Custom Vegetarian Diets for Weight Loss

Custom Vegetarian Diets for Weight Loss
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If you lead a busy life or need assistance to plan or cook a vegetarian diet, custom diet programs can either deliver the food to you or create a shopping plan for you. The weight-loss diets are designed to give you set calories, fat, protein and carbohydrates each day. Depending on the diet, you can customize it by changing or omitting ingredients that you dislike.

PersonalDiets

PersonalDiets provides you with a customized vegetarian weight-loss and nutrition diet plan without delivering food to you. To create a custom diet, a nutritional expert will assess your current diet and eating preferences. He will customize a diet, goals and strategies for your weight-loss success. The expert is versed in vegan diets if that is your preference. PersonalDiets also gives you a grocery list for each meal. You also receive eating guidelines that help you adhere to your nutritional and caloric goals if you dine out or attend dinner parties. You can request a diet based on your cultural preference. As you are following your diet program, you can modify it online whenever you want, while maintaining your dietary needs.

Sunfare Vegetarian

Sunfare Vegetarian is a vegetarian diet delivery service only available in the Los Angeles and Phoenix areas. Sunfare offers a vegetarian weight loss diet that is customizable to suit your ingredient preferences. You can select from different options every day and exclude most ingredients in each meal. You are assigned a nutrition counselor to guide and assist you through the diet. Sunfare offers a weight loss formula when planning your meals. The formula ensures that each meal and snack contains 30 percent lean vegetable protein, 40 percent low-glycemic, complex carbohydrates and 30 percent healthy fats. This formula is created for nourishment with its balanced and healthy approach. Plus, it claims clients have an average weight loss of 25 lbs. in the first three months.

DietToGo

DietToGo delivers low-fat vegetarian meals to you, wherever you live. The chefs cook meals that include dairy and eggs and do not use additives. You can select to have meals based on a 1,200- or 1,600-calorie diet. All meals strictly adhere to these caloric levels. The five-week menu includes breakfasts, lunches, dinners, sides and low-fat condiments such as low-fat cream cheese and low-fat mayonnaise.

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Article reviewed by Elizabeth Ahders Last updated on: Oct 7, 2010

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