Usually I take Sunday posts to share my own quick and easy, yet healthy recipes with you.
However, today I want to share with you a new to me diet delivery service I had the chance to try – Diet-to-Go. Diet-to-Go fits right in with my 2013 Goals – Healthy Eating as it has right at, or slightly under, the 1,600 calories a day I am aiming to eat.
Overall, I was very impressed with Diet-to-Go. I chose their low-fat meal plan (they also have low-carb and vegetarian) and thought meals from a diet delivery service would be pretty similar to the Lean Cuisine and Smart Ones dinners I buy at the grocery store, but was surprised by the food options. There were many delicious and exciting meals that I had never had as healthy meal choices before. Plus the meals tasted much better than many premade diet, or reduced calorie, meals.
Diet-to-Go was even voted number the number one diet delivery plan in a national taste test conducted by Epicurious so you know I am not the only one who was digging these delectable meals.
I think having a Diet-to-Go breakfast each morning was my favorite part of the program because I always run out the door with the exact same thing: toast and a banana. Diet-to-Go really help me change it up.
My Diet-to-Go breakfasts:
fajita omelet with mozzarella and seasoned artichokes
mushroom strata with chicken sausage, Activia yogurt, and V8
bran muffin with strawberry preserves, Yoplait light, and orange juice (Did they know I was going to be running late to work that day? I just threw this in my purse and took off.)
Besides the fabulous taste my favorite thing about Diet-to-Go was the convenience. It was so quick and healthy – it left me with no excuses – I had to eat right. Just what I needed to get back on track towards my weight loss goals this New Year.
I enjoyed the simplicity of it. I knew exactly what I was having every day for breakfast, lunch, and dinner – all of the guess work (and crazy cravings I sometimes get) taken out of my meal prep. Plus, all the Diet-to-Go meals were delivered to my door ready to go. No meal planning, grocery shopping (which meant no chance to buy unhealthy splurges), and no adding up daily calories – it was all already done for me.
All I needed to do to have a ready to go meal was follow the directions, clearly stated on each package, about how to cook the meal. It was wonderful to get home from my 5 by the 5th race Thursday night and throw my dinner in the microwave while I was cooling down and getting my glass of water. Three minutes later, before my water was even gone, I had dinner on the table – barbecue chicken, roasted potatoes, green beans, and baked beans. Delicious, quick, and easy after a tiring workout. Plus it was healthy so I didn’t blow all the calories I had just burned off by coming home hungry and making bad food decisions – Diet-to-Go made the good decision for me.
I would love to continue something like Diet-to-Go in the future because I found I ate much better over the three days I tried it. However, the only draw back is that I would have to find a way to work it into my single, teacher (very small) budget.
Why Diet-to-Go?
- portion control
- calories precounted – about 1,600 a day
- no meal planning or meal prep
- no tempting trips to the grocery store (no chance to accidently buy junk)
- meals are ready in only 2-3 minutes
- great taste (The spaghetti pie was so loaded with cheese it tasted sinfully fattening. Yum!)
- Healthy Eating, No Excuses!
Want to try Diet-to-Go for yourself?:
They are currently having a 1,000 meal giveaway. Just click on the link for your very own chance to win one week, or even one whole month, of free meals from Diet-to-Go.
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Order by January 8th and get 25% off any meal plan when you use the coupon code “newyear2013”.
Have you every tried a diet delivery service before?
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Do you ever buy diet meals at your grocery?
FitFluential LLC compensated me for this Campaign. All opinions are my own.
Seems pretty neat and I’ll enter the contest. I’m glad the meals were tasty, you instagrammed that spaghetti pic earlier this week and I thought it looked good, didn’t know it was this (thought you just cooked it for dinner, hehe).
Nope, I did not cook at all and it was a nice break.
Diet to go looks so convenient! Ill have to check them out!
It was very simple.
You should try to win the contest
Seems like a simple easy way to stay on track especially if the price is right!
I ate healthier over those three days for sure.
Signed up! If I wasn’t a poor student, I’d definitely check it out. Hopefully I’ll get on of the free weeks!
I hope you win some. I understand, budget is my issue too.
I think this is a super-neat company! I like to cook so I wouldn’t want to do it all the time, but it would be nice to have 5-10 of those in the freezer for when things get crazy!
I understand. I love cooking too, but sometimes am just too busy and this would be a great fall back.
I’ve never tried a service like this, but I absolutely love the convenience factor. The cheap-o part of me probably wouldn’t love the price…
I understand exactly what you mean. I usually spend only $25-50 a week on food and with my teacher salary it is hard for me to rationalize more than that. I need to get rich quick and order right away!
So cool you got to try it for 3 days! I’d love if they had more flexible options, like 2 meals a day (pretty much eat a bowl of oatmeal or cereal everyday for breakfast) rather than 3…because I too am on a limited budget and would not be able to afford it for months on end.
Everything looked delish!
Well apparently they do have 10 meal a week plans, but $100 for 10 meals is still almost like eating out. I spend $70/week for 30 meals + snacks…
And in case you are wondering about my math skills (since 7*3=21 not 30), I typically have 4 small meals a day…I guess more accurate number range for meals would be 25-28/week (just rounded up). Sorry for all the comments!
There is no such thing as too many comments. I usually can get all my meals and snacks for between $25-50 for a whole week. I agree that price is the biggest issue with this.
It was really tasty though, boy I wish. I guess it is time for us to marry rich!
I was totally impressed by how yummy all the meals look! I too was expecting a “lean cuising” type set up, but was nicely surprised by all the reviews I’ve been reading. I think this program would be excellent for someone who is in the start up phase of eating healthy and really needs the guidance/meal planning aspect.
You are right it would be amazing for someone who is just starting out their journey and doesn’t know exactly where to begin.
Those meals look sooo yummy! They definitely don’t sound like diet food! I like the idea of this because I hate to cook but love to eat and eat healthy!
The cheese covered happiness didn’t taste like diet food either!
I love Diet-to-Go! The gym I work at back home used to offer it, and as an employee, I got an awesome discount! I was so surprised by how good their meals tasted. Such a great diet delivery service!
Oh my goodness, awesome discount is just what I need.
I think it is very cool that your gym had a program like Diet-to-Go. Healthy eating and exercise fit together perfectly.
I was so pleasantly surprised by the quality and taste of the Diet-To-Go meals and the convenience was priceless! Great review!
I was really happy with it too. Missing it after my junky dinner tonight.
Hi Abby,
Great post and healthy discussion. Like to add to lose weight exercise regularly as it will burn your fat and boost metabolism. Break meals in 5/6 small meals including snacks and prefer raw food over processed food. Drink more water than routine and avoid eating late.
Yes, I loved having every day preplanned and ready to go.