There is a healthier alternative to the classic minestrone diet.
This diet variant of the summer minestrone works like this: you replace a meal with one of the recipes following this dietary pattern for at least two weeks.

Eventually you can repeat for another two weeks or move on to the maintenance phase, which consists of doing this diet 3 days a week to stay fit. How Much Weight Do You Lose? About 1.5 / 2 kilos per week.

The diet is taken from the book by Dr. Lipman, creator of the Miami diet, “Young and Slim for Life”.

According to Dr. Lipman, an internist and weight loss endocrinologist, soups are a great way to purify yourself while incorporating more nutrients, and targeting harmful gut bacteria with an anti-inflammatory diet.

Although it was made by a professional, I recommend that you listen to your doctor’s opinion.

THE MINESTRONE DIET IN SUMMER VERSION

DIET SCHEME: to be done 6 days a week

Sunday free day (in moderation, read the advice). Half an hour to forty minutes of yoga, pilates or brisk walking.

Breakfast.
Coffee or tea of ​​your choice plus half a glass of orange or grapefruit juice. One low-fat yogurt (125 ml) or 150 grams of skimmed Greek yogurt with one level teaspoon of almond or peanut butter plus stevia.
As an alternative to this breakfast, a homemade cocoa protein shake like this one .

Snack: seasonal fruit of your choice up to 150 gr. or a glass of unsweetened almond milk.

Lunch.
One of the recommended soups or a portion of light minestrone or light gazpacho + a hard-boiled egg or a tablespoon of toasted mixed seeds. A bitter coffee or with stevia and 3 almonds.

Snack.
Seasonal fruit of your choice up to 150 gr. + a glass of unsweetened iced green tea. Or a smoothie with half a glass of vegetable milk and 100 grams of fruit. The fruit must be chosen from red fruits, apricots, peaches, medlars. In the morning you can opt for cantaloupe melon.

Dinner.
Mixed green salad with a teaspoon of oil, lemon or vinegar + 120 gr. grilled or baked meat or fish (150 for men), or one egg omelette + three egg whites (two eggs for men). As an alternative to meat or fish 100 grams of goat ricotta (150 for men) or 100 gr. of bresaola (130 for men). 250 g minimum of vegetables of your choice cooked in a pan with a teaspoon of oil, spices and herbs to taste.

After dinner: a homemade fruit sorbet with a hectogram of frozen fruit, a little skimmed or vegetable milk, stevia or a portion of fruit as a snack.

THE DIET OF THE SUMMER MINESTRONE
DAY OFF

Breakfast. Fruit salad without sugar + coffee or tea.

Snacks. A low-fat yogurt 2 times a day of 125 grams + a biscuit of your choice or a small chocolate cube.

Lunch. A plate of pasta or rice with a simple basil sauce or grilled vegetables and a teaspoon of oil.
For women: 80 grams. Men: 100 grams of pasta or rice.

Dinner: a second course based on meat or fish or legumes in a salad. Vegetable side dish with a teaspoon of oil.
100 grams of fruit or fiordilatte ice cream.

* It is not included in the plan, but those who want can replace lunch with a margherita or ortolana pizza, opting for a vegetable side dish at dinner with a teaspoon of oil and a small box of natural tuna and eliminating the ice cream.
On page two the recipes recommended by the doctor for the diet.