I've been officially done with the hCG diet for the past couple weeks, but there are still some recipes I haven't shared with you. I know there are many people who would like to consider trying the program but aren't sure what they would eat on the 500 calorie a day regimen. I can honestly tell you that I didn't have any trouble coming up with things to eat. Here are some examples of beef recipes I prepared while on the hCG diet.

Filet with Grilled Radish

Ingredients

7oz beef filet

7oz fresh radish

1 garlic clover minced

2 pinches of rosemary

1 tbsp chicken broth

1 ice cube

salt  & pepper

Directions

1. Preheat grill to medium high.
2. Bring beef to room temperature, season with pepper and rosemary.
3. Slice up the radishes and place in foil. Add garlic, rosemary, chicken broth and ice cube. Wrap and place on grill for 20 minutes.
4. Grill filet for 3 - 5 minutes on each side, remove from grill and wrap in foil for another 5 minutes.

I actually don't have a grill and cooked this on the stove top with a little water. It turned out just fine, as pictured above, and was very tasty. Turns out I kind of like cooked radishes. That's one thing I really liked about the hCG diet; it really exposed me to new tastes and ways of cooking I hadn't tried before.

Grilled Top Sirloin

Ingredients

7oz sirloin (fat removed)

7oz onion

pepper

kosher salt

Directions

1. Trim any fat off the steak and weigh out two 3.5oz pieces.
2. Let steak warm up to room temperature, should take about 30 minutes. Add only pepper to steak prior to grilling. Adding salt will make the meat less moist.
3. Preheat grill to high heat.
4. Place steaks directly over the heat and place onions either on the top rack or off to the side. Grill steaks about 3 minutes on each side to desired doneness. Once steak and onions are done, place in dish and cover for 5 minute. Garnish steaks with kosher salt and pepper. Serve with onions.

Again, I chose to cook this on the stovetop, rather than the grill. I believe it would work well in the broiler as well.

These recipes were adapted from the book, Easy hCG Diet by Celeste Wilson.