Diet Food Delivery – What To Know Before You Buy
So you’ve decided to lose weight the easy way – with a diet food delivery service. Diet delivery is fast becoming one of the most popular ways to lose weight. It’s easy, affordable and convenient. But there are so many services to choose from – which one is best for you?
This article will help you know what to look for when choosing your diet food delivery program so you can choose the best one for your lifestyle.
Key Factors When Choosing A Diet Delivery Service:
- Price
Prices range from $9 to $39.99 a day depending on what level of service and type of program you want.
Higher priced plans are usually gourmet meals, freshly prepared (not frozen) or highly specialized in some way (for example, diabetic-friendly).
Prices also vary based on whether or not you want a full plan (breakfast, lunch and dinner) or just lunch and dinner; and how many days of delivery you want (for example 5 or 7 days). Some meal delivery services quote you price per week or price per month.
Ways To Save – You can often get discounts by ordering by the month versus ordering by the week. Also, you can often get at least one free meal and up to an entire week of meals depending on which diet delivery program you choose.
- Type of Diet Meals
Many services are based on a popular program like the Zone or the Jorge Cruise’s 3 Hour Diet at Home. Others are based on broad meal types like low-carb or diabetic friendly.
Some services will let you choose among different plans like low carb, low calorie, vegetarian or diabetic friendly.
Regardless of diet type, most programs are really based on low calorie, portion controlled meals designed to help you lose approximately 2-3 pounds per week.
- How Many Meals Per Day
In general most diet food delivery services offer you breakfast, lunch and dinner. Some however will only offer lunch and dinner.
Others will offer snacks as an added cost whereas other will offer snacks included. Be sure to factor this into your price comparisons depending on what you want.
- Fresh Vs. Frozen
Some plans offer you fresh food; some offer you frozen food and some offer you both. Frozen meals, in general, are more affordable than fresh.
To many people, frozen vs fresh really doesn’t make a difference. However some people want fresh food made with no preservatives. These services tend to charge a bit more because of the extra work involved.
- Number of Days
While most diet food delivery programs offer a 7 day plan, others also give you the option of a 5 day plan (so you can take the weekend off).
This is a great convenience for those who want their meals delivered to their office during the week. In general you’ll be paying less per week on a 5 day plan, however price per day on these plans is pretty much the same as a 7 day plan.
- Menu Variety
Although it’s hard to get bored with these plans, there are some services that offer better menu variety than others.
For example, one service might offer a 4 week rotating menu. This means the menu changes every 4 weeks.
Other services may let you choose your menu from a larger selection of food allowing you to ensure you’re getting food you love.
Also, if you find you don’t like what’s on the menu, many programs will let you substitute a different meal for a small charge.
- Support
This may not be a feature that you need, however some people do like extra support while losing weight. You might get access to weight loss tools like chat rooms, e-mail support, message boards, dietitian advice, free articles etc.
If weight loss support is important to you, make sure you check out the options before you choose your diet food delivery service.
- Commitment
Some plans do require you to sign a contract for a certain length of time. The most popular time commitment is 1 month which really isn’t asking a lot. After a month you’ll know for sure if the program is right for you.
If a service asks you for a longer commitment than that, be cautious. Some services don’t require you to order 1 month at a time however you’ll probably get a discount if you do.
Conclusion:
Now you know the main features to consider when choosing a diet food delivery service. When you consider these features in light of your preferences and lifestyle, it shouldn’t be hard to decide on the best service for you!
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Is the new science diet food the same as the original?I ran out of the old type of the cat food and I'm trying to get my cat to switch to a new food because I've recently learned that science diet food is crappy. I was wondering if I bought the new type of the food she's used to, would she still eat that so I could mix the new food with it?
garnetcobriana- That's why I'm switching to a new food. I just need to mix the new food so my cat will eat the better food that I've already bought her. Didn't you read the details?
That was very soothing. Thank you so much! : )
Great vid but one big error. You have to use salt otherwise you will die. Don’t use normal table-salt use mineral-salt or other healthy salts. Check other raw-food vids and see for yourself.
When I am trying to lose weight, I cut my calories to 1500/day, switch to whole grains, eat beans, nuts, and soy for protein, and step up my fruits & veggies. I also get half an hour of cardio every day and half an hour of strength training six days a week. This plan allows me to lose about 2-2 1/2 lbs per week. Hope this helps.
Eat less foods that are high in fat and sodium.
Eat more foods high in protein:
tuna
lean turkey
chicken
Eat more food high in carbohydrates:
pasta
rice
potatoes
Eat plenty of friuts and vegetables.
Limit comsumption of soda-drink at least 8- 8oz glasses of water a day.
@basicsweetness4ever I know…sooo expensive to shop in the produce section nowaday! I now go to the Farmer’s markets. Save a lot of money that way.
There is no such food that helps you lose weight. However, you need to consume less calories than you burn. Just try eating low-calorie foods in place of high-calorie foods. Eat more fruits and vegetables, because they're a dieter's best friend.
I wouldn't give her any less unless she really starts to put on weight. Pretty soon (if not right now) I'd switch to adult food which has less fat. If she ever starts getting heavy, I wouldn't cut her food down by any more than 25%. One type of dry food you might try is Royal Canin. They make a dry food specifically for little guys, and though it's expensive, you don't need to feed as much and maybe your pup would like it. If you go to certain pet food stores, not Petco or Petsmart though, I don't think they have samples, you might be able to get samples to try so you don't have to bring back bigger bags. http://www.royalcanin.us/dogs/Why_Diets_By_Size.aspx
http://www.petco.com/product/13069/Royal-Canin-MINI-Canine-Health-Nutrition-Chihuahua-28.aspx
The pieces are smaller too, so they're easier for her to eat!
I want to change my eating habits to lose weight and for health reasons. I thought about juicing but knew I’d miss the “crunch” from not eating food. This gave me ideas. However eating healthy is expensive and it seems that it would take alot for juicing as well has eating healthy. Do you have any suggestions on keeping the cost down?
Fresh fruits and vegtables, lean meats, low fat or no fat dairy products. Stay away from products that are high in sugar (or any type of sugar like high fructose corn syrup, fructose, sucrose, etc.) or have a high flour content. Stick with whole wheat products.
Check out http://www.southbeachdiet.com. It is a comprehensive weight loss diet that promotes healthy eating and explains why you need carbohydrates and why some carbohydrates are better for you than others. You can even find the South Beach Diet book at the library if you don't want to purchase a copy.
If kitty will eat the new Science diet, I say go for it…I'm pretty sure they haven't changed the formula too much. I'm glad to hear you are switching her off it!
Quality foods don't have the word "diet" on the bag because they don't have anything in them that will make a cat fat. Don't buy "diet" foods.
Feed this cat a food with MEAT as the main ingredient and little to no grain. Some excellent brands include Innova Evo, Petcurean Go! Natural, Blue Buffalo Wilderness. All three of these are 50% meat protein and ZERO grain. Also give the cat quality canned food made with chicken, turkey or duck daily. In fact, you may want to feed JUST canned at first.
Until chubby cat's down to a healthy weight don't free freed him – just put a very small handful of dry food out twice a day and split one of the tiny cans of food into two or three servings. Then once he's slimmed up a bit you can leave the healthy dry food out. Even if he grazes during the day on it it won't pack on the pounds like the cheap dry foods that are made mostly of corn. My Persian's been eating these foods for the past three years and his weight is always the same – 10.9 pounds. And he nibbles a bit all day long.
Get toys that you can wave and he can chase. NOT a laser pointer – those are VERY frustrating for cats as its prey they can never catch. Get "lure" toys with a pole, string and toy on the end. Tinsel/feather wands are great, too. Not only will playing with him daily give him much-needed exercise but it'll bond him to you.
Do have a vet check him out as soon as you get him. Obesity can lead to a myriad of health issues including diabetes, arthritis, heart problems, kidney problems, etc.
Here's more on helping a cat lose weight the RIGHT way – http://www.littlebigcat.com/index.php?action=library&act=show&item=therightweightlossprogramforcats
Is it k/d? Cause I know A LOT of cats that refuse to eat k/d. There are definitely a few renal diets out there (Purina makes one, Eukanuba makes one – check out felinecrf.com for tons of info) but I recommend Royal Canin Modified Formula. Until about two weeks ago I could have honestly said that I never knew a cat that turned it down, but of course there had to be that one who would make me not be able to ever say that again. But not much can be said for her taste as she chose to eat the k/d over this magical food. Seriously, that's what we call it at my practice, "Magical Modified" because (almost) every cat will eat it. It has mackerel in it which I think the cats can really taste and LOVE. Plus, you can always add a little chicken broth to any canned food to increase water intake and make the food a little tastier for our finicky friends.
I prefer most Royal Canin therapeutic diets over the Hill's RX diets anyway. I think they are much more palatable and have higher quality ingredients with less by-products and preservatives. I actually have my cats on the Calorie Control diet.
OK, I'll stop going on about the RC therapeutic foods, but seriously, try it! You don't need a prescription for it like you do for the Hill's foods but you do have to buy it from a veterinarian. If your vet doesn't carry it, call around to other vets in the area or call Royal Canin and ask them where the closet place is where you can buy their products. (800) 592-6687. If there is a bigger emergency hospital in your area they should carry it. I don't know where you live so I can't really help you out with that part, but good luck and I hope she likes it!
http://www.royalcanin.us/products/productdetail.aspx?ID=104
Oh, there is also another Royal Canin renal diet called LP but I don't think that goes over any better than the k/d chicken as far as flavor. But it does come in pouches so it's more of the chunks and gravy deal than the regular mushy food so if your cat is into that sort of thing, they may prefer LP & you might want to try that.
http://www.royalcanin.us/products/productdetail.aspx?ID=105
i’d love to look like demi moore at 40, but i have no idea how fruit and salad is going to sustain me for the day.
I have a prenatal pilates video that I use daily and it also has a postnatal workout on it which I plan to do along with walikng daily! No diet foods for me, I eat healthy as it is for me and baby and plan on keeping the same diet!
@marjarose The Vitamix is really expensive, I think they are $700. I saw a live demo at Costco with a blender (forgot maker) that cost just under $400. That blender made nut milk (almond) right before my eyes. If it’s strong enough to do that, it is just as good as Vitamix. IMHO
whats your definition of cooked foods?
Thanks!
how can this woman tell me that I will feel better eating fruit for breakfast than when eating a breakfast high in saturated fat? She knows nothing of my genetic background or metabolic type. I appreciate the advice but you can’t seriously believe that fruit for breakfast is good for every human being regardless of their internal body type.