Want to lose weight without feeling hungry all the time? Then the Maggi Diet is what you need! In the article, you will find nutritionist recommendations, a menu of available products and a dessert recipe with tangerine and prunes!
Some nutritional practices are based on biochemistry. The Maggi diet falls into this category. Therefore, if you decide to take the course, you must strictly adhere to all the requirements. And if in some cases you can cheat - for example, replacing the ingredient indicated in the menu, the Maggi diet does not allow violations. But the result is worth taking a month without rushing to prohibited products.
Origin story
There are suggestions that the Maggi diet "came to us" from the UK, and Margaret Thatcher herself became its founder. The Prime Minister did not suffer from the problem of overweight and did not set himself the goal of inventing one. However, there is information that the recipe for Margaret's harmony, which she herself talked about, is as follows: a week you need to eat chicken eggs at the rate of 28 pieces. No wonder the Maggi diet is also called an egg.
Thatcher wrote down her two-week ration menu to keep her in shape. This became the prototype of the diet, which acquired the name "Maggi" - short for Margaret. Who is the author of "Part Two" of Maggi is not known for sure. The apparent effectiveness of a low protein carbohydrate diet has been proven by many people who have lost those extra pounds with it.
Rules
Maggi's Low Carb Diet strictly follows these rules:
- you can remove any product from the menu, but replacing it at your discretion is prohibited, the only exception is the replacement of eggs with cottage cheese in case of allergy to chicken eggs;
- you should eat exactly as much as indicated on the menu;
- it is forbidden to exchange meals;
- cook the vegetables in water without adding broth;
- it is forbidden to add various fats and oils to food;
- you need to drink more clean water;
- you can drink tea / coffee whenever you want - but without sugar or milk;
- it is permitted to use a sweetener instead of sugar;
- alcohol consumption is strictly prohibited - Maggi's chemical regime and alcohol are incompatible;
- potatoes, bananas, grapes, mangoes, figs, dates are prohibited;
- cereals, pasta and lamb are prohibited;
- salads cannot be seasoned;
- if between main meals you feel unbearable hunger, then eat a cucumber, carrot or salad - but only 2 hours after the recommended meal;
- if you interrupted the lesson (for example, ate a prohibited product) then you must start over.
To get the best effect, it is recommended that you exercise, or at least walk more, be outdoors, and try to spend at least seven hours a day sleeping. After the Maggi diet, the stomach contracts, which will make you satisfied with less food. The advantage of Maggi, in addition to its effect, is the correction of eating habits: after quitting it, you are unlikely to want to get started on sweets and fatty foods.
Contraindications
The Maggi diet is certainly not intended for people with allergies to certain foods (eggs and citrus fruits). Also strictly prohibited for pregnant and lactating women. Under the strict supervision of a doctor, a diet should be followed for people with diseases of the gastrointestinal tract, disorders of the cardiovascular system, kidneys or liver.
The amount of eggs in the diet of the Maggi diet has been controversial. However, nutritionists say that consuming this amount of eggs is okay if you don't overindulge in foods high in fat.
Menu for 4 weeks
During the first two weeks, the method includes 1/2 grapefruit or orange and 1-2 boiled eggs per day for breakfast.
Week # 1
1 day
- lunch - fruits in any quantity: apples, pears, oranges, watermelon, melon and so on. (except prohibited);
- dinner - baked chicken meat (you can also fry) - 250 g.
2 days
- lunch - baked or boiled skinless chicken breast (200 g);
- dinner - 2 hard-boiled eggs, salad (tomatoes + lettuce + cucumbers + carrots + peppers - 150 g), ¼ flat bread or 1 toast (25 g), 1 grapefruit or orange.
3 days
- lunch - low-fat cheese in any quantity, 2 tomatoes, 1 toast (25 g);
- dinner - 250 g of boiled or baked meat.
Day 4
- lunch - any fruit in any quantity, except prohibited fruit;
- dinner - 250 g of boiled or baked chicken, salad (tomatoes + lettuce + cucumbers + carrots + peppers - 150 g).
Day 5
- lunch - 2 hard-boiled eggs, boiled vegetables of your choice: zucchini, carrots, green peas, beans (250 g);
- dinner - 200 g of boiled shrimp, lettuce (tomatoes + lettuce + cucumbers + carrots + peppers - 200 g), 1 grapefruit or orange.
6 days
- breakfast - any fruit in any quantity;
- dinner - boiled or baked chicken meat (you can also fry) - 200 g.
7 days
- lunch - cooked or boiled skinless chicken (250 g), boiled vegetables (200 g), 1 tomato, 1 grapefruit or orange;
- dinner - boiled vegetables of your choice, except forbidden (200 g).
Week # 2
1 day
- lunch - boiled or baked meat (can be fried) (250 g), salad (tomatoes + lettuce + cucumbers + carrots + peppers - 200 g);
- Dinner - 2 hard-boiled eggs, 1 grapefruit or 1 orange.
2 days
- lunch - boiled or baked meat (200 g), salad (tomatoes + lettuce + cucumbers + carrots + peppers - 200 g);
- dinner - 2 hard-boiled eggs, 1 grapefruit or orange.
3 days
- lunch - boiled or cooked (fried) meat (200 g), cucumbers (as much as you want);
- dinner - 2 hard-boiled eggs, 1 grapefruit or orange.
Day 4
- lunch - 2 hard-boiled eggs, any low-fat cottage cheese (150 g), boiled vegetables among those allowed (150 g);
- dinner - 2 hard-boiled eggs.
Day 5
- lunch - 200 g of baked or boiled fish / boiled shrimp (fried fish is also allowed);
- dinner - 2 hard-boiled eggs.
6 days
- lunch - 200 g of baked or boiled meat (can be fried), 2 tomatoes, 1 grapefruit or orange;
- dinner - fresh fruit (except prohibited) - as much as you want.
7 days
- lunch - fried, baked or boiled skinless chicken (200 g), 3 tomatoes, boiled vegetables (150 g), 1 grapefruit or orange;
- dinner - fried or boiled skinless chicken (150 g), 2 tomatoes, boiled vegetables (150 g), 1 grapefruit or orange.
Week # 3
The weekly diet is packed with fruits and vegetables to eat throughout the day.
1 day
- any fruit in any quantity other than bananas, dates, mangoes, figs and grapes.
2 days
- all salads and boiled vegetables, except potatoes and dry cereals - as many as you want.
3 days
- all fruits and vegetables (except prohibited), salads in any quantity and at any time.
Day 4
- cooked or boiled fish (200 g), salad (Chinese cabbage + fresh cucumber - 100 g), boiled vegetables (any quantity).
Day 5
- 200 g of boiled or fried lean meat, 200 g of boiled vegetables.
6 days
- 1 type of fruit in any quantity (unless prohibited).
7 days
- 1 type of fruit in any quantity.
Week # 4
Diet foods should be eaten throughout the day and at all times, but without supplements.
1 day
- 250 g of boiled chicken breast;
- 4 cucumbers and 3 tomatoes;
- 150 g of tuna without oil;
- a toast (25g);
- 1 grapefruit or orange.
2 days
- not more than 200 g of cooked or boiled meat;
- 4 cucumbers and 3 tomatoes;
- 1 toast (25g);
- your choice: 1 apple, or 1 orange, or 1 pear, or 1 grapefruit, or 1 slice of melon.
3 days
- 1 tablespoon of cottage cheese or any white cheese without fat (150 g);
- 150 g of cooked vegetables;
- 2 tomatoes and 2 cucumbers;
- a toast (25g);
- 1 orange or 1 grapefruit.
Day 4
- 1/2 boiled or baked chicken;
- 1 cucumber and 3 tomatoes;
- 1 orange or 1 grapefruit.
Day 5
- 2 boiled chicken eggs;
- 3 tomatoes, 1 lettuce;
- 1 grapefruit or orange.
6 days
- 250 g of boiled chicken breast;
- 125 g of feta cheese or cottage cheese;
- 1 toast (25 g), 2 tomatoes, 2 cucumbers;
- curdled milk (150 ml), 1 grapefruit or 1 orange.
7 days
- 1 tablespoon of cottage cheese, 1 can of tuna without oil (150 g);
- 150 g of cooked vegetables;
- 2 tomatoes, 2 cucumbers;
- 1 toast (25g), 1 grapefruit or 1 orange.
Please note that salt is allowed in food. You can also add onions, garlic and soy sauce without sugar. However, it is forbidden to use seasonings containing flavor enhancers: sodium glutamate (E621), sodium inosinate (E631) and sodium guanylate (E627).
For 2 additional weeks
If you have passed the Maggi course and want to repeat it, start from the first week and then go straight to the fourth.
This diet is suitable for people of all ages. However, before continuing, be sure to consult your doctor.
Curd
Eggs are the staple of the classic Maggi diet, but there is also a curd version. The duration of the program is 4 weeks, during which, depending on the amount of extra pounds, you can lose up to 20 kilograms. In order to keep the time indicated, it is not at all necessary to have an enviable exposure, because the menu is quite balanced, and it is even allowed to eat something without restriction (until saturation). Some products can be removed from it, but it cannot be replaced by others, except for grapefruit, oranges will become an alternative.
Ground rules:
- Cut out salt and seasonings from your diet.
- Bake Fat Free - simmer, boil, bake, steam or roast in a stone pan.
- Don't neglect the gym.
What you can:
- low fat milk;
- any meat, except lamb;
- hard-boiled eggs, steamed omelet, fried eggs, baked without fat;
- melons, citrus fruits, apples, pears, peaches, apricots and plums;
- unsweetened coffee and black tea, filtered water, fresh fruit juices diluted with water.
Don'ts:
- bananas, dates, grapes, mangoes, figs;
- potatoes;
- soups (all without exception! );
- alcohol (in very rare cases you can drink a glass of dry white wine).
The diet is contraindicated in diseases of the heart, gastrointestinal tract, kidneys and liver. With increased acidity of the stomach, as well as with allergies to eggs and citrus fruits, the event must also be abandoned.
Detailed menu for 4 weeks
Breakfast is the same for the first 14 days:
- curd mass - 200 g;
- fruits allowed.
Dinners, in addition to the menu below, should include an assortment of vegetables.
Monday
- Lunch: pears - 2-3 pieces.
- Dinner: boiled meat - 200 g.
Tuesday
- Lunch: boiled chicken fillet - 200 g.
- Dinner: steamed pollock - 250 g; Orange.
Wednesday
- Lunch: whole grain toast with cheese; tomato salad.
- Dinner: grilled chicken - 200 g.
Thursday
- Lunch: apples - 2-3 pieces.
- Dinner: boiled turkey - 200 g.
Friday
- Lunch: boiled pollock - 250 g; vegetable stew.
- Dinner: like Tuesday.
Saturday
- Lunch: 2-3 mandarins.
- Dinner: Steamed chicken breast - 200 g.
Sunday
- Lunch: grilled chicken thigh; a portion of cooked vegetables; some tomatoes; Orange.
- Dinner: coleslaw and carrot salad.
Week 2
Monday
- Lunch: vegetable stew; a few slices of cheese.
- Dinner: baked pollock - 250 g; broccoli or cauliflower; Orange.
Tuesday
- Lunch: baked meat with vegetables.
- Dinner: cottage cheese - 300 g; grapefruit - 1/2 piece.
Wednesday
- Lunch: steak; zucchini, peppers and grilled tomatoes.
- Dinner: like yesterday.
Thursday
- Lunch: salad with feta cheese.
- Dinner: steak with vegetables; citrus.
Friday
- Lunch: Steamed fish with vegetables.
- Dinner: Same as Tuesday.
Saturday
- Lunch: boiled beef; some tomatoes; citrus.
- Dinner: fruit.
Sunday
- Lunch: baked chicken thigh; vegetable stew; Orange.
- Dinner: boiled white meat; steamed broccoli; Orange.
Third week
Monday
- fruits in any quantity.
Tuesday and Wednesday
- unlimited fruits and vegetables.
Thursday
- fish day, garnish - vegetables (cooked, boiled, steamed).
Friday
- meat day, your favorite vegetables will complete the menu.
Weekend
- fruity.
Fourth week
Eat a few tomatoes and cucumbers daily to supplement your diet:
- Monday: 200 g of chicken fillet, 150 g of canned tuna in its own juice, croutons.
- Tuesday: 350 grams of beef and some breads.
- Wednesday: 400 g of cottage cheese, the same serving of authorized vegetables, fruit slices, toast.
- Thursday: 1 pound of grilled skinless chicken, fruit and a slice of toast.
- Friday: 300 g of cottage cheese, vegetables (they can be boiled or cooked), fruit.
- Saturday: 500 g of chicken, a few slices of hard cheese, kefir.
- Sunday: The diet is like Wednesday, only fruit, not none, but citrus.
After the diet, it is recommended to consolidate the result. The menu for the first and last week is perfect for this purpose. Then cereals and soups should be introduced into the diet.
Culinary recipes
Maggi's diet is based on strict restrictions, but it's hard to call her starving. And despite the strict nutritional system (the method provides for boiled vegetables in large quantities), it can be easily diversified using various recipes to prepare the allowed products.
Stuffed eggs
Ingredients:
- 2 hard-boiled eggs;
- 1-2 tablespoons of cottage cheese (up to 9% fat);
- 1-2 cloves of garlic - to taste;
- dill;
- salt, pepper - to taste.
Cut the hard-boiled eggs in half, remove the yolks. Add cottage cheese, dill, garlic (pass through a garlic press), pepper and salt to the yolks. Mix everything carefully. You should get a pasty mass with which the halves of the protein should be stuffed.
You can also serve mashed green peas on the side.
Soup-Dessert with prunes and mandarins
Ingredients:
- 1 tangerine;
- 45 g of prunes;
- 300 g of water;
- 2 tablets of sweetener.
Rinse the prunes, remove seeds and finely chop. Then pour hot water, add sweetener and boil for 5 minutes. In the meantime, peel the tangerine, after removing the zest and rubbing it through a grater. Add a teaspoon of zest to the prunes, beat the mixture with a blender.
Put the mandarin slices in the soup before serving.
Baked tomatoes with cheese
Ingredients:
- 3 cheese plates (20 g each), 16% fat;
- 2 tomatoes;
- 1 rye bread;
- 1 clove of garlic;
- dill;
- salt to taste.
Peel the tomatoes. Finely grate the cheese and garlic. Finely break the bread. Then mix the grated cheese with the garlic and the broken bread. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Fill the tomatoes with the resulting mass and put in the oven for 5 minutes. Sprinkle the finished dish with fresh dill.
Stop the diet
The output should be gradual so that the result of weight loss is successfully corrected and the body does not receive a large load.
- During the week after the end of the course, include in the diet the foods that the body is used to during the diet. These are: boiled or baked chicken breast, cottage cheese with a low percentage of fat (up to 9%), apples, citrus;
- do not skip foods that have been excluded from the diet - fried potatoes, pastries, rice, pasta;
- the result of weight loss can be maintained by eating according to the "Minus 60" system;
- remember to keep track of food amounts and portion sizes. Remember, fractional meals are the key to good health.