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 recipe for a dessert made from tangerines and prunes!
Some nutritional practices are based on biochemistry. The Maggi diet belongs to this category. Therefore, if you decide to take the course, then 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, then the Maggi diet does not allow violations. But the result is also worth it to hold out for a month without rushing to forbidden products.
History of origin
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 herself the goal of inventing it. However, there is information that the recipe for harmony of Margaret, about which she herself spoke, 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 egg.
Thatcher jotted down the menu for her two-week diet, with which she kept fit. This became the prototype of the diet, which acquired the name "Maggi" - short for Margaret. Who is the author of the "second part" of Maggi is not known for certain. The apparent efficacy of a low-carb protein diet has been confirmed by many people who have lost those extra pounds with it.
Rules
The Maggi Low-Carb Diet has strict adherence to these rules:
- you can remove any product from the menu, but replacing it at your own discretion is prohibited, the only exception is the replacement of eggs with cottage cheese in case of allergy to chicken eggs;
- you need to eat exactly as much as indicated in the menu;
- it is forbidden to swap meals;
- cook vegetables in water without adding broth;
- it is prohibited 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;
- potatoes, bananas, grapes, mangoes, figs, dates must not be consumed;
- 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 course (for example, ate a prohibited product), then you need to start over.
To achieve greater effect, it is recommended to do sports, or at least walk more, be outdoors and try to devote at least seven hours a day to sleep. After the Maggi diet, the stomach contracts, as a result of which you will be satisfied with less food. The advantage 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 physician, 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 diet of the Maggi Diet has been controversial. However, nutritionists say that eating this amount of eggs is acceptable if you do not overuse high-fat foods.
Menu for 4 weeks
For the first two weeks, the method includes 1/2 grapefruit or orange, and 1-2 boiled eggs daily 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 fried) - 250 g.
2 day
- 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 day
- 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 for 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, green peas, beans (250 g);
- dinner - 200 g of boiled shrimp, lettuce (tomatoes + lettuce + cucumbers + carrots + pepper - 200 g), 1 grapefruit or orange.
6 day
- lunch - any one fruit in any quantity;
- dinner - boiled or baked chicken meat (you can also fried) - 200 g.
7 day
- 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 for prohibited ones (200 g).
Week # 2
1 day
- lunch - boiled or baked (can be fried) meat (250 g), salad (tomatoes + lettuce + cucumbers + carrots + pepper - 200 g);
- Dinner - 2 boiled eggs, 1 grapefruit or 1 orange.
2 day
- lunch - boiled or baked meat (200 g), salad (tomatoes + lettuce + cucumbers + carrots + peppers - 200 g);
- dinner - 2 boiled eggs, 1 grapefruit or orange.
3 day
- lunch - boiled or baked (fried) meat (200 g), cucumbers (as much as you want);
- dinner - 2 boiled eggs, 1 grapefruit or orange.
Day 4
- lunch - 2 boiled eggs, any low-fat white cheese (150 g), boiled vegetables from the allowed ones (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 day
- lunch - 200 g of baked or boiled meat (can be fried), 2 tomatoes, 1 grapefruit or orange;
- dinner - fresh fruits (except prohibited ones) - as much as you want.
7 day
- 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 throughout the day.
1 day
- any fruit in any quantity other than banana, dates, mango, figs and grapes.
2 day
- any salads and boiled vegetables, with the exception of potatoes and dry cereals - as much as you want.
3 day
- any fruits 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 lean boiled or fried meat, 200 g of boiled vegetables.
6 day
- 1 type of fruit in any quantity (except prohibited).
7 day
- 1 type of fruit in any quantity.
Week # 4
Foods from the diet should be consumed throughout the day and at any time, but without supplements.
1 day
- 250 g boiled chicken breast;
- 4 cucumbers and 3 tomatoes;
- 150 g tuna without oil;
- one toast (25g);
- 1 grapefruit or orange.
2 day
- no more than 200 g of baked 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 day
- 1 tablespoon of cottage cheese or any fat-free white cheese (150 g);
- 150 g cooked vegetables;
- 2 tomatoes and 2 cucumbers;
- one 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 day
- 250 g boiled chicken breast;
- 125 g feta cheese or cottage cheese;
- 1 toast (25 g), 2 tomatoes, 2 cucumbers;
- curdled milk (150 ml), 1 grapefruit or 1 orange.
7 day
- 1 tablespoon of cottage cheese, 1 can of tuna without oil (150 g);
- 150 g 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 sugar-free soy sauce. However, it is prohibited to use seasonings that contain 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 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 pounds, you can lose up to 20 pounds. In order to hold out for the specified time, it is not at all necessary to have an enviable exposure, since the menu is quite balanced, and something is even allowed to be eaten without restriction (until 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.
Basic rules:
- Cut salt and seasonings out of your diet.
- Cook without fat - simmer, boil, bake, steam or roast in a stone skillet.
- Don't neglect the gym.
What you can:
- low fat milk;
- any meat, except lamb;
- boiled eggs, steamed omelet, 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.
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 should also be abandoned.
Detailed menu for 4 weeks
Breakfast is the same for the first 14 days:
- curd mass - 200 g;
- permitted fruits.
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: Whole grain bread 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 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; 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; 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, steam).
Friday
- meat day, your favorite vegetables will complement the menu.
Weekend
- fruity.
Fourth week
Eat a couple of tomatoes and cucumbers daily to complement your diet:
- Monday: 200 g chicken fillet, 150 g canned tuna in their own juice, croutons.
- Tuesday: 350 grams of beef and a couple of loaves.
- Wednesday: 400 g of cottage cheese, the same portion of permitted vegetables, fruit platter, toast.
- Thursday: 1 pound skinless grilled chicken, fruit and a slice of toasted bread.
- On Friday: 300 g of cottage cheese, vegetables (they can be boiled or stewed), fruits.
- Saturday: 500 g of chicken, a couple of slices of hard cheese, kefir.
- On Sunday: the diet is like on Wednesday, only fruits, not any, but citrus fruits.
After the diet, it is recommended to consolidate the result. The menu of the first and last weeks 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 is difficult to call her hungry. And despite the strict nutritional system (the technique provides for boiled vegetables in large quantities), it can be easily diversified using various recipes for preparing permitted products.
Stuffed Eggs
Ingredients:
- 2 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 boiled eggs in half, remove the yolks. Add cottage cheese, dill, garlic (squeeze through a garlic press), pepper and salt to the yolks. Mix everything thoroughly. You should get a pasty mass with which the halves of the proteins should be stuffed.
You can also serve mashed green peas as a side dish.
Prune and Mandarin Soup-Dessert
Ingredients:
- 1 mandarin;
- 45 g prunes;
- 300 g water;
- 2 sweetener tablets.
Rinse the prunes, remove the seeds, chop finely. Then pour hot water, add sweetener and boil for 5 minutes. In the meantime, peel the tangerine, after removing the zest from it and rubbing it through a grater. Add a teaspoon of zest to the prunes, beat the mixture with a blender.
Put mandarin slices in the soup before serving.
Tomatoes baked with cheese
Ingredients:
- 3 plates of cheese (20 g each), 16% fat;
- 2 tomatoes;
- 1 rye loaf;
- 1 garlic clove;
- dill;
- salt to taste.
Peel the tomatoes. Finely grate the cheese and garlic. Finely break the bread. Then mix the grated cheese with 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.
Quitting the diet
The exit should be gradual, so that the result of losing weight is successfully fixed, and the body does not receive a sharp load.
- During the next week after the end of the course, include in the diet those 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 fruits;
- do not pounce on 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 quantities and portion sizes. Remember that fractional meals are the key to health.