P2 hCG Diet Dessert Drink Recipe: 14-calorie Caramel Stevia Hot Chocolate with Milk or half & Half (2024)

FAQs

Can you have dairy on an HCG diet? ›

Dairy. Aside from one tablespoon of milk per day, the HCG diet plan's weight-loss phase does not permit dairy products such as cheese, yogurt, ice cream, or any additional milk.

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.

Some of the vegetables that are approved for consumption while on this diet include leafy greens like spinach, chard, and cabbage. You also have the option of asparagus, cauliflower, broccoli, beet greens, and radishes. Most leafy greens qualify as food options that you can eat while on this 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 average patient loses ½ pound to 1 pound per day on the HCG diet protocol. Men generally lose more than women. On average, a male will lose a pound or more a day. On average, a female will lose half of a pound to a pound a day.

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.

But these diets come with risks such as: Hardened buildups of digestive fluid called gallstones that can form in the gallbladder. Irregular heartbeat. A lack of vitamins and minerals.

The hCG diet limits calorie intake to around 500 calories per day for weeks at a time, making it an extreme weight loss diet. Any diet that's this low in calories will make you lose weight. However, numerous studies have found that the hCG hormone has no effect on weight loss and doesn't reduce your appetite.

It can be tempting to try remedies or foods that purportedly help raise your hCG levels. Unfortunately, there's no way to change your hCG levels or make them go up.

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.

Can I eat corn on HCG? ›

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

*More than 13 grams of carbohydrate counts as a starch. *Some vegetables such as beans and legumes contain more carbohydrates but also contain significant protein and fiber. These can be eaten in moderation. * Corn, peas, yams and sweet potatoes not allowed.

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.

Add vegetables like broccoli, cabbage, lettuce, onions, tomatoes, spinach, beets, radishes, celery, and cauliflower. Ideally, the vegetables should be steamed or eaten as a salad. Certain types of fruit can complete the meal.

Fruits: While fruits are limited on the HCG diet due to their natural sugars, small amounts of berries and apples can be included for a touch of sweetness and additional nutrients. Grains: Whole grains, such as quinoa and brown rice, are included sparingly to provide a source of complex carbohydrates and fiber.

During the maintenance phase you will increase your calorie intake to 1500 calories, making up 3 meals and snacks. It is important that these meals are comprised of healthy foods. You may now consume any meats, eggs, fruits, cheeses, milk, vegetables and low sugar dairy products.

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.

When a fertilized egg implants into your uterine wall, the placenta begins to form, releasing hCG into your bloodstream. Different foods and drinks don't affect the amount of hCG present in your urine. However, the amount of liquid you consume, as well as certain medications, can cause issues.

UNSWEETENED ALMOND MILK – this is a new addition to the HCG Diet protocol at The Natural Path. I have been allowing my patients to have 1/2 cup of unsweetened vanilla almond milk daily as a creamer alternative and I have not seen any stalls as of yet with this addition.