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The diet is developed at the initiative of the government of Finland for overweight people to help them lose weight quickly. This diet is based on exclusion of high-calorie  foods, like animal fats and sugar. Table salt (only natural salt contained in food) is limited. It is recommended to drink no less than 2 litres of non-carbonated mineral water a day.

You should eat no less than 4 or 5 times a day.
The basis of Finnish diet is a special soup.
The soup recipe:
Onions (500g), celery (300g), carrots (250g), cabbage (250g), parsley (250g), leek (200g), cauliflower (200g), garlic (1), tomato juice (1 glass), black pepper, basil, tarragon

Wash all the vegetables, cut, cover with water and boil for 15 minutes. Then add one glass of tomato juice and spices, cook for 10 minutes.

The approximate menu for one day:
1st breakfast - soup, oat porridge with low-fat milk (2 tablespoons), fruit juice.
2nd breakfast - soup, fresh fruits.
Lunch - soup, a slice of a boiled chicken without skin, salad made of greens and carrots, fruit juice.
Dinner - soup, roast from low-fat meat, buckwheat porridge, fruit salad with low-fat organic yogurt.
Before going to sleep - one glass of warm low-fat milk

Forbidden products:
Products contains animal fats
Bread
Macaroni
Rice
Sweets
Smoked products
Canned food

Recommended products:
Any vegetables
Porridge (pearl-barley, buckwheat, oat)
Low-fat meat and fish
Low-fat milk and dairy products, low-fat cottage cheese
Fruits
Tea and coffee without sugar
Fruit juice, non-carbonated mineral water.

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