A slim and healthy figure is the dream of many of us. However, as we well know, the only way to achieve this effect is a well-balanced diet, appropriate portions, and physical activity. Dietitians assure us that it is impossible to lose weight by eating one specific product – we lose weight, thanks caloric deficit. However, it is based on this assumption slavic girl diet. Today we will check Can eating buckwheat help you lose weight?or is it just another internet trend?
Usually, fancy diets come to us from abroad, but this time it is our domestic product that has become the object of interest for American women. Observing Polish, Ukrainian and Russian women living overseas, they came to the conclusion that the secret of their slim figures is a proper diet, which includes nothing else than the previously mentioned buckwheat groats. Many videos are created on the TikTok platform and marked with hashtags slavic girl diet oraz buckwheatwhich present how to cook and eat groats.
Of course, this is a big generalization, after all, very few people living in Europe or Russia eat buckwheat every day. However, unlike the American one, the Slavic eating style is certainly much healthier. We eat significantly less highly processed products, such as fast food, sweets, carbonated drinks, sweetened cereals and snacks. We cook at home much more often, we usually eat smaller portions, and our meals contain more vegetables, fruit, unsweetened dairy products, meat and whole grain products, such as groats. Hence, probably statistically lower body weight.
It is also worth noting that obesity is not only a problem for US residents. In Poland (and other Slavic countries) many people also struggle with excess body weight and associated diseases (including diabetes, atherosclerosis, heart disease). The Slavic diet is rich in unsaturated fatty acids in the form of red meat and butter, sugar, and wheat, which are not considered the best dietary choices. However, despite this, we still eat much healthier than Americans. Following the Internet fashion, it is worth remembering about: buckwheat groatswhich, when properly prepared, will not only be tasty, but also healthy.
Why is it worth eating buckwheat? First of all, she is great source of complex carbohydratesmaking it a good source of energy. It contains a lot dietary fiber, which ensures proper digestion and supports the intestineshelps get rid of bloating and gas. Fiber helps too take care about proper blood sugar and cholesterol levels. It is worth mentioning that eating foods rich in fiberensures satiety after a meal and accelerates metabolism, which in turn may help in reducing extra kilos. In the context of weight loss, the fact that buckwheat contains a lot of vegetable proteinwhich also affects the satiety of the meal, thus reducing appetite. However, it should be emphasized that the only way to reduce body weight is maintaining a caloric deficit.
Buckwheat is also rich in vitamins and minerals. First of all, it delivers B vitamins that help take care of the nervous, circulatory and muscular systems. There is no shortage here either calcium, magnesium and phosphoruswhich have a positive effect, among others, on the strengthening of bones, teeth and proper muscle function. There is also an immune support here zincreducing the risk of anemia iron, and iodinewhich has a beneficial effect on the hormonal system. Moreover, they are in it antioxidantswhich have antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, anti-aging and anti-cancer properties.
It is also worth mentioning that buckwheat is a gluten-free productso it can be eaten by people who struggle with celiac disease or limit the consumption of wheat for some reason. Buckwheat also has relatively low glycemic indexcompared to other cereal products, so it will be a better choice for people with diabetes or insulin resistance.
You can serve it for breakfast, lunch and dinner. For the morning version, make it instead of oatmeal. Just cook buckwheat groats with milk and serve with your favorite fruit, nuts or yogurt. Its flavor will be perfectly enhanced by cinnamon.
Buckwheat can be served with a fried egg, chicken breast or oven-baked fishsuch a meal supplemented with vegetables is perfect for a reducing diet. You can make it from groats kaszotto, thicken vegetable soup with it, or make a salad based on it. Buckwheat can also be base for meatless cutlets or pancakes.
Sources: Terazogotuje.pl, youtube.com/@Just-Sayin-ang
