If you are overweight, you may be considering a diet delivery program to make your weight loss journey easier. Nutrisystem delivers a prepared breakfast, lunch, dinner and dessert or snack for each day, and you also eat foods you buy from the grocery store to supplement the meals. While information about Nutrisystem's typical meals can give you an idea of the plan, your own Nutrisystem experience will be one of a kind because you can individually select most of your meals.
Diet Background
Nutrisystem offers a plan for you whether you are a man or woman, or you choose the regular program or Nutrisystem for older adults or for individuals with Type 2 diabetes. Nutrisystem Basic plans include three ready-to-go Nutrisystem meals and a snack, and the more expensive Nutrisystem Select plans include 10 days of fresh-frozen meals and 18 days of ready-to-go choices. You can select each of your ready-to-go meals individually, but the frozen foods are not customizable. Supplement your Nutrisystem meals with grocery additions, such as low-fat dairy, lean protein, fruit, vegetables and healthy fats, according to the meal plan you receive when you sign up.
Breakfast and Snack
The typical Nutrisystem breakfast has about 160 calories, 3 g fat, 27 g carbohydrates, 4 g fiber, 9 g sugars and 8 g protein, and the dessert or snack averages 140 calories, 5 g fat, 19 g carbohydrates, 4 g fiber, 8 g sugars and 7 g protein. Breakfast choices include egg dishes, hot or cold cereal, muffins, a cinnamon bun or a cereal bar. Fresh-frozen breakfasts include pancakes, omelets and French toast. Your dessert or snack can be a sweet treat, such as chocolate cake, or a savory snack, such as nacho crisps or pretzels.
Lunch
Before you add your grocery foods, your lunch on Nutrisystem will have about 190 calories, 5 g fat, 27 g carbohydrates, 4 g fiber, 5 g sugars and 10 g protein. A hot lunch may be soup, such as bean and ham, black bean, chicken noodle or cream of broccoli. You could have a ready-to-go chicken salad, tuna salad, Caesar salad, mashed potatoes or a diet bar, such as a chocolate peanut butter bar. Fresh-frozen lunches include a chicken quesadilla, chicken fajita melt or vegetarian pizza.
Dinner
The average Nutrisystem dinner has about 240 calories, 6 g fat, 31 g carbohydrates, 4 g fiber, 5 g sugars and 17 g protein. Choices include pasta such as ready-to-go macaroni and cheese, spaghetti and meatballs, vegetable lasagna and pasta primavera with tofu or fresh-frozen spinach stuffed shells or ravioli. You can have vegetarian, pork or chicken wraps, pizza or beef or vegetarian chili. Asian-inspired choices include fresh-frozen Asian-style beef or ready-to-go teriyaki sauce with beef and noodles or Oriental steak with green peppers and noodles.
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