When you're dealing with a very low calorie diet (VLCD) like the HCG program, you don't really get to eat very much. But the eating that you do get to do is very regimented and limited to very specific food groups. So it's really, really important that you have a few good recipes to keep things at least a little bit interesting.
You can start by sprucing up your basic beverage. You need to drink a LOT of water. Try changing up this most basic of basics with the Stevia drops recommended to go along with the diet. Use your favorite flavor to create flavored water. You'll be surprised how refreshing it can be.
The HCG diet stipulates two servings of fruit per day. Depending upon the dieter the fruit can either be incorporated at lunch/dinner or as a mid-afternoon snack and after dinner snack. A popular choice is apples. Try this yummy variation to provide yourself a bit of a different, fun option next time you're feeling fed up with your choices.
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!
And for the main dish...try No Pasta Spaghetti Sauce. Grill your lean meat (any variety...it works best chicken or beef). Get a couple tomatoes and put them in a saute pan on medium and cook for about 5 minutes. Throughout the 5 minutes take the back of a spoon and smash the tomatoes randomly. When they've been cooking and being smashed for about 5 minutes the tomatoes should resemble a really thick spaghetti sauce. Go ahead and add the meat and then throw in some spices. We like to add garlic salt, onion salt, and some Italian seasonings (about 1/4 tsp of each).
Mixing it up with a few good recipes can really make a difference. So look around, find some online forums where you can share and exchange recipes. Access the tools presented by your diet program. Do anything you can to make it easier because the easier it is the more likely you are to benefit from the process.
You can start by sprucing up your basic beverage. You need to drink a LOT of water. Try changing up this most basic of basics with the Stevia drops recommended to go along with the diet. Use your favorite flavor to create flavored water. You'll be surprised how refreshing it can be.
The HCG diet stipulates two servings of fruit per day. Depending upon the dieter the fruit can either be incorporated at lunch/dinner or as a mid-afternoon snack and after dinner snack. A popular choice is apples. Try this yummy variation to provide yourself a bit of a different, fun option next time you're feeling fed up with your choices.
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!
And for the main dish...try No Pasta Spaghetti Sauce. Grill your lean meat (any variety...it works best chicken or beef). Get a couple tomatoes and put them in a saute pan on medium and cook for about 5 minutes. Throughout the 5 minutes take the back of a spoon and smash the tomatoes randomly. When they've been cooking and being smashed for about 5 minutes the tomatoes should resemble a really thick spaghetti sauce. Go ahead and add the meat and then throw in some spices. We like to add garlic salt, onion salt, and some Italian seasonings (about 1/4 tsp of each).
Mixing it up with a few good recipes can really make a difference. So look around, find some online forums where you can share and exchange recipes. Access the tools presented by your diet program. Do anything you can to make it easier because the easier it is the more likely you are to benefit from the process.
About the Author:
Amelia Handley studied exercise science at university with a minor in Nutrition. Yet she still found herself veering from diet to diet trying to control her weight. 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.
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