diet delivery

With the hectic lifestyle that most Americans live, how does one have time to count calories and prepare healthy meals, let alone finding time to do smart shopping. Then there's the pitfall of binging on all the unhealthy food that's on display everywhere in the grocery store.

This is exactly what the 40+ Diet Food Meal Delivery Companies are banking on as they hope dieters will let them do all the work for them. There is tough competition out there and companies are looking for ways to make their plan the most appealing to the potential dieters.

We recently sampled 4 such companies' services and here is how they stack up.

Epicurious have compared five popular delivered (prepared) diets. Fresh and whole foods win the ratings.

The quality of food will range from 'heat-and-eat' food to fresh 'gourmet' meals. Most services will deliver food to your home.

eDiets has long been the premier provider of on-line weight loss programs. Lately popularity has been waning - what are eDiets doing to counter the fall in subscribers - and are they still worth using?

Note that eDiets Express has been renamed Deliciously Yours. (April 2007) Fresh Prepared Meal Delivery (2009)

Celebrities and diets are a perennial hot topic. Much of the magazine industry thrives on speculating as to who is eating what. It's no surprise really - celebrities seem to look different at every photo opportunity - it's hard not be curious about the so-called "diet secrets".

So what is the most popular celebrity diet?