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Diets A-Z: Ready to eat

the theory: If you're sick of cooking, choose one of these plans that provide all your food in pre-packaged meals. Just heat and eat.

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the plan
You buy pre-packaged foods daily or weekly that provide all of your meals and snacks. You don't need to worry about meal planning or portion control, and the meals are planned to meet most health guidelines.

upside
What could be easier? You don't have to count calories or fat grams, and you don't need to worry about measuring portions. The meal planning work is done for you.

downside
These plans are expensive and do not teach us habits for lifelong weight control. The meals often have a limited variety of foods.

duration
Indefinite.

tips
To chat about this diet go to the You can do it message board.

checklist
Restaurants: Only if you bring your own food.
Alcohol: Varies.
Caffeine: Varies.
Need to buy special foods: Yes.
Family friendly: Not unless your family prefers to eat TV dinners.
OK for vegetarians: No.

the pros say
This plan is too simple and too expensive to continue for a lifetime.

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