Adele wowed her fans last month as she posted a snap to celebrate turning 32 in lockdown. The Someone Like You singer looked almost unrecognisable in the photo as she revealed her dramatic weight loss in a chic black mini dress. The star has since been linked to a specific diet, which may have helped her to shape up along with a fitness routine.
It’s been reported that Adele used the Sirtfood Diet to shed the pounds, a diet formulated by two celebrity nutritionists.
The diet plan relies on the idea of turning on your “skinny” gene by focusing on foods that increase levels of a specific protein in the body that helps to regulate metabolism.
The proteins are called sirtuins (SIRTs), and so the founders named the foods containing them “sirtfoods” as part of their revolutionary plan.
The successful diet plan has been outlined in the founders’ book, and promises that you can lose as much as seven pounds in seven days.
However, the diet also involves calorie restriction, with just 1,000 calories to play with per day in the first three days. This then increases to 1,500 for the rest of the first week.
The calorie drop is maintained by replacing meals with the plan’s signature green juice recipe.
However, despite the low calorie count, the founders of the plan, Aidan Goggins and Glen Matten, do advocate snacking – so long as it’s with the right foods.
The experts shared their ultimate health snack on the official Instagram page, as well as posting a special recipe to maximise the taste.
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The best snack according to the Sirtfood pros is a portion of nuts, which have plenty of health benefits.
Nuts are high in healthy fats, as well as being a source of protein, fibre, magnesium and vitamin E.
In fact, some studies have even shown that they can help you to live longer, as they can help to lower cholesterol and blood pressure.
The Sirtfood Diet shared the advice on their Instagram page, with the caption:
“The health benefits of nuts? Where do you even start? A true champion food linked to reduced body weight and for slashing the risk of cardiovascular disease and diabetes.”
They then shared a recipe to add a bit more flavour to walnuts, pecans and cashews for those who are following the healthy diet plan.
“And the ultimate snack food? It’s hard to argue with that. So to bring a bit of a flavour kick, why not give these tasty Cajun spiced nuts a try?
Ingredients
250g mix of walnuts, pecans and cashews
1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
1 tsp paprika
1 tsp dried thyme
1 tsp sea salt
1 tsp dried oregano
1 tsp chilli powder
Instructions
Heat the oven to 160 degrees centigrade/gas mark three.
Mix all the spices together and combine with the nuts and oil. Place the nuts in a single layer on a roasting tray and roast for 25-30 mins.
Tip the toasted nuts into a bowl to cool.”
The account regularly posts new recipes to its page for dieters to make at home.
The previous post talked about vegan recipes, saying: “While you don’t need to be vegan to follow The Sirtfood Diet, it is a celebration of plant foods and their unmatched health benefits.
“Plant-based meals are not only great for us but for the health of the planet too. This is why we encourage that people should include some vegan meals in their weekly diet.”
The post included an easy chickpea curry recipe from the founders’ Sirtfood recipe book.
