Jenny Craig is a well-known weight management company that specializes in offering prepared meals that include breakfast, lunch, dinner, desserts and snacks. Portion sizing is carefully considered, and a customer need not worry about calorie intake or eating a well-balanced diet, because Jenny Craig has factored this into its frozen food equation. A challenge of the Jenny Craig diet is the price of the prepared foods and the need to go to a Jenny Craig locale to get them. If this process becomes too cumbersome, grocery stores offer food alternatives that will meet your dietary and weight-loss needs.
Weight Watchers
Weight Watchers offers a prepared frozen meal and snack line known as "Smart Ones." Available in most grocery stores, Smart Ones is similar to Jenny Craig in that the inventory includes a wide range of food, including smoothies, cereals, frozen entrees, candy and ice cream. Like Jenny Craig, consumers do not need to worry about calculating fat, cholesterol, carbs and fiber, because each food item has been pre-calculated and comes in an appropriately sized portion.
Lean Cuisine
Lean Cuisine is similar to Weight Watchers and Jenny Craig in that its meals are rich in nutrients and low in calories due to ingredient selections as well as portion size. While the entree menu is varied, Lean Cuisine does not extend to snacks and desserts, and lunch and dinner options are not nearly as varied as the competition.
Healthy Choice
According to food manufacturer ConAgra's website, the company introduced its Healthy Choice line after its former chief executive Charles "Mike" Harper suffered a mild heart attack and hoped to help others in providing healthy yet flavorful foods.
The American Heart Association has certified all Healthy Choice products, which include soups, frozen entrees and desserts, as well as sauces and snacks. Similar to Jenny Craig, Healthy Choice meals are low in fat, saturated fat, cholesterol and sodium, and each contains 10 percent of the daily value for calcium, protein and iron.
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