Diet Plans: A Nutrisystem Review

I have seen a lot of NutriSystem commercials recently. Most of these commercials show famous people that supposedly lost a lot of weight on the Nutrisystem diet. NutriSystem, if you didn't already know, is a diet unlike any other. Instead of telling you what to eat and what not to eat, NutriSystem allows you to order from a wide variety of foods. This food is then shipped to you, and you are prompted to follow the eating plan that comes with it.

This is a question asked about many diets: Does it work? I have a friend who tried the NutriSystem diet, and the results showed. However, the terrible food forced her to quit soon after. NutriSystem claims the diet works because it is based on an advanced study of the glycemic index. That seems to be a fancy way of saying less food with less flavor. My friend let me try a few NutriSystem meals that left me anything but satisfied.

I first tried the eggs. I was very excited to hear that my friend had some packs of NutriSystem scrambled eggs. When I opened one of these packages, I was confronted by a mound of yellow powder. The lid of the package read "Add Hot Water." That's exactly what I did, and what was once powder expanded dramatically to become a pile of slimy eggs. These eggs tasted exactly like they looked and smelled, terrible. Fortunately, my friend said I could try a hamburger. Now I was really excited. I mean, what other diet lets you eat a hamburger?! I opened the package this time to find a dry hamburger. Again, the lid read "Add Hot Water." Again, I followed the directions and added hot water. The burger came to life and expanded to about twice its original size. Unlike the eggs, the burger actually looked pretty good. If only it tasted as good as it looked. I was left nearly puking up what I had just consumed. Finally, it was time for desert. I opened a box of chocolates. I was plesently surprised when I didn't see the words "Add Hot Water." Unfortunately, the chocolates still tasted like cardboard.

In conclusion, I would not recommend the NutriSystem diet. My friend ended up quitting the diet after about 2 weeks time. Dan Marino claims "NutriSystem lets you eat like a man!" If you call a hamburger that you have to add hot water to manly food, then something must be wrong with you. There is no way I could actually live off NutriSystem food for more than a week. The portions are tiny and the food is terrible. Do yourself a favor and don't go near the NutriSystem diet. You won't regret it!