Traffic light diet

With which color to start? Yellow Day Diet.

This color – a source of heat and power, since ancient times it was considered a symbol of fertility. Nutritionists refer to the products are yellow with a special reverence. Because fiber-rich whole grains cereals provide an excellent work of the digestive system. For a meal fit with a yellowish tint flour and pasta, which is made from dough, mixed with the flour, meal durum wheat. In this, perhaps, is the secret of slim waists Italian signor, that day and could not live without a plate of pasta.

The same color scheme in favor is the family of legumes, known as a source of vegetable protein, vitamins and minerals. Permission is granted to use scrambled eggs, bananas, melons, potatoes (or a dish out of it) and all the other “sunny” vegetables and fruits. By the way, those who were born under the signs Taurus, Leo, Libra and Virgo, it should come to the “yellow day” very seriously.

Yellow Day Diet Menu:

Breakfast: 2 pieces of wholemeal bread + butter + honey, 1 / 2 yellow grapefruit. Coffee, tea, mineral water.

11:00: muesli bars.

Dinner: a plate of fried mushrooms + 5 g butter. Rice pudding with peaches. A baked trout.

Dinner: salad of corn with pine nuts. Chicken leg quarter, baked on the grill. 100 g of millet porridge. A baked apple.

If you do not like products with high fiber content, you can replace corn potatoes and macaroni.

Green Day Diet.

In the Middle Ages this color was considered the color of youth and riches, but in recent years, it is strongly associated with the products of “bio”. Scientists claim that the products of this color contains a large amount of useful ingredients that can improve the cardiovascular system.

Eat greens, cucumbers, peas, asparagus, zucchini, cabbage (sea kale) – both individually and in salads. Use actively and appropriate fruits: kiwi, green apples, gooseberries and more. Especially recommended products of this color of Capricorn, Pisces and cancers.

Green Day Diet Menu:

Breakfast: 1 or 2 crackers, 25 g cheese, 100 g of green grapes. Tea, coffee and mineral water.

11:00: cucumber cocktail glass with mint.

Dinner: a plate of green asparagus + 1 tbsp. l. olive oil. Salad of green lentils + 5 g butter, 2 kiwi.

Dinner: salad of zucchini + vinegar + 1 tablespoon. of vegetable oil + 25 g cheese. Pork chop dish + broccoli. Salad of green apple with mint.

Red Day Diet.

The red color was considered a symbol for strength and energy. The products of this color effect on the circulatory system and increase the energy potential of man. The products contain the substance in red, which protects our organism from many diseases. Particularly rich in them tomatoes, watermelon and red grapefruit.

Eat shrimp, salmon, beet and carrot burgers, red beans and eggplant. For dessert fit cherries, raspberries, strawberries, blueberries, red and black currants and other ruddy berries and fruits, as well as jellies, the butter, juices and fruit drinks of them. Organize a “red day” should be no more than once a week. An exception may be done only by those who were born under the signs of Aries, Gemini, Scorpio and Sagittarius. For them the products of this color are very important.

Red Day Diet Menu:

Breakfast: 200 g strawberries, 4 slices of smoked meat. Tea, coffee and mineral water.

11:00: a glass of tomato juice.

Dinner: 100 g salad of beets, 2 baked tomato, 1 glass of wine.

Dinner: 100 g roast tuna dish ragout of red vegetables (peppers, tomatoes, eggplant) + 5 g of olive oil. Red berries.

In conclusion, I would say that the main thing in this diet – is not to violate the specified color sequence. Nutritionists recommend regular portions, and supplements are not encouraged.

“Traffic light diet” – a trouble-free and painless way to healing the body, getting rid of extra pounds (you may lose 1-2 pounds per week). To create the full effect, dishes, tablecloth, napkins and candles were also encouraged to select a tone. There is a double benefit: you get both an aesthetic pleasure, and supply the body with all necessary useful substances.

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Slimming with World Red & Green 7 Days Diet

Green Day. Your choices – pasta, rice, potatoes, legumes, fruits and vegetables. Once a day you can afford meat, chicken, eggs.

Red Day. Your choice – all kinds of meat: eat lean beef, lamb, pork, chicken, turkey, and fish and seafood. Plus fruits and vegetables.

1 – DayВ Slimming with World Red & Green.

Breakfast – cereal bars, dried banana, low-calorie natural yoghurt.
Snack – Apple and 30g of cheese cheddar.
Lunch – Wheat porridge couscous in a tomato sauce with a salad of sweet peppers, onions, carrots, celery and cucumbers.
Snack – Vegetable sticks with sauce, low-calorie soft cheese and spices.
Dinner – grilled chicken breast, potatoes, country style, and sweet corn.

2 – Day Slimming with World Red & Green.

Breakfast – Scrambled eggs with bacon and tomatoes, 2 toast, whole-grain bread.
Snack – Fresh fruit salad.
Dinner – turkey rolls. Onions, garlic, and mushrooms brown over high heat for 5-6 minutes. Fill and arrange the finely chopped steak turkey. Complete and pinned a toothpick or cocktail stick. Bake in oven until ready 190В° C and serve it with salad.
Snack – plums.
Dinner – Meat Casserole. Mix ground beef with crushed onions, garlic, carrot and celery. Lay in the form, the top cover with a layer of thinly sliced potatoes. Bake in the oven until the potatoes becomes golden.

3 – DayВ Slimming with World Red & Green.

Breakfast – Fresh fruit salad with low calorie natural yoghurt.
Snack – 6 crisps whole grains and eggs, cooked in a steep, and tomato.
Lunch – Cheese sandwich: 30g cheese, cheddar, 2 pieces of whole-grain bread.
Snack – Banana.
Dinner – sausages with mashed potatoes and dressing of red onion, fried in a skillet.

4 – Day Slimming with World Red & Green.

Breakfast – Ham, tomatoes and mushrooms. Cut the mushrooms, chopped tomatoes on top, slices of ham and vegetables, grilled.
Snack – 70g dried apricots.
Lunch – Tuna with vegetables. Chop in food processor canned tuna, low-calorie yogurt, lemon juice, black pepper and fresh herbs. Serve with rye loaves and lettuce.
Snack – Berries.
Dinner – Baked chicken with vegetables.

5 – DayВ Slimming with World Red & Green.

Breakfast – Rye bread, banana and 1 tablespoon of honey.
Snack – Slices of fresh pineapple.
Lunch – jacket potatoes, boiled shrimp and a large plate of salad.
Snack – a bowl of rice.
Dinner – Frozen from any vendor (or other mixture – for example, “Mexican”). Put on the skillet chopped onion, frozen mixture and simmer 30 minutes. Put into a form for baking, top with eggplant, cut thin slices, and fill the dish with a mixture of yogurt and lightly beaten eggs. Bake in oven until surface is golden.

6 – Day Slimming with World Red & Green.

Breakfast – 2 cereal bars and milk.
Snack – low fat cottage cheese and lean ham.
Dinner – Mushroom soup with chicken. Boil chicken add in broth chopped onions, celery, carrots and mushrooms. Simmer until cooked and serve with whole grain bread.
Snack – Yogurt.
Dinner – Cod in tomato sauce. Onion and tomato saute in a skillet, add the greens, season with spices. Half of the mixture out onto a foil, place the cod fillet on top, cover with the rest of the tomato mixture. Put in preheated oven and bake until done. Serve with green beans and boiled cauliflower.

7 -В Day Slimming with World Red & Green.

Breakfast – scrambled eggs from one egg with baked beans and 2 toast, whole-grain flour.
Snack – Pieces of melon.
Dinner – Pasta with cheese and tomatoes. Fry the onions, cherry tomatoes and mushrooms. Separately, boil the noodles and grate cheese cheddar. Mix noodles with sauce, sprinkle cheese on top.
Snack – pear and orange.
Dinner – Roast lamb with roasted potatoes, carrots and broccoli.

What you need to buy for the week of the diet. (List of products designed for 7 days for 1 person).

Fruits – apples, bananas (and dried), lemon, melon, berries, oranges, pears, pineapples, plums.

Vegetables – eggplant, broccoli, carrots, cauliflower, celery, cucumbers, green beans, lettuce, mushrooms, onions (red and white), sweet peppers, potatoes, greens, tomatoes, garlic.

Meat and fish – bacon, sausages, chicken, cod, lean beef, ham, lamb, shrimp, frozen mixture of meat, turkey.

Dairy – cheese is soft and “cheddar, eggs, milk, yogurt.

Cereals – muesli bars, whole-grain bread, bread from wheat flour.

Semi-finished products – wheat porridge couscous in a tomato sauce, dried apricots, noodles, canned beans, sweet corn.

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All foods in the diet are classified depending on what day they are going to be eaten.

Green day “free foods” include fruit, vegetables, pulses, pasta, eggs, beans, grains, tofu, and rice. Green day “healthy extras” include bread, milk, dried fruit, nuts and seeds, cheese, fish and meat.

What include red days? Red day “free foods” include fruits and vegetables, lean meat, white eggs and fish. Red day “healthy extras” milk, include bread, cheese, beans and grains. Dried fruits and potatoes are restricted “healthy extras”.

Each diet has its pros and cons. We give you some arguments in favor of this diet and the arguments – that against her. You can have a lot of healthy, filling and nutritious food, are under control while the fatty, sweet and energy dense foods.

In your accomplishing your weight loss You get great group support.

Cons:

Should you be used to counting calories, and of course it will take you some time to get accustomed to Food Optimizing.

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Ingredients Recipe:

125g easy cook long grain rice
Fry light
1 medium onion, chopped
350g pack Quorn pieces
125g button mushrooms, quartered
400g Heinz barbecue beans in tomato sauce
150ml hot vegetable stock
2 tbsp tomato puree
100g frozen peas
Salt and freshly ground pepper

Method: 

Cook the rice in lightly salted boiling water for 10  12 mins or until tender
Meanwhile, heat the fry light in a large frying pan and cook the onion until soft.

Add the Quorn pieces and mushrooms to the onion and stir-fry until the Quorn is lightly coloured.

Stir in the barbecue beans, stock and tomato puree. Simmer uncovered, for 10 mins.

Meanwhile drain the cooked rice thoroughly.

Add the rice and peas to the mixture. Simmer until the peas are tender and most of the liquid has been absorbed.

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Ingredients Recipe:

4 x 28g / 1oz soft tortillas
a few crisp salad leaves
6 radishes, sliced
6 ripe cherry tomatoes, halved
1 yellow pepper, grilled, deseeded and sliced
227g / 8oz very low natural cottage cheese
torn fresh coriander or flat-leaf parsley, to garnish

For the dressing:
juice and grated zest of 1 large orange
1 small red chilli, deseeded and finely chopped
a few coriander leaves, chopped

For the hot salsa:
2 garlic cloves
3 tomatoes, skinned, deseeded and chopped
ВЅ red onion, finely chopped
1 small red pepper, roasted, skinned, deseeded and finely chopped
1 fresh red chilli, deseeded and finely chopped
2 tbsp chopped fresh coriander
juice of ВЅ lime

Method:
Preheat the oven to 200C/400F/Gas Mark 6. Put each tortilla in a Yorkshire pudding mould, which has been sprayed with a little Fry Light. Press the tortillas down into the moulds to make a basket shape. Bake in the centre of the oven for 8-10 minutes, until crisp and golden. Keep an eye on them to check that they do not over-brown. Remove and cool. Blend the salsa and dressing ingredients and set aside while you prepare the salad. In a bowl, mix together the salad leaves, radishes, cherry tomatoes and strips of grilled pepper.

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SLIMMING world RED & GREEN day

The GREEN choice.

Lots of filling, healthy carbohydrates, plus generous servings of protein for a balanced diet and low in fat.

The RED choice.

Plenty of lean, satisfying protein plus energising carbohydrates for a balanced diet, and low in fat.

GREEN Choice.

On days when you feel like filling up on pasta, jacket potatoes, vegetable curries and chillies, you will love the green days. Enjoy unlimited pasta, rice, baked potatoes, bakes beans, pulses and grains, plus vegetables, fresh fruit and very low fat yoghurt and fromage frais.

RED Choice.

If you feel like an all-day breakfast of eggs and bacon, roast beef, fresh fish or seafood, you will be in heaven on an Red day. You can enjoy unlimited lean beef, lamb, pork (including bacon), chicken, turkey, fish and seafood, plus fresh fruit and most vegetables, very low fat yoghurt and fromage frais.

You can choose to alternate the days for variety or you can do all green days or all red days  the choice is yours.

Decide whether you want to do a Green or an Red Day first, then 3 Key Steps:

Choose your Free Foods from the lists of free Green days foods or free Red day foods.

There are 3 Free Food Documents attached  1 lists all foods that are considered to be Free on Red Days, 1 for Green Days and 1 for those foods that are considered Free on both days.

Choose Healthy Extra Options. You must choose 3 or 4 options from the Red or Green Healthy Extras lists per day (1or2 from section  and 2 from section). These are designed to give your body the vitamins, minerals and fibre you need. Healthy Extras include milk, cheese for calcium and wholemeal bread and breakfast cereals for fibre.

There are 3 Healthy Extra food Documents attached  1 lists all foods that are considered to be Healthy Extra foods on Red Days, 1 for Green Days and 1 for those foods that are considered Healthy Extra foods on both days.

Syns  Any food that is not free, has a syn value. If you cannot take what you want as a free food or a Healthy Extra, you may still be able to have it if you count it as a syn. You choose how to  your syns every day e.g. chocolate, mayonnaise etc. You should aim for 5-15 syns per day, averaging approximately 10 syns per day ideally.

Food Optimising – is about deciding which foods you prefer to fill up on and choosing a Green or a Red day accordingly. A lot of family meals can work easily on both days but the proportions would vary.

For Example:

Spaghetti Bolognese:

Green Days – you would have heaps of spaghetti (a free food on green days).

A serving of Bolognese sauce made from extra lean minced beef, chopped tomatoes, onions, garlic, mixed peppers and carrots (allowing 85g of lean minced beef per serving from the green Healthy Extras section). Or replace the beef with minced Quorn, which is a free food.
This meal would have 0 syns on a Green day.

Red Days  Heaps of meaty Bolognese sauce, which is a free food on Red Days (no additional fat added if using Fry Light instead of Olive Oil).
Take 100g (boiled weight) of wholemeal spaghetti as a Red Day Healthy Extra.
This meal would have 0 syns on a Red day.

Roast Beef dinner:

Green Days – 85g lean roast beef from the Healthy Extras section Eat lots of garden peas, broccoli, carrots, dry-roasted potatoes, parsnips and mashed potatoes (no added milk or fat unless takes as a syn or additional healthy extra).

1 Yorkshire pudding (small), which counts as 3 syns.
4tbsp gravy (no added fat), which counts as 1 syn
This meal would have 4 syns on a Green day.

Red Days  As much lean roast beef as you want as the meat is free on Red days.
Plenty of broccoli, carrots, green beans as these are all free on Red days.
198g new potatoes boiled in their skins (taken as a Healthy Extra from the Red day selection).
1 Yorkshire pudding (small), which counts as 3 syns.
4tbsp gravy (no added fat), which count as 1 syn
This meal would have 4 syns on an Red day.

Helpful Tips

Aim to drink lots of water  6-8 glasses recommended.

Bovril from a jar (not granules or cubes) is free.

Coffee, low-cal fizzy and low-cal squash drinks, mineral water and tea including herbal teas are all free.

Milk must be taken as a Healthy Extra or counted as 0.5 syn per dash of milk put into tea or coffee.
Artificial Sweeteners  granulated tablet form or drops are all free e.g. Splenda, Canderel etc.

Flavourings such as herbs and spices are free.

Marmite  free

Mint Sauce no added sugar  free

Oil  Only Fry Light is free. Olive Oil must be taken only as a Healthy Extra or as a syn.

Soy, Tabasco, Worcestershire sauces  free

Salad dressings  only very low fat vinaigrette type dressings are free (these must be less than 40 kcals per 100ml.) Otherwise, count this as syns.

Vinegar  all types free

Exercise:

Any additional exercise you can do will aid weight loss as with any diet.

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