A simple but useful diet to purify yourself, have a flat abdomen and lose a few pounds.
This is the 10 prune diet developed by Dr. Evelina Flachi, dietician.

All at the initiative of the  California Prune Board , a consortium of California plum producers that represents 900 growers and 26 plum packers in California, one of the leading quality agricultural industries in the world.

To find out more, visit their website and their facebook page .

The diet includes the integration of prunes, a food that according to some studies has proved to be a powerful aid in weight loss due to its fiber content, its high satiating power, its function as a “scavenger” of the body.

The diet lasts only 5 days a week and can be repeated until all excess weight is lost: it is simple, balanced and especially useful for those suffering from nervous hunger, hunger for sweets and suffering from bloating and constipation.

DIET OF THE 10 PLUMS OF EVELINA FLACHI

• From Monday to Friday, Saturday and Sunday only free.
  The rules.
• Maximum 2 tablespoons of oil per day.
• Use seasonal fruit and vegetables to promote weight loss.
• Alternate cereals (i.e. do not always and only eat pasta or bread).
• Bread is always wholemeal.

Valid for every day.
Breakfast.
A glass of water + 5 prunes, tea or coffee + 2 wholemeal rusks or wholemeal toast + 1 teaspoon of jam or honey.
Morning snack.
A seasonal fruit.

Monday.

Lunch.
Mixed green salad with tomatoes, celery, carrots, 1 egg, natural small canned tuna, a 40g sandwich, 200g mixed fruit salad with 5 prunes.
Afternoon snack .
100 grams of tomato juice with a squeeze of lemon and 100 gr raw carrots.
Dinner.
Tomato sauce with oil and basil, grilled cut of meat 50 grams, mixed salad 200 grams, a 40 gram sandwich and a slice of fresh pineapple.

Tuesday.

Lunch. 70 gr. of tagliolini with 50 gr. shrimp, pepper, carrot and celery salad, fennel.
Afternoon snack. A white yogurt.
Dinner. Mixed salad of lettuce, radishes and carrots, 2 slices of roast turkey in the oven, a 40 gr sandwich. and berries with 5 dried plums.

Wednesday.

Lunch. Risotto with asparagus of 70 gr. rice, mixed green salad with carrots and tomatoes and a bowl of strawberries.
Snack. A white yogurt with 5 dried plums.
Dinner: 2 baked fish fillets, green beans in salad, a 40 gr sandwich. and a slice of pineapple.

Thursday.

Lunch. 70 grams of penne with eggplant, tomato, basil and a tablespoon of parmesan, mixed salad with fennel.
Snack: strawberries or a fruit.
Dinner.  Vegetable soup, 100 gr. breast of guinea fowl or baked turkey with 5 prunes, mixed salad and a 40 gr.

Friday.

Lunch. Roast turkey 100 gr. with a side of grilled vegetables, a 40 gr. wholemeal sandwich. and fresh lemon or pineapple strawberries.
Snack . Low-fat yogurt with 5 prunes.
Dinner. Carrot and radicchio salad, 100 gr. of fish in tomato sauce with herbs, 2 small steamed potatoes.