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Diet Chart For Liquid

Last Updated: Apr 25, 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

  1. Mashed fruits and vegetables, such as mashed avocado
  2. Nuts and Seeds
  3. Hard and soft cheese
  4. Soups with noodles, rice, or other chunks in it
  5. Ice cream with solids in it
  6. Bread
  7. Whole cereals and other grains
  8. Carbonated beverages, such as sparkling water and soda
  9. Meat

Do's And Dont's

Do's:

  1. For optimal results from your juice fast, elect a wide variety of vegetables and fruits.
  2. 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.
  3. Approximately 6 glasses of room temperature or warm filtered water is often recommended in addition to the juice.
  4. Organic fruits and vegetables are usually recommended.
  5. Green vegetables and sprouts contain the pigment chlorophyll, which juice proponents believe are especially beneficial during a juice fast.

Don'ts:

  1. Pregnant or nursing women or children should never attempt a juice fast.
  2. 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.
  3. People shouldn't try a juice fast before or after surgical procedures.
  4. 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.

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Food Items You Can Easily Consume

  1. Fruits and Vegetables : All fruits or veggies juices
  2. Soups : Clear broths, strained and pureed vegetable soup
  3. Dairy : All types of cow’s milk (whole, low-fat, reduced fat, fat-free)
  4. Fats : Butter, Mayonnaise
  5. Beverages : Coffee, tea, lemonade
  6. Deserts : Sweetners

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Written ByDrx Hina FirdousPhD (Pharmacology) Pursuing, M.Pharma (Pharmacology), B.Pharma - Certificate in Nutrition and Child CarePharmacology
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Reviewed ByDt. Triveni KovvadaDiploma In Diet & NutritionDietitian/Nutritionist

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