Although we are very strict when it comes to the question of fad diets.
Mostly because these diets are usually created and promoted by the young social media influencers and fashion industry who somehow have a strong Know-it-All misconception about themselves.
Not only does this challenge the credibility of these diet plans, but it usually proves that the priority must only be to shred pounds regardless of the consequences.
But, this time we were thoroughly shocked to learn about The Cookie Diet, the reason is that this diet was created by Dr Seigal.
It really hurts to see social media noobs trying to be dieticians and promoting unhealthy weight loss plans, but what hurts more is a medical professional doing exactly the same.
So here we sit with utmost pleasure tearing apart all the hidden demons about this diet, that they never tell you.
What is It?
What is the one thing that you crave the most when following a diet?
Easy guess! None other than the sweet, warm cookies.
So in this diet plan, your biggest weapon against weight gain is the food that is known to contribute to weight gain i.e, Cookies. Excited already?
Don’t be. You are yet to discover what a horrible concept this is. Munching and snacking on cookies throughout the day and limiting the other food categories in order to lose weight can never benefit you in any way.
Now before we explain the cons of this diet let us understand how is it supposed to help with weight loss.
How does it work?
The first thing to know here is that these cookies are not just any cookies you have in your home. These are special cookies made with wheat, rice flour, sugar and Dr Seigal’s unique blend of protein derived from beef, eggs and milk.
So, if you are a vegan or vegetarian, my friend it is your call to leave the room as this is an absolute no for you.
Like most fad diets, the primary motive of this diet is to restrict your calorie intake. By limiting it to a thousand calories. The point to remember is that the requirement of a human body is a minimum of 1200-1500 calories a day.
The plan is to eat six-nine cookies a day followed by drinking a glass of water in order to make you feel full. This is the usual meal plan.
Breakfast: 2 cookies
Morning tea: 1 cookie
Snack: 1 cookie
Lunch: 2 cookies
Afternoon tea: 1 cookie
Snack: 1 cookie
Dinner: 250 grams of lean meat or fish and vegetables
Snack: 1 cookie
Each cookie has about 52-75 calories.
These cookies are a replacement for your regular healthy meals during the day, however, you have to eat a dinner of about 500-600 calories. The food choice for dinner is limited. You can only have lean meat with some vegetables cooked in a way that limits the calorie content.
Reg flags to avoid the Cookie diet:
We have formulated thorough research and here are the red flags about this diet that bring us to the main conclusion, you’ve all been waiting for.
We have the following reasons to say that The Cookie Diet is a very unhealthy diet to follow and will never promote healthy weight loss, not just that but will also give you a false perception of healthy eating.
- This diet promotes the idea of sticking to a specific meal plan, instead of focusing on the overall meal pattern. such diets are short-lived and can never be followed in regular life. The weight loss is also short-term and the moment you return to a little normal lifestyle you’ll get your shredded pounds back
- They have mentioned specifically on the packaging of these processed cookies, “For best flavour, this product is not fortified with vitamins and minerals. Important: You must take a daily multiple vitamin/mineral supplement approved by your doctor while using this product…”
The statement itself is a red flag to look for because any diet that requires you to consume pills or multivitamins is simply a rubbish diet. The food you should be looking for is organic vegetables, fruits, beans, and stuff that is naturally rich in vitamins and nutrients.
- The cookies taste ridiculous, as reported by the consumers it is more like eating bland rice cakes with infused cocoa powder. And like we always say, food that tastes bad can hardly bring any good.
Takeaways:
We are strong believers that healthy weight loss is rooted only in healthy eating. You need to make sure you stay away from all such diets that promote sticking to and junking a particular food item.
Calorie counting and eating processed food should never be your way of losing those few extra pounds. You should always be focused on learning to make the right food choices based on the natural nutritional value of your food.
Prioritise to nourish your body with organic whole foods and stay away from anything that is processed or packaged or comes with a claim to help you lose 15 kgs in a month etc.