P2 hCG Diet Recipe: Sweet & Crunchy Salad with Cottage Cheese, Celery & Clementine (2024)

FAQs

Can you eat cottage cheese on the HCG diet? ›

You may use 3 eggs (1 whole plus 2 whites) or ½ cup fat free cottage cheese occasionally as your protein. Seasonings: With each meal the juice of one lemon or lime is allowed. Salt, pepper, vinegar, mustard powder, sweet basil, parsley, thyme, marjoram, and most other herbs and spices are fine to use as seasonings.

The two daily meals on the HCG diet are based around a 3.5-ounce serving of lean protein. Approved choices include chicken, egg whites, white fish, crab, lobster, scallops, extra-lean beef, and bison.

Dairy lovers will love that this diet doesn't require that they give up all forms of dairy. You'll be able to eat cottage cheese and eggs. Additionally, vegans who don't eat meat can still get in their protein with the option of veggie burgers specific to the meal plan.

Oddly enough, if you eat over 500 calories/day, or foods not on the diet (i.e. a bite of a donut), you will often have severe hunger. It seems counter-intuitive, but it is important that your fat stores are full when you begin the 500 calorie/day diet, since your body uses these first for energy.

Salmon, eel, tuna, herring, dried or pickled fish are not allowed. The chicken breast must be removed from the bird. 2. One type of vegetable only to be chosen from the following: spinach, chard, chicory, beet-greens, green salad, tomatoes, celery, fennel, onions, red radishes, cucumbers, asparagus, cabbage.

During this stage, the dieter should choose low-calorie foods that also happen to be filling. For example: One five-ounce serving of lean protein like white fish, lean beef, egg white, or crab. Add vegetables like broccoli, cabbage, lettuce, onions, tomatoes, spinach, beets, radishes, celery, and cauliflower.

If you should go back to the normal diet when the HCG is still within your body liberating the store fat, you will end up gaining a reasonable amount of weight. Once these 3 days are over, you can go back to the normal amount of calories you were taking.

Approved Food List for the HCG Diet. ANY veggie but NO starchy peas, corn, potatoes, or beans.

Can I eat Greek yogurt while on HCG diet? ›

Afternoon Snack: Greek yogurt with a sprinkle of chia seeds and a few blueberries is a delicious and protein-packed option that satisfies sweet cravings while contributing to your daily nutrient intake.

Add thyme, salt, pepper, garlic, rosemary, and lemon juice to flavor your food. Coffee, tea, and water are allowed in any desired amount during the diet. Tea and coffee should not contain sugar or milk but can be sweetened with saccharine. Only one tablespoon of milk is allowed per day while in the weight loss phase.

You may substitute a protein portion with:

of fat-free cottage cheese - 3.5 oz. of fat-free Greek yogurt If no weight loss occurs while consuming these alternative proteins, remove them from your diet.

After you eat, the carbs you consume get converted into glycogen and stored in your liver for easy fuel consumption later. Only after these easy-to-access stores are depleted does the body turn to fat stores. This is one of the reasons it's so important to eat very few carbs during the HCG diet.