Meal Based Diets

Meal Based Diet Programs Reviewed

ABC Diet

There is more than one weight loss program that claims to be the ABC Diet. From combining foods in the alphabet, to the controversial anorexic diet, find out which, if any, of the ABC Diets are healthy choices for weight loss.

Anne Collins

The Anne Collins Weight Loss Program’s philosophy is simply eat better and lose weight. The program focuses on individuals changing their attitudes about weight loss and learning to eat better for the rest of their lives.

Apple Cider Vinegar Diet

The time old Apple Cider Vinegar Diet has been around since the age of the Egyptians circa 3000BC and was brought into awareness in modern times by Lord Byron in the 1820’s.

Arnot Diet

The Arnot Diet, developed by Dr. Bob Arnot, is based on the theory that weight loss can be achieved by eating many small meals throughout the day and eating before a you become hungry, which will result in healthier food choices and avoid binge eating.

The Atkins Diet plan was first created thirty years ago by Dr. Robert Atkins. His low-carb, high-fat/high-protein weight loss approach switches your metabolism to a primarily fat-burning system.

Avocado Diet

The Avocado Diet is one that includes – as the name suggests – avocados as the central ingredient.

Blood Type Diet

The Blood Type Diet, that was developed by Peter D'Adamo, is based on modifying your diet according to your blood type and has been heavily scrutinized by the medical community for the diets claims not being based on any medical evidence or research.

Cabbage Soup Diet

The  Cabbage Soup Diet 7-day Plan suggests you eat as much cabbage soup as you desire for a period of seven days, with the expected weight loss amounting to 10-15 pounds.

Carb Rotation Diet

The Carb Rotation Diet, also known as the Dress Size Reduction diet, is a low-calorie eating plan that optimizes metabolism.

Caveman Diet

The Caveman Diet, also known as the Paleolithic Diet, The Stone Age Diet and the Hunter-Gatherer Diet, contains many foods that are rich in Omega 3 fatty acids and does not permit the consumption of potatoes, beans, grains, sugars or dairy.

Diet Plate

The Diet Plate is an innovative weight management system that offers a simple and effective approach to portion control.

DNA Diet

The DNA Diet is a personalized meal plan that claims to be based on your unique genetic blueprint. DNA-based diets are part of a brand new bio-tech industry called nutrigenomics.

Dr Sears Zone Diet

The Zone Diet plan, developed by Dr. Barry Sears, is based around the principle of harnessing the powerful, drug-like effects food has on your body.

Dr Siegals Cookie Diet

The basic idea of Dr. Siegals Cookie Diet is to consume 6 cookies per day along with a single meal at dinner time. The dinner should be high in lean protein.

Eat More Weigh Less Diet

The Eat More Weight Less Diet that was developed by cardiologist Dr. Dean Ornish, is designed to lower cholesterol and undo the damages caused by heart disease.

Eco-Atkins

Eco-Atkins is the vegetarian-friendly version of the ever-popular, low-carb Atkins Diet that uses plant proteins and healthy fats and has similar weight loss results as the original Atkins Diet, but without all the meat.

Fast Food Diet

The Fast Food Diet, developed by cardiologist Dr. Stephen Sinatra, is a six-week diet consisting primarily of fast food and resulting in a potential weight loss of 100 pounds in one year, when combined with walking a minimum of one mile every day.

GI Diet

Developed by Dr. David Jenkins, a professor of nutrition at the University of Toronto, the G.I. Diet, or glycemic index diet, measures the speed at which your body breaks down food and converts it to glucose, which is used for energy or stored as fat.

Gluten-Free Diet

A gluten-free diet means avoiding all foods that contain wheat (including spelt, triticale, and kamut), rye, barley, and possibly oats - in other words, most grain, pasta, cereal, and many processed foods.

Good Mood Diet

The Good Mood Diet is a moderate-calorie diet that is focused on eating foods that are scientifically proven to improve your mood and make you feel so good.

Grandma's Healthy Kids Club

Grandma’s Healthy Kids Club memberships offer a unique opportunity for parents to create lifestyle changes that their children will enjoy.

Hibernation Diet

The aim of the Hibernation Diet is to get your body to efficiently burn stored fat.

Jenny Craig

Jenny Craig is a calorie controlled weight loss program, where all of you meals are mailed to you. This program is meant for people who want to lose 3 pounds per week in average.

KimKins Diet

The Kimkins diet is an extreme low carb, low calorie diet that is designed to be a rapid weight loss program and is considered to be a very unhealthy way to lose weight.

Leptin Diet

The Leptin Diet, a diet developed by Byron J. Richards, is a low-carb diet that helps to regulate the hormone leptin that plays an important role in appetite, hunger and metabolism.

Macrobiotic Diet

The Macrobiotic Diet may be understood as a nutritional attempt to balance the two opposing forces known as "yin" and "yang" - forces which Oriental philosophers believe must be kept in harmony to achieve good health.

Metabolic Diet

The Metabolic Diet is a strict, low- to moderate-carb diet. There are no set times for eating, in fact this diet encourages you to eat when you're hungry, as long as your carbohydrate intake is minimized.

McDonalds Diet

The McDonald's Diet is a 2000 calorie fast-food diet that suggests a diet plan of three meals a day for one month all consisting of McDonald's food.

Medifast

The Medifast plan has been recommended by doctors for years now, and it has been proven that it really works. Medifast can be bought in many places, but I recommend you buy it online because you get excellent discounts.

Natural Hygiene Diet

The Natural Hygiene Diet is primarily a vegetarian diet that advocates the many health benefits of eating a mostly raw diet through consumption of uncooked, unrefined and organic foods.

Nutrisystem

NutriSystem is mostly a portion controlled weight loss program. While being some what similar to Jenny Craig, NutriSystem has one major advantage, which is that it's much more affordable.

Omega Diet

The Omega Diet plan is rich in foods high in Omega-3 Fatty Acids including fish oils, flaxseeds, vegetables, fruit and legumes. Omega-3 fatty acids reduce cholesterol and high blood pressure there by greatly lowering the risks of heart disease and cancer.

Purple Diet

The Purple Diet, also known as the 24 Hour Hollywood Miracle Diet, is a shorter version of the popular 48 Hour Hollywood Miracle Diet that only permits drinking a fruit juice based drink for 24 hours.

Rachael Ray Diet

The Rachel Ray Diet, developed by the TV host Rachel Ray, is a very practical approach to diet is to simply eat less and move more. Her personal recipe for optimal health combines this style of eating along with 30 minutes a day of exercise.

Raw Food Diet

The Raw Food Diet that is a lifestyle diet promoting the consumption of uncooked, unprocessed and often organic foods as a large percentage of the diet for improved health and wellness.

Raw Meat Diet

Fans of the Raw Meat Diet claim that they lose weight more easily, maintain a healthy body weight once it has been achieved, and feel more energized.

Rosedale Diet

The Rosedale Diet, developed by Dr. Ron Rosedale, that is a similar diet to the South Beach Diet except that it also focuses on controlling leptin, a hormone that controls hunger.

Slim-Fast

The Slim-Fast diet program is based on developing a nutrition and weight loss program that is specific to an individuals personality type, which is an unique approach to diet program development.

South Beach Diet

The South Beach Diet, structured similarly to the Atkins Diet, concentrates on choosing the right carbs and the right fats and is a very restrictive meal based diet.

Special K Diet

The Special K Diet is a challenge put forth by Post Brand Cereals to encourage the use of their cereals as part of a weight loss regime. The Special K Diet substitutes two meals a day with a portion of Special K cereal, milk and fruit.

STAX Food System

The STAX System is a unique weight loss program that combines your favorite diet plan with a means to have the healthy foods available to you at all times. STAX holds four daily meals in a climate-controlled cooler, that looks like a shoulder bag and is very inconspicuous.

The Burrito Diet

The Burrito Diet has you eat a burrito for every meal and teaches the importance of nutrition and portion control.

The Grapefruit Diet

The Grapefruit Diet, originally known as the Hollywood diet, is a popular fad diet that limits the user to 800 calories per day with a complete ban on complex carbohydrates.

The Reverse Diet

The Reverse Diet by Tricia Cunningham is based on the age-old dieting trick - Breakfast for Dinner and Dinner for Breakfast. The Reverse Diet involves eating a larger protein and fiber based breakfast with the smaller meals in the evening.

Traffic Light Diet

The Traffic Light Diet is based upon calorie reduction instead of the strategic consumption of fats, proteins, and carbohydrates.

Wu Long Tea Diet

The Wu Long Tea Diet is based on the natural properties of Wu Long Tea (or Oolong Tea) that include anti-oxidants and amino acids which lessen the absorption of carbohydrates and fats.