eDiets Meal Delivery Review
eDiets, as part of their extensive online dieting resources, also offers Diet Smart Meal Delivery Service shipped to your door throughout the USA.
eDiets delivery menu is a balanced blend of proteins, carbohydrates, and fats. eDiets food averages between 1000-1100 Calories per day and with recommended serves of fresh fruit and vegetables it would average around 1200 Calories per day.
Their Men’s Plan is a little higher in calories at 1300 and men can supplement the diet with dairy and fruit to equal 1600 calories per day.
They have recently enlisted the help of CeeLo Green to promote their services.
eDiets Diet Smart Meal Delivery Pricing
eDiets offers three different delivery options featuring their preservative free Diet Smart flash frozen meals.
| 14 Day Plan | Fourteen days worth of food, membership to eDiets and many extras | $21.43/day |
| 7 Day Plan | Seven days worth of food, membership to eDiets | $25.71/day |
| 3 Day Plan | 3 Days worth of food and eDiets membership. | $30/day |
* All options incur a shipping fee.
Click here for eDiets current internet only special of 3 weeks of free food.
Packaging, Delivery and Service
eDiets’ Stuffed Chicken Breast
eDiets delivers a week to 2 weeks’ worth of meals to your doorstep. The food comes flash frozen with standard ice packs in an insulated cardboard box.
My order of a week’s worth of food arrived when they promised and was semi-frozen and well packaged. The food was packed by meal so it was easy to sort it out according to the printed menu provided. The non-perishable snacks and desserts were in a separate box located within the main package. All meals were clearly labeled with nutritional and ingredient information.
All food was in perfect condition and eDiets recommends that when the food arrives, it is stored in your refrigerator and not frozen as the heating instructions are for thawed meals and the meals have an expiration date of about two weeks from delivery.
eDiets doesn’t recollect any packaging materials, however, the food trays are #s 1 and 2 plastics which are recyclable.
Sample Menu
| Breakfast Tomato Basil Omelet with Sliced Potatoes |
| Lunch Roasted Turkey Breast with Cranberry Wild Rice |
| Dinner Seasoned and Roasted Cod with Summer Squash & Spanish Rice |
| Snack Terra Vegetable Chips |
Preparation Required
Most food is packaged in sealed microwaveable plastic trays and the intended reheating method is the microwave. Most meals are ready in about 2 minutes from the refrigerated state.
Best Dishes
Some of the highlights include the Turkey and Black Bean Chili and the Blackened Chicken Breast with Seasoned Potatoes and Peas.
Worst Dishes
The only dishes I didn’t care for were the breakfast items using the egg substitute. It was more the texture than the taste. The eggs were spongy and somewhat dry.
Is It Worth It?
Overall, eDiets provides a good service for those that cannot control portion size and who don’t have time to prepare healthy meals. eDiets recommends incorporating at least 3 serves of fresh fruit and vegetables each day in their plan and gives portion guidelines for this, which is a plus for their plan as they recognize the health benefits of fresh fruits and vegetables.
I would have liked to have seen other heating options apart from the microwave as I’m not a big fan of microwaveable food. Because of this, the food really didn’t stand out as much different then microwaveable diet food from the grocery store with the exceptions being smaller portions, lower in sodium, and greater variety.
eDiets offers a few desserts such as Ghirardelli chocolate, which will help with dieters who struggle with deprivation.
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Hello! I have tried Diet-To-Go, BistroMd and eDiets Home Meal Delivery Plans, and am currently on the Diet-To-Go 1,600 Calories/day Traditional Plan…
I can honestly say that My Hubby and I tried the food from each of these services and that the BEST is definitely the Diet-To-Go! It isn’t at all bland, TASTES FRESH and VERY GOOD, offers many great substitutions, offers everyday food that one would actually crave, and is the cheapest of these 3. The people there are helpful and friendly too if you have any questions of concerns. And they do offer credits if your order is wrong and I believe they also do if you didn’t like a meal, although I have never asked for that because I don’t feel it’s their fault if something just didn’t taste good to me. They also make it extremely easy to do most anything from their website including stopping and restarting your plan whenever you choose, which is very convenient! Their website is the best of all 3 and again the food is fabulous! Plus you get the option of either 5 or 7 day plans with 1,200 or 1,600 calories per day with the Traditional Low Fat Plan and they also offer a Low Carb Plan and a Vegetarian Plan. Also you can choose to have Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner or just Lunch and Dinner. My hubby and I are thoroughly impressed with Diet-To-Go and highly recommend it to anyone wanting to eat a more balanced healthy diet or for weight loss. This food is seriously excellent and worth the money!
BistroMD wasn’t at all bad, but was too bland for us. They did allow you to add or remove certain meals or ingredients, but it was more fancy foods that frankly we are not into. Plus it was more expensive and you didn’t get your choice of omitting breakfast or different calorie plans although did also offer 5 and 7 days plans. I don’t think they offer Low Carb or Vegetarian Plans either. And I felt the meals seemed more repetitious than Diet-To-Go. There seemed to be a lot of very similar meals with only a small change to it, like a different sauce or something. One thing about BistroMD though is they have the NICEST people working there! Also they are very good about cancellation and setting any billing errors straight. I can say I would recommend BistroMD, it just wasn’t as good as Diet-To-Go, in our opinions.
And then there’s eDiets… That was just terrible all the way around! Bad customer service, deceptive fees for cancelling, the food was not at all good and the portions were tiny. Didn’t taste fresh AT ALL! I would never use this service again and would never recommend it. Even using the online only plan is a pain! They don’t take cancellations lightly and if you use ANY offer code and cancel before 28 days, you WILL get charged the ENTIRE amount of whatever the offer was upon cancellation. I found a code for 50% off the first week and within a day of receiving my first order, I cancelled because it was extremely disappointing. When I called to cancel the girl told me because I used an offer code and was cancelling before 28 days, that my credit card would be charged the entire amount of the food. I was angry and told her that I read the agreement before signing up and never saw that anywhere (which is the truth!) but she stated it is there and that I would have to pay the remaining amount. At that point I didn’t care and just wanted to be done with this dishonest company and their barely edible food. I will NEVER use ANY of their services again!