Want to lose weight without feeling hungry all the time? Then the Maggi diet is what you need! In the article, you'll find recommendations from nutritionists, a menu of available products and a tangerine and plum dessert recipe!
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 requirements. And if in some cases you can cheat - for example, by substituting the ingredient indicated on the menu, then the Maggi diet does not allow violations. But the result is worth it for a month without rushing the banned products.
Origin story
There are suggestions that the Maggi diet "came" for 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 one. However, there is information that Margaret's harmony recipe, of which she spoke, is as follows: a week you need to eat chicken eggs worth 28 pieces. It is no wonder that Maggi's diet is also called an egg.
Thatcher wrote down the menu for her two-week diet, which she kept in shape. This became the prototype of the diet, which acquired the name "Maggi" - short for Margaret. Who is the author of Maggi's “second part” is not known for certain. The apparent effectiveness of a low protein diet has been confirmed by many people who have lost the extra pounds with it.
Rules
The Maggi Low-Carb Diet strictly follows these rules:
- you can remove any product from the menu, but replacing it at your discretion is prohibited, the only exception is replacing the egg with cottage cheese in case of allergy to chicken egg;
- you need to eat exactly as indicated on the menu;
- it is forbidden to exchange meals;
- Cook the vegetables in water without adding broth;
- it is prohibited to add various fats and oils to foods;
- you need to drink more clean water;
- you can have tea / coffee whenever you want - but without sugar and milk;
- sweetener is allowed 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 cucumber, carrot or salad - but only 2 hours after the recommended meal;
- if you interrupted the course (for example, ate a prohibited product), you will need to restart.
For greater effect, it is recommended to play sports, or at least walk more, be outdoors and try to devote at least seven hours a day to sleep. After the Maggi diet, your stomach contracts, as a result, you will be satisfied with less food. The advantage of Maggi, in addition to the effect, is the correction of eating habits: after leaving it, you will hardly want to make the leap over 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 with diseases of the gastrointestinal tract, disorders of the cardiovascular system, kidneys or liver.
The number of eggs in the Maggi diet has been controversial. However, nutritionists say that eating eggs in this amount is acceptable if you don't overuse fat-rich foods.
Menu for 4 weeks
For the first two weeks, the method includes 1/2 grapefruit or orange and 1-2 eggs cooked daily for breakfast.
Week # 1
1 day
- lunch - fruits in any quantity: apples, pears, oranges, watermelon, melon and so on. (except prohibited);
- dinner - roasted chicken meat (you can also fry) - 250 g.
2 days
- lunch - roasted or boiled skinless chicken breast (200 g);
- dinner - 2 boiled eggs, lettuce (tomato + lettuce + cucumber + carrot + pepper - 150 g), ¼ 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 any cooked or roasted meat.
Day 4
- lunch - any fruit in any quantity, except forbidden ones;
- dinner - 250 g of boiled or roasted chicken, salad (tomato + lettuce + cucumber + carrot + pepper - 150 g).
Day 5
- lunch - 2 boiled eggs, cooked vegetables of your choice: zucchini, carrots, peas, beans (250 g);
- dinner - 200 g of cooked shrimp, lettuce (tomato + lettuce + cucumber + carrot + pepper - 200 g), 1 grapefruit or orange.
6 days
- lunch - any fruit in any quantity;
- dinner - boiled or roasted chicken meat (you can also fry) - 200 g.
7 days
- lunch - cooked or cooked skinless chicken (250 g), cooked vegetables (200 g), 1 tomato, 1 grapefruit or orange;
- dinner - cooked vegetables of your choice, except forbidden ones (200 g).
Week # 2
1 day
- lunch - cooked or roasted meat (can be fried) (250 g), salad (tomato + lettuce + cucumber + carrot + pepper - 200 g);
- Dinner - 2 boiled eggs, 1 grapefruit or 1 orange.
2 days
- lunch - boiled or roasted meat (200 g), salad (tomato + lettuce + cucumber + carrot + pepper - 200 g);
- dinner - 2 boiled eggs, 1 grapefruit or orange.
3 days
- lunch - boiled or roasted meat (fried) (200 g), cucumber (at will);
- dinner - 2 boiled eggs, 1 grapefruit or orange.
Day 4
- lunch - 2 hard-boiled eggs, any lean white cheese (150 g), cooked vegetables of the allowed ones (150 g);
- dinner - 2 boiled eggs.
Day 5
- lunch - 200 g of baked or cooked fish / cooked shrimp (fried fish is also allowed);
- dinner - 2 boiled eggs.
6 days
- lunch - 200 g of roasted or cooked meat (can be fried), 2 tomatoes, 1 grapefruit or orange;
- dinner - fresh fruit (except forbidden) - as much as you want.
7 days
- lunch - fried, roasted or boiled skinless chicken (200 g), 3 tomatoes, cooked vegetables (150 g), 1 grapefruit or orange;
- dinner - fried or cooked skinless chicken (150 g), 2 tomatoes, cooked vegetables (150 g), 1 grapefruit or orange.
Week # 3
The week's diet is full of fruits and vegetables to eat throughout the day.
1 day
- any fruit in any quantity other than banana, dates, mango, fig and grape.
2 days
- Any cooked salads and vegetables, with the exception of potatoes and dry cereal - as much as you want.
3 days
- any fruits and vegetables (except forbidden ones), salads in any quantity and at any time.
Day 4
- roasted or boiled fish (200 g), salad (Chinese cabbage + fresh cucumber - 100 g), cooked vegetables (any in any quantity).
Day 5
- 200 g of lean cooked or fried meat, 200 g of cooked 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 cooked chicken breast;
- 4 cucumbers and 3 tomatoes;
- 150 g of tuna without oil;
- a toast (25g);
- 1 grapefruit or orange.
2 days
- not more than 200 g of roasted or cooked meat;
- 4 cucumbers and 3 tomatoes; 1 toast (25g);
- of your choice: 1 apple, or 1 orange, or 1 pear, or 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 (25g);
- 1 orange or 1 grapefruit.
Day 4
- 1/2 cooked or roasted 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 cooked chicken breast;
- 125 g of feta 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 (25g), 1 grapefruit or 1 orange.
Note that salt is allowed in food. You can also add onion, garlic and soy sauce without sugar. However, the use of spices that contain flavor enhancers is prohibited: sodium glutamate (E621), sodium inosinate (E631) and sodium guanylate (E627).
For an additional 2 weeks
If you have successfully completed the Maggi course and wish to repeat it - start in the first week and go directly to the fourth.
This diet is suitable for people of all ages. However, before continuing, consult your doctor.
Curd
Eggs are the basis of the classic Maggi diet, but there is also a version with curd. The duration of the program is 4 weeks, during which, depending on the amount of extra pounds, you can lose up to 20 pounds. To endure the determined time, it is not necessary to have an enviable exposure, as the menu is quite balanced, and you can even eat something without restriction (until saturation). Some products can be removed from it, but cannot be replaced by others, the exception being grapefruit, orange will be an alternative to it.
Basic rules:
- Eliminate salt and spices from your diet.
- Cook without fat - cook over low heat, boil, bake or bake in a stone skillet.
- Don't neglect the academy.
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;
- Coffee and black tea without sugar, filtered water, natural juices diluted in 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 the increase in stomach acidity, as well as allergies to eggs and citrus fruits, the event must 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, must include various vegetables.
Monday
- Lunch: pears - 2-3 pieces.
- Dinner: cooked meat - 200 g.
Tuesday
- Lunch: cooked chicken fillet - 200 g.
- Dinner: Pollock steamed - 250 g; orange.
Wednesday
- Lunch: Brown bread toast with cheese; tomato salad.
- Dinner: grilled chicken - 200 g.
Thursday
- Lunch: apples - 2-3 pieces.
- Dinner: cooked turkey - 200 g.
Friday
- Lunch: Boiled pollock - 250 g; vegetable stew.
- Dinner: like Tuesday.
Saturday
- Lunch: 2-3 tangerines.
- Dinner: steamed chicken breast - 200 g.
Sunday
- Lunch: grilled chicken leg; a portion of cooked vegetables; some tomatoes; orange.
- Dinner: coleslaw and carrot.
Week 2
Monday
- Lunch: vegetable stew; some slices of cheese.
- Dinner: Roasted Pollock - 250 g; broccoli or cauliflower; orange.
Tuesday
- Lunch: roasted 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: cooked meat; some tomatoes; citrus.
- Dinner: fruits.
Sunday
- Lunch: roasted chicken leg; vegetable stew; orange.
- Dinner: cooked white meat; Steamed broccoli; orange.
Third week
Monday
- fruits in any quantity.
Tuesday and Wednesday
- unlimited fruits and vegetables.
Thursday
- fish day, garnish - vegetables (cooked, steamed).
Friday
- meat day, your favorite vegetables will complement the menu.
Weekend
- fruity.
Fourth week
Eat some tomatoes and cucumbers daily to complement your diet:
- Monday: 200 g of chicken fillet, 150 g of canned tuna in the juice itself, croutons.
- Tuesday: 350 grams of meat and some bread.
- Wednesday: 400 g of cottage cheese, the same serving of vegetables allowed, fruit plate, toast.
- Thursday: half a kilo of skinless grilled chicken, fruit and a slice of toasted bread.
- On Friday: 300 g of cottage cheese, vegetables (can be cooked or stewed), fruits.
- Saturday: 500 g of chicken, some slices of hard cheese, kefir.
- On Sunday: the diet is like on Wednesday, only fruits, none, but citrus fruits.
After the diet, it is recommended to consolidate the result. The menu for the first and last week is perfect for that 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 it hungry. And despite the strict nutritional system (the method provides for vegetables cooked in large quantities), it can be easily diversified with various recipes for preparing 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 boiled eggs in half, remove the yolks. Add cottage cheese, dill, garlic (squeeze with a garlic press), pepper and salt to the egg yolks. Mix everything well. You should get a pasty dough, which should be filled with the protein halves.
You can also serve mashed peas as an accompaniment.
Plum and tangerine-dessert soup
Ingredients:
- 1 tangerine; plums of 45 g; <300 g of water;
- 2 tablets of sweetener.
Rinse the plums, remove the seeds, chop well. Then pour hot water, add sweetener and boil for 5 minutes. Meanwhile, peel the tangerine, first removing the zest and rubbing on the grater. Add a teaspoon of zest to the plums, beat the mixture with a blender.
Put slices of tangerine in the soup before serving.
Tomatoes baked 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. Grate the cheese and garlic well. Break the bread finely. 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 pasta and bake for 5 minutes. Sprinkle the finished dish with fresh dill.
Abandoning the diet
The output must be gradual so that the weight loss result is successfully corrected and the body does not receive a sudden 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. They are: boiled or roasted chicken breast, cottage cheese with a low percentage of fat (up to 9%), apples, citrus fruits;
- do not attack foods that have been excluded from the diet - chips, sweets, rice, pasta;
- the weight loss result can be maintained by eating according to the "minus 60" system;
- remember to control the amount of food and the portion size. Remember that fractional meals are the key to health.