Many people fail at diets because they find it too hard or tedious to fix the nutritious meals the diet requires or they just don’t have the time to do it. Nutrisystems Diet is a diet in which you purchase about half of your food directly from Nutrisystem. Nutrisystems began in 1972 as a liquid protein diet, but by 1978, it began selling food. As of 2006, approximately 800,000 customers were participating in the Nutrisystems Diet. The average customer that stays on the diet for 10 weeks loses approximately 20 pounds. Like other diets, this one concentrates on the glycemic index of carbohydrates. A low glycemic index diet such as Nutrisystems Diet combined with exercise can help you lose weight without feeling hungry. Another problem with many overweight Americans is that the restaurant industry has lost sight of what a normal size portion is. The Nutrisystems Diet provides you with the nutritional content you need while keeping it in a normal sized portion. The goal is that once you get used to eating the right food in the right perportion, you will be ready to resume eating normal food. On the Nutrisystems Diet you get three meals a day, plus a dessert and snacks. You'll spend about $10 a day. You order you food and you receive it about every 28 days. Because none of the food needs to be refrigerated, it is shipped to you. You will still need to supplement your diet with your own food. This is done with salads, fresh fruit, and low glycemic carbohydrates (bread, eggs, low fat or no fat yogurt and cheese). The menu allows you to choose your favorite foods. The list includes sixteen different breakfasts, thirty different lunches, twenty different desserts and snacks, and forty different dinners. They also have plans to benefit Type II diabetics and senior citizens. |