The good thing about following a detox diet is that it is
really easy to do so right now. However, whilst it is “easy” to observe a detox
diet, it can be very “hard” to maintain it because… well, detox has this
unpopular reputation of “starving” people. And really, that isn’t true at all.
How so? Well, we can prove it by collating you a short list
of the no-hesitation detox diets you can do right away! Read more below!
1.
Drink
water—lots and lots of it
Yes, it makes perfect sense, but it still needs to be
stressed time and time again: water helps your body in various ways, and
“flushing” out toxins happens to be one of them.
So, if you really want to be sure if you’re drinking enough
liquids, then drinking one-to-two quarts a day should be helpful for this
purpose. A couple of cups of coffee or tea can also be helpful in this regard.
2.
Eat
just enough calories
When people say “dieting”, their minds immediately flash to
lunches and dinners where starving yourself is the norm. Of course, it should
be common knowledge by now that that tact does not work; rather than starving yourself, you simply have to regulate
the caloric intake you’re consuming on a daily basis. 1400-1600 calories should
do it. Anything lower than that, and you get to burn muscle instead of fat.
Really, that’s painful.
3.
Have a
“healthy” breakfast
So, what qualifies as a healthy meal, then? Well, it’s most
likely the stuff that we’re already conditioned to eat breakfast as adults:
whole-wheat bread, oatmeal, yogurt, apples, or even salmon. Basically, all the
things that you can find from an organic food store.
4.
If it’s
green, then it’s good to eat
If there’s anything that qualifies as a “detox” diet, then a
green smoothie is the most prototypical image of a detox diet we have in our
minds. And really, it’s with good reason, too: you can put more than just
veggies there. Here are just a couple of ingredients you can mix with your detox
smoothie: spices, herbs, fruits, and proteins. If anything, having any “one” of
these components in your smoothie is enough to give you a complete diet that
will power you through the rest of your busy day.
Proteins are important to just about any diet. However, if
you’re thinking that you can wolf down any chicken or pork you encounter in the
fridge, then better control yourself back there: if you’re going to go
full-protein with either your lunch or dinner, then you have to go with “lean”
meats for this one.
So, as likely examples of lean proteins, the food you can
consume for this purpose should include fish, beans, turkey breast, skinless
chicken, and whole grains. If you really want to go the whole nine yards, then
you can pair it with vegetables, too.