Nutrisystem Vegetarian Plans

The Nutrisystem Vegetarian plans for men and women provide dieters with a plant-based version the popular meal replacement home delivery diet program.

The plan offers the same benefits as the regular plans but only provides vegetarian meals and snacks.

Let's look at what Nutrisystem Vegetarian plan looks like, the cost, its pros and cons and whether it is effective for weight loss.

Cost

First let's cover the vegetarian version's Nutrisystem cost and how it stacks up against the regular plans.

There is just the single vegetarian plan for men and women, simplifying the choices. For women, the regular monthly price is around $320, or approximately $11 per day.

Since Nutrisystem delivers more food to men because they have higher calorie requirements, the price for men is a little more. It costs about $370 per month, or approximately $13 per day.

For an optional, additional $40, you can add 28 additional shakes to the order.

What is Nutrisystem Vegetarian?

Nutrisystem claims it can help you lose as much as 18 pounds relatively quickly.

You will receive a 28 supply of prepackaged meals and snacks delivered to your home. The Nutrisystem catalog has over 90 vegetarian options to choose from.

Note: Vegetarian meals and snacks are made without meat but may contain dairy products or animal-based additives.

How it Works

The Nutrisystem Vegetarian plan is a 28 day program that that provides you with six small meals to eat each day.

The program provides most of the low calorie food that you'll need, while you can add fresh veggies from the grocery store to the meals. This makes tracking easy.

Vegetarian options include things like hummus containing carrots and celery, or tofu scramble topped with mozzarella cheese and kale.

Low Calorie Meals

The Nutrisystem program provides approximately 1,500 calories for men and 1,200 calories for women, if it is followed properly.

All the food that you need for your first week on Nutrisystem Vegetarian is included. For the first 7 days, you'll get enough food for six small meals, snacks, or shakes.

For the last three weeks, you'll also receive 6 meals a day for five days each week, with two ″flex″ days where you can eat your own meals or go out to eat at a restaurant if you wish.

If you wish to lose even more weight, you can order subsequent monthly meal packs and continue the program.

Is it Effective for Weight Loss?

While the standard Nutrisystem program has been extensively studied for its effectiveness in bringing about weight loss in overweight people, the Nutrisystem Vegetarian specifically has not.

A study funded by Nutrisystem with 78 subjects to examine weight loss, compared Nutrisystem to the DASH diet (Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension).

The average weight loss for the Nutrisystem group was approximately 13 pounds, while the DASH group lost 4 pounds over 16 weeks.

Another study found that after 12 weeks, Nutrisystem for men or women users lost about 4% more weight than those who received counseling and education in place of a structured diet program.

There is evidence to suggest that vegetarian diets may be a more effective way to lose weight than diets that include meat. However, this effect seems to be diminished if vegetarian diets also include eggs and dairy.

Summary

The Nutrisystem Vegetarian plan is a meat-free variant of the Nutrisystem diet suitable for vegetarians but not vegans.

This 28-day program provides most of the low calorie, nutritionally balanced vegetarian meals and snacks that a dieter needs to lose weight and get back in shape over time.


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