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Prepackaged Food Programs

You've probably heard of most of them like Jenny Craig, promoted by Valerie Bertelli, Slim Fast, or NutriSystem. You will receive prepackaged foods for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Some programs also include snacks. You may add fresh diary and produce. The meals are balanced to provide all the nutrients you need and are low fat and low calorie so you lose weight.

A variation of the prepackaged food program are the meal replacement programs. You consume a prepared drink or snack bar to replace breakfast and lunch and consume a normal low fat dinner.

The advantages of the prepackaged food programs is that you don't have to think. You know what you can have. There are no decisions to be made. No carb counting. No calorie counting. The products have simplified diet programs.

The disadvantages include the expense of the program. The prepackaged meals are not cheap. Another disadvantage, at least in the beginning, is the shock of the small portions. Some participants recommend adding additional steamed veggies to bulk up the menu. If you prepare the meals for your family you might find it tempting to make dinner for them and then you have only your prepackaged dinner. A final disadvantage is that once you go off the program you may quickly return to your old eating habits because you aren't used to making healthy eating choices.

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