If you’ve been paying attention to news headlines, billboards, or the television within the past year or so, then you’ve probably heard of something called the HCG diet. HCG diet recipes have become popular both online and off-line, and now it’s easier than ever to find an HCG recipe to suit anybody’s taste buds. To have a truly successful experience with the HCG diet, make sure you create a stockpile of tried and true recipes before undertaking the diet. By doing this, you’ll be able to successfully rely on well-formulated, tried and tested HCG recipes.
Like any diet, booksellers are making killer revenue based off of HCG recipe books. However, finding HCG diet recipes shouldn’t cost you an arm and a leg; in fact, there are tons of HCG meals to be found online, without emptying your pockets. If you’re craving a French dish, try the Bouillabaisse! You’ll need 100 grams of shrimp, one tomato, two garlic gloves, teaspoon EACH of curry and cilantro, a pinch of salt and pepper, water, and 21 seasoning salute. Now for the fun part! Blend together the tomato and garlic and transfer to a saucepan. Add the spices and two cups of water to the saucepan, and bring to a boil, stirring for about five minutes. Reduce the heat, and let simmer for about 20 minutes; towards the end, add the shrimp. Now, garnish with the cilantro and enjoy!
Do you love hamburgers? Well you’re in luck, because there’s a great HCG recipe for a Fennel Hamburger that you simply can’t ignore! If you thought that HCG diet recipes didn’t include things like hamburgers, then think again. For this meal, you’ll need the following: finely chopped fennel bulb, 100 grams of (lean) ground beef, the crumbs of one finely crushed breadstick, chopped garlic clove, 1/8 cup of chopped onion, tsp oregano, fresh basil, and some salt and pepper! Now, here’s what to do. Thoroughly knead all of the ingredients together; then, without using oil, grill or fry the patties until done (or until desired consistency). If you want to add an extra oomph, tack on some roasted fennel!
Believe it or not, but an HCG recipe DOES exist that includes BOTH chocolate and strawberries. How, you might ask. It’s simple enough: The HCG diet doesn’t mean boring HCG diet recipes. For this chocolate strawberry smoothie, here’s what you’ll need: one cup of strawberries, 100 grams of fat-free cottage cheese, two tsp. of non-sweetened cocoa powder, one half a teaspoon of vanilla, two teaspoons of ZSweet, and if desired, one third a cup of ice. Now here’s the really magical part about the recipe: Simply throw all of the ingredients together, and push blend. Before you know it, you’ll have one sweet delight that will convince you that you’re not actually on a diet!
If you’re under the impression that all HCG diet recipes are created alike, then think again! Here’s one HCG recipe that you might have a hard time believing is allowed during the HCG diet. Cream of Asparagus soup doesn’t exactly sound like a “diet” food, does it? Here’s what you need to make this delicious soup: 100 grams of non-fat cottage cheese, 10-12 green or white asparagus stalks, un-chopped medium onion, vegetable stock, fresh parsley and basil (if desired), and a pinch of salt and pepper. Now here’s what you’ll need to do: Chop off 1-2 inches of the top of the asparagus, and put in boiling water (enough to cover) and the onion. Boil this until the asparagus are tender. Now add the asparagus, onion, cottage cheese, and parsley and basil to a blender and blend until smooth. Add the vegetable stock and liquid from boiled asparagus; salt and pepper to taste. Voila!
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