Living On HCG Allowed Food

By Diane Rogers


A persistent diet craze uses a naturally-occurring hormone with a greatly reduced calorie meal plan to burn fat and accelerate weight loss. Although health professionals often say that human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) does not affect metabolism, others attest to its benefits. While on the plan, dieters stick strictly to hCG allowed food for their two meals a day.

You can have two meals a day, lunch and dinner. Each will contain 250 calories, which seems like enough to keep a canary happy. This 'starvation' diet allows no butter or oil, and all fat must be trimmed off the meats you can eat. No sugar is included. The hCG supplement comes in pellet, spray, or liquid form.

There are four food groups you can choose from. Each meal has one protein, one bread, one vegetable, and one fruit. The low calorie count means that most medical doctors won't approve such a plan. However, within the limited scope, the meals are balanced and varied.

It's odd to think that such a limited calorie intake can include bread, but the choices are not lavish or even exciting. A bread portion is one round of Melba toast or one bread stick. On such a diet, however, the change in flavor and texture might be truly appreciated.

The protein can be a carefully measured piece of white fish, breast of chicken, veal, or beef, or a portion of shrimp, lobster, or crab. The meat should be grilled, which requires no added fat in cooking. Remember that no visible fat on the meat is allowed in this restrictive regime.

As you might expect, leafy green vegetables are on the list. You can choose one for each meal, either chard, beet greens, spinach, cabbage, chicory, or green lettuce. The list also includes red radishes, cucumbers, onions, asparagus, and fennel. Tomatoes are allowed, as is celery. This is a list of nutrition-packed foods that will be even more important when calories are so limited.

Fruit might also be a surprise, but this plan allows one apple, half a grapefruit, or an orange with a meal. Strawberries are also allowed in moderation. The menu allows for unlimited coffee, tea, or water. This is, of course, a diet that really makes you count calories and measure food portions. Some find that this mental discipline helps, while others find it either irksome or impossible to stick with.

This is the ultimate calorie-counting diet, which many find too much trouble. However, some feel that a strict regime is easiest to follow. Critics say that all weight loss and fat reduction can be attributed to the calorie restrictions, and that the hCG is ineffective. However, there are many people who have used this supplement and attest to its value in helping them stay on such a rigorous program. Dieters will have to make up their own minds about whether this is a viable plan for them. Anyone with health problems should consult their medical adviser before trying it.




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