Strawberry diet for weight loss

For this delicious strawberry diet you going to need lots of fresh berries, yum!

Strawberry is perhaps the most popular berry there is. If you love eating strawberries then the following strawberry diet is perfect for you!

strawberry diet

Fresh strawberries are well known for their high nutritional value and remedial property.

They also are the richest fruit source of antioxidants and vitamin C after blueberries and cranberries. Strawberries are high in dietary fiber and very low on calories making them perfect dietary food.

Summer is the best time of the year to eat strawberries and start the strawberry diet because it is the season when they are most delicious, juicy and sweet.  

Strawberry is a key ingredient of the following berry diet which will help you lose up to 5 pounds in one week.

The duration of this yummy berry diet is 4 days.

Fresh strawberry diet menu

DAY 1

Breakfast - Fruit Salad

Instructions: Wash and slice 1 cup of strawberries, 1 apple and 1 banana. ½ cup of low fat plain yogurt mix with 1 tablespoon of honey. Combine all the above ingredients.  (320 cal)

Snack - Strawberry diet Smoothie

Instructions: Puree ½ cup of strawberries with ½ of lowfat milk and 1 teaspoon of honey. Add few cubes of ice and blend the smoothie for approximately 1 minute. (100 cal)

Lunch - Fresh Strawberries and Asparagus Salad

strawberry and asparagus salad

Ingredients

  • 1 bunch of asparagus 
  • 1 cup of fresh strawberries 
  • 1 cup of cucumber 
  • 3 oz of turkey breast 
  • 1 tbsp of Italian salad seasoning 
  • 1 tbsp lemon juice 
  • 1 tbsp of olive oil 
  • 1 handful of pine nuts 
  • 1 pinch of salt, chopped parsley to taste.

Instructions: Wash, dry and remove rough ends from asparagus. Cut it into 1 inch long pieces and steam for 10 minutes. Wash and dry strawberries and cucumber and slice them into thin circles. Thinly slice turkey breast. Combine all of the above ingredients and toss them with the dressing.

Dressing: Mix Italian salad seasoning with 6 tbsp of water. Blend in the lemon juice and olive oil. Add chopped parsley and a pinch of salt. Pour dressing over the salad and finish it off with pine nuts.  (270 cal)

Snack - strawberry diet yogurt

Instructions: 1 cup of strawberries clean and cut in halves. ½ cup of lowfat plain yogurt mix with 1 tbsp of honey and 2 tbsp of granola cereal. Put strawberries in a bowl and pour the yogurt mixture over the berries. (130 cal)

Dinner - Cottage Cheese Salad with Fresh Strawberries

strawberry diet

Ingredients: 

  • 1 baked potato, 
  • ½ red onion, 
  • 2 sticks of celery, 
  • ½ cup of strawberries, 
  • ½ cup of lowfat cottage cheese,  
  • ½ cup of lowfat plain yogurt,
  • 1 handful of chopped parsley,
  • 1 tbsp of lemon juice, salt, pepper to taste.

Instructions:  Cut strawberries, onion and celery into small cubes. Blend cottage cheese, yogurt, lemon juice and parsley in blender. Mix all of the above ingredients together and season with salt and pepper. Serve with slices baked potato. (330 cal)

Tip: Eating strawberries regularly will help you fight stress and stay in a good mood. 1 cup of fresh strawberries a day will instantly neutralize negative emotions, boost your metabolism and stabilize blood pressure.

DAY 2

Breakfast - Strawberry Diet Toasts

Instructions: Clean and cut in halves 1 cup of strawberries.  Prepare 2 whole wheat toasts with low fat cream cheese spread and top them off with cut strawberries.  (200 cal)

Snack - Exotic strawberry diet coctail

Instructions: Puree 1 cup of strawberries in a blender. Add 1 cup of pineapple juice, ½ cup of low fat yogurt and few ice cubes. Blend the cocktail for another 30 seconds. (130 cal)

Lunch - Strawberry Pancakes

Ingredients:

  • ½ cup of low fat milk, 
  • 1 tbsp honey, 
  • 1 egg, 
  • ¼ cup all purpose flour, 
  • 1 pinch of salt, 
  • 2 cups of strawberries, 
  • 1 tsp lemon juice, 
  • 2 tbsp apple juice or cider, 
  • ¼ cup of apple sauce.

Instructions: Combine milk, honey and egg together. Gradually add flour, mixed with salt. Leave the mixture at room temperature for 30 minutes. Wash strawberries, slice them up and sprinkle them with lemon juice.

Prepare your pancakes on nonstick pan using only cooking spray. Warm the apple sauce in a small pan or in a microwave and stir in apple juice; add the strawberries to the mixture. Serve your pancakes warm with apple strawberry sauce. (450 cal)

Snack - Strawberry kefir

Instructions: 1 cup of pureed strawberries combine with 1 cup of buttermilk and 1 tbsp of honey, blend for 30 seconds. (120 cal)

Dinner - Strawberry diet salad

Ingredients:

  • 1 heart of romaine lettuce, 
  • 1/2 bell pepper, 
  • 1 tomato, 
  • ½ cup of sliced fresh strawberries, 
  • ¼ cup of lowfat yogurt,
  • 2 tbsp of low fat cottage cheese, 
  • 1 tbsp of lemon juice, 
  • 1 pita bread slice, salt and pepper to taste.

Instructions: Cut romaine lettuce, bell pepper, tomato and strawberries and toss them together. Blend yogurt, cottage cheese and lemon juice in a blender and add salt and pepper to taste. Pour over your salad and serve with a slice of pita bread. (260 cal)

DAY 3

Breakfast - Strawberry Muesli

Instructions: Puree ½ cup of strawberries with ½ cup of low fat yogurt, ½ cup of low fat cottage cheese and 1 tbsp of honey. Slice one banana and another ½ cup of strawberries and mix with the above puree. Add 3 tbsp of dry oats to the mixture. (310 cal)

Snack - Strawberry Yogurt

Instructions: 1 cup of strawberries combine with 1 cup of low fat plain yogurt and 1 tbsp of honey, blend for 1 minute. (140 cal)

Lunch - Sweet Melon with Fresh Strawberries

strawberry diet

Ingredients: 

  • 2 cups of any melon, 
  • 1 cup of sliced fresh strawberries, 
  • 1 thin slice of ham, 
  • Few leaves of fresh mint.

Instructions: Cut melon in cubes, slice strawberries in halves. Thinly slice ham and toss your salad on a plate. Sprinkle it with fresh mint. (240 cal)

Snack - Orange and Strawberry Smoothie

Instructions: 1 cup of strawberries, 1 cup of orange juice and 1 tbsp of honey blend for 30 seconds. (140 cal)

Dinner - Assorted Vegetable Medley with Spicy Strawberry Dressing

strawberry salad

Ingredients:

  • 1 cup of cubed potatoes, 
  • ½ cup of cubed carrots, 
  • ½ cup of cut cauliflower, 
  • 1 tsp of all purpose flour, 
  • 2 tbsp of butter, 
  • ½ cup of fresh strawberries, 
  • 3 oz of low fat milk, 
  • 2 whole wheat toasts, salt and hot pepper to taste.

Instructions: Combine the vegetables and cook them with butter in a covered pan. For the sauce melt 1 spoon of butter in a pan, add flour and mix until even. Stir in the milk; add a pinch of salt and hot pepper. Strawberries wash, clean and thinly slice in circles. Add them to the sauce and pour the sauce over cooked vegetables. Serve with toasts. (360 cal)

DAY 4

Breakfast - Fresh Strawberries with Cream Cheese Toasts

Instructions: Spread low fat cream cheese on two whole wheat toasts. Slice ½ cup of strawberries and put them on top of the toasts.  (290 cal)

Snack - Vitamin Smoothie

Instructions: 1 small apple, 1 small orange, 1 cup of strawberries blend together with 1 tbsp of honey, few ice cubes and 1 cup of low fat milk. (210 cal)

Lunch - Strawberry Salad with Trout

Ingredients: 

  • 1 cup of mixed greens, 
  • 1 cup of sliced strawberries, 
  • 1/2 thinly sliced red onion, 
  • 6 oz trout, 
  • 2 tbsp of lemon juice,
  • 1 tbsp of olive oil,
  • 1 tsp of apple juice, 
  • 1 tsp of Dijon mustard, salt, and pepper to taste.

Instructions: Toss mixed greens, red onion and strawberries together. Season trout with 1 tbsp of lemon juice, salt and pepper and cook in a pan for 3 minutes on both sides with a little bit of olive oil.

Combine the remaining lemon juice, apple juice, olive oil and Dijon mustard and stir with a little bit of water. Add salt and pepper to taste. Pour over tossed salad and serve with the trout on top. (250 cal)

Snack - Berry Diet Mélange

Instructions: Mix 1 tbsp of honey with ¼ cup of lime juice and ¼ cup of water and drizzle over 2 cups of chopped strawberries. Refrigerate for at least 30 minutes. Serve with ½ cup of low fat yogurt.  (140 cal)

Dinner - strawBerry Diet Yogurt Salad

Ingredients: 

  • 1 cup of strawberries, 
  • ¼ cup of low fat yogurt, 
  • ¼ cup of low fat cottage cheese, 
  • 1 tsp of lemon juice, 
  • 1 tsp of apple juice, 
  • 1 cup of sliced carrots, 
  • 1 cup of sliced celery, 
  • 1 cup of sliced yellow bell peppers, 
  • 1 pita bread slice, salt and pepper to taste.

Instructions: Prepare the sauce by blending strawberries, yogurt, cottage cheese, lemon and apple juice together. Season with salt and pepper. Combine the vegetables in a bowl and drizzle them with strawberry sauce. Serve with pita bread. (300 cal)

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