| I get a lot of emails from people asking me if just | | | | weight, what is the point anyway? So, first up, let's |
| eating lean cuisine meals regularly is as effective as | | | | take a look at the lean cuisine product. It has 340 |
| being on the nutrisystem diet. I don't think that it even | | | | calories, 8 grams of fat, 17 grams of protein, and 53 |
| comes close for many reasons. Listing all of the | | | | grams of carbohydrates. |
| reasons would make this article too long. But in a | | | | Now, let's look at the nutrisystem product. It has much |
| nutshell, I think that nutrisystem is far superior to lean | | | | less calories at only 220 (a savings of 120 calories, |
| cuisine because I believe that the science behind that | | | | which is significant.) It has 8 grams of fat, 9 grams of |
| one makes it far more effective. The foods are | | | | protein and only 28 grams of carbs (which is a savings |
| typically much lower in calories, fat, carbs, and sodium | | | | of 25 grams of carbs.) The main things that strike me |
| and this makes them more effective and worth the | | | | here is that this one has significantly less calories and |
| effort. I will expand on this further by comparing the | | | | carbs. |
| pizza products from both diets in the following article. | | | | This really can make a huge difference into the over all |
| Nutrisystem Sourdough Cheese Pizza Versus Lean | | | | effectiveness for your diet and weight loss. If, let's say |
| Cuisine's French Bread Cheese Pizza: So that I'm | | | | you consumed both products three times per week, |
| comparing like products, I'm just going to be using | | | | you would be taking in 360 additional calories and 75 |
| cheese versions of both lines. In terms of the taste of | | | | additional grams of carbohydrates when using lean |
| the cheese and the sauce, these are relatively | | | | cuisine. It's my opinion that you would have a hard time |
| comparable. However, I prefer the sourdough crust | | | | getting in ketosis (or fat burning mode) taking in this |
| since it's a bit more like the crispy and thinner crust that | | | | many carbs and calories. To me, it just appears to be |
| I generally prefer outside of a diet. Both of these | | | | too much to really be effective. |
| pizzas are decent tasting and I would have no | | | | Also, lean cuisine just does not have the amount of |
| problems with consuming either, although as I said I like | | | | choices to give you much variety in terms of dinner, |
| the crispier crust a little better. The french bread crust | | | | snacks and desserts. Consuming one of these meals |
| is crunchy also, but not in the same way because the | | | | in a pinch probably is not going to be a deal breaker. |
| crust is so very thick. | | | | But, having your entire diet made up of these products |
| Now, let's look at the calories, fat, etc. of these pies. | | | | may not give you a low enough amount of calories |
| Because honestly, taste isn't the only consideration | | | | and carbs to be all that effective. |
| here. If either of these fall short of helping you to lose | | | | |