Do you want to lose weight without always feeling hungry? Then the Maggi diet is what you need! In the article you will find nutritionist advice, a menu of available products and a recipe for the tangerine and plum dessert!
Some nutritional practices are based on biochemistry. The Maggi diet belongs to this category. Therefore, if you decide to take the course, you must strictly comply with all the requirements. And if in some cases you can cheat, for example, by replacing the ingredient indicated in the menu, the Maggi diet does not allow violations. But the result is worth holding on for a month without rushing to banned products.
History of origin
There are suggestions that the Maggi diet "came to us" from the UK and Margaret Thatcher herself became the founder. The prime minister did not suffer from the problem of being overweight and did not set himself the goal of inventing one. However, there is information that Margaret's recipe for harmony, which she herself talked about, is as follows: a week you need to eat chicken eggs in the amount of 28 pieces. No wonder the Maggi diet is also called an egg.
Thatcher jotted down her two-week ration menu to keep her fit. This became the prototype of the diet, which acquired the name "Maggi" - short for Margaret. It is not known for certain who the author of Maggi's "second part" is. The apparent effectiveness of a low carb diet has been proven by many people who have lost those extra pounds with it.
Rules
The Maggi Low Carb Diet strictly follows these rules:
- you can remove any product from the menu, but it is forbidden to replace it at your discretion, the only exception is the replacement of eggs with cottage cheese in case of allergy to chicken eggs;
- you must eat exactly what is indicated in 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 and milk;
- it is allowed to use a sweetener instead of sugar;
- alcohol consumption is strictly prohibited - Maggi's chemical diet and alcohol are incompatible;
- you must not eat potatoes, bananas, grapes, mangoes, figs, dates;
- cereals, pasta and lamb are prohibited;
- salads cannot be seasoned;
- if between main meals you feel unbearable hunger, eat a cucumber, carrot or salad - but only 2 hours after the recommended meal;
- if you have interrupted the course (for example, ate a prohibited product), you have to start over.
To achieve a greater effect, it is recommended to play sports, 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, as a result you will be satisfied with less food. The benefit of Maggi, in addition to its effect, is the correction of eating habits: after leaving it, you are unlikely to want to pounce on sweets and fatty foods.
Contraindications
The Maggi diet is definitely not for people who are allergic 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 who have diseases of the gastrointestinal tract, disorders of the cardiovascular system, kidneys or liver.
The amount of eggs in the Maggi Diet has been controversial. However, nutritionists claim that eating eggs in this quantity is acceptable if you don't overuse high-fat foods.
Menu for 4 weeks
For the first two weeks, the method involves a daily intake of 1/2 grapefruit or orange and 1-2 hard-boiled eggs for breakfast.
Week no. 1
1 day
- lunch - fruit in any quantity: apples, pears, oranges, watermelon, melon and so on. (except prohibited);
- dinner - baked chicken meat (you can also fried) - 250 g.
2 days
- lunch - baked or boiled skinless chicken breast (200 g);
- dinner - 2 boiled eggs, lettuce (tomatoes + lettuce + cucumbers + carrots + peppers - 150 g), ¼ of tortillas 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 those prohibited;
- dinner - 250 g of boiled or baked chicken, salad (tomatoes + lettuce + cucumbers + carrots + peppers - 150 g).
Day 5
- lunch - 2 boiled eggs, boiled vegetables of your choice: zucchini, carrots, peas, beans (250 g);
- dinner - 200 g of boiled shrimp, lettuce (tomatoes + lettuce + cucumbers + carrots + pepper - 200 g), 1 grapefruit or orange.
6 days
- lunch - any fruit in any quantity;
- dinner - boiled or baked chicken meat (you can also fried) - 200 g.
7 days
- lunch - baked or boiled skinless chicken (250 g), boiled vegetables (200 g), 1 tomato, 1 grapefruit or orange;
- dinner - boiled vegetables of your choice, except prohibited ones (200 g).
Week no. 2
1 day
- lunch - boiled or baked meat (can be fried) (250 g), salad (tomatoes + lettuce + cucumbers + carrots + peppers - 200 g);
- Dinner - 2 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 boiled eggs, 1 grapefruit or orange.
3 days
- lunch - boiled or baked meat (fried) (200 g), cucumbers (as much as you want);
- dinner - 2 boiled eggs, 1 grapefruit or orange.
Day 4
- lunch - 2 boiled eggs, a low-fat white cheese (150 g), boiled vegetables among those allowed (150 g);
- dinner - 2 boiled eggs.
Day 5
- lunch - 200 g baked or boiled fish / boiled shrimp (fried fish is also allowed);
- dinner - 2 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 forbidden ones) - as much as you like.
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 (150g), 2 tomatoes, boiled vegetables (150g), 1 grapefruit or orange.
Week # 3
The diet of the week is full of fruits and vegetables to eat throughout the day.
1 day
- any fruit in quantities other than banana, dates, mangoes, figs and grapes.
2 days
- any salads and boiled vegetables, except potatoes and dry cereals, as much as you like.
3 days
- any fruits and vegetables (except those prohibited), salads in any quantity and at any time.
Day 4
- Baked or boiled fish (200 g), salad (Chinese cabbage + fresh cucumber - 100 g), boiled vegetables (any in 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 (except prohibited).
7 days
- 1 type of fruit in any quantity.
Week 4
Diet foods should be consumed 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 (25 g);
- 1 grapefruit or orange.
2 days
- no more than 200 g of baked or boiled meat;
- 4 cucumbers and 3 tomatoes;
- 1 toast (25 g);
- of your choice: 1 apple, 1 orange, 1 pear, 1 grapefruit or 1 slice of melon.
3 days
- 1 tablespoon of cottage cheese or any fat-free white cheese (150 g);
- 150 g of cooked vegetables;
- 2 tomatoes and 2 cucumbers;
- a toast (25 g);
- 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 or ricotta;
- 1 toast (25 g), 2 tomatoes, 2 cucumbers;
- curdled milk (150 ml), 1 grapefruit or 1 orange.
7 days
- 1 tablespoon of ricotta, 1 can of tuna without oil (150 g);
- 150 g of cooked vegetables;
- 2 tomatoes, 2 cucumbers;
- 1 toast (25 g), 1 grapefruit or 1 orange.
Please note that salt is allowed in food. You can also add onions, garlic, and sugar-free soy sauce. However, it is forbidden to use condiments that contain flavor enhancers: sodium glutamate (E621), sodium inosinate (E631) and sodium guanylate (E627).
For another 2 weeks
If you have successfully completed the Maggi course and want to repeat it, start from the first week, then go directly to the fourth.
This diet is suitable for people of all ages. However, before proceeding, be sure to consult your doctor.
Curd
Eggs are the basis 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 kilos, up to 20 kilograms can be lost. To hold out for the specified time, it is not at all necessary to have enviable exposure, as the menu is quite balanced and you can eat something without restrictions (up to saturation). Some products can be removed from it, but they cannot be replaced with others, the exception is grapefruit, oranges will become an alternative to it.
Ground rules:
- Eliminate salt and seasonings from your diet.
- Fat-free cooking: simmer, boil, bake, steam or roast in a stone pan.
- Don't neglect the gym.
What you can do:
- low-fat milk;
- any meat, except lamb;
- hard boiled eggs, steamed omelette, fried eggs cooked in the oven without fat;
- melons, citrus fruits, apples, pears, peaches, apricots and plums;
- unsweetened black coffee and tea, filtered water, fresh juices diluted with water.
What not to do:
- 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 should 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 assorted 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: wholemeal 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 Tuesdays.
Saturday
- Lunch: 2-3 tangerines.
- Dinner: steamed chicken breast - 200 g.
Sunday
- Lunch: Grilled chicken leg; a portion of stewed vegetables; a couple of tomatoes; Orange.
- Dinner: cabbage and carrot salad.
Week 2
Monday
- Lunch: vegetable stew; a couple of 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; grilled courgettes, peppers and tomatoes.
- Dinner: like yesterday.
Thursday
- Lunch: salad with feta cheese.
- Dinner: steak with vegetables; citrus fruits.
Friday
- Lunch: steamed fish with vegetables.
- Dinner: like Tuesdays.
Saturday
- Lunch: boiled beef; a couple of tomatoes; citrus fruits.
- Dinner: fruit.
Sunday
- Lunch: baked chicken leg; 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, side dish - vegetables (stewed, boiled, steamed).
Friday
- meat day, your favorite vegetables will complete the menu.
Weekend
- fruity.
Fourth week
Eat a couple of tomatoes and cucumbers a day to complement your diet:
- Monday: 200 g of chicken fillet, 150 g of canned tuna in its own juice, croutons.
- Tuesday: 350 grams of beef and a couple of loaves.
- Wednesday: 400 g of cottage cheese, the same portion of vegetables allowed, slices of fruit, toast.
- Thursday: 1 pound of skinless grilled chicken, fruit and a slice of toast.
- Friday: 300 g of cottage cheese, vegetables (can be boiled or stewed), fruit.
- Saturday: 500 g of chicken, a couple of slices of hard cheese, kefir.
- Sundays: the diet is like Wednesday, only fruit, not any, but citrus.
After the diet, it is recommended to consolidate the result. The menu of the first and last week is perfect for this purpose. So cereals and soups should be introduced into the diet.
Food recipes
Maggi's diet is based on strict restrictions, but it's hard to call her hungry. And despite the strict nutritional system (the method involves boiled vegetables in large quantities), it can be easily diversified using various recipes to prepare the permitted 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 ricotta, dill, garlic (squeeze with a garlic press), pepper and salt to the yolks. Mix everything thoroughly. You should have a doughy mass to fill the protein halves with.
You can also serve a puree of green peas as a side dish.
Sweet plum and mandarin soup
Ingredients:
- 1 mandarin;
- 45 g of prunes;
- 300 g of water;
- 2 tablets of sweetener.
Rinse the prunes, remove the seeds and chop finely. Then pour in hot water, add sweetener and boil for 5 minutes. Meanwhile, peel the mandarin, after having removed the zest and rubbed with 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 loaf of rye;
- 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 them in the oven for 5 minutes. Sprinkle the finished dish with fresh dill.
Discontinue the diet
The exit should be gradual so that the result of weight loss is successfully corrected and the body does not receive an acute load.
- During the next week after the end of the course, include in the diet those foods that the body is accustomed 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 pounce on foods that have been excluded from the diet - fried potatoes, pastries, rice, pasta;
- Weight loss results can be maintained by eating according to the "Minus 60" system;
- remember to keep track of food quantities and portion sizes. Remember that split meals are the key to health.