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An important part of the HCG diet is sticking to the daily consumption of 500 calories. While this may seem difficult, it is not impossible. Foods such as carbohydrates will be restricted and processed foods such as fats, sugar, oils, and junk food will be eliminated. You diet will consist of proteins, fruits, and vegetables. All foods consumed must come from an approved list or else the diet will not be as effective and you will not see your desired results. The HCG recipe for success will be following the diet with exactness and diligence.

In order for your body’s metabolism to reset, you must eat certain foods accompanied by the HCG diet drops. Also, by altering your diet, it will enable you to keep off the weight after the completion of the HCG diet. As mentioned before, as part of the diet, you can only eat foods from the approved list. The only thing that you consume freely is water, black coffee and herbal teas (green tea, yerba matte, and chamomile). Drinking helps trick your mind into thinking that it is full so drink up! It also helps your body maintain good circulation. The use of sweeteners and sugar is prohibited but you can use one tablespoon of milk and stevia once every 24 hours.

Lunch and dinner will provide a variety of foods such as skinless chicken breast, approved fish, beef or veal, cooked vegetables- tomatoes, spinach, and celery, and one piece of small fruit. Depending on what you eat for lunch will determine what you eat for dinner. Something important to know is that the same food cannot be eaten twice in the same day. For example, if you decide to have fish and a small grapefruit for lunch, you cannot have these items for dinner. You could have skinless chicken breast and spinach instead. As mentioned earlier, everything selected must be from the approved list so not all fruits and vegetables are acceptable.

There are HCG recipes out there to satisfy every palette, whether you are a meat eater, vegetarian, pesco-vegetarian, or vegan. The following recipes are quick, easy, and will tide you over. This first recipe does not contain meat. All you need is zucchini, lemon juice, pepper, and salt. Thinly slice 3.5 oz of zucchini into a pan and grill over medium heat until tender. Add salt, pepper and lemon juice to taste. Just because you are doing the HCG diet does not mean that burgers are off limits. Chicken burgers are allowed and are a healthy alternative. You will need the following ingredients: 4 oz ground chicken breast (organic is ideal), 1 tsp pepper, 1 tsp dry mustard, 1 tsp onion powder, 1 tsp onion salt, 1 tsp garlic powder, 2 tbsp balsamic vinegar, and 2 cups lettuce. Combine all ingredients and shape into small patties. Grill in a pan on medium heat until done. The buns will need to be substituted with lettuce and the balsamic vinegar can be used as a garnish.

A food scale may come in handy while on the HCG Diet to ensure that you are eating the correct portions of each food so you can achieve your desired results. An example of why you would need a food scale would to measure your daily allowance of protein, which is 8-9 oz. When measuring meat, it should be weighed before cooked and has to be additive free, meaning no oil or breading. As seen in the following recipes for the zucchini and chicken burger, you would need to measure out 3.5 oz of zucchini and 4 oz of ground chicken and the food scale can guarantee correct portion sizes.

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