Ediets?

[PrettyPistol]

I clicked on a banner ad for e-diets the other day and realized they have an option for a vegan and vegetarian diet. Basically they plan all your meals and snacks for you. Has anyone tried this? I'm wondering if they make sure you get enough iron and calcium and such, if so, that would be GREAT for veg*n's starting out. (like me!) If anyones heard anything, let me know. :) Thanks.

[shagginabit]

ooo, I didn't know they had veg*n options.

[PrettyPistol]

I think I'll email them and ask them what kind of care is taken in the meal planning. If it sounds good, I think I'll do it, so I stop eating the same things over and over. Having only been doing this a week, I havent gotten into too much variety yet.

[Second_Chance]

I was a member of E*Diets... and it wasn't very veg oriented. I selected a vegan diet, but, you make your own menus and alot of it is inconvenience. IMHO, it's not worth the money. Just my $.02 though.

[shagginabit]

I was a member of E*Diets... and it wasn't very veg oriented. I selected a vegan diet, but, you make your own menus and alot of it is inconvenience. IMHO, it's not worth the money. Just my $.02 though.

so basically bieng a member of ediets is no different than going online looking for vegan recipes yourself?

[rincaro]

I'm not up for joining e-diets, but I would be up for a healthy vegan weight loss recipe swap/support thread! :D

[shagginabit]

That's a good idea, Rin. Wish I had some suggestions now...I'm starvin over here.

[PrettyPistol]

I just sent off an email to them. But if i have to pick my own recipes, forget that. I can do that myself. But yeah, I was planning on checking around for some weightloss threads, or 'healthy recipes'. My aunt is a vegetarian and weighs almost 300lbs because she fills up on junk foods. Ive been sucessfully losing weight for a while, (from 285 down to about 228 now) and i don't plan on going veg hendering that in the slightest.

So if anyone's interested I would love for there to be a support thread for weight loss if theres not already. :)

[Music Girl]

I don't know if they've updated, but I looked into it a couple of years ago.
I chose the vegan option (I was so excited that they offered this) and they basically had me scheduled to eat the same darn things over and over, day in and day out. The menu was VERY limited.

Then again, they could be totally different now.

[PrettyPistol]

I was pretty impressed they got back to me so quickly.. anyway here goes.. its kinda long. And I dont think they answered my questions, which basically was do they pay attention to how much your getting in the way of nutrients, specifically calcium and iron... I guess if youre choosing your own meals, then it really doesnt matter.


Kelly:
Here is some information regarding our Vegetarian and Healthy Soy meal plans:

The Vegetarian Diet plan includes a variety of high fiber, cholesterol free, plant-based foods. Choose a vegan, lacto-vegetarian, lacto-ovo vegetarian, or semi-vegetarian plan, based on your lifestyle and preferences.
The Vegetarian plan is balanced, easy to follow, delicious and flexible, and we'll personalize it just for you.
The meal plan is nutritionally balanced as recommended by the American Heart Association, the American Diabetes Association, and the American Dietetic Association’s guidelines. Fifty to 60% of calories come from carbohydrate, and we recommend that you choose the most complex carbohydrates, which means whole grains, whole grain bread, and whole fruit instead of juice. Twenty to 25% of calories come from protein; we recommend lean protein sources, including eggs, dairy and soy. Approximately 30% or less of the calories are from fat, and less than 10% of fat calories from saturated fat…we recommend monounsaturated fats from olive and canola oil, nuts, seeds and fatty fish.
Avoid desserts with lots of simple sugar, and instead choose whole fruit. Don't forget to add salads to lunch and dinner to make your meal plan high in fiber!

If you want to see your personal meal plan statistics, go to the My Diet page of your eDiets account, and click on the link called “view calorie breakdown”.
The Healthy Soy Diet plan includes a variety of soy products, including tofu, soymilk, soy protein, and other healthy soy foods. Soy is a heart healthy source of complete plant protein.
The Healthy Soy plan is balanced, easy to follow, delicious and flexible, and we'll personalize it just for you.
The eDiets Weight Management program is nutritionally balanced as recommended by the American Heart Association, the American Diabetes Association, and the American Dietetic Association’s guidelines. Fifty to 60% of calories come from carbohydrate, and we recommend that you choose the most complex carbohydrates, which means whole grains, whole grain bread, and whole fruit instead of juice. Twenty to 25% of calories come from protein; soy protein will be your main protein source. Approximately 30% or less of the calories are from fat, and less than 10% of fat calories from saturated fat…we recommend monounsaturated fats from olive and canola oil, nuts, seeds and fatty fish.
Avoid desserts with lots of simple sugar, and instead choose whole fruit. Don't forget to add salads to lunch and dinner to make your meal plan high in fiber!

If you want to see your personal meal plan statistics, go to the My Diet page of your eDiets account, and click on the link called “view calorie breakdown”.

You will get the proper 2-4 dairy servings per day and if your meal plan is vitamin enriched too.

Thanks for your interest.


Stay Positive!
Denise, DTR
Nutrition Support Representative
The Nutrition Support Team
www.ediets.com

[missleigh]

I did the vegan version of e diets once, and I was sorely disappointed at the menus. I found it to be a huge waste of time and money. Like MusicGirl mentioned, the menu was very limited. But that was about a year ago, so maybe it's better now.

[Second_Chance]

shagginabit- like others said (I couldn't find the correct words to say it for some reason) the diet is very restrictive, menu plans are a lot of processed foods... recipes are in depth / time consuming and you select what you want, and it's not structured.

You are given a list of foods to pick from, 99% (well, 90% is more like it) are non veg*n foods, then the rest of the foods are veg*n.

I'd say, form a weightloss clique or whatnot and go at it.. I'd for one, become a member in no time.

(If you want to keep track of your calories,fat, protein etc. try www.fitday.com it's a pretty decent site to keep track of what you eat/ate).