Hcg Diet Foods for the perfect Grocery List!
Phase 2 Foods List:
VEGETABLES
- Any kind of lettuce, spinach, and cabbage
- Beet greens
- chard
- chicory
- beet-greens
- green salad
- tomatoes, all kinds
- celery
- fennel
- onions, all kinds
- red radishes
- cucumbers
- asparagus
- cabbage
- 1 breadstick (grissino) or one melba toast
PROTEINS
Based on the Manuscript, Pounds and Inches by Dr. Simeons, the meat should be weighed and removed from the bone before cooking. You can avoid exceeding the allotted portions by purchasing a food scale and weighing portions carefully carefully.
- White Fish
- Lobster
- Crab
- Shrimp
- Extra Lean Beef (steak, 96% premium lean ground beef, pot roast)
- Chicken
FRUIT
- Apples
- Oranges
- Strawberries
- Lemons
DRINKS & BEVERAGES
- Herbal Tea
- Bottled Water
EVERYTHING ELSE…
- Melba Toast
- Sugarless Gum
- Stevia (natural sweetener, any flavor – No “Stevia in the Raw” permitted as this will make you stall.)
- Braggs Liquid Aminos (this is a soy sauce type of product but processed differently than other soy products which makes it Hcg Diet safe.)
- Mustard
- Apple Cider Vinegar
SPICES & SEASONINGS
- Any natural herb or spice, salt and pepper, garlic
Understanding Hcg Diet Permitted Food Portions
| Vegetables | Portion | Calories |
| Asparagus | 4 ounces | 20 |
| Beet Greens | 1 cup | 25 |
| Broccoli | 4 ounces | 30 |
| Brussel Sprouts | 1 cup | 50 |
| Raw Cabbage | 1 cup | 25 |
| Raw Cauliflower | 1 cup | 30 |
| Celery | 1 stalk | 5 |
| Collard Greens | 1 cup | 25 |
| Cucumber | 8″ | 15 |
| Dandelion | 4 ounces | 50 |
| Endive/Escarole | 1 cup | 10 |
| Green Beans | 4 ounces | 40 |
| Raw Kale | 1 cup | 40 |
| Leeks | 1/2 cup | 16 |
| Lettuce | 1 cup | 15 |
| Romaine Lettuce | 4 ounces | 25 |
| Green Onions | 6 small | 25 |
| Raw White Onions | 4 ounces | 40 |
| Green Sweet Peppers | 1 medium | 20 |
| Red Sweet Peppers | 1medium | 25 |
| Radishes | 4 small | 8 |
| Spinach | 1 cup | 10 |
| Squash/Zucchini | 1 cup | 40 |
| Tomato | 1 medium | 20 |
| Turnips | 1 cup | 55 |
| Turnip Greens | 1 cup | 45 |
| Watercress | 4 ounces | 25 |
| Fruit | Portion | Calories |
| Apple | 1 medium | 80 |
| Grapefruit | 1/2 | 40 |
| Strawberries | 1 cup | 55 |
| Orange | ||
| Lemon | 1 medium | 17 |