you go on a lower carb diet without the risks of a zero carb diet .

BRAZILIAN DIET: HOW MUCH DO YOU LOSE?

The diet can be continued for up to 4 weeks, but be careful.
Being low-calorie and with very low fat, it is not recommended to continue it for more than 4 weeks. And it is always recommended to discuss this with your doctor first.

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Better would be to do it only for two weeks.
Then do two weeks of maintenance scheme and then possibly repeat.
This will allow us to keep the metabolism high.

WHY BRAZILIAN DIET?

As we have seen, the Brazilian diet is a fat-free and low-calorie diet, designed to correct the eating habits of Brazilians, who instead tend to season dishes too much, fry foods and eat too many carbohydrates. Typical Brazilians are feiojada with rice, beans, sausage and pork. And the acarajè, a spicy fried sandwich with palm oil, sauce and shrimp.

Therefore, the ministerial recommendations have been translated into a diet with a weekly schedule that must be repeated twice in a row. At most it can be repeated 4 times, to lose up to 12 kg in a month and 5 or 6 kg in 2 weeks.
Here is the pattern.

THE BRAZILIAN DIET: THE SCHEME

Rules. 

1. Meals must be within a twelve-hour time frame. 
2. Calorie-free sweeteners can be used.
3. You can only drink tea and coffee with sweetener. 
4. Condiments other than vinegar and lemon juice, herbs and spices cannot be used.
5. The quantities are for a woman. For humans, meat and fish are doubled and 50 grams of wholemeal bread are eaten instead of 25 grams where indicated. 
6. The 25 gram wholemeal bread toast can be replaced with 2 wholemeal rusks. 
7. The juices are intended as organic or fresh but unsweetened.
   

Monday.

Breakfast with a 100-gram orange, a 100-gram banana and 125-gram low-fat yogurt.
Mid morning. A 25 gram slice of wholemeal toast and a freshly squeezed orange juice.
Lunch with 100 grams of boiled fish and 100 grams of fresh vegetable salad with lemon juice.
Dinner is the same as lunch.
Before going to bed, a squeeze of orange juice and a 25-gram slice of wholemeal toast.

Tuesday.

Breakfast. A 125-gram hard-boiled egg or low-fat yogurt and a 250-ml cup of apple juice.
Mid morning. A 25-gram slice of wholemeal bread and a cup of apple juice.
Lunch. 100 grams of boiled veal or chicken, two small boiled potatoes (200 grams) or 100 grams of sweet corn and lettuce with lemon juice.
Dinner. 200 grams of boiled fish plus spinach and boiled peas (150 g).
Before going to sleep,  a cup of apple juice and a 25-gram slice of wholemeal toast.

Wednesday.

Breakfast.  A 125-gram low-fat yogurt with a 25-gram slice of wholemeal toast.
Mid morning. One cup (250 ml) of apple or orange juice.
Lunch. One hundred grams of boiled rice (i.e. boiled weighted) wholemeal with 150 grams of red cabbage or radicchio seasoned with lemon juice and abundant parsley.
Dinner. 100 grams of boiled or steamed meat, salad with lemon juice and a 150 gram apple.
Plus, a pre-bedtime snack with  a cup of apple juice (250ml) and a 25-gram slice of wholemeal toast.

Thursday.

Breakfast. A cup of pineapple juice and 60 grams of low-sugar fruit.
Mid morning. 200 ml of pineapple juice and 125 grams of low-fat yogurt.
Lunch.  100 grams of boiled meat, 25 grams of aged cheese, mixed salad with lemon juice and a 100 gram orange.
Dinner with 2 boiled potatoes (200 grams in total) and 150 grams of carrot salad with lemon juice.
Finally, the snack before going to sleep. A cup of pineapple juice and a 25-gram slice of wholemeal bread.

Friday

Breakfast. 125 grams of low-fat yogurt and 60 grams of low-sugar fruit.
Mid morning. One cup of pineapple juice (250ml) and one 25-gram slice of wholemeal toast. Lunch. 150 grams of boiled fish and two raw carrots with lemon juice. Dinner. A portion of minestrone or vegetable soup without oil, legumes or potatoes, plus a 25-gram slice of toast. And before going to sleep, let’s drink a glass of pineapple juice.

Saturday

Breakfast. One cup of apple juice (250ml), and one 25-gram slice of wholemeal bread.
Mid morning. 150 grams of skimmed Greek yogurt.
Lunch. A plate of minestrone without legumes or vegetable soup of your choice and a 25 gram slice of wholemeal toast.
Dinner. 100 grams of sautéed mushrooms, 100 grams of salad with fresh and raw vegetables with only lemon juice, one large hard-boiled egg.
Before going to sleep , a 200ml glass of apple juice.

Sunday

Breakfast. A 100 gram banana.
Mid morning. A glass of apple juice and a 25-gram slice of wholemeal toast.
Lunch. 100 grams of boiled meat, 100 grams of cabbage salad and red onions to taste with lemon juice or vinegar.
Dinner. Minestrone dish without legumes or potatoes or vegetable soup of your choice, mixed salad with lemon juice, 25 grams of mature cheese.
Finally, before going to sleep, a cup of apple juice and two dried figs.

THE BRAZILIAN DIET: MAINTENANCE 

Breakfast. 200 ml of orange juice or skim milk, 25 grams of toasted wholemeal bread, a teaspoon of honey or jam.

Snack: 200 grams of orange or apple or melon or kiwi or pineapple

Lunch. 60 grams (90 for men) of dried legumes or brown rice for 4 days a week, a mixed salad or minestrone with 100 grams of potatoes the remaining 3 times. We Italians can use wholemeal pasta instead of brown rice: or barley, spelled, oats in grains.
In addition: 100 grams of white meat or 50 grams of lean sliced ​​or 100 grams of boiled legumes or 25 grams of mature cheese. One teaspoon of oil. Vegetables or simple sauce for pasta or rice.

Snack: 100 grams of skimmed Greek yogurt + 60 grams of low-sugar fruit.

Dinner. 150 grams of boiled or baked white fish (200 for men), alternating with a large boiled egg (two for men) or 100 grams of skimmed dairy product such as cottage cheese or cottage cheese (200 for men). Large vegetable side dish with just a teaspoon of oil .
25 grams of toasted wholemeal bread (50 for men).

After dinner: 200 ml of orange or pineapple or apple juice.

Bonus: a cereal bar or a fruit popsicle or 50 grams of fruit ice cream or two dried figs in the 3 days you don’t eat pasta or rice for lunch.

One to two free meals a week after two weeks of maintenance without cheating. By free meal we mean any food that is not in the scheme. For example a pizza, a croissant for breakfast, a different first course.