Czech diet of Dr. Horvath: menu and reviews

What is the Horvath Diet?

The nutritional system for losing weight according to Dr. Horvath has an advantage over other diets - it is the absence of a feeling of hunger in the person losing weight . You can eat allowed low-calorie foods, and the number of meals per day is 5-6. It will be difficult for those with a sweet tooth to stay on such a diet - sugar and dishes containing it are among the prohibited foods. The total calorie content of food that can be eaten per day is not reduced critically - on average it is 1500 - 1700 kilocalories.

Diet rules

Food needs to be consumed in small portions, 5-6 times a day. This will allow you to maintain a stable level of glucose in the blood and not stretch the walls of the stomach. Optimal breaks are about 2.5 hours. Between meals, it is useful to drink regular non-carbonated water - at least 7 glasses a day. The higher the weight, the more.

Liquid is necessary for detoxification, maintaining liver function, and normal intestinal motility. Its deficiency will slow down weight loss and negatively affect the absorption of nutrients and the speed of metabolic processes. Evening meals should not be later than 19:00.

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The diet includes low-fat animal products, raw vegetables, unsweetened fruits, legumes, and some bread. It is recommended to eat a new product at each meal, following a varied menu every day. This approach will ensure that the body receives the full range of nutrients and vitamins. In addition, it will help maintain satiety for a long time, since monotonous food is one of the reasons for false appetite.

Fiber should be present in your diet every morning, afternoon and evening. Dietary fiber quickly fills the volume of the stomach, helping to fill up even with a small portion. And as they move through the gastrointestinal tract, they absorb toxins and absorb some of the fats consumed, thus reducing the total calorie content of food.

Sugar in its pure form cannot be used on a diet. It is recommended to drink tea and coffee with low-calorie sweeteners (more on which sugar substitute to choose in this article) or unsweetened ones. Bread made from wholemeal flour is allowed.

Prohibited Products

Ready-made meals, semi-finished products, fast food, sausages, pasta, and confectionery should be excluded from the menu. Fats - consume in limited quantities. Due to the low content of simple carbohydrates, this method of losing weight is suitable for people with metabolic disorders and early stage diabetes.

Advantages

Dr. Horvath's Czech diet is an effective way to lose weight, it is only important to adhere to its rules. Among the advantages of this diet are the following:

no stress for the body – meals every 2-3 hours, varied menu;
stable result – after the end of the diet the effect remains;
weight loss occurs gradually and does not affect the condition of the skin - it does not sag or lose tone;
a balanced menu is not harmful to health - following a well-thought-out diet, you can get rid of toxins, improve digestion, and achieve improved well-being.

Good advice

Dr. Horvath’s Czech diet minus 15 kg will become even more effective if, in addition to following the menu, you follow generally accepted slimming recommendations:

During the day there should be 5 meals, none of which should be supplemented or skipped. The last meal time is around 7 pm or 3-4 hours before bedtime.
The daily norm of pure still water is 1.5–2 liters, it must be replenished. It is water that cleanses the body of waste, toxins and regulates the digestion process.
Sports and a good figure are synonymous. You don't have to hit the gym every day or pedal an exercise bike for hours, but morning exercise and walking should fit into your daily routine.

There are countless methods for losing weight, but it is the Czech doctor’s “minus 15 kg” diet that proves: you can become slim and maintain the results for a long time without denying yourself delicious food.

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Disadvantages and contraindications of Dr. Horvath's diet

The diet developed by Dr. Horvath is not suitable for everyone. Some note that the diet has disadvantages:

Long process of weight loss. Not everyone can stick to proper nutrition for a long period and quit what they started halfway.
Poor efficiency. Some people who lose weight do not get the expected results - the Horvath diet does not help everyone.
A diet that strictly limits the consumption of sweets is a painful test for those with a sweet tooth.
There is no strict menu in this diet - those losing weight need to create their own diet, counting the number of calories.

Permitted and prohibited products

To adhere to Dr. Horvath's diet, you need to focus on the list of foods that you can eat. Among the permitted ones are the following:

lean fish, lean meat and meat products (sausages);
low-fat dairy products (cottage cheese, yogurt, kefir);
porridge with water;
vegetables (preferably green) - cabbage, zucchini, broccoli, cucumbers, spinach, greens;
unsweetened fruits;
eggs;
mushrooms;
butter and sunflower oil;
bread – rye, crackers, whole grain.

The list of prohibited products is small. It includes dishes, the refusal of which will benefit the body:

sweets and desserts: Dr. Horvath recommends replacing sugar with xylitol, fructose, honey, stevia;
fatty meat, lard;
limit the consumption of salt, marinades and canned food;
hard cheese, fat content above 50%;
baked goods, baked goods made from premium flour;
alcohol.

Czech diet: diet and sample menu

The diet involves avoiding fried, smoked, and pickled foods. The amount of sugar consumed should be kept to a minimum. Allowed protein foods include: lean meat (veal or beef), turkey and skinless chicken, chicken eggs and low-fat fish. Dairy products that are allowed in the Czech diet: milk, cheeses, kefir, yogurt and cottage cheese, and only low-fat ones.

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Czech diet: diet and sample menu
Basic rules and contraindications
Czech diet results
Diet recipes

Green tea, mineral water and coffee speed up metabolism, so they are also on the “white” list.

The consumption of rye bread is allowed, but only in the form of toast (one or two per day) - this way its calorie content is reduced, while the beneficial properties remain unchanged.

Vegetables and fruits – it’s hard to imagine a diet without them. You are allowed to eat: green apples, carrots, cabbage, tomatoes, cucumbers, melon, watermelon, citrus fruits, and, oddly enough, potatoes, which nutritionists usually do not favor in the fight against body fat. It turns out that boiled potatoes in small quantities do not pose a serious threat to the waistline.

If you are hoping to lose weight on the Czech diet, you need to forget about eating white bread and baked goods, sausages, chocolate, sweets, pork, alcohol, sweet carbonated drinks, and pasta.

Five meals a day are expected, with dinner no later than 3-4 hours before bedtime.

Some fruits also fall out of favor due to their high sugar content. Among them are grapes, raisins, bananas.

The clearly written menu is designed for 7 days, and then it is repeated in a circle two more times. You can roughly understand what awaits those losing weight using this system using the first day nutrition plan. Breakfast includes 1 rye cracker, 1 boiled egg, tea or coffee. Second breakfast – 1 green apple. For lunch - meat and side dish (130 g of boiled lean meat, 100 g of boiled potatoes, 200 g of vegetables), if desired - tea. The afternoon snack consists of 100 g of fruit and tea, and for dinner you can count on 100 g of vegetables (without dressing), 80 g of lean ham, a hard-boiled egg, rye crackers with butter and a glass of apple juice.

The total calorie content of all meals is no more than 1300 kcal.

The diet for the remaining days is built according to the same scheme and contains meat, fruits, vegetables, eggs, tea and coffee, low-fat dairy products.

Czech diet menu

You should organize meals according to the rules of the diet, focusing on preferences - the regime implies some freedom. Dr. Horvath suggests that the daily diet should include three main meals and two to three snacks. A table with an approximate diet for a week will help you create a suitable menu:

Eating	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
Breakfast	Oatmeal (150 ml), a slice of whole grain bread, processed cheese, coffee.	Omelette of 2 proteins with spinach, cabbage salad (100 g), green tea.	Rice milk porridge (150 ml), bread, coffee.	Boiled egg, cucumber, bread, coffee with milk.	Oatmeal with honey (150 ml), processed cheese 50 g), bread.	Cottage cheese casserole with semolina, egg and berries (150 g), green tea.	Apple, orange, crackers, coffee
Lunch	Carrot salad with sunflower, olive oil (150 g), apple juice.	Baked apples (2 pcs.), tea with ginger.	Grapefruit (100 – 150 g)	Cabbage salad with tomatoes and cucumbers (150 g), whole grain bread, green tea.	Fruit salad of orange, apple, seasoned with yogurt (150 g).	Vinaigrette (150 g), whole grain bread, tea.	200 ml milk or kefir.
Dinner	Boiled chicken fillet (100 g), stewed vegetables - broccoli, zucchini, carrots (100 g), tea.	Buckwheat porridge (150 g) with steamed turkey meatballs (80 g), compote.	Baked turkey fillet with spices (100 g), vegetable salad (100 g), apple juice.	Ham (100 g) with stewed vegetables, tomato juice.	Steamed chicken cutlets (80 g), boiled potatoes (100 g), fresh herbs, dried fruit compote.	Baked fish with a slice of lemon (100 g), cabbage salad (100 g), bread, tea.	Chicken fillet casserole with vegetables (broccoli, zucchini, carrots), covered in egg-milk sauce (200 g), milk.
Afternoon snack	Grapefruit (150 g) or watermelon.	Ham sandwich (50 g), coleslaw.	Mashed potatoes (100 g), soft-boiled egg.	Buckwheat porridge with meat merchant style (150 g), cucumber.	Rice with mushrooms (150 g), cucumber, bread.	Boiled potatoes (100 g), 1 egg omelette with herbs.	Vegetable salad (150 g), bread.
Dinner	A glass of yogurt, crackers.	Vinaigrette (150 g), whole grain bread, tomato juice.	Vegetable salad (150 g), bread, compote.	A glass of kefir, 2 crackers.	2 baked apples, tea.	Oatmeal with milk (150 ml), crackers, jelly.	Boiled egg, salad with tomatoes, cucumbers and herbs (100 g), compote.

Doctor Horvath's Czech diet: reviews and results

Like any reduced diet, this one is also not burdensome, but the effect is moderate. Those who prefer to lose weight slowly, without strict restrictions and feelings of hunger, can choose it. Reviews indicate that it will bring the desired result if you stick to it for a long time, and after losing weight, switch to proper nutrition, without resorting to sweets, high-calorie foods and avoid overeating. The average weight loss over 2 weeks was 3 kg. As can be seen from the diet, the food does not contain liquid first courses, which some thought was unacceptable.

“... I followed the diet for 7 days, but it turned out to be useless for me - my weight did not change in a week, although 3-4 kg was promised. It turned out to be not difficult for me to comply with it. I also didn’t feel hungry, since I ate 6 times. I chose low-fat products (meat, fish, milk, cottage cheese, kefir and cheese). I replaced sugar with stevia, because I can’t live without sweets at all. However, stevia did not provide any sweetness, but bitterness was present. I withstood the reduction of seasonings and salt normally, but the absence of first courses was unusual and burdensome for me. It's better to eat a serving of vegetable soup than potatoes for lunch. I ate vegetables and fruits, even more than I should have. For example, dinner seemed completely boring without a vegetable salad, when it was suggested to eat cheese or an egg with bread. I think that a light salad will not play a role in weight gain. Either way, I haven't lost weight. Maybe because the week wasn’t enough or I exceeded my daily calorie intake.”
“... I advise those who do not tolerate other diets well due to hunger. I didn’t feel hungry, and if this happened, I ate 30-50 g of cheese or 100 g of cottage cheese with kefir. The diet is not extreme and effective, you just need to stay on it for at least 2 weeks, since the weight does not come off quickly. In one week I lost only 1 kg, and in two - 3.5 kg. I lost 2.5 cm along my trousers and hips. Then I switched to a normal diet without excesses, sweets and starchy foods, so the weight did not return. I feel normal. This diet is suitable for those who need to lose 2-3 kg.”

Recipes

Sometimes it's hard to come up with a dish using Dr. Horvath-approved foods. In this case, you can use ready-made recipes based on diet recommendations. The list of ingredients can be changed, seasonings can be added, and salt can be added to taste. According to the rules of the diet, foods can only be subjected to certain types of heat treatment - boiling, stewing, baking, grilling or steaming.

Chicken fillet casserole with vegetables

Time: 100 minutes
Number of servings: 4 persons.
Calorie content of the dish: 152 kcal per serving (150 g).
Purpose: for lunch or dinner.
Cuisine: Italian.
Difficulty: medium.

A bright low-calorie dish can be used not only for a dietary table, but also served to guests. Due to proper baking, chicken fillet becomes juicy, soaked in vegetable juices. Vegetables can be replaced with those found in the refrigerator - add onions, herbs, spinach, zucchini. You should not remove the casserole from the mold immediately after cooking - you should wait a little and cut the already cooled dish.

Ingredients

chicken fillet – 300 g;
zucchini – 100 g;
carrots – 1 pc.;
broccoli – 100 g;
chicken egg – 1 pc.;
milk – 50 ml;
hard cheese – 20 g.

Cooking method

Boil the fillet until soft for half an hour, pour boiling water over it. Boil peeled and coarsely chopped vegetables in the resulting broth for 20 minutes.
Line the pan with parchment paper and heat the oven to 180 degrees.
Place the fillet chopped in a meat grinder or blender on the bottom of the form.
Place a layer of similarly chopped vegetables on top.
Prepare the filling - lightly beat the egg, add milk and grated cheese, add salt, mix well. Pour sauce over casserole.
Bake for 45 minutes.

Vegetable stew with broccoli and celery

Time: 120 minutes.
Number of servings: 4 persons.
Calorie content of the dish: 167 kcal per serving (200 g).
Purpose: for dinner.
Cuisine: Russian.
Difficulty: easy.

Vegetables stewed under a lid are a source of fiber, which is necessary for removing toxins from the body. The dish is economical and satisfying; it can be served for lunch and dinner. If you exclude potatoes from the ingredients, you can significantly reduce the calorie content (77 kcal will remain in one serving). When serving, vegetables can be sprinkled with finely chopped herbs (dill, parsley, celery).

Ingredients

potatoes – 500 g;
broccoli – 150 g;
celery root – 100 g;
carrots – 1 pc.;
onion – 1 pc.;
small zucchini – 1 pc.;
white cabbage – 200 g;
tomato – 100 g.

Cooking method

Prepare vegetables - peel potatoes, carrots, onions. Pour boiling water over the tomato and remove the skin; young zucchini does not need to be peeled.
Cut potatoes and celery into cubes with a side of 2 cm, carrots and onions into semicircles. Chop the cabbage, separate the broccoli into florets, cut the tomato into thin slices.
Place cabbage in a saucepan with thick walls and lightly salt it, then potatoes with celery, onions, carrots, zucchini, broccoli and tomatoes.
Pour 100 ml of boiling water and simmer over low heat under the lid for 60 minutes, do not stir during cooking.

Baked apples with curd filling

Time: 30 minutes
Number of servings: 4 persons.
Calorie content of the dish: 100 kcal per serving (150 g).
Purpose: for breakfast or dinner.
Cuisine: French.
Difficulty: easy.

Baked apples contain pectin, which is beneficial for the gastrointestinal tract - this substance stimulates digestion. Fruits contribute to the effective absorption of curd filling, a source of calcium. Apples are ideal for dessert or as an independent dish - you can eat them in the morning or enjoy them in the evening. It is advisable to use the varieties “Antonovka” or “Simirenko”.

Ingredients

apples – 4 pcs.;
cottage cheese 2% fat – 50 g
yogurt – 1 tsp;
honey – 2 tsp;
butter – 1 tsp.

Cooking method

Core the apples, leaving the bottom intact.
Mix cottage cheese with yogurt, you can sweeten it with xylitol or stevia.
Place the fruit in a baking dish. Fill the cavity inside the apples with the cheese mixture; you can place a small piece of butter on top.
Bake in the oven at 150 degrees for 15 minutes.
Pour melted honey over the finished apples.

Menu for 7 days

Monday:

Breakfast: hard-boiled egg, unsweetened tea or coffee;
Snack: 1 grapefruit;
Lunch: 150 grams of boiled meat, tomato and cucumber salad, dressed with olive oil;
2nd snack: apple or pear;
Dinner: grilled fish, vegetable salad.

Tuesday:

Breakfast: black bread with melted cheese, rosehip drink;
Snack: 2 green apples;
Lunch: veal with potatoes, tomato salad;
2nd snack: 2 oranges;
Dinner: low-fat cottage cheese with herbs.

Wednesday:

Breakfast: sandwich of whole grain bread, ham, cheese and lettuce;
Snack: 2 slices of melon;
Lunch: buckwheat with steamed cutlet and vegetable salad;
2nd snack: coffee with milk;
Dinner: a piece of ham with a boiled egg, cucumber, tomato juice.

Thursday:

Breakfast: 150 grams of low-fat cottage cheese;
Snack: raw grated carrot salad;
Lunch: beef steak with crushed potatoes and vegetables;
2nd snack: low percentage kefir;
Dinner: cabbage and cucumber salad, freshly squeezed juice.

Friday:

Breakfast: hot bread and egg sandwich;
Snack: 100 grams of any berries;
2nd snack: vegetable stew;
Afternoon snack: a glass of apple juice;
Dinner: boiled chicken fillet with cucumbers.

Saturday:

Breakfast: a sandwich of black bread and processed cheese;
Snack: citrus salad;
Lunch: baked potatoes with zucchini and lean beef;
2nd snack: carrots or radishes;
Dinner: baked fish with spinach.

Sunday:

Breakfast: Fruit salad with unsweetened yogurt;
Snack: a glass of low-fat milk;
Lunch: boiled potatoes with rabbit meat, cucumber salad;
2nd snack: boiled beans, unsweetened tea;
Dinner: 100 grams of oatmeal cookies with kefir.

A low-calorie and balanced diet improves metabolism, promotes metabolic processes and stimulates fat burning. Thanks to a month of following such a menu, a person can lose up to 15 kg of excess weight.