The Maggi diet is a low-calorie diet for weight loss, designed for 4 weeks.The daily diet includes foods rich in protein, and the consumption of fats and carbohydrates is limited.
The name of the diet comes from the name Margaret, since the nutritional plan was created by specialists from the Mayo Clinic specifically for Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in the eighties of the 20th century.
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 3-5 kilograms per week.Typically, during the first week, weight loss occurs due to the reduction of swelling and the release of excess water from the body, then the weight loss process may slow down.
To make the Maggi egg diet for 4 weeks more effective, you should adhere to the following recommendations for the organization of diet nutrition:
- The daily diet should consist of 3 main meals.In case of intense hunger, it is allowed to eat a non-starchy vegetable (carrot, cucumber), but not earlier than 2 hours after the main meal.
- Do not consume sugar in any form.
- Include in the menu only foods allowed in the diet and do not disrupt the sequence of meals.
- Throughout the day, you should drink at least 1.5 liters of water, including tea and coffee without sugar.
- You cannot use vegetable oils, butter or other types of oils when preparing dishes.
- Do not overuse spices, as they contain essential oils that increase appetite.
What you can and cannot eat (table)
Products that can be consumed during the diet are low-calorie, as they contain a minimum of fats and carbohydrates.In addition to protein products such as eggs and meat, it is allowed to include vegetables in the menu, mainly in raw form.
The Magi diet should include a minimum amount of low-fructose fruits and berries.On average, you can eat up to 300 g of a variety of fruits and berries per day.
| Products | What can you eat | What not to eat | |
| Flour products | Yesterday's wholemeal bread | Breads and pastries made from white flour, pasta made from soft and hard wheat | |
| Meat, poultry | Turkey, chicken, rabbit, veal | Lamb | |
| Fish | Light fish (flounder, hake, cod, pollock, crabstick, etc.), seafood | Mackerel, herring, beluga, halibut, saury, sprat, monkfish, sturgeon | |
| Dairy products | Low-fat cottage cheese (not low-fat), low-fat cheeses | Whole cottage cheese, cheese, sweet yogurt, heavy cream | |
| Eggs | Hard-boiled eggs | ||
| Cereals | All types of cereals | ||
| Vegetables | Peppers, broccoli, cabbage of all kinds, fermented sauerkraut, carrots, onions, garlic, cucumbers, tomatoes, peas, mushrooms, spinach, green salad, sorrel | Potatoes | |
| Fruits | 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, sweet drinks |
Original Maggi diet menu 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 changes in diet.
Chicken eggs contain protein, healthy fats and vitamins, which guarantee long-term satiety.Your daily breakfast for the first 14 days should therefore include 2 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 individual recommendations and preferences.
Week 1
Monday
- Lunch: a type of fruit.
- Dinner: boiled lean meat in the oven with vegetable salad.
Tuesday
- Lunch: boiled chicken breast with vegetables.
- Dinner: whole grain cracker, two eggs, cucumber salad, tomato salad without oil, grapefruit or orange.
Wednesday
- Lunch: 30-50 g of cheese, wholemeal toast, tomatoes.
- Dinner: steamed fish (300 g) with vegetables.
THURSDAY
- Lunch: 350 g of fruit of one type.
- Dinner: boiled meat, vegetable salad with herbs.
Friday
- Lunch: 2 eggs, 300 g of dish of your choice (boiled carrots with peas or zucchini compote 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 type (cabbage or zucchini), prepared by boiling or stewing.
Week 2
Monday
- Lunch: vegetable salad (cucumbers, green salad, 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 boiled eggs, grapefruit or orange.
Wednesday
- Lunch: grilled meat with cucumbers and tomatoes.
- Dinner: like the day before.
THURSDAY
- Lunch: stew (cabbage, zucchini, carrots), 30 g of cheese, 2 eggs.
- Dinner: two hard-boiled eggs.
Friday
- Lunch: any amount of boiled fish.
- Dinner: two boiled eggs.
SATURDAY
- Lunch: meat, tomato, a grapefruit.
- Dinner: fruit salad.
Sunday
- Lunch: simmered or boiled vegetables (carrots, beets, cabbage), poultry, grapefruit.
- Dinner: like lunch.
Week 3
At this stage, the Maggi diet is limited to a list of foods specified for each day, from which they independently form 4 meals.
Monday: unlimited fruit.
Tuesday: vegetables allowed in any quantity (raw and simmered).
Wednesday: fruit salads, raw vegetables and compotes.
Thursday: fish, cucumbers and tomatoes.
Friday: meat or poultry, cooked vegetables.
Saturday: one type of fruit throughout the day.
Sunday: like the day before (you can choose another type of fruit).
Week 4
As in the third week of the Maggi diet, the menu indicates the daily ration, which is divided into meals throughout the day, in any order.
Monday
- 200 g of meat, fish or poultry,
- 1 piece of bread in the form of toast or crouton,
- Tomatoes (3 pieces),
- Cucumbers (4 pieces),
- Grapefruit or orange.
Tuesday
- Everything except the fruit, like the day before,
- two fruits of your choice (grapefruit, orange, apple or medium pear).
Wednesday
- 1 tablespoon of cottage cheese,
- 200 g of low-fat cheese,
- Vegetable stew,
- 2 cucumbers and tomatoes,
- Toast or bread
- Grapefruit.
THURSDAY
- Eat half a boiled chicken throughout the day,
- 3 tomatoes
- 2 cucumbers,
- 1 whole toast,
- Grapefruit and another fruit of your choice.
Friday
- Fresh vegetable salad of your choice,
- 2 hard-boiled eggs,
- 3 tomatoes
- Grapefruit.
SATURDAY
- 2 boiled breasts,
- Cottage cheese or feta (150 g),
- A glass of curdled 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 significant burden on the body.Therefore, by the end of the fourth week, further nutrition should be properly organized.
After following the Maggi diet, like any other low-carb diet, the risk of overeating starchy foods and sweets increases.
To avoid overeating after a diet, you should include foods in your diet according to the following principle:
- every 3 days, increase the amount of slow carbohydrate foods (buckwheat, bulgur, quinoa, bean bran, wholemeal rye bread) by 20-25 g, until the total weight of carbohydrate 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 berries in the amount of 100 g;
- do not include sweets in your diet, because during the diet the body has weaned itself from sweets, so you should no longer be addictive;
- eat 3-4 times a day and minimize the number of snacks at other times;
- do not eat 3 hours before bedtime.
Contraindications
Since the Maggi diet consists of a large number of protein products, which create additional stress on the functioning of the kidneys and liver, this diet should not be used by people with pathologies such as:
- renal failure;
- increased levels of uric acid in the blood;drop.
Additionally, the Maggi diet should not be used for eating disorders (ED), namely people prone to anorexia, bulimia and compulsive overeating, as a low-calorie diet can aggravate the problem of eating disorders.