6 best juices to lose belly fat

6 best juices to lose belly fat

Nutrition

Some juices, such as pineapple juice with green tea and kale juice with lemon, help you lose belly fat, because they have a diuretic and thermogenic action, reducing swelling and promoting the burning of body fat.

Orange juice with eggplant is low in calories, in addition to being rich in fiber that prolongs satiety between meals and thus helps with weight loss.

However, to lose belly fat it is also essential to practice physical exercise regularly and maintain a healthy diet, prioritizing the intake of fruits, vegetables, whole grains, legumes and low-fat proteins. See how to follow a healthy diet to lose weight.

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1. Pineapple juice with green tea

Pineapple and green tea have a diuretic action, eliminating excess body fluids and helping to reduce swelling. Furthermore, green tea also has thermogenic action, accelerating energy metabolism and promoting belly loss.

Ingredients:

  • 1 thick slice of pineapple;
  • 1 cup of ready-made green tea;
  • 2 mint leaves.

Preparation mode:

Chop the pineapple into cubes. Place all ingredients in the blender and blend for 2 minutes. Transfer to a glass and serve immediately, without straining. You can drink this juice after breakfast or before lunch.

2. Kale, apple and lemon juice

This juice promotes belly loss and weight loss, because lemon cleanses the taste buds and has diuretic properties, reducing the desire to eat sweets and reducing excess fluid in the body. Understand how lemon helps you lose weight.

Apples and kale are rich in fiber that promotes satiety and reduces hunger throughout the day, promoting weight loss.

Ingredients:

  • 1 cabbage leaf;
  • 1 apple with peel;
  • 1 lemon juice.

Preparation mode:

Wash the apple and cabbage leaf well. Remove the seeds from the apple and cut it into cubes, and shred the cabbage leaf with your hands. Place all ingredients in the blender and blend until smooth. Drink this juice before or after breakfast.

3. Orange juice with eggplant

Orange juice with eggplant helps you lose belly fat, because it is low in calories, in addition to being rich in fiber that increases the time it takes for food to be digested in the stomach, controlling hunger. Check out other orange juice recipes.

Ingredients:

  • 1 medium orange;
  • 100 ml of filtered or boiled water;
  • 3 slices of unpeeled eggplant.

Preparation mode:

Peel the orange and chop it into cubes. Chop the eggplant into cubes. Place all ingredients in the blender and blend for 2 minutes or until a homogeneous drink is obtained. Transfer to a glass and drink without straining. You can drink this juice before breakfast or before lunch.

4. Apple, ginger and cinnamon juice

Because it is rich in fiber and water, apples promote satiety, controlling hunger throughout the day and thus helping to lose belly fat.

Ginger and cinnamon contain thermogenic bioactive compounds, which accelerate metabolism and stimulate the burning of body fat, promoting weight loss. See other foods that speed up metabolism.

Ingredients:

  • 1 medium apple with skin;
  • 2 cm of fresh ginger root;
  • ½ teaspoon of cinnamon powder;
  • 2 ice cubes.

Preparation mode:

Wash the apple well, remove the seeds and cut it into cubes. Place all ingredients in a blender and blend for 2 minutes. Transfer the mixture to a glass and drink immediately. You can drink this juice for breakfast or during lunch.

5. Watermelon and oat juice

Watermelon is a fruit with excellent amounts of water, which helps eliminate excess fluids from the body, helping to lose belly fat. While oats are rich in fiber that controls hunger, facilitating weight loss.

Ingredients:

  • 2 medium slices of watermelon;
  • 1 tablespoon of rolled oats.

Preparation mode:

Cut the watermelon into cubes. Place all ingredients in the blender and blend until smooth. Drink this juice once a day as a morning or afternoon snack.

6. Radish and apple juice

Radish and apple are rich in fiber and water that increase satiety, promoting belly fat loss. In addition, radishes also have excellent amounts of potassium, a mineral that reduces fluid retention, helping to reduce swelling.

Ingredients:

  • 1 small radish with peel;
  • ½ teaspoon of fennel seeds;
  • 1 small apple with skin;
  • 1 cup of filtered or boiled water.
  • Ice to taste.

Preparation mode:

Wash the apple and radish well. Remove the seeds from the apple. Cut the radish and apple into cubes. Place all ingredients in the blender and blend for 2 to 3 minutes. Pour the juice into a glass and drink it for breakfast or an afternoon snack.

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