How Many Calories on HCG Diet

HCG Diet has specially been prepared for those planning to loose weight. It offers very low calorie content. An HCG Diet includes an intake of just 500 calories per day. Such a diet is likely to starve a person if HCG is not present. HCG stands for Human Chorionic Gonadotrophin. It is basically a harmone present in the pregnant ladies which allows a person to stay fit and healthy even after consuming a low calorie diet; as low as 500 calories a day. They are also able to shed a pound or even two pounds a day on an average and still stay fit without feeling hungry.

HCG Diet

HCG diet mostly consists of two meals a day: lunch and dinner. It does not include breakfast in it. A person on HCG diet may consume 3.5 ounces of the chosen vegetables, 3.5 ounces of the chosen lean meat, certain chosen fruits and a Grissini Breadstick or Melba toast in each meal. Those on HCG diet are also encouraged to have a lot of water; an average of 100 ounces a day. One may consume coffee and tea as per choice; there is no restriction on the amount to be consumed. HCG Diet also allows the consumption of diet sodas that have 0 calories.

There are various kinds of lean meat and vegetables that are allowed in an HCG diet. One may have fish; an average sized fish contains around 83 calories, Haddock which contains 88 calories in 3.5 oz, Cod which has 83 calories in 3.5 oz, Flounder which has 90 calories in 3.5 oz, Crab Meat which has 100 calories in 3.5 oz and various other fishes such as Halibut, Lobster, Shrimp, Tilapia and Red Snapper which contain more or less the same amount of calories as the ones mentioned above. HCG Diet also includes very lean beef which contains 152 calories (average size) and chicken breast that has 87 calories in 3.5 oz. One may even have various low calorie vegetables including broccoli, Cabbage, Celery, Cauliflower, cucumber, spinach, etc as a part of the HCG Diet.