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People eat any number of items not on the original protocol menu. It is individual how they affect people. Some seem to get away with some off-protocol items. Other show gains or stalls from them. The problem is that we have no way of knowing how they might affect your long-term stabilization. The protocol isn't just about losing weight, its about normalizing your hormones and fat stores. There was research done on a number of foods, and the ones selected were considered the most helpful to the program.
So that means there would have been some options that were neutral and others that were actually detrimental. We only have a couple mentions of detrimental foods. Pimento peppers and pears are mentioned as hindering the effects of the HCG, for instance. It is not really something guessable.
But to answer one of your questions. Kale is actually in the cabbage family. But so is broccoli and cauliflower, and they are not on protocol either.
Here is the allowed vegetable list:
NEW Hcg Diet Vegetable Guide.One type of vegetable only to be chosen from the following: spinach, chard, chicory, beet-greens, green salad, tomatoes, celery, fennel, onions, red radishes, cucumbers, asparagus, cabbage.
Originally Posted by CeliaRose
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