You do get to eat while on the homeopathic HCG diet. But you definitely don’t get to eat a lot. You don’t even get to eat very much. That’s the entire point. But there is a lot of drinking. But even that is limited. Homeopathic HCG dieters are required to drink a lot of water, but when it comes to drinks that are actually tasty…there’s not a lot of leeway.
One thing that could be considered a “freebie” on the homeopathic HCG diet is herbal tea. Many dieters make it through the very low calorie diet by reach for herb tea anytime they are hungry. And anytime dieters are thirsty…but water doesn’t seem to cut it they can also reach for herb tea.
Some dieters purchase herbal tea. One particular brand that is highly recommended by HCG dieting experts and dieters alike is Stash. It is available at a large number of health food stores and some grocery stores. It comes in many different flavors to suit the needs of a variety of dieters.
The one limitation that makes many homeopathic HCG dieters sad is the sweetener limitation. You cannot use any sugar. You cannot use any honey. You cannot use artificial sweeteners like Equal, etc. But once dieters become accustomed to the lack of typical sweetener they find that many types/flavors of herbal tea do not actually require sweetener in the traditional sense of the word. Many find that Stevia sweetener is more than appropriate.
Still others dieting while adhering to the homeopathic HCG protocol become attached to particular herbal tea mixtures that they concoct themselves, learn from other dieters or pull from HCG dieting cookbooks. One particular favorite of many dieters is Fruity Green Tea.
To make Fruity Green Tea
1. Water, 1 cup. Bring it to a boil.
2. soak 5 green tea bags for 3 to 5 minutes (3 pomegranate-raspberry and 2 mangosteen or mix and match)
3. Pour into 2 quart pitcher and fill with water
4. Add the juice of 2 lemons to your pitcher. If you don’t have fresh lemons you should add 1/3 to 1/2 cup of lemon juice.
5. Stevia, 4 to 5 droppers full. (Your choice of flavor. Suggested flavors include: Valencia Orange, lemon and Apricot Nectar).
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.