PrePackaged Diet

Developing a fear of obesity, and setting people up to “diet” with standardized packaged meals as opposed to simply educating as to how to eat better and less is setting people up to fail - Susan Yager

PrePackaged Diet

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Pre-Packed Foods for Weight Loss: The Good, the Pretty Good and the Very, Very Ugly

Straight out: I hate prepared, packaged food. Not just packaged but frozen food. I’d rather eat fresh food out of the garbage in New York City before I eat packaged food that can linger in your fridge for two years.

Is it unrealistic to live life unpackaged in this way? Do pre-packaged food weight-loss delivery systems — Nutrisystem, Jenny Craig, Weight Watcher, The South Beat Diet, etc. — have a role in today’s society? Such plans mean instant success ... NOT!

Sure: Fatter, bigger and more, more, more. This is the concept of crowd eating. Super-size me at McDonald’s, Burger King, Sam’s Club or Costco. Go into any restaurant and you will see the humongous serving sizes…

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 Pre-Packed Foods for Weight Loss: The Good, the Pretty Good and the Very, Very Ugly

Do pre-packaged food weight-loss delivery systems — Nutrisystem, Jenny Craig, Weight Watcher, The South Beach Diet, etc. — have a role in today’s society?

BistroMD

Who knew that diet food plans could look like this? At bistroMD, we reject the idea that healthy weight loss food must be bland and boring. We are passionate about providing delicious and healthy meal delivery plans that are perfectly suited for weight loss. BistroMD diet delivery is weight loss without the sacrifice.

DietToGo

No more stressful planning, preparing or time wasted shopping. Just choose from one of our three award-winning menus and customize a plan to fit your taste and your lifestyle. We'll take care of the rest.

I Love This Diet

I Love This Diet is a nutritionally balanced frozen meal diet plan that requires little cooking as it features frozen entrees from Lean Cuisine, Healthy Choice, Smart Ones, Amy's, Kashi, Michelina's and others. There is a huge variety of meals to choose from, so your tastebuds will never get bored.

Jenny Craig

While the program's initial focus is on the prepackaged, portioned meals that are supplemented throughout the day with fresh fruit or vegetables, its ultimate goal is to wean people off the prepared meals and teach them to make healthy food choices on their own - Healthline

Medifast

Medifast has been helping people lose weight and keep it off since the 80s. That’s a long time in the changing lives game.

Nutrisystem

Convenience and portion control are the only things this diet plan has going for it. If you are busy, would rather not deal with menu planning, and your taste buds are comatose, this may be the plan for you - 3FC

Weight Watchers

So Oprah wins. Weight Watchers wins. We, those who like eating bread and also not being fat, win. But you know who really wins? Bread - Kevin Fallon

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