Have you read about the hCG diet plan and wonder how in the world you can survive the second phase which limits your caloric intake to 500 calories per day? If so, take note of the tasty recipes found online on hCG websites – some concocted by Dr. Simeon (creator of the hCG diet plan) himself.

Not only does the hCG diet plan work, but you don’t have to deprive yourself. There are recipes available that are carefully designed to give you the nutrients you need while aiding the hCG hormone you’re taking by injection or oral drops. Just any old diet won’t work – the hCG diet plan only works at the optimal level when you’re following the tried and true path of the diet.

The hCG recipes include a yummy Cream of Asparagus Soup, cleverly put together with cottage cheese rather than cream, generous portions of asparagus, seasoned with onion, parsley, basil, salt and pepper. You can even enjoy a bowl of soup with a breadstick!

Crock Pot Beef Chili is another tasty entrée recipe and a Strawberry or Chocolate Smoothie can wake you up in the morning or help soothe you to sleep at night. Your taste buds will be titillated by the Orange Asian Chicken and you’ll wonder how you ever lived without the Strawberry Chicken Salad.

By enjoying the hCG recipes that are offered online and in many books about the hCG diet, you shouldn’t have a problem - even during the restricted, 500 calorie phase of the diet. But, before you improvise a recipe, be sure that it’s allowed on the diet. For example, if the recipe calls for chicken breast, don’t improvise by using turkey or beef – it won’t work as well.

Basically, the hCG diet consists of lean meat, fresh fruits and vegetables, but we can do so much more today to make the hCG recipes palatable. Seasonings and helpful additions to the recipes enhance the flavors and make it simple and enjoyable to stay on the diet plan – especially knowing that the results are going to be phenomenal.

Adhering to the diet while taking hCG hormone injections or oral drops maximizes the result of what the hCG hormone is doing for your body. The food that your body is receiving during the diet phase is being used to fuel your energy level while the hormone is breaking down the unwanted fat cells in the body.

The result of that formula means that you’ll be burning up to 4,000 calories per day of stored fat and losing 1 or 2 pounds per day. This may seem unbelievable, but when you understand how the hCG hormone works in connection with your body, it makes perfect sense.

This amazing synthetic hormone actually resets your metabolism by triggering the hypothalamus to bring stored fat into the bloodstream. It protects and keeps your muscle mass and good fat while ridding your body of the toxins that make you miserable.

The hormone, combined with a diet full of tasty hCG recipes, might be the answer to getting rid of unwanted weight – and keeping it off.