Diet-to-Go Review

Shipping

Customers who live close to the Diet-to-Go facilities will receive shipments twice a week—n insulated boxes with cold packs. Those shipped further are flash-frozen to preserve freshness, packed on dry ice and shipped in special coolers once a week. Weekly shipping costs are $19.98 nationwide for all plans. Those receiving two shipments per week can expect to pay $9.99 per shipment.

How It Works

Diet-to-Go makes healthy eating easy with a simple ordering process and convenient home delivery. You can order a program online or over the phone. First, you’ll provide your zip code so they can determine the best shipping method for you—customers who live in close proximity to the company’s production facilities will receive shipments twice weekly as opposed to once per week. From there, you’ll pick your plan—choosing from Balance, Balance-D, Keto-Carb30, Mediterranean and Vegetarian. Then you’ll indicate whether you’d like to receive enough food for five or seven days per week, and choose between two or three meals per day. After that, you’ll simply enter your delivery address and payment information, and you’re done.

Your Diet-to-Go meals are flash-frozen, packed on dry ice then shipped in large styrofoam coolers directly to your door. Meals that do not need to be kept cold are packaged in a box and shipped with the cooler—so you’ll get everything you need at once. Since the meals are made fresh with no additional additives or preservatives, they have a relatively short shelf-life: Seven days in the refrigerator; 30 days in the freezer.

Diet-to-Go doesn’t just believe in helping people improve their health, they believe in bettering the planet, too. The meal trays that your food comes in can be placed in any recycling receptacle that accepts plastic. The styrofoam coolers may also be recycled in select recycling facilities throughout the country.

The Food

There’s a reason Diet-to-Go is rated #1 for taste: They source fresh, local ingredients for optimal flavor, and all of the meals are crafted by real chefs with a knack for creating delicious, restaurant-quality meals. Plus, you’ll only get meals you want—you can use their menu management feature to swap out meals and build a fully customized menu.

The meals come fully prepared and already cooked in microwavable trays. For most meals, you’ll simply remove the plastic cover and pop them in the microwave for two to three minutes (you can also heat them in a conventional oven or in a toaster oven).

Here’s a taste of what’s on the Diet-to-Go top-rated Balance Menu:

Breakfast:

• Blueberry Pancakes with Turkey Sausage
• Cheese and Veggie Egg Bites
• Whole Wheat Bagel with Date & Raisin Cream Cheese
• Waffles with Peaches & Apples in Syrup

•  Banana Walnut Muffin
  
  Lunch: 
• Turkey Burger
• Mediterranean Pizza
• Salmon Cake over Rice Pilaf
• Veggie Rice Bowl
•  Sofrito Chicken Melt
  
  Dinner
• Parmesan-Spinach Stuffed Chicken
• Penne Pasta with Turkey Meat Sauce
• Baked Salmon with Pineapple Salsa
• Chicken Fajita
• Shrimp Alfredo

Nutrition

All of the Diet-to-Go meals are perfectly balanced for nutrition. The Balance and Vegetarian menus are comprised of 50 percent carbs, 25 percent protein and 25 percent fat. The meal plans are controlled for calories, cholesterol, fat and sodium. The Balance, Balance-Diabetes and Vegetarian plans are low in sodium, fat, and cholesterol, and follow the American Cancer Society’s and U.S. Department of Agriculture’s guidelines for nutrition. The plans feature include heart-healthy items in our meals such as fish, whole grain pastas and low-fat Greek yogurt.

Diet-to-Go vs The Competition

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The Bottom Line

Sending ready-to-eat meals that are prepared by chefs and approved by dietitians right to your door, Diet-to-Go delivers on their promise to make healthy eating easy. They offer customers a variety of meal plans and customizable menus, and all meals are nutritionally balanced and calorie controlled to ensure you lose weight safely and sustainably. So, whether you want to lose weight, don’t have time to cook, or you simply want to eat delicious, healthy meals prepared with high quality ingredients, Diet-to-Go is an excellent choice.