eDiets.com Reviewer's Comments

Our “TopTenREVIEWS Gold Award” winner eDiets doesn’t believe one diet is perfect for everyone; however, they do believe there is a perfect diet for everyone. For this reason, eDiets offers more than 22 customized diet plans for you to choose from including vegetarian, kids and prepackaged meal options.

eDiets takes a holistic approach to dieting incorporating food, exercise and a supportive community to help each of its members achieve their weight loss goals. Plans include recipes, shopping lists, and convenience options. Your eDiets membership includes a built–in support community including message boards, chat rooms and a panel of experts.

eDiets’ Nutrition Tracker is an all–in–one lifestyle tracker. It tracks meals, exercise and weight. After you eat or exercise, you chose from a growing list of foods and activities, which records your caloric intake and output. It also includes fast food and indulgence foods.

We found eDiets to be the largest, most comprehensive and easy–to–use diet service available on the Internet.

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Food:  

Unlike many other diet services, eDiets lets you choose your diet plan. Not all diets work for everyone. With eDiets, you can pick and customize the plan that suits your lifestyle. They include choices for vegetarians, diabetics and hypoglycemics. You can choose a low carbohydrate, high fiber or low sodium plans. They also include some of the more popular diets like the Mediterranean diet, Atkins and Slim Fast. They also have a program for children, which helps teach children to eat right and exercise regularly.

Many plans are customizable specifically for you and your schedule—whether you have a busy professional life or leisurely free time to cook. Many diet options can be further adjusted to your everyday life. All plans include weekly recipes and printable shopping lists for your diet program, and plans can be scaled to feed your whole family.

A unique program to eDiets is their eDiets Express program. This prepackaged meal program will deliver all of your food to your door. There is an additional cost for the food. The price depends on the length of the plan and choice of your meals.

Excerise:  

Through your membership profile, eDiets will determine an exercise routine and schedule for you. Your profile includes information about injuries, fitness goals, endurance and strength.

The exercise portion of your nutritional tracker will track weight, body measurements, activity length and mood. eDiets does offer a customized workout program and workout schedule; however, it is an additional $2.99 a month.

Included is a virtual trainer, a computer graphic that demonstrates the proper form of each exercise. There are also exercise guidelines and tips to help you achieve your goals and keep motivated.

Community:  

Community and people are the heart of eDiets. They believe “weight loss is more successful with support, companionship and guidance.” Because of this, eDiets includes message boards, live meetings and expert support to assist you in your weight loss endeavors.

Members can leave messages and start forums for each other through the message boards. They can also start their own forum through the “Circle of Winners” program. Members start forums for other members with similar goals and interests. A panel of 12 experts is available to answer questions about nutrition, fitness, emotion and motivation through message boards and live meetings.

eDiets is the only service we reviewed which includes live chat options. The live meetings are group chats hosted by experts. They are scheduled for specific days and times and discuss nutrition, physical fitness and motivation. You can also send instant messages to other members in the chat.

Members are encouraged to join challenges. These are support groups designed to help keep you motivated and achieve your goals by challenging yourself and others.

Additional Tools:  

The nutrition tracker records meals, exercise and weight. Additionally, you can track calories, blood pressure, glucose levels, cholesterol, carbs, and protein. eDiets also includes news and articles about food, exercise and diet trends.

For approx. $20, eDiets offers a software package called eDiets Mobile. This software allows you to track your food, exercise, calories and weight through your Palm Pilot or Pocket PC.

Ease of Use/Support:  

eDiets has a large FAQ section explaining may aspects of their services. There is also an email and telephone service available. eDiets was the only diet service we reviewed which had live online support as part of its help services.

All eDiets plans are $17.96 a month. That is $4.49 a week. Credit cards are billed monthly. There is a $25.00 early termination fee if you cancel before the end of your third month. However, this is not unusual, many diet services have similar stipulations.

Summary:  

eDiets is an all–inclusive online diet service, they include food, exercise and a supportive community to help you in your dietary goals. There is something for everyone in their multiple meal plans. Your food and exercise plan is tailored specifically for you and your lifestyle. eDiets encourages community and expert support and there is always someone available to answer your questions.