The rice diet is one of the most followed diets for fast weight loss. The secret to losing weight with the rice diet lies in eating it with light vegetable-based sauces, flavored with aromatic herbs and spices, with a little extra virgin olive oil or rice. The association with legumes (rice and lentils, rice and beans, soy, etc.) make it a tasty and complete dish. Chickpeas, beans, peas, lentils are rich in proteins and in a general context can replace meat and fish.

Rice: properties and health benefits

Rice is a food that has an essential amino acid, lysine, and good quality proteins. As for the lipid component, it mainly contains essential fatty acids. It has a lot of potassium and little sodium and is therefore a food suitable for those suffering from arterial hypertension. Rice is gluten-free and can therefore also be consumed by those suffering from celiac disease. Rice has an excellent satiety index (even higher than pasta) and is very digestible. A pound thrown into the pot turns into 260 grams of rice to be seasoned, and the wholemeal quality is the best. In this diet there are also many foods that were once considered prohibited: for example, as a snack or as a snack, dried fruit (paying attention to the portions) because it allows us to get to the main meals with less hunger: walnuts, hazelnuts, almonds have a good fat content but a low glycemic index, and therefore increase the sense of satiety. For after dinner a deflating herbal tea.

Rice 4 kilos in 7 days: general rules for losing weight

If you are not in good health, ask your doctor for advice before starting any diet. Always vary your foods as much as possible. For example: in a recipe that includes rice and a vegetable, you can vary the vegetables by switching from broccoli to turnip greens, to cauliflower, to spinach, etc.

• Avoid fried foods. Better to boil, grill or steam. In any case, to season, stick to the seasonings of the diet.
• Use salt in moderation. To flavor dishes, abundant with aromatic herbs and spices that give taste but do not add calories (see table).
• Two coffees per day are allowed in addition to those allowed by the diet.
• Always use sweetener instead of sugar. Learn to avoid it.

Rice diet, 7 days menu to lose weight

Monday:

• Breakfast: 1 coffee or tea with sweetener, 1 glass of rice or almond milk, 1 bar of rice and dark chocolate or wholemeal oat flakes 30 g
• Snack: 1 citrus juice or 1 portion of nuts (15 pistachios or 10 almonds or 3 walnuts)
• Lunch: 1 vegetable soup with rice or corn cakes
• Snack: 1 crunchy dried fruit or 1 portion of dried nuts (15 pistachios or 10 almonds or 3 walnuts)
• Dinner: 1 plate of cooked or raw vegetables to taste, 1 teaspoon of rice oil or extra virgin olive oil, 1 teaspoon of balsamic vinegar or rice, Brown rice with lentils
• After dinner: 1 fruit to taste, 1 herbal tea: fennel, star anise, mint, lime, chamomile, ginger

Tuesday:

• Breakfast: 1 coffee or tea with sweetener, 1 glass of rice or almond milk, 1 bar of rice and dark chocolate or wholemeal oat flakes 30 g
• Snack: 1 citrus juice or 1 portion of nuts (15 pistachios or 10 almonds or 3 walnuts)
• Lunch: 1 cream of asparagus with corn or rice cakes
• Snack: 1 crunchy dried fruit or 1 portion of dried nuts (15 pistachios or 10 almonds or 3 walnuts)
• Dinner: 1 plate of green salad to taste, 1 teaspoon of rice oil or extra virgin olive oil, 1 teaspoon of balsamic vinegar or rice, Soy stew with pumpkin, potatoes and porcini mushrooms
• After dinner: 1 herbal tea: fennel, star anise, mint, lime, chamomile, ginger

Wednesday:

• Breakfast: 1 coffee or tea with sweetener, 1 glass of rice or almond milk, 1 bar of rice and dark chocolate or wholemeal oat flakes 30 g
• Snack: 1 citrus juice or 1 portion of nuts (15 pistachios or 10 almonds or 3 walnuts)
• Lunch: 1 tomato soup with corn or rice cakes
• Snack: 1 crunchy dried fruit or 1 portion of dried nuts (15 pistachios or 10 almonds or 3 walnuts)
• After dinner: 1 herbal tea: fennel, star anise, mint, lime, chamomile, ginger

Thursday:

• Breakfast: 1 coffee or tea with sweetener, 1 glass of rice or almond milk, 1 bar of rice and dark chocolate or wholemeal oat flakes 30 g
• Snack: 1 citrus juice or 1 portion of nuts (15 pistachios or 10 almonds or 3 walnuts)
• Lunch: 1 vegetable soup with corn or rice cakes
• Snack: 1 crunchy dried fruit or 1 portion of dried nuts (15 pistachios or 10 almonds or 3 walnuts)
• Dinner: 1 plate of mixed salad to taste, paella with vegetables and legumes
• After dinner: 1 herbal tea: fennel, star anise, mint, lime, chamomile, ginger

Friday:

• Breakfast: 1 coffee or tea with sweetener, 1 glass of rice or almond milk, 1 bar of rice and dark chocolate or wholemeal oat flakes 30 g
• Snack: 1 citrus juice or 1 portion of nuts (15 pistachios or 10 almonds or 3 walnuts)
• Lunch: 1 soup of broccoli with corn or rice cakes
• Snack: 1 crunchy dried fruit or 1 portion of dried nuts (15 pistachios or 10 almonds or 3 walnuts)
• Dinner: 1 plate of salad and corn, 1 teaspoon of balsamic vinegar or rice, vegetable soup
• After dinner: 1 herbal tea: fennel, star anise, mint, lime, chamomile, ginger.

Saturday:

• Breakfast: 1 coffee or tea with sweetener, 1 glass of rice or almond milk
• Snack: 1 citrus juice or 1 portion of nuts (15 pistachios or 10 almonds or 3 walnuts)
• Lunch: 1 pumpkin soup with corn or rice cakes
• Snack: 1 crunchy dried fruit or 1 portion of dried nuts (15 pistachios or 10 almonds or 3 walnuts)
• Dinner: 1 plate of cooked or raw vegetables to taste, 1 teaspoon of rice oil or extra virgin olive oil, soy stew with peas
• 1 teaspoon of balsamic vinegar or rice

Sunday:

• Breakfast: 1 coffee or tea with sweetener, 1 glass of rice or almond milk
• Snack: 1 citrus juice or 1 portion of nuts (15 pistachios or 10 almonds or 3 walnuts)
• Lunch: 1 vegetable soup with corn or rice cakes
• Snack: 1 crunchy dried fruit or 1 portion of dried nuts (15 pistachios or 10 almonds or 3 walnuts)
• Dinner: 1 plate of green salad to taste, 1 teaspoon of rice oil or extra virgin olive oil, quinoa soup with lentils
• After dinner: 1 herbal tea: fennel, star anise, mint, lime, chamomile, ginger