If you need to lose weight and do not want to cook diet meals, Nutrisystem may offer a solution. It is a diet meal delivery program for weight loss that designs its plans to help you lose at least 1 to 2 lbs. per week. Of course, a diet can only be successful for you if you enjoy eating the foods it offers, so make sure you like the Nutrisystem prepared meals and the required grocery foods you will be eating if you follow Nutrisystem. Also, get your doctor's approval before starting any weight-loss diet.
Nutrisystem Overview
Nutrisystem has plans for men and women, and in addition to the basic plans, if offers plans for vegetarians, adults over age 65 years and individuals with Type 2 diabetes. To decrease your hunger and control your blood sugar levels, you eat six small meals or snacks per day, and the food is low on the glycemic index. You can order your meals, set weight-loss goals and track your progress by setting up an account on Nutrisystem's website.
Prepared Meal and Snack Choices
Each day, you eat a Nutrisystem breakfast, lunch, dinner and dessert or snack along with additional grocery items. Nutrisystem offers a set menu, or you can choose each individual meal and snack that you will receive from among 150 options. Meals include oatmeal, cold cereal, egg dishes or muffins for breakfast; broccoli cheese soup, Caesar salad or cheese tortellini for lunch; grilled chicken breast, macaroni and cheese or beef or vegetarian chili for dinner; and carrot cake, chocolate bars or cheese puffs for your snacks.
Basic Nutrition Information
Complete nutrition information for each Nutrisystem meal and snack is available online, and the numbers for each meal vary slightly. Your Nutrisystem breakfast of a chocolate chip scone or a breakfast burrito might have about 160 to 200 calories with 2 to 4g fat, 4 to 8g dietary fiber, 30g carbohydrates and 7 to 11g protein. A lunch of cheesy potatoes provides 200 calories, 4g fat, 32g carbohydrates, 3g fiber and 7g protein. A shrimp Alfredo dinner has 280 calories, 8g fat, 33g carbohydrates, 4g fiber and 20g protein. Nutrisystem desserts and snacks have about 160 calories.
Grocery Foods
On Nutrisystem, you supplement Nutrisystem foods with additional foods that you buy from the grocery store. These foods provide essential nutrients to balance out your diet, and when you start your Nutrisystem plan, you receive details about the specific types and amounts to have. Grocery store additions include low-fat dairy products or alternatives such as milk or soy milk, protein foods such as chicken or tofu, healthy fats such as avocados or peanut butter, fruit, vegetables and low-glycemic grains, such as whole-wheat bread.
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