A back-to-school slimming menu to get off to a flying start

Losing weight at all costs is not beneficial at any level! Nor on a mental level, since this generates frustration; nor at the body level, nothing better to experience the famous yoyo effect; nor in terms of food, since we are not satisfied. When you want to lose weight sustainably, you need to rethink and rebalance your diet overall. It doesn’t have much effect to eat healthily at lunch, if you only want to play the junk food card at dinner! We obviously extrapolate, but the idea is there. Losing weight to meet beauty standards without listening to your body makes no sense, and above all, is not sustainable in the long term. Eating better by listening to your body, and the signals it sends – in particular satiety -, to be in good health, these are the best leitmotifs.

The good contributions of a balanced menu

To rethink your diet, you must already provide your body with everything it needs, without strict restrictions (apart from cases of allergies and intolerances obviously).
Fibers, vitamins, minerals and trace elements found, among other things, in fruits and vegetables; animal or plant proteins to nourish the muscles, the body, the brain but also to avoid cravings; and starchy foods for the carbohydrates which are our fuel; while limiting fat, sugar, and excess salt, here is a good range of necessary intakes. Balancing your plate means above all not overdoing it. In itself, a plate of pasta is in no way a problem, but if you gorge it with cream, cheese, salt, and cold meats, it’s a different story.

Also, we must see balanced nutrition as a marathon, and not as a sprint. Depriving yourself and eating only vegetables for three days will not lead to anything good, except frustration. Planning your menus for the week by organizing batch cooking sessions is already a good starting point. By having our cupboards filled with foods that we want, we already have a head start. Especially during the back-to-school period, when time is often short.

Morale is also an essential factor in rebalancing your diet. Each meal should bring joy, deliciousness and comfort. For this reason, do not hesitate to hydrate with detox water flavored with strawberries, roses, and lime. Perfumed in this way, the water reveals itself in a new light, and is also perfect when you don’t like to drink water.

As a starter, cucumber garnished with ricotta makes for a fresh start to your back-to-school menu.

As a dish, the pizza with its zucchini dough lightens the story in a clever way by integrating the vegetable directly into the dough. Ideal for having a pizza dough base, while stocking up on dietary fiber.

For dessert, treat yourself to a watermelon granita. Clever, this fruit is one of the lowest in calories (even if calories are just one counter among others), while still being delicious. And with its granita format, it allows you to feel like you’re on vacation a little longer.

And welcome back to school!