Diet-To-Go

Diet-To-Go Reviews - Prepared Meal Delivery Reviews

Diet-To-Go Reviews by Chef Piquanti
Diet-To-Go strives to promote a nutritionally balanced diet customers can sustain in order to lose weight and eat healthy. They believe in an approach that promotes common sense eating habits so that eating to stay healthy becomes a way of life.

Meals are made to be properly portioned and low calorie to promote optimal results. Their meals are chef prepared in a USDA certified kitchen.

A while back I purchased the 1,600 calorie diet plan for five days of lunches and dinners. This translates to $8.27 per meal. In all honesty, I tried these meals a while ago, and I look forward to trying this service again with some updated menu items and better pictures. But I can tell you I felt the quality of this diet delivery service was above average.

At the time, I did not take advantage of customizing my menu, which I will do next time I order. With my standard order, I had some lunches that included sandwiches and soups.
Diet-To-Go Review by Chef Piquanti
While they were good, I don't think they were worth $8.27. However, the dinners were excellent, and when I reorder I will substitute complete meals for soups and sandwiches.

-Chef Piquanti

Our Diet-To-Go Review of their Diet Meal Delivery Service

The Website

The Diet-to-Go website was pretty simple to navigate. Their Home page and How It Works page give a general overview into the plan, how it works and what you get. For more details, we suggest scrolling to the bottom of the page. There they have an About Us section that will explain their philosophy, more about the company, their guarantee, etc.
  • Consumer Tip: Diet To Go 100% Satisfaction Guarantee: "with our 100% satisfaction guarantee, if for any reason you are unhappy with your order or our service, we’ll make it right or refund your money. It’s that easy."
In their Menu category, you will find an overview of their meal plan choices: Traditional, Vegetarian and Low Carb. Each choice has 4 buttons on the image to review: About Menu, Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner. When clicking on the Breakfast, Lunch or Dinner button, the image that pops up offers a "View Sample Menu" link. 
A Sampling of Prepared Meals Ordered from Diet-To-Go
There is a bit of a process for checking the pricing of a plan you want to order. When you click on the Pricing link at the top of the page, it will prompt you to provide your zip code before continuing. The next option is to select a menu: Traditional, Vegetarian or Low Carb. There are 2 plans to choose from: the Women's plan (1200 calories per day) and the Men's plan (1600 calories per day). Then you select the number of days per week you want to order: 5 days or 7 days. The number of meals per day is next: 2 meals without breakfast or 3 meals. This shows how much your order will be per week and gives the option of applying a coupon code. If you don't have one, you can click on the link below and see if there are any available coupon codes to be used. Once this is complete, you have the option of proceeding to checkout.

We checked the prices of a zip code in the local pickup area and the home delivery area and they were the same, we figured that this was required because of the Proceed To Checkout option at the end of the process. We found that you can switch the Plan, Days Per Week and Meals Per Day choices on that screen and your price will change accordingly. However, if you attempt to switch the Menu option on that screen, the process begins again. This is not an annoying issue, their selection process is easy, fast and shown right there on one page, just something we thought you should be aware of.

We did look for a traditional FAQ page and realized that there was none, at least not under that title. In searching around the site, we found that if you scroll to the bottom of the page, under the Resources column is a Help link. This contains the FAQ that you would need neatly sorted into 8 help categories.

The Help page also contains a Contact Support button and a Live Chat button, The Contact Support page sends you to the Contact page, which supplies quite a few options for contacting them: their mailing address, Sales phone number, Customer Service phone number and fax number, their business hours and an option to email them. We really liked all the contact options they supplied, a lot of companies don't offer so many. We tried the Live Chat button, but nobody was available at the time. It doesn't seem to be 24/7 but they do provide the option of leaving a message through the Live Chat so they can reply to your inquiry.
Customizing A Meal Plan

You can only customize your menu for meal preferences after placing your order. Once you place your order, you are registered for myDiettogo. This allows customers to manage their menus and deliveries.

Once you have ordered you can make changes to your meal plan. Changes for that current week must be made before the deadline for that week. If the deadline has expired, it will let you know right on the webpage in red. Each week's meal page looks like the image.
Diet-To-Go Weekly Menu
Shipping Box shows how the diet meals are packed.
Shipping

Diet-to-Go cooks their meals in their own facility ensuring that they are fresh and then flash frozen. They are packaged in Styrofoam coolers and packed with dry ice. The amount of dry ice depends on the time of year and climate the customer resides in. Our order was shipped in January and didn't come with dry ice. Home delivery is shipped using FedEx. Each week, once the meals have been shipped, Diet-to-Go will send a shipping confirmation email that will contain your FedEx shipping tracking number.

Fresh local delivery available in the Washington DC Metro, Baltimore, Greater Philadelphia, San Francisco Bay and Greater Los Angeles areas. When beginning the order process, a zip code search will inform you if your area qualifies for local pickup or home delivery.
Home delivery meals are packages and shipped once a week. Local pickup customers pick up their meals twice per week. The pickup days are Tuesdays and Fridays and, for most local customers, the pickup time is 5pm-closing. Each location may have different business hours, so customers should check their local pickup location for their specific hours.

Packaging

Packaging is a bit of a challenge for Diet to Go because they support local, fresh pickup and national frozen shipping. The challenge comes more to those customers that have their meals shipped frozen. The company recommends you allow their meals to thaw completely. Here's why:
  • Most of the breakfast and lunch meals are shrink-wrapped
  • Most of the dinner meals come in microwaveable trays
  • As shown in the 3rd picture above, we found items that are not microwaveable in the shrink-wrapped packaging
Please be sure to read the instructions carefully before reheating your food.

Reheating

While the process is a bit more complicated than other diet delivery services, the end result is a more consistent, high-quality reheat of your food. We didn't have one meal where the food was either undercooked or overcooked by following the directions on the labels.

Diet-To-Go Diet Plan Review

Overall, we think this is a very good diet delivery service. We prefer to have three complete meals over muffins or bagels for breakfast, and soups or sandwiches for lunch, but that is a very personal choice. You may find it to be very convenient to have sandwiches. And we do want to underscore that you have the option to change your weekly menu before it is shipped.

While Diet to Go may lack in breakfast and lunch, we found they generally make up for it with dinner. The portion sizes might be the largest in the industry, and the food is by far their best offering. When you get through your day, you will be rewarded at dinner. We felt this is how the company balances the budget costs of creating this meal plan.

Day 1

Breakfast: Waffles with Peaches and Apples in Syrup. A good and hearty breakfast, but there is nothing special about the waffles, although we did like the large portion size. The fresh fruit was exceptional. 

Lunch: Reuben Sandwich with Russian Dressing, Mushroom and Artichoke Salad, and Citrus Fruit Cup. Since we are based out of NYC, we looked forward to having this Reuben Sandwich, but it fell short of the mark for us. This sandwich came on French toast, which didn't make sense to us. Rye bread is actually the best bread to eat while dieting because it has the lowest amount of carbs, around 12 per slice. It seems that would have been a better choice for both nutritional value and a traditional menu. Also disappointing was one, very thin slice of meat, but the Russian Dressing was a huge hit. It had Sauerkraut in it, which gave it a nice texture "crunch." The Mushroom and Artichoke Salad was also very good, and we wished we had more of it. The fresh fruit was outstanding.

Dinner: Atlantic Salmon, Brown Rice, and Vegetables, Carrots and Jicama Medley. We have purchased a lot of prepared meals over the years, and we have to say this was the largest piece of salmon we ever received from a meal delivery service. Better than that, it tasted great and didn't get dry during reheating. The rice was also good, and not dry. The carrots were not mushy, but the jicama was a pleasant surprise. All in all, we thought this meal was well above average.

Day 2

Breakfast: Peachy Keen Muffin with Apple Butter and Greek Yogurt. We don't care for a muffin being served as a breakfast. This muffin was fine, but it was small. The apple butter was good too, and not overly sweet. This breakfast came with a Chobani Greek Yogurt, which broke down and became watery during freezing. There is nothing here you can't get at the supermarket yourself. We expect more from diet delivery service. 

Lunch: Aztec Quinoa Salad. Sometimes companies make fancy names for their meal to make them sound gourmet, and we felt this happened here a lot. What makes this salad Aztec? Well the Aztecs used to eat a lot of Quinoa. A traditional Aztec Quinoa salad is packed with fresh vegetables grown in South America. This salad is closer to a bowl of Quinoa, however, we liked that it appeared on the menu for its nutritional value. We just would have liked to see more vegetables in it.

Dinner: Chicken Parmesan with Pasta and Broccoli Florets. This also came with a small lemon yogurt smoothie, which is not shown. Overall, not one of the better Chicken Parmesan dinners we've had over the years. The chicken breast is very small, the pasta was mushy, and just two broccoli florets? Vegetables are an important part of any diet plan, not just for nutritional value, but for fiber to keep you filled up. However, there was plenty of melted cheese which was nice.

Day 3

Breakfast: Peach Pecan Oatmeal Bar and Tropical Fruit. Here is another very small breakfast that didn't pack enough portion size to get us through to lunch. It's larger than the muffin we had on day one, but didn't taste as good. The "tropical fruit" seemed like it was diced canned peaches.

Lunch: Chicken Florentine Burger with Provolone Cheese and Apple Jello. This is closer to a chicken salad than a burger. It's pretty good too. The apple Jello seemed store-bought. 

Dinner: Turkey Salisbury Steak with Mashed Potatoes and Gravy, and Green Beans. This also came with a small cup of store-bought chocolate pudding, which is not shown. We loved the portion size of this meal. The turkey meatloaf was pretty good and not dry, a tall task for turkey and especially when it gets reheated in the microwave. The mashed potatoes were also good, but probably instant, and could have used some seasoning. No lie, the green beans tasted, and had the texture of coming from the farm. Note: One of our staffers actually grew up on a farm. We know they probably are frozen, but they were that good. The tray didn't have a separate compartment for the gravy, which would be the only suggestion we would have.  

Day 4

Breakfast: Greek Burrito with Chicken Sausage, Fajita Vegetables, and Orange Segments. Finally, a diet delivery nailed a breakfast burrito recipe! There are some good ones out there, but most are a huge disappointment. This one was not only delicious, but reheated perfectly to where it wasn't too hot on the inside and you could eat it with your hands if you wanted too. If you are customizing your menu, try to replace the muffins with this! It is such a home run, we're surprised Diet-to-Go doesn't do more variations of this, like maybe a Denver Omelet Wrap. The ground chicken sausage didn't taste like a breakfast sausage, but it was good. The Fajita vegetables were pretty standard frozen food, but the orange segments were skinned by hand, and were divine. Lots of exceptional, culinary attention to detail in this breakfast.

Lunch: Tomato Pesto Meltover with Apple Cake. Here is another first from Diet to Go. We've never heard or seen a meal like this, and we have to say we were impressed with the creativity of the dish. The bread base under the tomatoes was slightly on the soggy side, but a valiant effort, it's almost like a pizza. The apple cake was the best offering on the menu this week.

Dinner: Chugwater Chili with a Drop Biscuit and Sour Cream. This meal is listed as a dinner, but is more suitable as a lunch. The portion size is small, and the drop biscuit was just fair. There must have a picking error, because the sour cream we put on our chili was butter. "Chugwater" is a town in Wyoming that hosts competitive chili cook-off challenges. We didn't see this as worthy of an entry. The chili was closer to a soup than a chili, and it was way under-spiced.

Day 5

Breakfast: Whole Grain Pancakes with Strawberry Maple Syrup, Turkey Sausage, and Asparagus. The pancakes were very good and didn't have that "over-fiber" taste or texture you might expect from whole grain. The Strawberry Maple Syrup didn't have any "maple" flavoring, and was a little too sweet for our tastes. The chicken sausage was good, a little crust on them would have been better. We liked the idea of asparagus served with breakfast, although it traditionally goes with an egg dish, and a larger serving would have been better.

Lunch: Stuffed Potatoes with a Nutty Wheatberry Salad and Sour Cream. On the menu they're called Tuscan Potatoes, and on the label they're called Italian Potatoes. We couldn't see the connection to either. They are loaded potato skins, and good, but hard to see as an entree. The Nutty Wheatberry Salad was a surprise treat, and this time we got sour cream instead of butter.

Dinner: Curried Shrimp with Basmati Rice and Minted Carrots. Curried meals don't appear on too many menus, but we would have to say this one was above average. First, they nailed the shrimp. It was perfectly cooked and didn't get rubbery when it was reheated. The curry was also good, but we thought it was geared towards mainstream tastes. Our carrots didn't have any taste of mint, and the peas were standard fare.

Day 6

Breakfast: Egg and Broccoli Pie with Applesauce. We thought this was an interesting idea but the pie shell was not too desirable. A burrito or omelet would have been much better. The eggs, broccoli and cheese were great, through. We felt the company can do better than store-bought containers of apple sauce.

Lunch: Michigan Turkey Sandwich on a Pretzel Roll with Orange Mango Salad. Aside from trying to make the name sound more gourmet, what makes this sandwich "Michigan?" This is a turkey salad sandwich on a roll that has a pretzel shape, but no flavor or texture of a pretzel. According to their nutritional label, it also has 18g of fat and 89 carbs, which made us wonder what qualifies it as diet food. It was okay, but not worth the carbs. 

Dinner: Chicken and Turkey Brunswick Stew with a Corn and Lentil Loaf. Traditional Brunswick stew is a tomato-based stew that is very thick. So in this case, the name has some relevance to the dish. It's very good, but lacks more vegetables common to Brunswick Stew recipes. One thing we loved about it is that it has a bit of spice to it, as you expect with a Southern, backwoods recipe like this. We also liked the generous portion size. The Corn and Lentil Loaf was certainly fibrous and would fill up even the hungriest of dieters, but that might be the only reason you eat it.

Day 7

Breakfast: Whole Grain French Toast with Mango Cranberry Syrup and Greek Yogurt. Our French Toast tasted more like bread from a toaster than French Toast, with a creamy inside. The store-bought yogurt made us feel like the chefs took the day off.

Lunch: Turkey Swiss Sandwich with Relish and Cauliflower Tabouli. We found the commercially manufactured French Toast on the sandwich to be better than the French Toast we had for breakfast, but would still prefer a traditional bread on our sandwiches. The inside of the sandwich was very good and the Tabouli was okay for a side.

Dinner: Blackened Turkey Loin with Carrot Puree, and Italian Vegetable Blend and Asparagus Risotto. We thought this was the best meal Diet To Go made for us this week. The turkey was perfect, and moist inside. The blackened seasoning was light, but good. The Asparagus Risotto was equally delicious, and made for a great side, although we didn't taste much asparagus in it. The carrot puree was unbelievably good, and there was plenty of it. The Italian Vegetable Blend was also spot on and wasn't mushy at all. Overall, an outstanding meal!
Cost

Each plan is a different price depending on your menu category, number of meals and whether or not you choose a male or female plan. The Traditional and Vegetarian Menus for Women ranges from $106.59-$157.99 per week depending on the number of days and meals chosen. For Men the range is $113.59-$173.99 per week for these same plans. The Low Carb Plan is not gender specific and ranges from $120.99-$179.99 per week.

The added shipping cost for Diet-to-Go depends of the form of meal delivery offered in your area. Their Home Delivery is available anywhere in the continental United States. Customers pay a flat rate of $18.95 per week for shipping. They also offer local pickup in certain designated areas. The cost of this is $5 per week. Fresh local delivery available in the Washington DC Metro, Baltimore, Greater Philadelphia, San Francisco Bay and Greater Los Angeles areas. When beginning the order process, a zip code search will inform you if your area qualifies for local pickup or home delivery.

We purchased the Traditional Menu, men's 7-day plan with 3 meals per day. This came to $173.99 per week. We are not located in a Fresh Local Delivery location, so we paid $18.95 for shipping. This translates to $8.29 per meal.

Summary

Over the years we have had meals from Diet-To-Go on numerous occasions and find them to be one of the best, and most consistent in the industry.

Positives
  • No long-term commitments
  • Customizable menu
  • Choice of 3 healthy meal categories: traditional, vegetarian and low carb
  • Fresh local delivery available in the following areas: Washington DC Metro, Baltimore, Greater Philadelphia, San Francisco Bay and Greater Los Angeles areas. A zip code search will inform you if your area qualifies.
  • No cancellation fees
  • Order comes with all the sides and condiments needed
  • They periodically hold tasting events in the 5 local pickup areas where customers can try Diet-to-Go meals
  • 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed
  • Many options for contacting them, and outstanding customer service
Negatives
  • Live Chat and Customer Service hours are not 24/7 and they are closed on Sunday
  • To check general pricing it is a bit of a process
  • As a non-customer you will only be able to see the titles of some meal examples. You can only see the components of the meals once you become a customer and can get into the Menu Management with myDiettogo.
  • Six of our meals came without nutritional information on the labels.
  • Some store-bought items like yogurt and apple sauce you can get on your own

Diet-To-Go Reviews from Consumers

Silver Medal Review
Diet-to-Go has Changed for the Better

Overall: Silver Medal
  • Website Ease of Ordering: Excellent
  • Reheating: Excellent
  • Customer Service: Excellent
  • Shipping: Fair
  • Taste and Food Quality: Excellent
  • Value: Excellent
he first time I tried diet to go, I HATED IT -and that's putting it lightly. The food I got was wrong and I'm a SUPER picky eater however, diet to go HAS changed. The food is excellent and very easy to cook (you can't always go by the heating instructions though!). My only issue with diet to go now is that some of the packaging breaks while in shipping which means some of my food leaked out into the bottom box and I couldn't reheat it in the microwave. The price has also gone up which sucks but for me, it's worth it.
-B. Durblin
Aurora, Colorado
Gold Medal Review
Everything Just Tastes Fresh and Delicious

Overall: Gold Medal
  • Website Ease of Ordering: Excellent
  • Reheating: Excellent
  • Customer Service: Excellent
  • Shipping: Excellent
  • Taste and Food Quality: Good
  • Value: Excellent
What I like about Diet To Go is the meal packages they offer. They have low-carb, traditional, and vegetarian meals. I personally love their vegetarian meals. It's not easy to find a good vegetarian precooked meal, and I was pleasantly surprised at the taste. I especially loved their grilled veggie burritos, penne pasta, and Spanish stuffed peppers. They are cooked to perfection. The pastas aren't soggy; the vegetables are firm, and everything just tastes fresh and delicious. The best part is I'm finally losing weight!
-T. Frank,
Salem, Wisconsin
Silver Medal Review
I'm Satisfied

Overall: Silver Medal
  • Website Ease of Ordering: Excellent
  • Reheating: Excellent
  • Customer Service: Excellent
  • Shipping:Good
  • Taste and Food Quality: Good
  • Value: Good
Diet To Go always blows me away. I find all their menu meals amazing. I even tried their vegetarian meals to see how it would taste, and I was surprised; they too taste great. I would, however, think they need to add more menu selections to offer. Also, I suggest they follow other prepared meals that allow their clients to customize their meals. Say, if they don't like one particular item in their package, then simply replace it with items they want. Lastly, I hope they improve their serving sizes. I want to see family packs, and meals good for 2 people. I think that would be cool. Other than that, I'm satisfied. 
-M. Wall,
Glendale, AZ
Silver Medal Review
They Offer Great Food, Great Service, and Great Value

Overall: Silver Medal
  • Website Ease of Ordering: Excellent
  • Reheating: Excellent
  • Customer Service: Excellent
  • Shipping: Good
  • Taste and Food Quality: Good
  • Value: Good
My mom loves the Traditional Meals, and I like them too. They offer great food, great service, and great value for their products. We both love their Chicken Philly Subs. Plus, they guarantee 100% customer satisfaction, which I know is rare to find in most prepared meals. Spaghetti pie is another unique treat that everyone must try. They make me feel like they are not strictly after my money, but that my well-being is more important to them. For a weight loss company, I believe this is important. I think every company should follow their lead.
-Evelyn Young,
South Carolina
Silver Medal Review
Taste of the Food was Quite Good

Overall: Silver Medal
  • Website Ease of Ordering: Poor
  • Reheating: Good
  • Customer Service: Poor
  • Shipping: Excellent
  • Taste and Food Quality: Good
  • Value: Good
I used this service for several months and overall really liked the process. But...couple caveats...

Overall the taste of the food was quite good. I rank the meals I get and on a scale of 1-5 (bad-good) they had many foods in the 2-4 range. Very few 5's but not too many 1's (or worse, 0's). I liked that there was a little fresh fruits included, but I hate that they add V8 vegetable juice regularly, even though I like it. The problems, however, were:
  • They use huge amounts of dairy products and some meals are essentially big blocks of melted cheese.
  • Vegetables do not reheat well, although I found if I thaw them, squeeze the water out and then saute or roast them they are pretty good. But that negates the value of "not having to cook".
  • Egg dishes (omelets) are just flat out bad. As usual, these companies have not yet realized that dried, reconstituted, cooked, frozen, then heated eggs are just not good.
  • They offer essentially unlimited substitutions. This sounds like a good thing and I do give them props for trying. But not once did they ever get my substitutions completely correct.
Every week something was not right and I didn't make constant changes. Every week I'd review the menu, eat it once to see what I wanted to substitute, then put in my request for that week and not change it again. Never was it correct. I don't actually believe it was the fault of the packers completely though because the website is so poorly done. It is a discredit to the company and they really need to bring in professionals to build it for them. And I'm only complaining because they OFFER the substitution service, therefore I believe they are obligated to actually fulfill the requests correctly.

So overall not bad, but the substitution process was just flat out useless.

-Connie,
Boyerstown PA
Silver Medal Review
Decent Food at an Okay Price

Overall: Silver Medal
  • Website Ease of Ordering: Fair
  • Reheating: Excellent
  • Customer Service: Good
  • Shipping: Excellent
  • Taste and Food Quality: Excellent
  • Value: Excellent
The pricing is fairly decent compared to others. Most of their meals are quite tasty. I've been with them for 6 weeks. I've lost 11.5 lbs by just doing the 5 day lunch and dinner plan. For breakfast I make myself oatmeal with fruits & nuts. Weekends I generally am less strict with my diet since I do enjoy going out. I weighed 209.5 lbs when starting and am down to 198 lbs. I haven't done any additional exercise along with this food program. I chose the 1600 calorie plan.

For the Christmas weekend they accidentally sent me 4 breakfast meals instead of lunch and dinner. I called them and they credited me the difference for my following week. From having their breakfasts I can tell you I do not think they are worth it. Having a high fiber oatmeal breakfast is much more filling and costs much less. I did not find myself remotely full with their breakfasts.

Since I mostly do the lunches and dinners I can says they are satisfying. The meals repeat on a one month cycle. You can call and substituted one of your standard dinners for one of their week's special if you want. I have never used this feature since I am using this service to save myself some time. Usually what I do is have the dinners for lunch and the lunches for dinner. I am generally less hungry after work anyway's.

It's easy to sign up on their website. I think their meal substitution forms aren't the most user friendly. I am mostly using this service to eat healthier and save time cooking. I would generally make bad choices since I would be hungry and not have time to prepare meals. I use the local pickup service which is a block and a half from me so it's convenient.

If you are looking for a service you can sign up for and want decent food at an ok price this is where to go. I will probably use them until I get down to 185 lbs. After that back to healthier grocery shopping to save on some money. You are looking at spending an extra $160 per month vs. just buying groceries.
-Andrew
Philadelphia, PA
Poor Medal Review
I Can't Justify Spending $10 for Soggy Bread and a Small Side

Overall: No Medal
  • Website Ease of Ordering: Poor
  • Reheating: Good
  • Customer Service: Poor
  • Shipping: Poor
  • Taste and Food Quality: Fair
  • Value: Poor
I had just one order before I canceled. They completely got my order wrong -- instead of low carb lunch and dinner, I received low fat breakfast, lunch, and dinner. They didn't send me a Fed Ex tracking number. I had to call for that (which came in handy because I found out that my meals were misdelivered, but that was a bad on Fed Ex, not Diet to Go).  

Customer service isn't always there. They're only open until 8PM on Tues. and Fri. Even during working hours you might have to leave a message for a call back. When customer service did call me back, they told me they did nothing wrong (which customer service should never ever say to a customer). Now mind you, they offer 3 different meal plans. To select low carb meals you click the button on the left, to select traditional low fat (which is what I received) is on the right. I know which button I clicked. I CAN read.  

To shine more questionable light on things, you are unable to view what you ordered after you order it. An email confirmation does contain a link to your invoice, but clicking on that leads you to a page on their website that says ‘Access Denied’. They have a My Account tab on their website, but the only information that contains is how long you’ve been a member. And that’s it. Seriously.  

As for the meals, most of the lunches are sandwiches which would only taste good if they were baked and darn it, my office doesn't have an oven. The food is good. But I estimate that with delivery I'm paying $10 per meal. Which wouldn't be a bad deal for no clean up, grocery shopping, or cooking. But I can't justify spending $10 for a lunch that consists of soggy bread and a small side.  

I'll just go to Central Market and buy freshly prepared meals from their deli for $8-$10 and freeze them. In addition, their meals aren't that healthy. They use high fructose corn syrup, other added sugars, and lots of chemicals. And that’s in the low fat plan. Not worth it.
-Tanya,
Austin TX
Gold Medal Review
The Best Diet I Have Tried

Overall: Gold Medal
  • Website Ease of Ordering: Excellent
  • Reheating: Excellent
  • Customer Service: Excellent
  • Shipping: Excellent
  • Taste and Food Quality: Good
  • Value: Excellent
I just finished my first week of meals, and I have to say I was very impressed with the service. I thought there were a few meals that were just okay, but there were also some meals I wouldn't have dreamed came from a diet company. I have tried some other services, and this is the best one I have tried so far. 

I just reordered for my second week, and my husband would love to have some of the meals without having to get the whole diet plan, but that is not possible yet. I would have assumed the quality of my meals would have cost much more than they did. 
-Jessica H.
Wash D.C
Silver Medal Review
The Food Was Very Good

Overall: Silver Medal
  • Website Ease of Ordering: Poor
  • Reheating: Good
  • Customer Service: Excellent
  • Shipping: Excellent
  • Taste and Food Quality: Good
  • Value: Good
I am a frequent customer of meal delivery services and I have to say my meals were pretty good compared other diet delivery meals. Like others, I found their website very difficult to navigate if you are looking for any details about meals and ordering. During checkout, I read all of the fine print to see if I getting automatically enrolled in a weekly service, and I kept getting messages that were very unclear if I was getting just the one week I wanted to try them out. My only experience with customer service was a response to my email query confirming my one week order. They responded within 15 minutes.

On my first day I had the Chicken over pasta for lunch and the Turkey and Vegetables for dinner. The food was very good. One of my pet peeves about weight loss meal plans is that manufacturers don't put enough vegetables in their meals. The turkey meal was loaded with string beans, the chicken dish could of used more broccoli and carrots.

The Turkey meal came with a cracked tray, which was something I never experienced before. It made reheating my meal messy as all of the fluid leaked out through the cracks and onto my plate. Thank god I put a plate does and didn't have to scrub down the office microwave. I have to say the cracked tray (and I hope I don't have more of them) prevented me from giving these meals an excellent review.
-J.N., NYC
Gold Medal Review
Kudohs to the Chef: Two Home Runs

Overall: Gold Medal
  • Website Ease of Ordering: Poor
  • Reheating: Excellent
  • Customer Service: Excellent
  • Shipping: Excellent
  • Taste and Food Quality: Excellent
  • Value: Excellent
My second day on the weight loss plan was two home runs. I don't think anyone can do a prepared salmon meal that heats up in a microwave with a traditional pink center, but aside from that the Harissa Salmon was outstanding. It has a great flavor and a very enjoyable blend of spices that complemented the fish perfectly. I also found the portion size of the salmon to be substantially larger than what I've received from other suppliers. The cous cous, which is another hard thing to make for a microwave, was very good, and not sticky or bland. The vegetables were crisp and plentiful. Kudohs to the chef for not shying away from preparing a gourmet meal that might have had difficulty reheating in a microwave.

For dinner, I had the Ravioli Troi Provencale. I have to confess, I wasn't even that hungry after having the salmon for lunch. It was the lobster ravioli I was looking forward to the most, and I wasn't disappointed. It was great. I received six raviolis, compared to three I received when I tried Nutrisystem some time ago. As good as the ravioli and sauce were, the vegetable chutney was an experience by itself, and I am not a fan of yellow squash. The string beans were crisp, fresh, and filled up the tray. These were the best diet meals I ever had from a service, and the Diet To Go Coupon Codes were a bonus.
-J.N., NYC
Bronze Medal Review
Improve the Reheating Directions

Overall: Bromze Medal
  • Website Ease of Ordering: Fair
  • Reheating: Poor
  • Customer Service: Not Observerd
  • Shipping: Good
  • Taste and Food Quality: Excellent
  • Value: Fair
I've ordered 2 weeks of diet-to-go meals. 

Pros: decent tasting food but not great, portions of most lunch & dinners good 

Cons: my main complete was directions for reheating .... most of my packages had little to no instructions ... telling me to heat to 160 degrees had me reheating in the microwave over and over again to get it hot ... i do not choose microwave meals to have to take their temperature! the packaging goes on and on with the ingredients but generally does not have simple, ACCURATE heating directions. 

I have stopped deliveries and thought i might start again in a few weeks but have now decided it's not worth it.
Carol J.
North Carolina

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