Diet Chart For Liquid
Last Updated: Nov 20, 2024
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Losing weight has become a concern for people suffering from obesity. The increased weight has resulted in various heart related and other body problems. Some health conscious people also wish to lose weight. There are various means of losing weight which include workouts, skipping meals, or following a low calorie diet etc., People have their own remedies, but in the end, everyone tries to find minimal ways to reduce the body weight.
Liquid diet, which as the name suggests, means procuring liquids as a part of the diet. Most of the calories or, in some cases, all of it comes from the liquids. The liquid diet is a customisable diet, it could replace all the meals with fruit, vegetables or milkshakes taken in a few intervals. Or, the diet could skip few meals for the day with liquids.
Consuming this diet means consuming less calories. This will help in reducing weight. But, drastically shifting to such diet will create an imbalance in the body metabolism. Therefore, liquid diets need to be consumed in proper proportion and should be a complement to the daily meals.
Diet Chart
Sunday | |
Breakfast (8:00-8:30AM) | 1 cup skim milk |
Mid-Meal (11:00-11:30AM) | 1 cup mix fruit juce |
Lunch (2:00-2:30PM) | 1 cup clear vegetable soup |
Evening (4:00-4:30PM) | 1 cup coconut water |
Dinner (8:00-8:30PM) | 1 cup rice water |
Monday | |
Breakfast (8:00-8:30AM) | 1 cup skim milk |
Mid-Meal (11:00-11:30AM) | 1 cup coconut water |
Lunch (2:00-2:30PM) | 1 cup clear tomato soup |
Evening (4:00-4:30PM) | 1 cup thin banana shake |
Dinner (8:00-8:30PM) | 1 cup dal soup |
Tuesday | |
Breakfast (8:00-8:30AM) | 1 cup almond milk |
Mid-Meal (11:00-11:30AM) | 1 cup buttermilk |
Lunch (2:00-2:30PM) | 1 cup thin custard |
Evening (4:00-4:30PM) | 1 cup pomegranate juice |
Dinner (8:00-8:30PM) | 1 cup clear mushroom soup |
Wednesday | |
Breakfast (8:00-8:30AM) | 1 cup almond milk |
Mid-Meal (11:00-11:30AM) | 1 cup vegetable juice |
Lunch (2:00-2:30PM) | 1 cup clear chicken soup |
Evening (4:00-4:30PM) | 1 cup coconut water |
Dinner (8:00-8:30PM) | 1 cup skim milk |
Thursday | |
Breakfast (8:00-8:30AM) | 1 cup skim milk |
Mid-Meal (11:00-11:30AM) | 1 cup orange juice |
Lunch (2:00-2:30PM) | 1 cup clear egg soup |
Evening (4:00-4:30PM) | 1 cup moong dal soup |
Dinner (8:00-8:30PM) | 1 cup clear vegetable soup |
Friday | |
Breakfast (8:00-8:30AM) | 1 cup barley water |
Mid-Meal (11:00-11:30AM) | 1 cup buttermilk |
Lunch (2:00-2:30PM) | 1 cup redgram dal soup |
Evening (4:00-4:30PM) | 1 cup clear sweetcorn soup |
Dinner (8:00-8:30PM) | 1 cup chicken stew |
Saturday | |
Breakfast (8:00-8:30AM) | 1 cup oats water |
Mid-Meal (11:00-11:30AM) | 1 cup lassi |
Lunch (2:00-2:30PM) | 1 cup vegetable (potato + carrot + beetroot) stock |
Evening (4:00-4:30PM) | 1 cup clear okra soup |
Dinner (8:00-8:30PM) | 1 cup skim milk |
Food Items To Limit
- Mashed fruits and vegetables, such as mashed avocado
- Nuts and Seeds
- Hard and soft cheese
- Soups with noodles, rice, or other chunks in it
- Ice cream with solids in it
- Bread
- Whole cereals and other grains
- Carbonated beverages, such as sparkling water and soda
- Meat
Do's And Dont's
Do's:
- For optimal results from your juice fast, elect a wide variety of vegetables and fruits.
- Seven or more days before the fast, alcohol, nicotine, caffeine, sugar, dairy, wheat, animal meat, fish, and eggs are typically reduced or eliminated from the diet.
- Approximately 6 glasses of room temperature or warm filtered water is often recommended in addition to the juice.
- Organic fruits and vegetables are usually recommended.
- Green vegetables and sprouts contain the pigment chlorophyll, which juice proponents believe are especially beneficial during a juice fast.
Don'ts:
- Pregnant or nursing women or children should never attempt a juice fast.
- People with diabetes, low blood sugar, eating disorders, kidney disease, liver disease, malnutrition, addictions, underweight, anemia, impaired immune function, infection, nutritional deficiency, low blood pressure, ulcerative colitis, cancer, terminal illness, epilepsy, or other chronic conditions shouldn't try a juice fast or should do so only under strict medical supervision.
- People shouldn't try a juice fast before or after surgical procedures.
- People taking prescription medications should consult a health professional skilled in detoxification before trying a juice fast, and should never discontinue or reduce their medications on their own.
Food Items You Can Easily Consume
- Fruits and Vegetables : All fruits or veggies juices
- Soups : Clear broths, strained and pureed vegetable soup
- Dairy : All types of cow’s milk (whole, low-fat, reduced fat, fat-free)
- Fats : Butter, Mayonnaise
- Beverages : Coffee, tea, lemonade
- Deserts : Sweetners
References
- STABLE LIQUID DIET COMPOSITION, Larson et al. [Internet] United States Patent. 1985. [Cited 27 June 2019]. Available from:
- Hancock S, Cresci G, Martindale R. The clear liquid diet: when is it appropriate?. Current gastroenterology reports. 2002 Aug 1;4(4):324. [Cited 27 June 2019]. Available from:
- Schmidl MK, inventor; Cutter Laboratories Inc, assignee. Liquid elemental diet. United States patent US 4,414,238. 1983 Nov 8. [Cited 27 June 2019]. Available from:
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