NutriSystem is a popular diet meal plan that allows you to order prepackaged meals online and have them delivered to your door on a weekly basis. Although NutriSystem can help you lose weight, you can get many of the same benefits through choosing Lean Cuisine meals in your grocery store's freezer section. Although Lean Cuisine does not deliver to your door, many grocers regularly place Lean Cuisine meals on sale, which can save you a substantial amount of money when compared to NutriSystem
Step 1
Calculate a calorie goal using an online calorie calculator. Use the calorie goal to plan your meals around your recommended number of calories you should consume each day to lose weight.
Step 2
Separate your calorie goal into several smaller meals. NutriSystem divides its meal plans into five "meals": a breakfast, lunch, dinner, dessert and snack. Do the same with your Lean Cuisine by purchasing three Lean Cuisine meals as well as a snack and 100-calorie dessert for each day.
Step 3
Arrange your meals and snacks so that there are only two to three hours between meals. Eating smaller meals more often can help increase your ability to lose weight successfully, suggests the American Academy of Family Physicians.
Step 4
Choose Lean Cuisine meals that are higher in fiber content. NutriSystem meals are typically high in fiber, which allows you to feel fuller longer between meals. Look at the front of the Lean Cuisine package where the company noticeably displays exactly how much fiber is in the meal along with calories and grams of fat.
Step 5
Purchase Lean Cuisine meals that are higher in good carbohydrate sources, which is another factor that is used in NutriSystem meals to help increase your success at weight loss. Choose Lean Cuisine meals that feature brown rice, whole grain pasta or other whole grains that are lower on the gylcemic index. The glycemic index is a scale that measure how quickly food affects your blood sugar levels.
Step 6
Choose healthful snacks to augment your meals. Use NutriSystem snack examples such as a pear with string cheese, or a 100-calorie yogurt with blueberries, or choose your own healthful snacks focusing on fruits, vegetables, whole grains and low-fat dairy.
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