The HCG diet recipes are one of the most restrictive diet recipes you’ll ever find. You have to make sure that the recommended amount of calories demanded by the diet is strictly observed. That’s 500 calories a day. Aside from this, there are also the nutrients your meals should contain without fail, fiber and proteins, and lots of water.
There is good reason for the calorie restriction and specific nutritional content. It has a purpose other than limiting your calorie consumption. Fact is, the benefits of the diet are derived more from its ability to turn on the powers of the hormone to make the fats available for burning and suppressing hunger pangs than on its being low calorie. The detox character of the diet facilitates work of the hormone by cleansing the body of impurities that speeds up the metabolic process.
To make certain that your daily meals always comply with the requirements of the program, the diet recipe specifically identifies what foods are allowed and how much. All foods not in the HCG recipe food list are strictly off the table. You will not actually have to count calories with each meal you prepare, that would be quite difficult. Rather you will be measuring the foods. The original recipe found in the book “Pounds and Inches” written by Dr. Simeon, the founder of the program is detailed enough to prevent you from making mistakes.
The HCG diet recipes cover 23 days straight days. The breakfasts are the most difficult part of the diet. They are completely free of solid food. But you are allowed to consume unlimited amount of coffee or tea. You may use saccharine or stevia but definitely no chemical based sweeteners. Lunch and dinner are better. At least you are permitted solid food, though not much. There is 100 grams of meat of either chicken, veal, beef or lobster, shrimp or white fish. There’s a list which you can refer to. The meat must not have any trace of fats on it and cannot be cooked in any way except by broiling or grilling.
Since the diet is a detox, there are vegetables as well as fruits to go along with the meat. Only one kind of vegetable is allowed per meal. The amount depends on the type of vegetable. Like the meats there is a list you can consult. For the fruit, you can have an orange, apple, one-half grapefruit or a handful of strawberries. There is a small stick of bread to complete the meal. You are likewise admonished to drink lots of water – at least two liters a day.
Deviating from the HCG diet recipes can be costly. If the powers of the hormone are not fully activated, you will have a difficult time enduring the diet and you will not lose weight.