Diet Chef Reviews

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Joining Fee:

• The cost of subscribing to DietChef varies depending on the plan, and whether you pay weekly or monthly. A 1200 calorie a day hamper costs £47.50 per week, while a 1500 calorie a day hamper costs £52.50. If you choose to pay monthly, delivery is free and you get a free week of food as a complimentary gift. If you choose to pay weekly, delivery costs £4.95 per week.

Features:

• Diet features:
  • DietChef is a premium meal delivery service, which ensures that clients lose weight by providing strictly calorie controlled meals and snacks for every day of the week.
  • DietChef allows you to eat frequently throughout the day, so you never get hungry and you're not constantly craving food.
  • Choose your own meals and tailor your menu - there's no need to give up your favorite dishes.
  • All meals are portion controlled, so you aren't tempted to eat too much.
  • All meals and snacks are delivered in hampers each week ready for you to pop in the microwave and enjoy!
  • Ideal for busy lifestyles, as you don't have to spend time preparing, planning and shopping for your diet - it's all done for you!

• Fitness features:
  • Because the diet is based upon a calorie controlled meal delivery service, users are advised to supplement their diet plan with regular exercise. Whilst this is recommended, DietChef only offers limited fitness advice in the "Easy Way to a New You" guide.

• Expert Advice:
  • If you need any extra help or advice or just need some support then you can always get in touch with DietChef diet advisers who are available to help by phone or email.
  • During peak times, DietChef also operates a LiveChat service with online operatives, allowing you to ask any questions you may have about the DietChef diet.

• Community Support:
  • As a customer you will also get access to lively forums, where you can chat to other people losing weight with DietChef. It's a great place to get support and tips from people who are also trying to lose weight using the DietChef plan.

• Help Files / Technical Support:
  • Users can contact DietChef to discuss their plan or any specific requirements using a dedicated phone helpline, open 24 hours every day.
  • Users can order their meals and update their account details online, hassle-free!

• Extras:
  • You also get 'The Easy Way to a New You', a 24 page guide to the diet covering how the diet works, drinks, fruit & vegetables, exercise, help for eating out, days off, maintenance once you've lost the weight and lots of hints and tips to keep you going.

Editor's Verdict:

DietChef is a premium meal delivery service, which ensures that clients lose weight by providing strictly calorie controlled meals and snacks for every day of the week. In recent years, meal delivery services have become particularly popular in America, with a number of major US firms springing up to provide such services (we also review many of these, including SeattleSutton, BistroMD, ChefsDiet and DietToGo). DietChef has gained a great deal of popular support recently as the system has been featured on ITV, Channel 5, More 4 and Living TV, as well as being reviewed in FHM, Slim at Home, Now, Woman, Hello! and Lite magazines. We were incredibly impressed by the simplicity of the service, providing those who either don't know how to cook, or who simply don't have the time to cook, with excellent, healthy food; and the opportunity to lose weight through eating healthy, wholesome food.

The DietChef system is incredibly simple to follow, and many users report an impressive, gradual weight loss when they followed the DietChef program. Dieters can choose from a wide range of meals, from a range of cuisines, including Indian, Thai, Chinese, Italian, British and Mediterranean. Dieters simply select their chosen meals online, select a combination of calorie controlled snacks to stave off hunger pangs or cravings and await their delivery in a weekly hamper. Dieters are also free to choose between a 1200 or 1500 daily calorie allowance, ensuring that they are likely to burn around 800 calories worth of body fat per day. We were a little disappointed that DietChef customers had to provide fresh fruit and vegetables to accompany the meals delivered as part of the plan, as we felt this certainly reduces the effectiveness of the whole service (many users will choose the plan because they do not have the time to shop for healthy ingredients and the DietChef service provides a convenient alternative).

That said, there is more to the DietChef system than simply a meal delivery service. Users also have the opportunity to engage with lively forums, where you can chat to other people losing weight with DietChef. It's a great place to get support and tips from people who are also trying to lose weight using the DietChef plan. Users also get a great 'Easy Way to a New You' guide, delivered with their first hamper, to help guide new dieters through the process of losing weight using the DietChef system. Users can learn which vegetables to combine with meals, combining exercise and the DietChef plan and much more.

The DietChef program is extremely useful for those who do not have time to prepare their own hot meals every day, whilst following a strict diet. The problem is that the diet is not very flexible, as users must forgo the expense of each of their DietChef meals in order to go out with friends, go to birthday parties or other social commitments. Similarly, while there is a fairly good choice of meals available on DietChef, the plan is not suitable if you intend to diet for longer than a month, as you will quickly run out of new options.

All in all, the DietChef plan will offer dieters a great opportunity to lose weight over a few weeks. At around £50 per week, the plan is not particularly expensive (when you factor in savings on grocery bills), but we think, in the long term, users would benefit from learning what they can from the plan in terms of portion control and menu options, and translating these into a more flexible (and cheaper) personal diet.

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