Want to lose weight without feeling hungry all the time? Then the Maggi diet is what you need! In the article you will find recommendations from nutritionists, a menu of available products and a dessert recipe based on mandarin oranges and prunes!
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 adhere to all the requirements. And if in some cases you can cheat, for example, by replacing the ingredient indicated on the menu, then the Maggi diet does not allow violations. But the result is worth enduring for 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 being overweight and did not set out to invent it. However, there is information that the recipe for harmony Margaret, which she herself spoke about, is as follows: a week you need to eat chicken eggs in the amount of 28 pieces. It's no wonder that the Maggi diet is also called an egg.
Thatcher wrote down the menu for her two-week diet, which kept her in shape. This became the prototype of the diet, which acquired the name "Maggi", short for Margaret. It is not known with certainty who is the author of the "second part" of Maggi. The apparent effectiveness of a low protein diet has been proven by many people who have lost those extra pounds with it.
Rules
Maggi's Low Carb Diet strictly adheres to these rules:
- can remove any product from the menu, but it is forbidden to replace it at your own discretion, the only exception is the replacement of eggs with cottage cheese in case of allergy to chicken eggs;
- needs to eat exactly what is indicated on the menu;
- it is forbidden to exchange meals;
- Cook 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 allowed to use a sweetener instead of sugar;
- alcohol consumption is strictly prohibited: Maggi's chemical diet 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, eat a cucumber, carrot or salad, but only 2 hours after the recommended meal;
- if you interrupted the course (for example, you ate a prohibited product), then you need to start over.
For maximum effect, it is recommended to 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, as a result of which you will feel satisfied with less food. The advantage of Maggi, in addition to its effect, is the correction of eating habits: after quitting, you are unlikely to want to pounce on sweets and fatty foods.
Contraindications
The Maggi Diet is definitely not for people 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 suffering from diseases of the gastrointestinal tract, disorders of the cardiovascular system, kidneys or liver.
The amount of eggs in the Maggi Diet diet has been controversial. However, nutritionists say that eating this amount of eggs is acceptable if you do not abuse high-fat foods.
Menu for 4 weeks
For the first two weeks, the method includes 1/2 grapefruit or orange and 1-2 hard-boiled eggs a day for breakfast.
Week # 1
1 day
- lunch: fruits in any quantity: apples, pears, oranges, watermelons, melons, etc. (except prohibited);
- dinner - baked chicken meat (can also be fried) - 250 g.
2 days
- lunch - baked or boiled skinless chicken breast (200 g);
- dinner - 2 boiled eggs, salad (tomatoes + lettuce + cucumbers + carrots + peppers - 150 g), ¼ flatbread 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 any boiled or baked meat.
Day 4
- lunch: any fruit in any quantity, except prohibited ones;
- 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 (can also be 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 those 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 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 like);
- dinner: 2 boiled eggs, 1 grapefruit or orange.
Day 4
- lunch: 2 hard-boiled eggs, any low-fat white cheese (150 g), boiled vegetables as allowed (150 g);
- dinner - 2 boiled eggs.
Day 5
- lunch: 200 g of 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 fruits (except forbidden ones) - as many 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 (150 g), 2 tomatoes, boiled vegetables (150 g), 1 grapefruit or orange.
Week # 3
The diet of the week is full of fruits and vegetables to eat during 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 much as you like.
3 days
- any fruit and vegetables (except prohibited ones), 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 any time, but without supplements.
1 day
- 250 g of boiled chicken breast;
- 4 cucumbers and 3 tomatoes;
- 150 g of tuna without oil;
- one piece of 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);
- your choice: 1 apple, 1 orange, 1 pear, 1 grapefruit, or 1 melon slice.
3 days
- 1 tablespoon of cottage cheese or any low-fat white cheese (150 g);
- 150 g of cooked vegetables;
- 2 tomatoes and 2 cucumbers;
- one piece of 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 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 (25 g), 1 grapefruit or 1 orange.
Please note that salt is allowed in food. You can also add onions, garlic, and unsweetened soy sauce. However, it is forbidden to use condiments containing flavor enhancers: sodium glutamate (E621), sodium inosinate (E631) and sodium guanylate (E627).
For 2 additional weeks
If you have successfully completed the Maggi course and want to repeat it, start from the first week and then go directly to the fourth.
This diet is suitable for people of all ages. However, before you start, be sure to consult your doctor.
Curd
Eggs are the foundation of Maggi's classic diet, but there is also a curd version. The duration of the program is 4 weeks, during which, depending on the number of extra kilos, you can lose up to 20 kilograms. To last the specified time, it is not necessary to have an enviable exposure, since the menu is quite balanced, and it is even allowed to eat something without restriction (until saturation). Some products can be removed, but cannot be replaced by others, the exception is grapefruit, oranges will become an alternative.
Basic rules:
- Eliminate salt and seasonings from your diet.
- Cook without fat: simmer, bring to a boil, bake, steam or broil in a stone skillet.
- Don't neglect the gym.
What you can do:
- low-fat milk;
- any meat, except lamb;
- hard-boiled eggs, steamed omelette, fat-free baked fried eggs;
- melons, citrus, apples, pears, peaches, apricots, and plums;
- black coffee and tea without sugar, filtered water, fresh juices diluted with water.
Don't:
- 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, kidney and liver. With increased acidity of the stomach, as well as allergies to eggs and citrus, 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 should include a variety of vegetables in addition to the menu below.
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 wheat toast with cheese; tomato salad.
- Dinner: grilled chicken - 200 g.
Thursday
- Lunch: apples - 2-3 pieces.
- Dinner: boiled turkey - 200 g.
Friday
- Lunch: boiled haddock - 250 g; vegetable stew.
- Dinner: like Tuesday.
Saturday
- Lunch: 2-3 tangerines.
- Dinner: Steamed chicken breast - 200 g.
Sunday
- Lunch: grilled chicken thigh; 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 haddock - 250 g; broccoli or cauliflower; orange.
Tuesday
- Lunch: baked meat with vegetables.
- Dinner: cottage cheese - 300 g; grapefruit - 1/2 piece.
Wednesday
- Lunch: steak; roasted zucchini, bell peppers and 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; a couple of tomatoes; citrus.
- Dinner: fruits.
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, garnish - vegetables (stewed, boiled, steamed).
Friday
- meat day, your favorite vegetables will complement the menu.
Weekend
- fruity.
Fourth week
Eat a couple of tomatoes and cucumbers a day to supplement your diet:
- Monday: 200 g of chicken fillet, 150 g of canned tuna in its own juice, croutons.
- Tuesday: 350 grams of veal and a couple of breads.
- Wednesday: 400 g of cottage cheese, the same portion of allowed vegetables, fruit plate, toast.
- Thursday: 1 pound of skinless grilled chicken, fruit, and a slice of toast.
- On Friday: 300 g of cottage cheese, vegetables (can be boiled or stewed), fruits.
- Saturday: 500g chicken, a couple of slices of hard cheese, kefir.
- Sunday: the diet is like Wednesday, only fruits, not just any, 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.
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 technique provides for vegetables boiled in large quantities), it can be easily diversified using various recipes to prepare allowed products.
Stuffed eggs
Ingredients:
- 2 hard-boiled eggs;
- 1-2 tablespoons of cottage cheese (up to 9% fat);
- 1-2 garlic cloves - to taste;
- dill;
- salt, pepper - to taste.
Cut the hard-boiled eggs in half, remove the yolks. Add cottage cheese, dill, garlic (squeeze with a garlic press), pepper, and salt to the yolks. Mix everything well. You should get a pasty mass, which should be filled with the protein halves.
You can also serve pureed peas as a garnish.
Mandarin and prune soup dessert
Ingredients:
- 1 tangerine;
- 45 g of prunes;
- 300 g of water;
- 2 sweetener tablets.
Rinse the prunes, remove the seeds, finely chop. Then pour hot water, add sweetener and boil for 5 minutes. Meanwhile, peel the tangerine, first removing the zest and rubbing it with a grater. Add a teaspoon of zest to the prunes, beat the mixture with a blender.
Put tangerine 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 dough and bake for 5 minutes. Sprinkle the finished dish with fresh dill.
Stop the diet
The exit should be gradual, so that the result of losing weight is successfully solved, and the body does not receive a sharp load.
- During the week following the end of the course, include in the diet those foods to which the body is accustomed during the diet. These are: boiled or baked chicken breast, low-fat cottage cheese (up to 9%), apples, citrus;
- does not pounce on foods that have been excluded from the diet: chips, pastries, rice, pasta;
- the weight loss result can be maintained by eating according to the "Minus 60" system;
- remember to keep track of food amounts and portion sizes. Remember that fractional meals are the key to health.