Are You Made To Have Soups On The Medifast Diet? Is It Required?

ByLindsey Price

I sometimes hear from folks who are interested in the Medifast diet but who aren't big fans of soup. I've had people ask me if the soups are a requirement or if there is any way to avoid them. Many can't help but notice that the soups are often included with the variety packages. Nothing says that you are mandated to have the soups. It might help to know that within the soup category, there is also the option of chili, stew, and a sloppy joe. But if those do not appeal to you, you can just omit this category from what you order.

You have a few options if you're omitting the soup but still need to include a lunch meal into your day. You might chose to have your lean and green meal for lunch. Or, you might chose another of the prepackaged meals like one of the egg options, a bar, or one of the shakes. Many people aren't aware that you can customize your own package without needing to order one of the sample packages that include the soups.

Here is how you would do it. You would use the "design a menu" option. This is typically found on the left side of the company site. Once you get into this part of the site, it will ask you if you want a 2 or 4 week package. Click whatever is appropriate. After that, you will indicate whether you are a man or woman or if you have any health concerns (like diabetic, vegetarian, lactose free, gluten free, or kosher.) You're then asked if you only want to see only "on the go" meals which don't require any preparation. Once you make these selections, you'll be taken to a screen that shows all of the meal items. Basically, if you are ordering a month's worth of meals, you will be able to choose 20 boxes of food. (Most boxes hold 7 items each for a total of 140 meals.) When you make these choices, you'll want to choose something other than soup. As I said, you might opt for chili or more egg items or additional shakes or bars.

But know that you are never bound to have any foods that you don't want. If there are foods included in the variety packages that don't appeal to you, then you can always use the "design a menu" option to steer clear of what you don't want and order more of what you do.

Want more tips for getting started on and saving money with Medifast? Lindsey is the author of the free eBook "Getting The Most Out Of Medifast," which includes coupons and discounts, a list of all of the food options (including the shakes,) detailed information about the diet and how it works, it's pros and cons, having success on it, and recipes for it. To get a free copy (immediate download/no information required), click here. You can also visit her diet review website to read it at http://easiest-diet.com/free-medifast-ebook/html

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Are Any Of The Medifast Meals Cheaper Than The Others?

ByLindsey Price

I often hear from people who are trying to do Medifast on a budget. To that end, many want to do a regimen that is sort of piecemeal, meaning that they want to just order some very inexpensive individual foods. I heard from someone who said: "which meals are the cheapest that you can order on Medifast? Because I'm on a tight budget and I want to be able to do this as cheaply as possible." I will share my reply in the following article.

The Individual Items On Medifast Are Priced Similarly: The company does offer items for individual sale. However, most come in a box of 7 meals for convenience. People sometimes assume that some of the more common or popular items (like the shakes or bars) are a little cheaper than some of the other items. This isn't really the case. In fact, most of the items are priced in the same way. I'll give you some concrete examples to demonstrate my point. A box of 7 shakes is around $16. And, the same is true for a box of 7 bars. In fact, the same is true whether you are talking about a box of brownies, soups, eggs, oatmeal, fruit drinks, hot drinks or any of the food items that they sell by the box. In other words, no matter what you are ordering, at least as of this writing, you're going to be paying around $16 for about 7 units or about $2.28 per meal. The ready to drink shakes are the exception because they come in cases of 24 for about 64 dollars, making them about $2.60 per item, but I suppose you are paying for convenience since these are ready to drink and you don't have to mix these up.

Bulk Buying Is One Way To Get Cheaper Meals: I didn't know how much weight this person had to lose. But if it were more than 20 pounds (where she'd need to be on the diet for more than a couple of weeks) then it would make a lot of sense to order a package. Here's why. A women's 4 week package runs about $300, but you get 143 meals. Now, this makes the cost per meal is about $2.09. But that is before you use coupons, which you can do when you order a package. Generally, depending on what is running at the time, you can find and links that will save you over $50 per package. So once you take this into account, this brings the cost per meal down to about $1.75 each and this would be the cheapest option for any of the meals.

So to answer the question posed, the cheapest Medifast meals are very often those that are purchased as part of a package. The individual meals all costs the same (which is around $16 for 7,) unless you're ordering the ready to drink shakes, which are slightly more expensive.

Want more tips for getting started on and saving money with Medifast? Lindsey is the author of the free eBook "Getting The Most Out Of Medifast," which includes coupons and discounts, a list of all of the food options, detailed information about the diet and how it works, it's pros and cons, having success on it, and recipes for it. To get a free copy (immediate download/no information required), click here. You can also visit her diet review website to read it at http://easiest-diet.com/free-medifast-ebook/html.

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Is It Required That You Have Your Medifast Lean And Green Meal At Dinner?

ByLindsey Price

I get a lot of questions about the Medifast lean and green meal. Many people understand that they need to prepare one healthful meal for themselves each day. But they aren't sure when they have to consume this meal or what time is most appropriate.

I heard from someone who said: "Do you always have to have the lean and green meal at dinner? Or is there some flexibility? I will probably eat it for dinner sometimes, but I'd like to have it for breakfast or lunch occasionally. Is this possible?"

It's my opinion that this is completely possible or permissible. I don't always have my main meal at dinner time. And I know someone who always takes her lean and green for breakfast because she believes that this gives her more time to burn off the calories that the larger meal contains. However, she's single and doesn't have children. I like to be able to sit down and eat a larger meal with my family. So every one is different and that's why it's helpful that this plan is so flexible.

Plus, if you think about one of the objectives of the lean and green meal, it is to make sure that you eat fresh and healthful food and you learn how to plan for and prepare your own meals. This is partly so that when you lose the weight, you can transition back to regular life. And part of that regular life is going to require flexibility. There will be days that you might want to eat a larger breakfast or lunch. And that's why learning how to be flexible with your lean and green meal (and it's time frame) is a good skill to learn.

The woman who wrote me might want to eat out with clients and have one of the prepackaged meals for dinner. Or she may want to have a homemade and leisurely breakfast on a weekend. I believe that all of this is fine as long as you are keeping the lean and green requirements in mind (which are 5 - 7 ounces of lean protein or meat and three servings of vegetables.) There are a number of ways to accomplish this, but nothing says that you need to accomplish this at any set time of the day. An omelet is a great way to meet these requirements at breakfast and a soup, salad or stir fry is a wonderful way to do this at lunch or at dinner. You can do this at restaurants as long as you are careful when you place your order.

Some people mistakenly think that you have to commit to one meal and stick to that. In other words, they believe that if you chose to have this main meal at breakfast, then you must always commit to breakfast. This isn't the case. You can have a larger breakfast on Monday, a lean and green dinner on Tuesday and then switch back to a lean and green lunch on Wednesday. You can adjust as your schedule changes or if you want to socialize. But the idea is to have one larger prepared meal yourself and 5 prepackaged meal each day, regardless of the timing. This diet is really meant to be flexible and to teach you to make your own choices. It's my opinion that you don't need to tie yourself down or make this harder than it needs to be.

Want more tips for getting started on and saving money with medifast? Lindsey is the author of the free ebook "Getting The Most Out Of Medifast," which includes coupons and discounts, detailed information about the diet and how it works, it's pros and cons, having success on it, and recipes for it. To get a free copy (immediate download/no information required), click here. You can also visit her diet review website to read it at http://easiest-diet.com/free-medifast-ebook/html

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