The banana diet, or rather, the Morning banana diet or Asa banana diet , which has come down to us from Japan, is a diet designed for those who cannot lose weight with a normal low-calorie diet.
The idea came from a group of Japanese who created a site and a forum. A lot of people say they have lost weight.

In fact, it is based on a practical trick that actually, according to a series of studies, leads to slimming results in people who have the problem of hunger in low-calorie diets.
The trick is as follows: before a meal, you need to eat something that induces a sense of satiety. They can a plate of raw vegetables with a drizzle of oil, two cucumbers or an apple.

Why the banana diet?

The banana diet chooses this fruit instead to limit hunger. The reason is not only related to being satisfied before a meal, but the choice of banana is designed to increase dopamine, thus acting on the mood and nervous system to reduce hunger. The banana is in fact a fruit that induces a feeling of well-being and good mood: this is why many like it.

In the banana diet, you eat a banana before each meal, so that you are already satisfied and follow the diet. The menu is very simple. Here, too, the tendency of people to prefer simple diets to lose weight is played out. The banana diet is in fact designed for those who work outside the home or at home but have little time to cook except in the evening.

Banana diet: menu

Breakfast. A glass of water. Coffee or tea + a 130 gram ripe banana. A low-fat yogurt of 125 grams or 200 ml of milk. Possible stevia to sweeten.

Snack: A fruit such as an orange, peach or kiwi.

Lunch. A banana + a glass of water.
Immediately after. Mixed vegetable salad or vegetable platter of your choice except beets and carrots with a level teaspoon of oil. As an alternative to vegetables, you can eat two cucumbers.
A 125-gram low-fat yogurt.

Snack. As a snack.

Dinner. By eight in the evening.
Grilled vegetable platter with lemon juice or vinegar or mixed salad. 
A moderate plate of pasta or rice (50 grams for a woman, 70 for a man) with a teaspoon of oil and tomato or vegetable sauce, a teaspoon of Parmesan cheese. Alternatively wholemeal bread for 65-80 grams or 200/300 grams of potatoes.
A choice of 120/140 grams of white meat or fish or white tofu or two medium eggs or 100 grams of light mozzarella or bresaola or 130 grams of boiled legumes.
Three almonds or 10 grams of dark chocolate or half a glass of red or white wine.
Once a week: a margherita pizza for dinner.

* Lunch and dinner cannot be reversed.