The Maggi diet is a low-calorie weight loss diet designed to last 4 weeks.The daily diet includes foods rich in proteins and the consumption of fats and carbohydrates is limited.
The name of the diet comes from the name Margaret, as the diet plan was created specifically for Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in the 1980s by specialists at the Mayo Clinic.
There are two diet options: the egg diet (based on the consumption of eggs, fruits, vegetables and meat) and the cottage cheese (“dacha”) diet.The Maggi cottage cheese diet is used for allergies to chicken eggs and involves replacing each egg with 100 g of cottage cheese.
Diet rules
If you follow all the rules of the diet, you can lose 3 to 5 kilograms weekly.Typically, weight loss occurs in the first week due to reduction in swelling and release of excess water from the body.Subsequently, the weight loss process may slow down.
To make the Maggi egg diet more effective for 4 weeks, you must adhere to the following recommendations for organizing dietary nutrition:
- The daily diet should consist of 3 main meals.If you are very hungry, eating a non-starchy vegetable (carrot, cucumber) is allowed, but not earlier than 2 hours after the main meal.
- Do not consume sugar in any form.
- Include only foods allowed in the diet and do not break the order of meals.
- Throughout the day you need to drink at least 1.5 liters of water, including tea and coffee without sugar.
- You cannot use vegetable, butter or other oils when preparing dishes.
- Do not use spices too often, as spices contain essential oils that stimulate the appetite.
What you can and cannot eat (table)
Products that can be consumed during the diet are low in calories, as they contain a minimum of fat and carbohydrates.In addition to protein products such as eggs and meat, vegetables, mainly in raw form, can also be included in the diet.
The Magi diet should contain a minimum amount of fruits and berries with low fructose content.On average, you can eat up to 300 g of one type of fruit and berry per day.
| Products | What can you eat? | What not to eat | |
| flour products | Yesterday's whole grain bread | Bread and pastries made from white flour, pasta made from soft and durum wheat | |
| meat, poultry | Turkey, chicken, rabbit, veal | lamb | |
| Fish | Low-fat fish (flounder, hake, cod, pollock, pollock, etc.), seafood | Mackerel, herring, beluga, halibut, mackerel, sprat, burbot, sturgeon | |
| Dairy products | Low-fat cottage cheese (not low-fat), low-fat cheese | Full-fat cottage cheese, cheese, yogurt with sugar, cream | |
| Eggs | Hard-boiled eggs | ||
| Grain | All kinds of grains | ||
| Vegetables | Peppers, broccoli, all types of cabbage, fermented sauerkraut, carrots, onions, garlic, cucumbers, tomatoes, green peas, mushrooms, spinach, green salad, sorrel | potatoes | |
| fruit | Apricot, cherry, plums, blueberries, blackberries, cranberries, lemon, lime, raspberries, strawberries, apples, pears | Bananas, grapes, melon, watermelon | |
| Dried fruits | Dates, figs and other types of dried fruits | ||
| Drinks | Tea, coffee | Alcoholic drinks, drinks with sugar |
Menu of the original Maggi diet for 4 weeks
A feature of the first and second weeks of the Maggi diet is the same breakfast of eggs and fruits, which helps the body adapt to dietary changes.
Chicken eggs contain protein, healthy fats and vitamins that ensure long-term satiety.Therefore, your daily breakfast for the first 14 days should contain 2 hard-boiled eggs, grapefruit, tea or coffee without sugar.
From the beginning of the third week until the end of the diet, breakfast can consist of other dishes depending on the recommendations and individual preferences.
Week 1
Monday
- Lunch: one type of fruit.
- Dinner: baked boiled lean meat with vegetable salad.
Tuesday
- Lunch: boiled chicken breast with vegetables.
- Dinner: Whole grain crackers, two eggs, cucumber salad, tomato salad without oil, grapefruit or orange.
Wednesday
- Lunch: 30-50 g cheese, whole grain toast, tomatoes.
- Dinner: stewed fish (300 g) with vegetables.
Thursday
- Lunch: 350 g of one type of fruit.
- Dinner: boiled meat, vegetable salad with herbs.
Friday
- Lunch: 2 eggs, 300 g of dish of your choice (boiled carrots with green peas or stewed zucchini with beans).
- Dinner: 200 g of fish (grilled, baked or boiled), green salad with cucumbers and Chinese cabbage, grapefruit.
Saturday
- Lunch: up to 300 g of fruit.
- Dinner: 250 g of meat with a vegetable salad of cucumbers, tomatoes, onions and dill.
Sunday
- Lunch: chicken breast, 150 g of stewed vegetables (cabbage, zucchini, tomato, pepper), fresh tomato, 1 grapefruit.
- Dinner: Vegetables of one variety (cabbage or zucchini), prepared by boiling or stewing.
Week 2
Monday
- Lunch: Vegetable salad (cucumbers, green lettuce, onions) and chicken breast.
- Dinner: two eggs, fresh tomatoes, cucumbers, peppers and greens, grapefruit.
Tuesday
- Lunch: boiled or baked meat, fresh vegetables (including green salad).
- Dinner: two soft-boiled eggs, grapefruit or orange.
Wednesday
- Lunch: grilled meat with cucumbers and tomatoes.
- Dinner: same as the day before.
Thursday
- Lunch: stew (cabbage, zucchini, carrots), 30 g of cheese, 2 eggs.
- Dinner: two hard-boiled eggs.
Friday
- Lunch: lots of cooked fish.
- Dinner: two soft-boiled eggs.
Saturday
- Lunch: meat, tomato, a grapefruit.
- Dinner: fruit salad.
Sunday
- Lunch: stewed or boiled vegetables (carrots, beets, cabbage), poultry, grapefruit.
- Dinner: same as lunch.
Week 3
At this time, the Maggi diet is limited to a list of certain products for each day, from which it independently composes 4 meals.
Monday: unlimited fruit.
Tuesday: Vegetables allowed in any quantity (raw and steamed).
Wednesday: fruit salads, raw and steamed vegetables.
Thursday: fish, cucumbers and tomatoes.
Friday: Meat or poultry, cooked vegetables.
Saturday: one type of fruit throughout the day.
Sunday: same as the day before (you can choose a different type of fruit).
Week 4
As in the third week of the Maggi diet, the daily ration is shown on the menu, which is distributed across meals throughout the day in any order.
Monday
- 200 g meat, fish or poultry,
- 1 piece of bread in the form of toast or crouton,
- Tomatoes (3 pcs.),
- cucumbers (4 pcs.),
- grapefruit or orange.
Tuesday
- Everything except fruit, like the day before,
- two fruits to choose from (grapefruit, orange, apple or medium pear).
Wednesday
- 1 tablespoon cottage cheese,
- 200 g low-fat cheese,
- vegetable stew,
- 2 cucumbers and tomatoes,
- Toast or bread
- Grapefruit.
Thursday
- Eat half a cooked chicken throughout the day,
- 3 tomatoes
- 2 cucumbers,
- 1 wholemeal toast,
- Grapefruit and another fruit of your choice.
Friday
- Salad with fresh vegetables of your choice,
- 2 hard-boiled eggs,
- 3 tomatoes
- Grapefruit.
Saturday
- 2 cooked breasts,
- cottage cheese or feta cheese (150 g),
- A glass of sour milk,
- 3 cucumbers and tomatoes,
- grapefruit or orange.
Sunday
- Canned tuna in its own juice (1 can);
- vegetable stew (200 g);
- a tablespoon of cottage cheese;
- toast or bread;
- two tomatoes and cucumber;
- Grapefruit.
Stop the diet
A long-term low-calorie diet places a serious burden on the body, so at the end of the fourth week, further nutrition should be properly organized.
After completing the Maggi diet, as with other low-carb eating plans, the likelihood of overeating starchy and sugary foods increases.
To avoid overeating after a diet, you need to include foods in your diet according to the following principle:
- Increase the amount of slow carbohydrate foods (buckwheat, bulgur, quinoa, bean bran, whole grain rye bread) by 20-25 g every 3 days until the total weight of carbohydrate-containing foods reaches 250-200 g per day.
- the amount of non-starchy vegetables should be half of the total daily diet;
- Every day you can eat one large fruit or berry in the amount of 100 g;
- Do not include sweets in your diet, as the body was weaned from sweets during the diet and therefore you should not become addicted again.
- eat 3-4 times a day and minimize the number of snacks at other times;
- Do not eat anything for 3 hours before bedtime.
Contraindications
Since the Maggi diet consists of a variety of protein products that place additional strain on kidney and liver function, this diet should not be used by people with the following diseases:
- kidney failure;
- increased uric acid levels in the blood;Gout.
In addition, the Maggi diet should not be used in eating disorders (ED), especially in people prone to anorexia, bulimia and compulsive overeating, as a low-calorie diet can worsen the eating disorder problem.