Konjac: an effective slimming aid
The purchase
Konjac is usually in capsule or powder form. A box of 100 grams of konjac costs 15 euros. You will find in drugstore or on the shelves of dietary stores. Avoid buying konjac on the internet because of the risk of counterfeiting and prices that are sometimes exorbitant.
The appetite suppressant
If you tend to nibble, konjac is for you. It helps regulate appetite because it contains a magic fiber: glucomannan. This soluble fiber absorbs up to 100 times its weight in water! Just drink one or two glasses of water to swallow your konjac capsules for the starvation miracle to happen. Konjac then turns into a viscous gel and swells in the stomach. Result: an impression of immediate satiety.
How to use konjac everyday?
Capsules
As part of a diet Slimming, it is recommended to swallow two konjac capsules 30 minutes before each meal: you will eat a little less than usual and will not have this crazy desire to nibble between meals.
Konjac pasta
To prevent your food thinness turn to monotony, know that you can also use konjac in the form of vermicelli called "shiratakis". You will find, without difficulties, in the exotic grocery stores. To prepare them, simply immerse them in boiling water as simple pasta. You can add them to soups or sauté them in a wok with others vegetables. They are very low in calories and cut hunger faster than konjac capsules as long as pasta swell a lot more in the stomach.
