Vegetables and fruits during the Maggi diet

The popular Maggie diet, the appearance of which is associated with Margaret Thatcher herself, is based on the consumption of simple and nutritious food: eggs or cottage cheese, vegetables and fruits, meat. And if everything is more or less clear with eggs and meat, then vegetables and fruits during the Maggie diet raise many questions. Since this diet is classified as a protein and low-carbohydrate diet, which vegetables and fruits should be preferred? And which of them should not be included in the menu at all, so that the result meets expectations?

The Maggi diet, in addition to vegetables and fruits, involves eating a large amount of eggs, as well as less meat. Judging by the reviews, such changes in the diet really lead to amazing results, since in 4 weeks of the diet you can "lighten" your weight by 20 kg. However, such a way of eating is quite limited and monotonous, so it is recommended to practice the Maggi diet no more than once a year.

What vegetables can you eat on the Maggie diet?

If the Maggie diet menu includes vegetables, then the best solution would be to choose zucchini, cucumbers, eggplants, asparagus, carrots, white cabbage and cauliflower, beets, broccoli. It is advisable to eat one vegetable, but in extreme cases, mixing them is allowed.

If you are wondering what form is best to eat boiled vegetables, you can easily find recipes on the Internet. For example, you can simply make soup, vegetable stew, warm salad or vegetable casserole. However, you should not forget about the ingredients: the specified dishes should not include vegetables and fruits, or other products prohibited in the Maggie diet - for example, fats, meat or fish broth, sauces, etc.

How to cook vegetables?

Vegetables for the Maggi diet are boiled in regular drinking water: the use of meat, fish, mushroom broths is prohibited. To improve the taste, you can add a little onion or garlic, aromatic pepper. In no case should you add oils, fats, ready-made chemical seasonings.

Vegetables are boiled to the state of "al dente" - we are talking about such a degree of readiness when the products are no longer raw, but not overcooked either, since they have a pleasant elasticity. Such vegetables contain more useful substances, have their own natural taste, and do not turn into a tasteless neutral mass.

After the water in the pan boils, the vegetables are lowered into it using a slotted spoon. Boil until not fully cooked, at which point the characteristic pleasant vegetable crunch is still preserved. Then remove the pan from the heat, carefully remove the vegetables with a slotted spoon and transfer them to another pan with cold water (you can add ice cubes). Thus, cool for about five minutes.

Important: do not boil vegetables of different sizes at the same time, otherwise they will not be cooked equally.

Meal time

The Maggi diet is quite strict, as it requires scrupulous adherence to the prescribed diet. That is, if the menu says to eat three times a day, then this condition should be followed: it directly affects the expected result.

Vegetables and fruits cannot be swapped with the Maggie diet (for example, if you are told to eat grapefruit in the morning, you should not replace it with an "evening" tomato). You should also not look for analogues: if you are told to eat an apple, you should not replace it with a pear.

In addition, the time of meals during the Maggie diet should be consistent: if you have breakfast at 8:00, then this time should be followed on other days of the diet. You cannot break the regime: the Maggie diet does not provide for "adjustment" to the days of the week and daily changes.

Vegetable salads

If you are not used to eating vegetables separately from each other, or before the diet you practically did not eat vegetables and greens, then with the Maggi diet it is better to start eating vegetable salads: this way it will be easier for the body to adapt to a new type of nutrition. Salads can be made from cucumbers and carrots, as well as from young raw zucchini, broccoli, Chinese cabbage, beets. The main thing is not to add oil to vegetables.

Try making the following delicious vegetable dish, which is especially popular with Maggi diet supporters:

• take two dozen small cherry tomatoes, one red bell pepper, a small salad onion, one pomegranate, some greens;
• the pepper is baked in the oven until the skin darkens, which is then removed and the remaining part is cut into squares;
• the onion is cut into half rings and the tomatoes are cut in half;
• the greens are finely chopped and all ingredients are mixed;
• add salt, lemon juice, and a little allspice to taste;
• The salad is left to sit for 10-15 minutes (the vegetables should release juice) and you can start eating.

Also popular are the so-called monosalats, with a minimum number of ingredients. Such dishes are quick to prepare, they are low in calories and can consist of the following components:

• cucumbers, greens;
• tomatoes, onions;
• carrots, garlic;
• broccoli, garlic;
• daikon, onion;
• beetroot, garlic.

What fruits can you eat on the Maggi diet?

Fruits allowed in the Maggie diet are consumed mainly raw. However, they can also be baked, boiled and even stewed. Eating frozen fruits is not excluded, but you should not add sugar to them.

The diet must include citrus fruits, which include tangerines, oranges, lemons, grapefruits, and pomelo. In addition, the menu allows you to eat kiwi, apple, persimmon, as well as cherries, sweet cherries, plums, etc.

Canned fruits and dried fruits are not allowed on the Maggi diet. Make sure that honey, jam, and sugar are not added to the products.

Fruit salads are allowed, but nutritionists recommend mixing as few ingredients as possible in one dish. For example, the following combinations are optimal: apple/pear, plum/strawberry, apple/orange, kiwi/pear. There is no need to dress such a salad with anything: it is optimal to leave the dish for 10-15 minutes so that the fruits release juice.

In winter, when the choice of fruit on the shelves is somewhat limited, preference should be given to apples, citrus fruits, pomegranates, and persimmons.

Persimmon is not prohibited on the Maggie diet, as many people think. However, you shouldn't overeat these fruits either. It is enough to eat one or two persimmons a week, after peeling them. If you plan to add persimmon to a salad, its pulp should be combined with other sour fruits - for example, with sour apples or kiwi.

Prohibited fruits on the Maggi diet

Nutritionists advise: to achieve the desired weight loss effect, grapes, avocados and ripe bananas should be excluded from the menu. It is allowed to consume ½-1 green banana per day.

All dried fruits are also prohibited, primarily because of their high calorie content. Prunes, dried apricots and other similar delicacies are best eaten in their original form - in the form of plums, apricots, etc.

When choosing fruits for the Maggi diet, you also need to consider the degree of their weakness. For example, you can eat quite a lot of green apples and not harm your figure. But sweet fruits - for example, peaches, persimmons - should not be consumed in large quantities.

It turns out that the choice of fruits and vegetables on the Maggi diet should be approached wisely, weighing all possible options. Preference should be given to sour fruits, and it is better to put aside too sweet and starchy fruits.

Prohibited foods in the Maggi diet

During the entire period of the Maggi diet, you should avoid the following products:

• ripe bananas, grapes;
• dried fruits;
• vegetable oil and butter, fat in any form;
• meat, fish and mushroom broth;
• any products containing sugar;
• any sauces, including ketchup and mayonnaise;
• any types of alcohol.

On the Maggie diet, salt is not prohibited (in reasonable quantities, of course), but you really will have to give up sugar and its substitutes.

The Maggie diet does not even allow smoking, which for some people is a reason to quickly abandon this way of eating.

During the Maggie diet, vegetables and fruits can be eaten raw or cooked (steamed, in the oven, microwaved), but you cannot add any spices, oils, sweeteners to them. Only strict adherence to all the subtleties and nuances will help achieve the desired result.

The Maggi diet is a dietary method that raises many questions from users. We decided to answer at least some of them if possible:

• What to dress salads with? The use of oils is prohibited on the Maggie diet, but other flavored salad dressings are allowed - for example, lemon juice, natural apple or wine vinegar, low-fat kefir or natural yogurt without additives. Ideally, salads should not be dressed at all: chopped vegetables or fruits are mixed and left alone for 10-15 minutes so that they release juice. This juice is enough to make the dish tastier, without the use of additional dressings.
• Is it possible to add soy sauce to dishes, for example, to salads? Of course, it is not advisable to do this. However, some nutritionists allow adding soy sauce in small quantities if it does not contain sugar.
• Sugar is prohibited on the Maggie diet. Can you eat honey instead? Honey is a natural sugar substitute, and it is very healthy and easily digestible. However, it is not inferior to sugar in terms of calories, it contains such a quantity of carbohydrates that it is in no way compatible with losing weight with the Maggie diet. If you want to achieve your goal, you will have to give up eating honey sweets.
• Can you eat canned vegetables and fruits, or homemade pickled vegetables? When on the Maggi diet, pickled cabbage, sauerkraut, and any homemade preserves should not be consumed. Canned and pickled vegetables and fruits contain such undesirable components as sugar, a large amount of salt, table vinegar, so when on the Maggi diet, you must give them up.
• Are cheeses allowed on the Maggi diet, for example, if it is unsalted and low-fat cheese? Nutritionists do not exclude the use of low-fat cheeses, but their fat content should not exceed 20%. The difficulty is that such cheese is not so easy to find on sale, so it is much easier to replace it with low-fat dry cottage cheese. see Cottage cheese version of the Maggi diet.
• Can shashlik, fried meat, chicken be combined with vegetables on the Maggi diet? Vegetables are one of the main products on the Maggi diet, but as for meat, you should be careful. Fatty pieces of meat, frying in oil - all this is prohibited during the diet. Do not think that vegetables will neutralize all the negative components of fatty shashlik or fried meat. If you really want to relax in nature, then a great solution would be chicken breast shashlik, seasoned with a small amount of salt and pepper, without using fats. If you are tired of chicken meat, then you can pay attention to such a product as chicken liver: it is baked or grilled. In addition, many losing weight on the Maggi diet like to cook Italian chicken fillet - this is an exclusively dietary dish that will help in the fight against extra pounds. To prepare the dish, take about 400 g of fillet, 100 g of low-fat cheese (less than 20%), one medium tomato, a few basil leaves, aromatic pepper, a little salt. Rinse the fillet, beat it, dry it with a napkin, add salt and pepper, and then put it in the oven at 200 ° for about 20 minutes. Take out the prepared fillet, sprinkle with chopped basil leaves, cover with sliced tomato slices, sprinkle with grated low-fat cheese. Put it back in the oven until the cheese melts. This dish is easy to prepare and meets all the requirements of the Maggie diet.
• Everything seems to be clear with vegetables and fruits on the Maggie diet, but what if you really want coffee, coffee with milk, for example? Milk is considered a prohibited product, but coffee and tea without added sugar are not prohibited. It is optimal to drink tea with lemon in the morning, for example - it is healthy and has a positive effect on overall well-being, on the digestive processes. The main thing is to maintain water balance and drink an additional 2-3 liters of water per day.
• The Maggi diet prohibits alcohol, but allows the consumption of fruits and berries. In this case, can you drink homemade berry or fruit wine? The Maggi diet, if followed correctly, creates certain conditions in the body that promote the loss of fat mass. Any wine, including a natural homemade product, contains ethanol, which can interfere with the necessary metabolic processes and disrupt their course. Sugar, present in such drinks, also leaves a negative imprint. Given the above, it is better to completely give up wine, as well as any other alcohol, when following the Maggi diet.
• If on a fish day on the Maggi diet you need to eat fish and boiled vegetables, then will stewed fish with vegetables, pollock, for example, be suitable? Indeed, the Maggi diet already from the third week provides for the so-called fish days, during which you are allowed to eat boiled or stewed fish and vegetables, boiled or in the form of a salad. In order to simplify the cooking process, many people prefer to stew fish with vegetables and eat it as the main meals. Nutritionists do not exclude such a change in the menu, but recommend making small divisions: for example, eat fish for a separate meal, and stewed vegetables with it - for another meal.
• On fish day on the Maggie diet, what can replace fish? Sometimes, for various reasons, a person cannot eat fish, so he is forced to look for a replacement. According to nutritionists, fish is perfectly replaced by other seafood - for example, shrimp, crab meat, squid. It is better to boil these products with aromatic pepper and herbs.
• What can replace boiled vegetables? Boiled vegetables can only be replaced with soups or raw vegetables, any other analogues are not considered in the Maggie diet.
• Is pumpkin allowed in the Maggie diet, or is it better to avoid it? Raw, baked and boiled pumpkin is a very dietary product that can be used to prepare salads, for stewing, or simply baked in the oven or on the grill. Pumpkin is low-calorie, healthy, and, in addition, has laxative and diuretic properties, which is important for people losing weight.
• Can kefir be used as a snack, for example, with fruit? Snacks are not encouraged on the Maggie diet, as experts recommend eating three meals a day. As for kefir, its low-fat version is suitable as a supplement to the diet on cottage cheese days. The daily norm of kefir should not exceed 200 ml.
• What fruit desserts can be prepared on the Maggi diet? Prepare Tiramisu - or rather, a diet version of your favorite dessert. You won't find this recipe in any cookbook, since it was invented by those losing weight who adhere to this diet. To prepare Tiramisu, you will need any berries, either an apple cut into small cubes, or a pear, or even better - a cherry. In a wide glass, alternate layers of berries or fruits, cinnamon, and cottage cheese. Soak each layer in strong coffee without sugar. Place in a cold place for about half an hour to an hour so that the dessert soaks. You can eat it garnished with mint leaves or without them.
• Can you add seeds or nuts to fruit salads? No, you can't. Seeds and nuts contain a lot of fat, so they are not suitable for this diet.

And the last piece of advice: vegetables and fruits must be consumed during the Maggi diet, as well as regular drinking water. This diet is not very balanced, with a large amount of proteins against a small amount of carbohydrates and fats. But vegetables, fruits and water allow you to maintain all vital processes in the body without harm to health, and also guarantee a gradual normalization of body weight.