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Diets to
your door!
Want to ditch the shopping trolley and let someone else
take the guesswork out of weight loss? A diet-food delivery
service could be just the ticket, writes Rachel Smith
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gooddiet.
The program: of pre-washed salad and the ‘fresh seasonal produce’ How it tastes: Generally
Dietlicious fruit make it convenient to approach very appealing, pretty good, although some
www.dietlicious.com.au grab a quick snack or pull especially with salad of the frozen dinners were a
a salad together. accompanying every lunch little bland. Options we ate
Available: Sydney, Downsides: We’d have loved meal and vegetables included Baked Beans and
Melbourne, Brisbane, to see more egg-based included with every dinner Cheese on Multigrain Toast,
Canberra and surrounds. breakfasts offered. meal. One possible downside Classic Fruit Muesli, Sliced
What you get: All food What it costs: $29.25 per day is that dairy foods appear Turkey and Tomato Roll, and
including salad boxes, fruit for the 5000kJ menu, plus to be included in small Salmon Teriyaki. Snacks
and bread for the week – $8.50 to $14.50 delivery, amounts. Three serves of include fruit, tiny low-fat
nothing to add except milk. depending on your location. low-fat dairy are typically muffins and nut mixes.
Dietlicious recommends Support offered: There is needed each day to get Downsides: The food is quite
two serves of fruit per day phone support if you need enough calcium.” processed and the protein
and salad/vegetables with it and a follow-up call to portions can be small,
lunch and dinner. find out how you’re going. leaving you occasionally
How it tastes: Very good, with Dietlicious plan to launch The program: hungry between meals.
lots of spices and interesting a weekly call support program Lite n’Easy Menus can be a bit inflexible,
flavour combinations. On our in the near future. www.liteneasy.com.au too – if the breakfast or lunch
trial, we ate meals such as You’ll like it if… You like options for one day don’t
Chicken and Almond Filo, your food, want to lose Available: All States except appeal, you can’t swap
Veggie and Lentil Burgers, weight and re-learn portion NT and Tasmania. meals from other days.
and Salmon with Chermoula sizes and healthy options. What you get: All food, What it costs: It’s good value
Crust. Some cooking is Dietitian Vanessa Schuldt snacks, salads, fruit and at $18/day for breakfast, lunch
involved with the vacuum- says… “This meal service has breads. There are two options and dinner on a seven-day
packed vegies, but the boxes adopted a high-protein and for breakfasts and lunches 5000kJ plan.
low-fat eating plan, with the each week and there are over Support offered: Customers
benefit of plenty of fibre to 60 dinners to choose from can call or email a Lite n’Easy
help satisfy hunger. I find – so there’s lots of variety. weight-loss consultant at
any time.
You’ll like it if… You’re
not fussed about missing
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home-cooked meals. It’s delivered in a cooler bag
economical, to-your-door every morning.
convenience that helps you How it tastes: Delicious.
shed kilos while eliminating Portion sizes are decent,
the need to shop and cook. the food is super fresh and
Dietitian Vanessa Schuldt everything reheats well. It’s
says… “This low-fat meal also handy if you’re seeking
service is more traditional in some new ideas on what to
its dietary approach, with a cook! On our Good Health
greater percentage of energy trial, we ate Poached Eggs
coming from carbohydrate with Homestyle Baked Beans
and less from protein than and Baby Spinach, Thai
both the Dietlicious and Eat Chicken Laksa with Rice
Fit Food meal services. The Noodles, and Barramundi
meals deliver a good dose with Salsa Verde and Green
of fibre, although I’d like to Veggies. Snacks were
see more variety in the hummus with vegie sticks
wholegrain food options on or fruit salad and yoghurt.
offer, especially for dinner.” Downsides: It’s quite pricey
so perhaps not a long-term
option for most people.
The program: Bread fans may also find it
Eat Fit Food a struggle – it’s generally diehard foodie. Also, if you It would be wise to always go
www.eatfitfood.com.au pretty low in carbs. feel like you reach for carbs for the wholegrain versions of
What it costs: Breakfast, all the time and want to grain-based foods on offer.”
Available: Sydney, lunch, dinner and a snack for redress the balance, this
Melbourne. a 5000kJ menu costs $67/day does teach you another way.
What you get: On the weight- including delivery. Dietitian Vanessa Schuldt The program:
loss program, you can custom Support offered: New clients says… “This is another Jenny Craig
build a menu by choosing receive a courtesy call, and high-protein, low-fat meal www.jennycraig.com.au
low-calorie options. And you a nutritionist is available at service to be credited for
will get breakfast, lunch, an extra cost. its abundance of fresh Available: Nationally, and
dinner as well as a snack You’ll like it if… You’re a ingredients and high-fibre in New Zealand.
content. However, with What you get: You receive
the lower carbohydrate three Jenny Craig meals
emphasis, achieving the every day, plus one Jenny
recommended daily target Craig snack, which you
of 48g of wholegrains each must supplement with your
ight
day may be a stretch. own fruit, vegetables and
The size isanrd snacks dairy products.
als How it tastes: Hit and miss! If
Having me our door is
d to y you don’t follow the reheating
delivere
c o nvenient, it instructions to the letter, it may
not only e
you manag affect the meal’s texture and
could help es. taste. Your day might include
portion siz dishes such as Oven-baked
Muesli, Hearty Beef Pie, and
Chicken Fettuccine. Jenny Craig
advises three snacks per day,
depending on your kilojoule
requirements. Options include
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What else
is on offer?
Not sure about diet food delivery
services, but want to makeover your
eating habits anyhow? Here’s how.
fruit, low-fat dairy and a Jenny journal/exercise tracker
Craig snack (provided), such included to fill out. Jenny
as an almond bar. Craig Centres are also
Downsides: Again, keen widely available if you’d
cooks may struggle with the prefer a face-to-face consult.
processed nature of the Jenny You’ll like it if… You’d be
Craig meals. You’ll also need shopping anyway and just
to hit the supermarket, which want your main meals
is inconvenient. The calorie- sorted. It’ll also suit if you
controlled treats available like to be held accountable
may appeal if you want to when losing weight (you
eat biscuits or crisps yet stay can’t hide from your
within the program’s limits, weight-loss consultant!).
but it’s debatable whether Dietitian Vanessa Schuldt
these items re-educate says… “This meal
you about the right food service offers a kilojoule
choices to make. distribution of 50 to 60
What it costs: It costs $15 per cent carbohydrate, 20
to $21 per day for a plan to 25 per cent protein and
(plus vegies/fruit/milk). 20 to 25 per cent fat, so it’s
Aussie Metabolic Pantry
Includes consultant. more similar to Lite n’Easy
Farmers Direct Jumpstart Makeover
Order a fresh It’s a diet plan Get on track by
Support offered: Lots! If you in its dietary approach.
produce box, sent to you hiring a ‘Pantry
choose Jenny Craig At Home The biggest bonus I see
delivered to your weekly (you add Warrior’ to
Online, you’ll be assigned a with this program is the
door (except NT/ the food!). www. analyse your
weight-loss consultant who’ll incorporation of behaviour-
TAS). www. metabolic pantry and fridge.
help you select the right plan modification techniques,
aussiefarmers. jumpstart.com. www.youtime.
for your weight-loss goals with the support of private
com.au. com.au.
(they’ll even phone you once weekly consultations with
a week). There’s also a food a trained consultant.”
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