Whenever you restrict your diet to just a few low-calorie items, you're likely to build up a calorie deficit and lose weight. Eating only bananas, milk and yogurt is a variation on the fad bananas and milk diet, which involves eating three bananas and drinking three glasses of milk per day. Following the variant for two days may not bring lasting weight loss, however, and it's not the healthiest way to shed pounds.
Nutrition Facts
One medium banana, according to the USDA, has about 105 calories, 1.5 g protein, 0.5 g fat, 27 g carbohydrates, 3 g fiber and 14.5 g natural sugar. The nutritional profiles for yogurt and milk can vary considerably depending on which types you choose. For weight loss, low-fat or nonfat varieties are best. A cup of skim milk has 85 calories, 8.25 g protein, no fat, 12 g carbohydrates, no fiber and 12.5 g natural sugar, and a cup of nonfat plain yogurt has 140 calories, 14 g protein, 0.5 g fat, 19 g carbohydrates, no fiber and 19 g sugar.
Benefits
If you're going to follow a fad diet and exclude most major food groups from your eating plan, it's best to keep foods in that offer plenty of vitamins, minerals and nutrients. Bananas are rich in potassium and vitamin C, and their natural sugar means they can provide a quick burst of energy when you need it. Yogurt and milk, both sources of low-fat protein, are naturally high in calcium and have the nutrients necessary to maintain proper growth and repair for blood, bone, skin and muscle tissue, according to ChooseMyPlate.gov.
Weight Loss
There are also potential weight loss benefits to a two-day banana, milk and yogurt diet. Although you won't lose weight unless you lower your calorie intake, the protein present in yogurt and milk has a satiating quality that may help you consume fewer total calories per day. If you are able to reduce your calorie intake by 1,000 for each day of the diet, for example, you could lose more than half a pound in those two days.
Disadvantages
Following a fad diet is "not the best way to lose weight and keep it off," according to the Weight Control Information Network. You're not likely to suffer any ill health effects after only two days of the eating plan, but if you continue for longer and exclude all whole grains, vegetables, nondairy proteins and most fruits from your diet, you may suffer from nutrient deficiencies, fatigue or irritability. Fad diets of any kind are unlikely to result in permanent weight loss because they require extreme measures that are not sustainable in the long term. Before you make any significant changes to your eating plan, get approval from your doctor.
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