Lite N' Easy

Woah. Is that a lot of money on food per week? I'm in NZ so I have no idea if that's high or not?

I'm not sure where the OP is from, but for one person a week it seems high in Northern MN / NW Ontario.

that sounds like australian prices. 7 days, 3 meals a day?

I have done it twice. I end up with a mountain of frozen dinners and bags of cereal whenever I stop doing it. I hate the dinners. Hate the smell they make in the microwave after a while.

Also I'd recommend buying the 1500 cal pack on alternate weeks, and saving half your snacks for 1200 cal weeks. that way if you have a crap lunch you can have some tasty snacks to make up for it.



TBH Lite n Easy makes me crave proper food. Fresh vegetables and real meat. But my mum loves it.


ALSO I feel obligated to say, it took me 3 months to lose 3kg with lite n easy. I've shed weight much quicker and I am much happier now we're preparing & cooking our own meals. And its cheaper.

Well I'm not sure what shops you guys are going to but $138 is not a lot of money. It's for 3 meals a day 7 days a week. Especially since its all cooked and prepared and it balances what your body needs.

For the last 2 months I'd been spending $125 a week on food shopping and still going out and buying take aways and going out to dinner. So if anything it's saving money for me personally.

It basically tells me the right portions and amount of food I should be eating to lose my 15kgs, if you make your own food you tend to put a lot more into your plate etc.

Granted, I'm in the US, but I spend about $200-250 a month on food for myself. If I'm on a tight budget, I can switch to frozen veggies and add in more rice and legumes and cut it down to far less than that. I also cook large batches of food and then freeze in individual servings. Essentially make your own frozen meals. I think they taste better, still pretty darn easy, and MUCH cheaper.

I found this online : Groceries Prices in United States are 27.00% lower than in Australia

http://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/compare_countries_result.jsp?country1=Australia&country2=United+States

Well, even if you multiply what I spend by 127%, you get about $320 per month. It seems like a few people in Australia can eat cheaper too. I guess the question is, do you think there is value in what you're buying, and do you think you can make similar food choices and portion choices after you stop buying the meal plan.

I think some people learn nothing from meal plans because they treat it as "lazy food" and don't pay attention to what their food looks like (what kinds of food, how much of it). Others really look at their food and learn from it. If you can do that and you think that what you're buying is worth the price, then it could be a really good tool for you.

I started today, having done Jenny Craig and hating the food, and I ate Lite n Easy before, I decided to go back. The food is good. Also for me it's cheaper. I am sure planning the meals and the grocery list would work out cheaper in the long run, but being in a situation where you can't just cook for yourself, but instead the whole family, you end up eating things that you shouldn't. I am on the Lunch and Dinners only, I didn't see the point of the breakfasts as I eat my own cereal anyway and the morning snack I always have as I make my way to work or uni. So I get Lunch, Afternoon Snack and Dinner for 5 days, as on the weekend I have netball all day Saturday and Sunday is always doing family stuff. It is about $20 - $40 more expensive than if you were to do it on your own, but my lifestyle has put me in a situation where convenience is worth the extra money, and I was spending more money on food at uni, which wasn't that good anyway, and more money on takeaway dinners when I couldn't be bothered to cook.

Eating prepped food (unless you are going to do it for life) doesn't teach one how to portion themselves when they want to eat something other than prepped meals.

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I'm sorry but Americans can't go judging Australians on grocery bills. Our costs are far higher, as are wages, mortgages, etc etc. Everything costs more.

My partner & I were on a pretty strict budget for a while - $200 a week for petrol and groceries. For two people, that was really difficult to stick to & still be healthy. Petrol was normally about $50 a week, so say $150 for food. We ate a lot of pasta, rice and bread. not good.

Now we're eating paleo-ish food, our groceries have gone up to about $250/week, because we're buying so much more fresh fruit, veg & meat. The cost for both of us to do Lite N Easy was $300/week. So $50 difference, and we didn't have to spend hours prepping & cooking every meal. The price is reasonable for the convenience.

I spend about $50 a week on groceries for 2 people, and that's more than adequate. My area (Texas) has a very low cost of living. $1.89 gallon of milk and $2.29 bag of store brand Cheerios will get my daughter 2-3 weeks worth of breakfast.

I did lite n easy before I had kids, and found it to be pretty good. It is a bit expensive, but I realized I was spending a lot of money on coffees and take away lunches while I was at work. I liked it, and as long as you aren't going into debt, it is a good programme, but you do need to learn to prepare yourself meals in the long run! good luck.

**sigh** Americans just don't understand LOL

I'm Aussie and I spend about $350-400 a week on food for my family, if I was single and busy I would probably think about Lite N' Easy for busy times

I understand everyones point, but i think everyones failing to understand that I clearly don't care about the cost. Considering i spend the same amount anyway buying junk food and crap. Im also only 21 years old, It's not like i am buying for a family. just myself haha. I was hoping for comments more relating to the actual food plan not the cost of it.

I think its turning into a bragging thing, people are happily putting in their 2c about how frightfully wasteful we are with our grocery bills, haha.

I've already said further up the thread but I'm not a huge fan of lite n easy. I don't like special 'diet' food, and thats pretty much all this is. If you can, imo you should do your own dinners. Cook up fresh veg with meat & only order in the breakfast & lunch parts. That way you're getting real food with nutrients instead of a huge pile of frozen peas and some gelatinous lump called a 'steak'.

I understand everyones point, but i think everyones failing to understand that I clearly don't care about the cost. Considering i spend the same amount anyway buying junk food and crap. Im also only 21 years old, It's not like i am buying for a family. just myself haha. I was hoping for comments more relating to the actual food plan not the cost of it.

I think its turning into a bragging thing, people are happily putting in their 2c about how frightfully wasteful we are with our grocery bills, haha.

I've already said further up the thread but I'm not a huge fan of lite n easy. I don't like special 'diet' food, and thats pretty much all this is. If you can, imo you should do your own dinners. Cook up fresh veg with meat & only order in the breakfast & lunch parts. That way you're getting real food with nutrients instead of a huge pile of frozen peas and some gelatinous lump called a 'steak'.

lulz at it being a "bragging thing"

People are just suggesting that you can spend less money (who the heck at 21 years old doesn't have to worry about expenses, btw?) and also learn valuable life skills like cooking if you just get your own food.