Eating While HCG Dieting

By Amelia Handley

The HCG diet hinges on sticking to the VLCD (very low calorie diet). Wandering off and incorporating non-approved foods can result in weight gain when the whole point is to lose. So accessing available recipes that make sticking to the strict diet possible is necessary for most dieters.

There are several options you can use to add variety through beverages. We suggest the very simple flavored water. Pour some water in a glass. Choose your favorite flavor Stevia drops and add to taste. This is so simple and easy that many dieters overlook it. And it's can be just what you're looking for when you're craving something sweet, but refreshing that won't kill your diet.

If you're looking for a way to spice up your serving of fruit for the day try adding some cinnamon and heat. The Warm Cinnamon Apple takes only minutes and you'll appreciate how different it is from the typical fruit presentation when you're on the low calorie diet that goes hand in hand with the HCG drops.

Take your fresh apple and cut it in half. Sprinkle cinnamon across the tops of both halves. We like it absolutely covered. There are no carbs in cinnamon, after all! Put the cinnamon covered apples on a plate and place it in the microwave. Cook them for 2 to 3 minutes and then pull them out and enjoy. Remind you of apple pie? It just might!

For the main meal try Meat in Tomato Sauce. Slice up 1 or 2 tomatoes and saute them on medium for about 5 minutes. While they are cooking, intermittently smush them a bit with a spoon back. Take your 100 grams of lean meat (whatever type you choose: chicken, beef, etc.) and grill it up on a George Foreman grill or have it grilled beforehand. After the 5 minutes of cooking and occasionally smushing...the tomatoes should be similar to a thick spaghetti sauce. Mix the meat of your choice in with your sauce and add some spices. We suggest: 1/4 teaspoon garlic salt, 1/4 teaspoon onion salt, 1/4 teaspoon Italian seasoning (check to make sure there aren't any carbs thrown in here).

Incorporating interesting meals and snacks into the HCG diet is necessary in order to give you the best chance of successfully completing the diet. Don't deprive yourself of taste; use the seasonings that are at your disposal and keep it fun and interesting by trying different recipes. There are plenty of options available out there if you care to look around! - 17269

About the Author:

Amelia Handley majored in exercise science in college with a minor in Nutrition. Yet she still found herself veering from diet to diet in order to control her size. With HCG Diet Direct she's found a program that allows her to combine her desire to control her own body weight with her education and not feel off balance.