shopping help

[lovelymc72]

I am an hcg virgin. I plan to start as soon as I get my pelletts. i just ordered them. What should I stock up on. I was thinking chicken breasts, sirloin steaks, cukes, grapefruits. I dont know what else. Please help me with shopping.

[ASHLEY2HAWAII]

My standard list is:
Chicken breast
96% lean hamburger
tenderloin of beef
sirloin
tilapia
egg whites

lettuce
tomatoes
cukes
celery
frozen spinach
asparagus
cabbage
onions
garlic

I like wasa crisp instead of melba or grissini 20 cal per cracker

frozen strawberries
and the smallest apples I can find
lemons

herbal teas blueberry is the favorite
canada dry seltzer water or la croix water
power ade zero for the electrolytes
flavored coffee
beef and chicken low sodium broth
lots of canned low sodium tomatoes

Walden farm products dressing carmel dip etc. Netron has these
Thats about it.
I have a scale that I use to weight all of the meats and veg and just buy some glad containers to prep ahead.
I also prep and weigh all of the meat and put in baggies.
Good luck,
Ashley

[LaraSuzz]

Originally Posted by lovelymc72

I am an hcg virgin. I plan to start as soon as I get my pelletts. i just ordered them. What should I stock up on. I was thinking chicken breasts, sirloin steaks, cukes, grapefruits. I dont know what else. Please help me with shopping.

Please google "Pounds and Inches" by ATW Simeons. The food list is almost at the bottom of the manuscript. Very important to know what to eat and more about the diet.

The strict version doesnt include egg whites, I know theyre low calorie and dont include the yolk but thats just me.

Walden farms stuff isnt either.

Nothing against you Ashley I just dont want a newbie to be misinformed on whats on the strict diet list.

[emel]

You do need to address the salad dressing/dip issue, though. Plain lettuce isn't very fun.

For a dipping sauce I like:
Tbl Soy sauce or Bragg's aminos
Tbl lemon juice
a little liquid stevia

For dressing, I sometimes do lemon juice mixed with vegetable broth and spices (onion powder, garlic powder, dry mustard, thyme or oregano, and pepper flakes and a little salt and pepper)

So, remembering to check labels for sugars, starches and gunk:
veg broth or bouillon cubes
chicken broth or bouillon cubes
(or the stuff to make your own broth)
favorite seasonings
vinegar or lemons (I like Bragg's apple cider vinegar with the mother)

boneless chicken breast
fish or shrimp if you like it, tilapia is easy to get in IQF, very handy.
some sirloin but not too much (not every day IMO)
some 95 or 96% lean hamburger, but not a lot

romaine or other lettuce
cukes
celery
radishes!
tomato, I like fresh but some people use organic canned tomatoes for recipes, too.
frozen or fresh spinach or beet greens
asparagus (I'm using frozen right now)

good-sized apples
grapefruit
strawberries (Frozen is fine, too if there's no added sugar)
oranges are allowed but not good this time of year

whatever starches your plan allows. I can have melba toast or grissini bread sticks.

If you must have milk in your coffee, get a small container and have 1 TBL per day. Any kind will do, skim, whole, whatever.

Maybe some Perrier or Pelagrino water as a treat
Maybe some nice herbal tea for a treat
A sweetner.... liquid stevia, truvia, or the one your plan allows.

Good luck on your plan.
Oops, forgot cabbage and onion. Cooked cabbage and onion is very satisfying, either on its own or with very lean ground poultry or beef added to it.

[ASHLEY2HAWAII]

Originally Posted by LaraSuzz

Please google "Pounds and Inches" by ATW Simeons. The food list is almost at the bottom of the manuscript. Very important to know what to eat and more about the diet.

The strict version doesnt include egg whites, I know theyre low calorie and dont include the yolk but thats just me.

Walden farms stuff isnt either.

Nothing against you Ashley I just dont want a newbie to be misinformed on whats on the strict diet list.

She did not say she was doing strict protocol In her previous threads she was questioning rouge ways of the diet.
Eggs are on the strict diet by the way, I just do not prefer the yolks in eggs.
She also was asking about fat free dressing in a previous thread so I mentioned the WF dressings to help her out.
Nothing against you Laura, but there are other options that work as well.

[LaraSuzz]

ok

[Lildrew]

I agree with Lara. Reading Pounds and Inches (I have read and listened to it multiple times) is the way to go especially when you are a “HCG virgin”. I say that as someone who’s still doing my first round. If you are doing Rogue, that’s different and there are more options. Good luck! I can’t wait to hear how it goes!

About eggs being “allowed” on Protocol…P&I says
“Many patients ask why eggs are not allowed. The contents of two good sized eggs are roughly equivalent to 100 grams of meat, but unfortunately the yolk contains a large amount of fat, which is undesirable. Very occasionally we allow egg - boiled, poached or raw - to patients who develop an aversion to meat, but in this case they must add the white of three eggs to the one they eat whole.”

I am definitely a Protocol girl, but I can't wait to hear about your journey. You will do great!!!! Good luck!!!