monomeals is the latest diet fad that has taken social networking sites by storm also known as the mono diet trend it consists of eating just one specific food usually a raw fruit for every meal without combining it with any other food item for example monodieters only eat a bunch of bananas for lunch or dinner till they are not hungry anymore though the diet originally consisted of fruits nowadays dieters are experimenting with raw veggies like carrots and also smoothies this diet could last from one week to six monthsthe pros this diet is simple enough to follow and is believed to be healthy as there are no artificial foods involved because it gives your body a break from having to process several different types of foods at the same time it is very easy to digest so diet enthusiasts who want to lose weight detox and kill junk food cravings believe this is the diet to go forwhen it can be harmful the impact of eating only one kind of fruit or vegetable during every meal for more than a month can be damaging since you are eating only one fruit in huge amounts the meal is not balanced and leads to nutrient deficiencies of vitamins a d and b complex and minerals calcium and iron also there can be an overall decrease in energy levels as this diet alters regular patterns of eating another disadvantage is that as soon as you stop it your body weight quickly returns to its original or even increasesthis happens because after the diet you go back to your usual food habitsbeware the danger with this type of diet is that it is not balanced and leads to nutrient deficiencies of vitamins a d and b complex and minerals calcium and iron