HCG Diet Vegetarian Protocol

HCG diet for vegetarians can be tricky. There are limited choices for you to choose from when it comes from what you can have for your protein servings. That being said, once you figure out the routine that works for you, it’s going to be easier than you think and you’ll start seeing the results.

Breakfast:

• Black tea
• Chamomile tea
• Green tea
• Coffee

Have as much as you want as long as it is sweetened with Stevia. Make sure it doesn’t contain ingredients like dextrose and erythritol.

Lunch:

You can choose one serving from the following:

• 5 ounce of fat-free cottage cheese
• 1 veggie patty
• 1 soy patty
• 8 ounce of unsweetened hemp milk
• 8 ounce of unsweetened organic milk
• ½ cup cooked quinoa
• Whey protein shakes

Cottage cheese and whey protein are not actually in the protocol but they are HCG friendly. While the veggie patty, soy and hemp milk are not also in the protocol and may cause a slight stall on your weight loss.

Vegetable choices:

• Asparagus
• Beet greens
• Cabbage Chard
• Chicory
• Celery
• Cucumber
• Fennel
• Lettuce
• Onions
• Red radishes
• Spinach
• Tomato

You can boil, steam, grill or eat them raw. But do not mix them. You are NOT allowed to mix veggies on the HCG diet.

Fruit choices:

• Apple
• Orange
• Grapefruit
• Strawberries

Carb choices:

• Grissini stick
• Melba toast

Dinner:

Dinner serving is the same as for lunch. Choose 1 serving of protein, 1 serving of fruit, 1 serving of vegetables and 1 carbs.

Drinks allowed:

From pounds and inches, you may drink mineral water, coffee and tea. Check out the 6 Beverages Allowed on the HCG Diet.

Seasonings allowed:

Salt, pepper, onion and garlic are some of the herbs and spices allowed on the diet. For a complete list, I wrote separate articles about the Approved HCG Herbs and Spices and HCG Herbs and Spices and their Benefits.

Important points to remember

1. You can save your carbs or fruit serving during lunch for snacks.
2. You are not allowed to use cosmetics except lipstick, eyebrow pencil and facial powder.
3. Do not use over the counter, non-prescription drugs.
4. Avoid oil-based lotion, moisturizers and other beauty creams.

Encouraged but not required

• Light exercises such as yoga, brisk walking
• Drinking very cold beverages
• Listening to stress-reducing CD’s