The document summarizes three popular diet programs: the fixed menu diet, the exchange type diet, and the pre-packaged meal diet. The fixed menu diet has definite menus and recipes but can become boring. The exchange type diet allows flexibility in food choices while maintaining nutrient balances. The pre-packaged meal diet carefully measures portion sizes but tends to be expensive.

1. Top 3 Popular Diet Programs
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2. There are many diet programs now, and
choosing which one is the best can be very
daunting. Diet is a very important component of
losing weight hence you have to choose the best
diet program to go with your exercise routine.
One of the ways to find the best diet programs
is searching through the Internet. Basically,
these diet programs usually vary in approach
and style but they often have the same purpose
of contributing to your
weight loss goals.

3. Here are just some of the most popular diet
programs which you may choose your own diet
program from. Some of these diet programs are
already well-established while some are very
new diet program concepts but have already
proven effective.
The first is the fixed menu, which can be
considered as the simplest and easiest to follow
among the diet programs today.

4. One advantage of this diet program is that the
menus as well as the recipes are definite. Apart,
this diet program has a very detailed list of
recipes that had been perfected in due course.
However, you are not allowed to change or
replace the sequence which means that fixed
menu diets can eventually become boring. Once
you finished the diet program, you will also have
to create your own diet program,
which, when you failed at doing,
can lead to gaining weight again.

5. The second is the exchange type. This is a diet
plan which allows you to swap recipes. Of
course, you have to find the recipe that matches
the recipe to be replaced so that the right
amount can be achieved. When we say the right
amount, this means that the right amounts of
nutrients are still there even if you replace it
with another recipe. Variations in the foods that
you are eating are thus possible,
making you an adventurous eater
if you want to call it as such.

6. The process will not be boring since you may
combine the foods to your liking. However, this
can be a problem if you have no idea of proper
balancing and following instructions. You might
find matching the required foods difficult in the
long run. One example of exchange type diet
plan is the South Beach Diet. Individuals
following this diet are allowed to eat foods that
they like for as long as it complies with the food
group requirements.

7. The third is the pre packaged meal diet. In this
diet plan, the sizes as well as the proportions of
the foods that you have to eat must be strictly
followed. One advantage of this diet plan is the
careful and appropriate measurements of the
foods that you have to eat. Apart from the size,
calorie intake also affects the overall
effectiveness of this diet plan.

8. On the other hand, this diet plan tends to be
very expensive since you have to buy the foods
to comply with the size and proportion
requirements. If you are creative, then you can
search how to prepare the foods yourself,
saving yourself of buying these foods.

9. Katie V. Adams is a nutritionist and fitness
trainer that has help many individuals lose
weight successfully through exercise regime and
diet.
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visit http://www.weightlosstoday.info