hCG Diet Phase 2 Lemon Rosemary Chicken

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Lemon Rosemary Chicken

Ingredients and Method

– 100 g chicken
– Juice of 1 lemon, divided
– Poultry seasoning
– 1 tablespoon fresh rosemary, chopped
– Salt & pepper, to taste
– Zest of 1 lemon


Marinate chicken in 1/2 of the lemon juice. Season the chicken with poultry seasoning, rosemary, salt and fresh ground pepper.

Grill the chicken in a shallow pan on the stove top until cooked through. Top with lemon zest and additional salt & pepper if desired.

Counts as: 1 protein serving.

hCG Diet Flaxseed Cookies Phase 3 and 4

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Ingredients

1/4 cup butter (1/2 stick)
2 TBS Coconut oil melted
1-2 tsp. maple extract
1 egg
1/4 cup coconut sugar (add an additional 1/8th cup if you want a more “cookie” taste)
3/4 cup flaxseed meal
1 cup almond flour
1/4 cup gluten free baking mix (add up to 1/4 cup more if final mixture seems too wet).
3/4 tsp.-1tsp. baking powder (use 3/4 if the gluten free baking mix already had baking powder in it).

Instructions:

Beat with electric beater: egg, sugar, butter, coconut oil, and maple extract.
In new bowl mix: flaxseed meal, almond flour, gluten free flour blend, baking powder
Mix both bowls together, and put spoonsized cookie dough balls on cookie sheet and flatten with fingers.
Makes 20 cookies

Nutritional profile per cookie (when you make 20):
calories: 77
fat: 6.2 grams
sugar: 1.75 grams
carbs: 1.95 grams
protein: 1.69 grams

Nutritional Profile for entire batch:
Calories: 1543
Fat: 129.4 grams
Sugar: 35 grams
Carbs: 39
Protein: 3

Chili Recipe for the hCG Diet.

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Ingredients

  • 100 grams lean ground beef (less than 7% fat)
  • 1 cup chopped tomatoes
  • 1/2 cup water
  • 2 Tbs. minced onion
  • 2 cloves garlic crushed and minced
  • Pinch of garlic powder
  • Pinch of onion powder
  • 1/4 tsp. chili powder
  • Pinch of oregano
  • Cayenne pepper to taste (optional)
  • Salt and pepper to taste

Steps

Directions:

Brown ground beef in a small frying pan, add onions and garlic. Stir in tomatoes and water. Add spices an simmer slowly until liquid is reduced. The longer it cooks, the more tender and flavorful. Add a little water as needed to prevent burning. Serve with chopped green onion or tomato garnish and salt and pepper to taste

Makes 1 serving (1 protein, 1 vegetable or fruit)

P3 modifications: Top with cheddar cheese and a dollop of sour cream.

Phase 2 hCG Blueberry Vanilla Frozen Yoghurt

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INGREDIENTS1 cup Blueberries fresh or frozen1 1/2 cups 
Greek yogurt fat-free – AP
1/4 tsp vanilla extract
5 scoops powdered stevia  (1/32 tsp per 1 scoop)

INSTRUCTIONS

  1. Add all the ingredients to a food processor or a blender and mix until smooth
  2. Pour into a bowl or pan and freeze for at least 4 hours or until firm.
  3. Scoop and serve, or re-blend frozen chunks in a vitamix for a nice soft-serve thing.

RECIPE NOTES

Any berries can easily be substituted in this recipe, use a mix of berries for a new type of yogurt. Peach blueberry also works well!

Once frozen, scoop the yogurt back into the food processor and pulse two or three times to give it a nice soft texture.

Scoop the frozen yogurt into a blender and add 1/2 cup unsweetened coconut milk for a great smoothie!

You can also freeze these in ice-cube trays and add them to the blender with some water if they are still fully frozen at the time you want to serve and eat them.

hCG Homemade Kombucha That’s Easy And Cheap

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Recipe:

  • 4-8 bags of black tea or 4-8 teaspoons of loose leaf black tea
  • 1 gallon of water
  • 1 cup organic cane sugar 
  • 2 SCOBYs (you can take one and split it or cut it – they’re layered almost like a bunch of pancakes)
  • 1-2 cups starter tea from previous batch

Instructions:

  1. If you bought your SCOBY, follow the instructions given to you to start your homemade kombucha.
  2. Bring to boil a gallon of water. I just pour 2 half gallon mason jars’ worth of water into my stock pot so I don’t have to bother with actually measuring anything.
  3. Add sugar and stir until dissolved. Add tea and remove from heat to cool. Too hot of tea will kill your SCOBY. My mom puts her pot out in the snow sometimes to cool off quicker. If you’re concerned about caffeine you can steep your tea for 30-60 seconds in a cup of hot water before putting in with your sugar water.
  4. Take your starter tea and swirl it around your half gallon mason jars and let it settle in the bottom. The starter tea is acidic and will help your new tea become acidic enough so mold does not grow on your SCOBY. It will act as sort of an all-natural disinfectant.
  5. When tea has cooled enough, pour it into your mason jars with your starter tea. I usually will wait several hours until I can hold my finger in my tea brew.
  6. Place your SCOBY on top of tea and securely cover with thin cloth or paper towel. Your SCOBY will float all over the place as it ferments. The fermentation process is aerobic and needs the air to do its duty. Don’t use anything like cheesecloth because those pesky fruit flies will be able to get into your brew.
  7. Place mason jars in a corner of your kitchen without direct sunlight and let it ferment for several days. The hotter your house is the faster it will ferment.
  8. Start tasting your kombucha on the 4th day to see if it has reached the right balance of sweet and tart. I let my kombucha ferment for about 5 days in the summer and about 7 in the winter. The longer you let it ferment, the less sugar your kombucha will have but it will turn and taste progressively more like vinegar. Ain’t nobody want to drink that.
  9. After your kombucha has reached the right balance of sweetness, start making another batch of tea (steps 1-3), take your SCOBY out and put it on a plate, strain your kombucha while pouring it into another mason jar. Keep about 2 cups for your starter tea! Put the lid on the finished kombucha and put it in the fridge.
  10. Using your new starter tea, repeat steps 4-9.

Flavoring your homemade kombucha (aka second ferment) which is optional:

  1. After your first ferment (when your kombucha is the right taste), take your SCOBY out and put it on a plate. Then add your flavoring!
  2. For flavoring you can add fruit juice, fresh fruit, frozen fruit, dried fruit, spices, herbs, and whatever else you can think of. This is the time to experiment!
  3. Cover jars with a lid and put it back in the corner of your kitchen for another couple of days. Covering your jars produces carbonation because the carbon dioxide (made from the yeast eating the sugar) can’t escape. Don’t let it go too long with covered jars in case of exploding glass. We leave ours for about 4 days.

Tah dah! You have finished your first successful batch of homemade kombucha! You’re now officially a hippie.

A SCOBY is a syntrophic mixed culture of yeast and bacteria used in production of several traditional foods and beverages

hCG Diet Phase 3 Recipe: Tropical Fruit Salad

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Because of the high sugar content, the sweeter fruits are only allowed in the 2nd 3 weeks of the hCG maintenance. 

This fresh, healthy fruit salad is perfect for summer!  You can make-and-take this recipe to a party or event without anyone even knowing it’s a lower-carb “diet” recipe.

Ingredients

  • 1 kiwi fruit
  • ½ cup grapes
  • ¼ cup pineapple
  • ¼ cup honeydew melon
  • ¼ cup watermelon (seedless is preferred)
  • 1 small apple (any variety)
  • 1-2 packets powdered stevia
  • 1 tbsp all-natural orange juice*

Instructions

  1. To start making this recipe, you’ll need a sharp knife and a cutting board.
  2. Peel skin off the kiwi, slice into ¼-inch slices, add to a large bowl.
  3. Slice grape in half (if desired), add to bowl. 
  4. Peel, core, and chop the pineapple into 1-inch pieces, add to bowl.
  5. Slice, remove rind and seeds of honeydew melon, chop into 1-inch pieces, add to bowl.
  6. Slice, remove rind and seeds of watermelon, chop into 1-inch pieces, add to bowl. 
  7. Peel, remove the core, and dice the apple into ½-inch pieces, add to bowl.
  8. Sprinkle with the stevia packet(s) while stirring together.
  9. Slowly pour the orange juice over the mixture and stir again.
  10. Cover with lid (or clear plastic wrap) and place in the fridge for at least 1 hour to let the fruit combine and become juicy.*
  11. Remove from fridge and enjoy! 

Recipe Notes

This recipe makes 4 servings. To make this recipe for lunches, simply divide the recipe into small, individual storage containers with lids, cover, and place in fridge until ready to eat.

*Orange juice that is all-natural should not contain any added sugars. If you are not patient enough to wait for the fruit to settle in the refrigerator, just omit the orange juice from the recipe.

hCG Green Jasmine-Mint Iced Tea With Lemon

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  • PREP TIME 10 minutes
  • TOTAL TIME 2 hours 10 minutes

RECIPE HIGHLIGHTS

NUTRITIONAL INFORMATION

Makes: 8 servings, about 1 cup each

  • Calories46
  • Fat0 g
  • Saturated fat0 g
  • Mono Fat0 g
  • Cholesterol0 mg
  • Carbohydrates13 g
  • Dietary fiber0 g
  • Protein0 g
  • Sodium5 mg
  • Sugars12 g
  • Potassium39 mg

Here we balance the mildly grassy flavor and slightly astringent mouthfeel of green tea with honey and lemon. Oversteeped green tea can be bitter, so don’t brew it any longer than 3 minutes. And be sure to steep in simmering water: water that looks like it’s steaming, with little bubbles, but not boiling.

INGREDIENTS

  • 1/4 cup loose green jasmine tea, or 12 green jasmine tea bags
  • 1/2 cup fresh mint leaves, plus more whole sprigs for garnish
  • 4 cups simmering water
  • 1/2 cup lemon juice
  • 1/3 cup honey
  • 4 cups cold water

INSTRUCTIONS

  1. Steep loose tea (or tea bags) and mint leaves in simmering (not boiling) water for 2 to 3 minutes.
  2. Strain the tea (or remove tea bags and mint leaves) and pour into a large pitcher. Stir in lemon juice and honey until the honey is dissolved. Add cold water. Refrigerate until chilled, about 2 hours. Serve over ice with mint sprigs, if desired.

hCG Orange Ginger Chicken

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Introduction

1 protein and 1 fruit
Number of Servings: 1

Ingredients

  • 100g chicken – cut into chunks
    •black pepper
    •orange – cut in 1/4s
    •2-3 cloves minced garlic
    •1 T fresh ginger root (about 1/2″-1″ long piece, peeled & minced)
    •1/2 t basil
    •juice of half lemon


Directions

1. Preheat pan over MED heat.
2. Sprinkle chicken with pepper.
3. Add chicken to pan and stir fry until brown on all sides, about 5-10 mins.
4. Add garlic and cook for 1 min.
5. Squeeze juice of orange quarters over chicken.
6. Peel & separate orange into sections. Add orange sections, ginger, lemon juice, and basil. Stir
well.
7. Cover and simmer for about 20-30 mins

Number of Servings: 1

hCG Diet Dragon Fruit Smoothie

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This Dragon Fruit Smoothie is jam-packed with antioxidants, and is incredibly easy to make. I love how vibrant the color is, especially since it makes my kids want to drink it, too!

  1. Add raspberries, dragon fruit, blackberries, yogurt, chia seeds, lime, and ginger to blender container. Add milk, cover, and blend on high until smooth.
  2. Pause to scrape the sides of the container with a spatula as needed.
  3. Pour smoothie into a glass and top with additional chia seeds and berries if desired.

hCG Diet Healthy Peppermint Tea

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While peppermint tea is often drunk for its flavor, it may also have several health benefits.
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To make your own peppermint tea:

  1. Bring 2 cups of water to a boil.
  2. Turn off the heat and add a handful of torn peppermint leaves to the water.
  3. Cover and steep for 5 minutes.
  4. Strain the tea and drink.