If your searching for a list of vegetables allowed on the HCG Diet, then we can safely assume that you already know about the HCG hormone and the restricted 500-calorie diet for weight loss.
You might be tempted to include all your favorite vegetables in your diet with the logic that all plants have specific nutrients needed by your body. But, Dr. Simeons, who worked for more than 20 years for developing this HCG diet protocol, did not allow all vegetables included in the diet.
He did an intensive research to find what works and what doesn’t work in losing weight with the HCG hormones. Here we are going to give you the list of vegetables allowed on HCG Diets. Please do not go beyond the record, if, you want the HCG Diet to work correctly for you.
Spinach – Among the leafy greens allowed on HCG, Spinach is the most important vegetable. It is a super-food that you should not ignore while going on a low-calorie diet.
A half cup of chopped and cooked spinach will contain about 25-calories. In addition to being high in fiber and low on calorie, spinach has many health benefits that include improved eyesight, healthy skin, strong muscles, regulated blood-pressure, bone mineralization and neurological benefits. Don’t forget to take one serving of spinach daily.
Asparagus – This bright green veggie often called as spring super-food is rich in vitamins A, B6, C, E and K in addition to fiber, protein, iron, calcium, and copper. Low in calorie and rich in soluble and insoluble fibers, asparagus is the excellent food to keep you feeling full and losing weight.
One cup of asparagus gives you approximately 32-calories. It might not be among your favorite vegetable but knowing how to cook a tasty recipe out of it might help you include it in your daily diet.
To understand some fantastic methods you can read this article that tells very clearly what can you eat on the HCG diet to make it fun and tasty.
Onions – These flavourful bulbs are excellent sources of sulphuric compounds, vitamin C, phytochemicals, and flavonoids. Onions do not only make your recipes tasty but also boosts your immune system.
Packed with antioxidants, and anti-inflammatory qualities, onions are helpful in combating cancer, heart diseases, blood sugar and digestion related problems.
In addition to being good for your overall health, onions are also useful in making you more beautiful by providing flawless skin and healthy hairs. Include onions in your low-calorie diet to gain numerous health benefits and enjoying tasty meals too.
Tomatoes – Obviously, plants are theoretically a fruit, but we mix them in our vegetable recipes rather than fruit salads. We have all the rights to include tomatoes in the list of vegetables while talking about a diet.
You are allowed to add this yummy vegetable in your HCG diet. Even when you are not on HCG hormones, you can consume tomatoes to maintain a healthy weight.
When you drink a whole plant, you’ll only get 22-calories. So, it is an ideal vegetable to be included in a low-calorie diet.
Celery – This green leafy vegetable regarded as a natural remedy for any cardiovascular problems from ages. In addition to the antihypertensive enzymes, it is rich in antioxidants, minerals and vitamins like folate, vitamin B6, potassium, vitamin C and vitamin K.
It is suggested to include more than one cup of celery in any meal of your day. The dietary fibers contained in celery boosts digestion and weight loss. The high water and electrolyte percentages in celery help your body to fight dehydration. In addition to all these, celery is also helpful in improving liver functions, eyesight, and cognitive health.
Cucumbers – With their high water content, cucumbers are ideal cooling and hydrating food for the body. It can be a perfect breakfast and snacks for a person wishing to improve the digestive system and lose some weight.
In addition to being used for weight loss, cucumbers are very helpful in combating the risk of any cancer and improving the brain health. They are also known for their antioxidants and anti-inflammatory properties.
Cucumbers are ready-to-eat natural snacks that you can keep with yourself while going out. Having a healthy meal like convenient cucumber means, you won’t be tempted to munch on unhealthy snacks to fight your untimely hunger.
Cabbage – Dr. Simeons added cabbage in the allowed vegetable list on HCG diets, but the recent researches too have proved it to be a very healthy vegetable that can also help in losing weight.
It contains vast varieties of antioxidants that make it ideal for the overall health of human beings. It decreases the risk of several cardiovascular diseases.
If you are among those individuals who live the idealistic frugal lifestyle, you must include this highly economical cruciferous vegetable in your grocery list.
Radishes – If you love eating vegetable salads, you can’t say no to radishes. And, you must be happy to know that, this peppery, crunchy vegetable is in the white-list of HCG diets.
Talking about nutritional factors; radishes are rich in vitamin C, folate, fiber, potassium, riboflavin, copper, manganese, magnesium, and calcium. The fiber content of radishes keeps your digestive system working well and hence aids in healthy weight loss.
The radishes are a natural diuretic that helps in keeping your urinary system working well. Including radishes in your daily diet will keep your body detoxified.
Lettuce – HCG dieters are allowed to include the salad in their low-calorie diet. There are a vast amount of nutrients you find in lettuces that contain calcium, iron, phosphorus, magnesium, sodium, potassium, zinc, thiamine, riboflavin, folate, niacin, vitamin. A, B6, C, E and K.
The health benefits you get due to these nutrients include lower cholesterol level, lower inflammation, protection of neurons, and prevention of cancer, controlled anxiety, and healthier sleep cycle.
Fennel – You can use fennel to flavor your meals. One raw fennel bulb that weighs 234-grams contains only 73-calories. One of the critical factors that make fennel a must-add thing in your diet recipe is the feeling of satiety it provides.
By working as a bulking agent in your digestive system fennel helps you in losing weight effectively. In addition to this, fennel is good maintaining blood-pressure, improving bone health, preventive cancer, boosting immunity, enhancing metabolism and keeping your heart healthy.
Lemon – Obviously you cannot eat a lemon like the vegetables mentioned above, but using it for seasoning your meals is enough to gain nutritional benefits.
Lemon is considered very good in treating indigestion, constipation, dental problems, obesity, high blood pressure, etc. It also plays a functional role in cleansing the blood and digestive system in addition to boosting immune power.
You can even drink lemon water when plain water starts feeling boring. Lemon will also help you in gaining smooth skin and shiny hairs.
HCG diet protocol cuts off a large number of items from your diet list. But, it does not mean you have to keep yourself starving. You need to know the food items on the whitelist of HCG diets and some good recipes to make the meal enjoyable.
When you strategically plan your menu, you won’t feel like starving or missing out on something in life. The most important thing you’ll get a better version of your own body after the diet is over. Instead of focusing on what you can’t eat, focus on what you are allowed to eat.
Thank you,
Glenda, Charlie and David Cates
