Our ideas to lightly include citrus fruits in your weekly menu
Depopulated on the web and promises to lose three kilos in a week: it is the so-called citrus diet, a low-calorie diet that exploits the characteristics of these fruits to lose weight. It involves the intake of many liquids such as infusions, juices, broths and it is one unbalanced diet to be followed only for a few days. Our advice, however, is always to not use do-it-yourself methods or rely on fashion diets, but to be accompanied on the weight loss path by specialist.
The properties of citrus fruits
Rich in water, soluble fiber and of C vitamin, the citrus fruits favor thediuretic and draining action, there intestinal motility and help the immune system against seasonal ailments. L'citric acid which they contain, together with vitamin C, then increases the absorption capacity of iron. A recent study by experts from University of Western Ontario in Canada and published in the Journal of lipid research moreover, it would have shown the slimming properties of citrus fruits thanks to a molecule contained in them and called nobiletin.
Our recipes with citrus fruits
If you want to include citrus fruits more often in your weekly menu, here are a few recipe (without too many calories) that's right for you.
Citrus starters
Avocado with scampi and grapefruit, Crudity with parmesan and citrus, Codfish tartare, radicchio, apple and mandarin, Citrus and ginger juice, Salad with barley and grapefruit, Octopus, chickpea, fennel and orange salad, Marinated salmon with grapefruit salad, Warm fennel and pink grapefruit cream, Lemon salad, Sea bream carpaccio with basil and lemon, Salad of prawns, pink grapefruit and fennel, Bresaola and grapefruit.
First courses with citrus fruits
Pilau rice with mandarin and broccoli, Venere rice with orange and rosemary, fragrant rice and fish stew with lemon.
Second courses of fish with citrus fruits
Sautéed prawns with orange, Hake with citrus fruits, Pagello in salt crust with citrus fruits, Sea bass stewed with citrus and fennel, Cuttlefish and scallops with mandarin sauce, Monkfish with cedar with vegetables, Pineapple with steamed sea bream and citrus, Baked turbot with citrus, Braised snapper with citrus fruits, Tuna steaks with citrus scent, Salmon steak with citrus fruits and almond mayonnaise, Steamed turbot with pink grapefruit, Tuna escalope and pink grapefruit, Fillets of sole with grapefruit, San Pietro baked with fennel and lemon, Scampi roasted with orange, Mackerel with orange, fennel and spices, Squid salad with lemon and rocket, Sea bream with pine nuts and lemon, Baked monkfish with mustard, rosemary and lemon, Octopus with spring onions and lemon, Shrimp salad, avocado and Orange.
Main courses of meat with citrus fruits
Cockerel with citrus fruits, Grilled cutlet with grapefruit, Slices of veal with grapefruit, Turkey with orange with herbs and almonds, Chicken bites with lemon and green pepper, Chicken with ginger with fennel and orange salad, Chicken rolls marinated with yogurt and lemon, Turkey with lemon and basil, Rabbit with lemon.
Vegetarian second courses with citrus fruits
Jerusalem artichoke with citrus fruits, Barchette with Jerusalem artichoke, cauliflower and orange, Spinach with rennet and orange with honey, Mixed salad with orange, Purple cabbage and lemon pressed salad.
Salads and side dishes
Citrus fruit salad with cedar and oranges, or with grapefruit, lemon and oranges, Endive and raw fennel with orange, Seasonal raw food with orange and apple, Spinach salad with orange, Avocado, orange and Treviso radicchio salad, Raw food with oranges, celery and lemon salad.
Infusions and extracts
Infusion of rooibos and mandarin, Orange, grapefruit and ginger extract, Lemon, pear and yellow grape extract, Pineapple, celery and lemon juice, Banana, yellow apple, rocket and lemon extract.
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