It is called ” The Healthy Happy Mum Plan “, that is the healthy diet for a busy and happy mother, and it is a food program of which in this article we will discover the 4 essential principles , invented by the British TV presenter and model Katie Piper and by the nutritionist Terri -Ann Nunns, with the collaboration of a medical staff and personal trainers.

What is this diet for busy moms based on? And why a diet for mothers? Simple: because mothers are overworked, have little time for themselves and often put on pounds with pregnancies that they can then only lose with enormous sacrifices. This, I would say, is a fact. The solutions according to Katie and Terri-Ann are as follows:

1) No drastic diets and no different cuisines: you have to cook for everyone, perhaps in a healthier way, but avoid drastic and restrictive diets in order to lose weight. Eat a balanced diet and keep your calories in check.
2) Caloric deficit: yes, but moderate: no diets of one thousand or one thousand and two hundred calories. With a stressful life behind the kids, and often combined with a job, how much sense does it make to add stress to a crash diet? And how long do you think you can keep it going? Better a diet with a light calorie deficit, which for a mother of 25-40 years old translates into 1500 calories a day.
3) Physical activity every day:we can and must find time for ourselves. The important thing is to start and then make it a habit. For example, 15 minutes or 20 of bodyweight exercises every day, and long walks with the kids in the park on weekends can be activities compatible with a mother’s life.
4) No snacks: it is better to focus on the main meals to be consumed with the family, reducing snacks to a few raw fruit or vegetables.
5) A light meal a day: whether it is breakfast or dinner, one meal a day must be very light.
6) A greedy concession a week: let’s make ourselves a food concession a week, as long as it is around a maximum of 300 calories, for example a large croissant, two pastries, a slice of pizza.

Diet for mothers: a typical day
Breakfast (light meal): 200 ml of skimmed milk with coffee and stevia plus two tablespoons of cornflakes.
Lunch: vegetable and legume salad with two slices of toast or two tablespoons of cooked cereals.
Dinner: Baked fish with a side of baked potatoes and spring peas.
Snack: raw carrots / one fruit / 20 grams of dehydrated fruit.

With these simple rules of the diet for mothers you lose weight little by little, you do not go crazy behind special diets and plans, you return to having a healthy but flexible diet, and a fit body.