Approved HCG Diet Foods & Drinks 

The HCG diet is a unique combination of 500 calorie meal and consumption of 10 to 15 sublingual drops of HCG hormone everyday. One of the main aspects of this weight loss plan is to maintain a very low calorie diet throughout the duration minus the loading phase. So, it is very important for dieters to stick to the approved HCG diet foods and the VLCD for consistent and maximum weight loss. Dieters will find several low calorie recipes ideal on HCG diet. Get our free HCG diet recipes.

Below is a list of approved HCG diet foods and the estimated calorie count.

FRUIT: one fruit per meal; do not mix

• Apple: medium = 95
• Grapefruit: ½ = 44
• Orange: large = 86
• Strawberries: 10 medium: = 40

STARCH:

• Melba Toast: 1 = 20
• Melba Snack: 2 = 24
• Grissini Breadstick: 1 = 20

MEAT: 100 grams – 3 ½ ounces; all visible fat removed; weighed raw; cook with no oil or fat:

• Chicken Breast: = 110
• Ground Beef: 95% lean = 137
• Steak: (round/sirloin tip) = 142
• Crab: = 84
• Halibut: 110
• Cod = 110
• Flounder: 91
• Tilapia: 96
• Lobster: = 90
• Shrimp: = 106
• Veal: = 112

VEGETABLES: measured raw; one vegetable per meal; do not mix; ADJUST the serving sizes to fit your 500 calories per day!

• Asparagus: 10 medium spears = 30
• Beet-Greens: 3 cups = 24
• Cabbage: 1 cup = 22
• Celery: 2 cups = 32
• Chard: 3 cups = 21
• Cucumber: 1 medium = 45
• Fennel: 1 cup = 27
• Lettuce: 3 cups green = 15
• Onion: ½ cup = 32
• Red Radishes: 1 cup sliced = 19
• Spinach: 3 cups = 21
• Tomatoes: 1 medium = 22 1 cup = 27
• MILK: 1 Tablespoon whole milk = 9 calories

Foods to Avoid

• Lobster – 272 calories
• Ice cream – 309 to 500 calories
• Chocolate – 480 to 573 calories
• Steak – 70 to 112 calories
• Beef – 253 calories
• Peanut butter – 437 calories
• Pudding – 351 calories
• Hotdog – 319 calories
• Lamb chops – 322 calories
• Burger – 346 calories
• Rice – 358 calories
• Pancakes – 400 calories
• French Fries – 425 calories

Not Allowed

• Sugar
• Alcoholic Drinks
• Soft drinks
• Cheese – 350 calories
• Mayonnaise – 600 calories
• Salami Danish – 600 calories
• Red wine sauce – 400 calories
• Salmon
• Tuna
• Dried or Pickled Fish
• Starch
• Smoking
• Butter salt
• Butter salt
• Corn oil – 900 calories
• Soya oil – 900 calories
• Vegetable oil – 900 calories
• Cashew nuts – 600 calories
• Eel
• Herring
• Salmon

Be sure to follow the HCG diet protocol 100% to maximize your weight loss. Only eat approved HCG diet foods while on phase 2 of the diet and you will see the pounds and inches melting away!