Cottage cheese diet
This is how the weight loss trend works
Don’t worry: the quark diet allows you to eat more than just quark. Instead, it is combined with other foods. You can find out more here!
What is the curd diet?
Contrary to what one might assume, the quark diet is not a crash diet, since not only the milk product quark but also other foods can be eaten. Quark – or more precisely low-fat quark – forms the basis of the diet and should be combined with various healthy foods such as vegetables or whole grains during the diet. If done correctly, the quark diet can shed a few pounds in just a few weeks.
Is lean quark healthy for losing weight?
Quark has a lot of protein, which, according to study results, is particularly helpful for weight loss for several reasons: For one thing, protein keeps you full for longer and strengthens the muscles in the body, on the other hand it ensures that the blood sugar level remains at a constant level, which reduces fat storage. Another advantage of low-fat quark: It contains few calories and fat, which is why you can generally eat a little more of it.
Lose weight: This is how the quark diet works
For the quark diet, all meals should first be replaced with low-fat quark. The following combinations are conceivable with Quark:
- With raw or cooked vegetables (e.g. cucumber, peppers, carrots)
- With boiled potatoes
- With wholemeal bread
- With berries or other sweet fruit like grapes or peach
Can a diet with quark lead to deficiency symptoms?
If you combine a balanced diet, you usually do not have to expect any deficiency symptoms during the recommended duration of the diet of four to six weeks. Important: You should also drink a lot during the quark diet, preferably two to three liters of water a day. But unsweetened herbal tea can also be on the menu. After a week or two, one meal of cottage cheese per day is replaced with a normal meal, then gradually the second and third.
What are the disadvantages of the quark diet?
On the one hand, of course, you need a certain stamina if you mainly eat quark for weeks. On the other hand, depending on the amount consumed, you can quickly exceed the daily maximum amount of proteins recommended by the German Society for Nutrition – and this can be detrimental to health. Too much protein puts a strain on the kidneys and liver and can also result in constipation. Anyone who notices that they get such symptoms during the quark diet should therefore end it early.