Nutrisystem
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BOTTOM LINE
Nutrisystem delivers healthy meals with a detailed guide and diet plan to your door. Monthly plans don’t offer in-person support, but they do help dieters learn about balanced, portion-controlled eating habits.
PROS
- Meals shipped to your door
- Vegetarian and diabetic options
- Affordable
CONS
- No in-person support
Top Nutrisystem Reviews
I have been using Nutrisystem for almost a year and I am very pleased with the food and the results. My food always arrives fast and tastes amazing… Nutrisystem is flexible and offers me the convenience I need.
Read Full ReviewJust want to say thanks. I've sent several emails to counseling support in the few days that I've been on the plan and they are so helpful and encouraging... I like the emails as this way I can save for reference. Thanks Nutrisystem!
Read Full ReviewWhat is Nutrisystem?
Nutrisystem is a weight loss and nutrition company for people who want to manage their weight, eat healthily and create new diet habits. Nutrisystem offers monthly meal plans and à la carte items, and it sells products on the company's website and through authorized retailers and distributors.
Nutrisystem offers four primary plans — Basic, Core, Uniquely Yours and Uniquely Yours Plus — and has vegetarian and diabetic options available. Uniquely Yours and Uniquely Yours Plus plans include unlimited frozen meals and snacks, and flex meals allow customers the opportunity to cook balanced meals at home or eat at restaurants. Customers have the option of getting handpicked meals with the Chef’s Choice menu or individually picking their meals at sign-up. Nutrisystem sells plans directly on its website.
How does Nutrisystem work?
Nutrisystem dieters eat every two to three hours, up to six times per day. A printed meal plan is included in the first shipment to make it easy for dieters to follow their Nutrisystem plan from the start. Depending on the plan, meal and snack items include options such as buttermilk waffles, mac and cheese, grilled chicken sandwiches and chocolate-covered pretzels.
Meal deliveries are made every four to 10 days. Frozen meals are shipped in frozen storage trucks and packed in dry ice that keeps them frozen for up to eight hours after delivery. One of the benefits of Nutrisystem is free order tracking, which makes it easy to manage and adjust your meals.
Nutrisystem plans
Nutrisystem Basic, Core, Uniquely Yours, Uniquely Yours Plus and Vegetarian plans can be customized for male or female dieters, and the company has diabetic options. Nutrisystem’s website lists a comprehensive nutritional breakdown of all menu items on each plan.
- Nutrisystem Basic
- Choose your meals or go with the Chef’s Choice, a preset menu of popular foods. A typical eating schedule on Nutrisystem includes three meals and three snacks per day and includes menu items like three-cheese chicken with steamed broccoli, apple cinnamon oatmeal and white cheddar popcorn. A four-week Basic plan with auto-delivery costs $294.99. Customers can add shakes for an additional $79.98.
- Basic Diabetes: Nutrisystem created its Basic Diabetes plan to help customers manage their glucose levels while losing weight. The Basic Diabetes plan includes menu items such as blueberry muffins, chicken noodle soup and white chocolate chunk cookies.
- Nutrisystem Core
- Nutrisystem Core comes with more variety and food options than the Basic plan. The first week comes with specially selected meals to jump-start weight loss and ease dieters into the plan. The Core plan also includes unlimited online support from counselors and dietitians. A four-week Core plan with auto-delivery costs $319.99, and probiotic shakes can be added for an additional fee.
- Core Diabetes: The Core Diabetes plan offers Chef’s Choice Pack and unlimited customer support. With portion control, customers can enjoy whole-grain crackers and cheese, cheese tortellini and Santa Fe-style chicken on Nutrisystem’s Core Diabetes plan.
- Nutrisystem Uniquely Yours
- Uniquely Yours is similar to the Core and Basic plans but comes with even more menu options. A typical Nutrisystem Uniquely Yours day might include a cranberry orange muffin, mixed nuts and a cup of coffee for breakfast, a hamburger and side salad for lunch, roasted turkey and green beans for dinner and snacks throughout the day. Not including shakes, four weeks of auto-delivery costs $359.99.
- Uniquely Yours Diabetes: With even more menu options created for those with Type 2 diabetes, dieters can manage their blood glucose levels and eat healthy, balanced meals and snacks. On the Uniquely Yours Diabetes, customers have the bonus of receiving unlimited frozen meals and snacks. Favorite menu items include apple slices dipped in peanut butter, ice cream sandwiches and broccoli and cheese melt with sliced vegetables.
- Nutrisystem Uniquely Yours Plus
- The Uniquely Yours Plus plan includes everything in the three previous plans and adds even more variety and high-protein shakes. On a typical day, you might have waffles and scrambled eggs with coffee for breakfast, a grilled chicken sandwich and a salad for lunch and a pizza with salad for dinner. Probiotic shakes, cheese puffs, popcorn and mixed nuts make for great snacks throughout the day, and you can even have a chocolate brownie sundae for an evening snack. At $399.99 per month with auto-delivery, it’s one of Nutrisystems best plans for those who crave variety.
- Nutrisystem Vegetarian
- Nutrisystem's vegetarian plan makes it easy for customers on plant-based diets to enjoy balanced and nutritional meals. Menu items include home-style pancakes and stuffed shells with sautéed spinach plus a variety of sweet and savory snacks. Four-week vegetarian plans with auto-delivery start at $359.99.
Compare Nutrisystem cost
| Basic | Core | Uniquely Yours | Uniquely Yours Plus | |
| Cost per day | $10.54 | $11.43 | $12.86 | $14.29 |
| Customizable menu | ||||
| Diabetes options | ||||
| High-protein shakes included |
| Basic | $10.54 | |||
| Core | $11.43 | |||
| Uniquely Yours | $12.86 | |||
| Uniquely Yours Plus | $14.29 |
Nutrisystem FAQ
- How much weight can I lose on Nutrisystem?
- Nutrisystem results vary, but you can lose up to 13 to 15 pounds in the first month and one to two pounds per week after.
- Can you drink alcohol on Nutrisystem?
- Yes. Nutrisystem dieters can enjoy alcohol in moderation — stick to drier wines and light beer. Customers should avoid mixed cocktails and alcoholic beverages high in sugar or fat.
- Do you have to exercise on Nutrisystem?
- Yes. Nutrisystem is designed to help dieters create healthy lifestyle habits and encourages 150 minutes of moderately intense physical activity each week. Nutrisystem offers the My Daily 3 plan as part of the company’s eating schedule to help customers get 30 minutes of exercise every day.
- Are Nutrisystem meals frozen?
- Sometimes. Nutrisystem uses a soft canning process to keep meals fresh and ready to eat without freezing. Only Uniquely Yours and Uniquely Yours Plus plans have frozen menu items.
- Does Nutrisystem food have preservatives?
- Most Nutrisystem meals don’t have preservatives, though some include BHT, potassium sorbate, calcium propionate and sodium benzoate. More than 120 Nutrisystem foods don’t contain preservatives.
- Can Nutrisystem plans be gluten-free?
- No, Nutrisystem does not currently offer a gluten-free plan.
- Does Nutrisystem have a vegetarian plan?
- Yes, Nutrisystem has a vegetarian plan.
- Does Nutrisystem offer diabetic options?
- Yes, Nutrisystem offers diabetic options.
- Does Nutrisystem use artificial sweeteners?
- Yes, some Nutrisystem foods contain artificial sweeteners, most commonly sucralose. Some offered meals also include sugar alcohols such as maltitol, sorbitol and isomalt.
- Does Nutrisystem food have a lot of sodium?
- Not a lot. Most Nutrisystem plans are below the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s recommended daily sodium intake of 2,300 milligrams or less.
- What is the cost of Nutrisystem for one month?
- The cost of Nutrisystem for one month ranges from $294.99 to $399.99 with auto-delivery.
- What is Nutrisystem’s return policy?
- Regular subscribers can request a return or refund within 30 days of their delivery. After 30 days, Nutrisystem provides a refund for unopened, non-frozen Nutrisystem foods. Customers can also request a full refund within 14 days of their first order, not including à la carte and weekly orders.
Does Nutrisystem work?
Nutrisystem’s plans work for dieters who want to lose weight through healthy eating and exercise. You can choose from multiple plan options — Core and Basic plans are good for starting out, while the Uniquely Yours plans give dieters more variety and flexibility. All Nutrisystem plans deliver ready-to-go meals straight to your door to help manage short-term and long-term weight loss.
3793 Nutrisystem Consumer Reviews
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I have been using Nutrisystem for almost a year and I am very pleased with the food and the results. My food always arrives fast and tastes amazing. I highly recommend the Uniquely Yours plan as it offers the best variety. Other diet plans I have tried in the past did not work with my busy lifestyle but Nutrisystem is flexible and offers me the convenience I need.
Hi Jennifer!
We are so happy to hear you are loving the program and have been with us for so long! Keep it up!
-the Nutrisystem Consumer Experience Team
Just want to say thanks. I've sent several emails to counseling support in the few days that I've been on the plan and they are so helpful and encouraging. They gave me a good outline of how to incorporate a food, wild rice, and how to use as a Flex Meal. I like the emails as this way I can save for reference. Thanks Nutrisystem!
Hi Teresa,
Glad to hear we could help get you started off on the correct foot! Please continue to email us with any questions you may have.
-the Nutrisystem Consumer Experience Team
I started the Nutrisystem diet 10 days ago and am completely satisfied with it. When I saw the pictures of the delicious meals on t.v. I couldn't believe it could be that good, but it is. Very delicious prepared portions for each meal and snack. There are unending varieties of foods and all very delicious, healthy and filling. I lost 7 pounds already and don't have any problems sticking to the diet. Because of the diet, I've learned that it's important to eat sensibly all the time. 6 portions every day makes it possible. The frozen meals came with FedEx with dry ice to keep it frozen and the other package came a day earlier. I got updates all the time to be sure not to miss the deliveries. I recommend this diet to anyone, who wants to lose weight sensibly.
Hi Suzanne!
Welcome aboard! We are so happy to hear that you are satisfied with the program. Please let us know if you have any questions.
-the Nutrisystem Consumer Experience Team
I am currently subscribed to the Uniquely Yours Nutrisystem (NS) plan. This is my second "real" experience with NS as I used their old 28 day Flex plan about 10 years ago and lost 64 pounds in about 8 months. Unfortunately, I slipped back into my old bad habits and since no other diet (Keto, Atkins, low-cal) worked for me, I came back to NS. The food has greatly improved over the last 10 years! I am absolutely loving everything about NS this time around. The NuMi app makes it so easy to track everything no matter where I am and it syncs with my Fitbit tracker so I don't even have to bother with inputting my activity.
On another note, I'm not sure why people are having issues with the ordering system on the website because it's really easy to use and I have never had a problem with it (even back in the old days). It wouldn't let me remove the shakes (functionality is not available), so I called and the rep removed them immediately. The shakes are delicious but the two cans are impossible to get through in one month even though I drink one a day for my morning snack so I have plenty saved up. As I said before, the food is great! There are quite a few old foods that I already knew I didn't like so I make sure not to select those, but the majority of the food is really tasty.
I am amazed by the updated frozen pizzas too. They used to greatly lack in toppings and now they're piled on. The "melts" which I like to refer to as "Nutri-pockets" are so so good and super easy. I could go on and on... I've been back with it for exactly two months and have lost 20 pounds. I'm extremely happy with Nutrisystem and would recommend it to anyone.
Hi Andrea,
Welcome back to the program! Thank you for reaching out with your review. We are so happy to hear how much you are enjoying the program. We appreciate you taking the time to let us how about your success and how easy you are finding the new plan.
Please keep us posted on your continued success. Hope you have a great day and congrats on your weight loss.
-The Nutrisystem Consumer Experience Team
I lost 60 pounds on NutriSystem! I want to share my success story in having lost the weight I needed to lose. I went on the plan, followed it, added exercise to my daily routine and lost the weight. I have been off of the plan for two months and have kept the weight off. I believe I have learned to eat the right amount of portions as well as the right kinds of foods. I have found great support from the NutriSystem customer representatives and found encouragement as they cheered me on. Thank you for helping to jump start my weight loss. I feel like a new person.
I weighed 260lbs on March 11th. (first picture). I lost 20lbs in the first month and weighed 240lbs on April 11th. (double picture). I weighed in at 220lbs on May 11th (Third picture). I weighed in at 198lbs on July 11th (Fourth picture). My weight loss goal was to get to 200lbs. I think the discipline was the hardest part of the plan. And, once you realize that you aren't as much hungry as you are used to eating at set times each day you figure it out.
Hi James,
Thank you so much for reaching out with your story. We are so happy to hear how well you did on the program. Congrats on your weight loss and continued maintenance!
Here is a link to the online Success Stories section of the website. We would love to hear more about your journey and see some before/after pictures. Keep up the good work! https://www.nutrisystem.com/jsps_hmr/success_stories/index.jsp?weightLoss=20
Hope you enjoy the rest of your weekend.
-The Nutrisystem Consumer Experience Team
Overall the food was good. I really liked the breakfast items like the waffles, egg sandwich and chocolate muffins. I will continue to order those. I also like the lunch bars. Tasty and fulfilling. I only ended up ordering for dinner the meatloaf and hamburger sandwiches. Also the pizzas. The other foods did not look appetizing. The snacks were delicious and there is a lot of selections. The popcorn was so good and very sad to see it is not on the menu. I want to order more so I hope it comes back. Also the ice cream sandwiches, chocolate chip cookies, honey mustard pretzels and cheese puffs are also tasty. I will continue to order these items when they go on sale.
Regarding the shipping, the packaging is awful especially the frozen foods coming in that terrible Styrofoam. It is horribly messy when you open the box. There were always small pieces of Styrofoam sticking to the food and I pieces of grass or whatever it was but it was disgusting. As I would put the frozen foods in the freezer all this junk from the box was getting into the freezer. It was awful. Also there were several times that the waffles were crushed and had to ask for a new shipment. The frozen foods only last a short time before getting freezer burn. Very disappointing. The only food that lasts longer are the ones in the boxes.
The boxes that contain non frozen items are way too big. Those need to be downsized. It is a waste of cardboard and we have a lot to cut up for recycling. I recently ordered some snacks and the box was twice the size as it should have been. Please look into better options and downsizing the boxing for food. Again the Styrofoam boxes are terrible and messy. I will be also posting these comments on Facebook. Thank you.
Hi Dawn,
Welcome to the program! We are so happy to hear how much you are enjoying the plan. Please keep us posted on your continued progress.
-The Nutrisystem Consumer Experience Team
Positives: Nutrisystem works and it is easy and delicious. Negatives: Nutrisystem is slow weight loss, you will probably give up before you reach your goal because you will get sick of the food. Tips for Success: Add nutrition to the program, add vegetables to every meal and snack. Add high quality protein too. Add a fiber supplement to keep feeling full. Add spices and herbs. Buy extra to serve to your family when you are having a day where it is hard to stay on the program. Add exercise AFTER you've lost about 20% of your goal because it is hard to eat a restricted calorie diet when you're burning more calories and you want to eat more food. How to be Successful: It is a mindset. Think that Nutrisystem is supplying all the junk food, you have to supply the high nutrition food. When you have to add food, you add only nutritious foods. You don't add any extra junk.
How I felt physically: I felt ok, I didn't always feel great but that wasn't always due to Nutrisystem because I had some physical problems. Things that were Nutrisystem related were that I noticed that I had a white coating on my tongue that went away after I stopped the program. It was difficult to even brush it off at night before I went to bed. I'd wake up with it too. I was hungry often on the diet, it is not a lot of food. When I would sweat, the sweat would smell like the Nutrisystem food which was not good. How I felt emotionally: Sometimes I felt isolated from other people because I avoided social events centered around food because I knew I'd eat the food. This is temporary because I just went to a food event last week and I was fine. I ate the crudite and left the chips and fried foods alone.
What happened along the weight loss journey that surprised me: Once I lost some weight and started feeling better about myself and feeling more like "my old self", I noticed that I didn't eat the dessert/snack everyday. My son ate the ice cream treats and I didn't even notice. The Hardest Part of the Program: For me it was cooking for my family. I am an excellent cook and I continued to make delicious dinners for them. It was HARD and I would cheat with my own food. How I handled it was I made less delicious food and I bought extra Nutrisystem food and fed them Nutrisystem on the days I was having a hard time sticking to the program. Dinner times were always the hardest part.
My favorite foods: Chocolate muffin at breakfast, tortilla soup for lunch, frozen cheese pizza for dinner, cheese popcorn for snack. I liked all the lunch soups and the peanut butter lunch bar. Lunch was always my favorite meal. Least favorite foods: I had some food I detested but the biggest complaint I have about the food is that the cubed chicken in the frozen dinners was tough, chewy and rubbery. I used to spit it out. Otherwise, I had no real complaints about the food. There was enough selection that I always found items I thought were delicious. In Conclusion: It works, it's easy and delicious. It is also slow but if you stick with it you will reach your goal. You need to add high quality nutritious foods. Bottom line: I would recommend it to anyone, particularly people who like their junk foods. It will wean you off of them. I give it 5 stars, I loved it!
Hi Dawn!
Thank you for sharing your comprehensive review of our plan, including tips to succeed, your favorites, and how you felt on the program. I'm sure this review will help many others on and off the program. We wish you all the best, Dawn!
-the Nutrisystem Consumer Experience team
I am on Nutrisystem and have lost weight. A friend of mine was on the program and quit, leaving me a large supply of product. Tried to postpone my next shipment online but was only able to choose postponement for a couple of weeks. I wanted to postpone for more than a month. The choices were there but it does not allow you to choose them. I had to call and wait online too long to talk to someone who could postpone for a month or more. They purposely do this so you have to call a counselor in order for them to try to keep you on the system and to keep buying their product.
HI Marvin,
We are so sorry you had issues delaying your order online. We will be sending this feedback along to the correct department to look into. We appreciate you bringing this to our attention. We wish you the best of luck on the program.
-the Nutrisystem Consumer Experience Team
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Resolution In ProgressI have had a very bad experience for this small order which was just a replacement for some defective popcorn boxes. I got an e-mail that it has been shipped but the tracker on your site did not have any tracking for a week after. I called customer service and I was on hold for 46 minutes before I got a live person on the phone. She told me it was shipped with DHL (even though tracking on your site takes me to FedEx site) and gave me a very long tracking number WHICH IT WAS AN ERROR AND I STILL CAN'T TRACK. I am not about to call again and wait in line for an hour to NOT resolve my issue. I am very disappointed. I used Jenny Craig for the past 20 years to keep in shape when I gained 5-8 lbs and I switched and was happy with the result but customer service is very important; I switched from JC because of their recent bad customer service.
Hello Anita,
Thank you for taking the time to leave your feedback! I am a member of the Consumer Experience Team here at Nutrisystem, and I'd be glad to assist with your concern.
I apologize for any long hold times you may have experienced when calling in. Please be assured our teams are working hard to assist everyone as efficiently as possible. If a package is very small, it may ship through DHL rather than FedEx, my apologies for the confusion. I will be sure to share your feedback on the tracking link error with our Website Development Team.
I will be looking into the details of that order and reaching out soon with an update. I appreciate your patience, Anita, and I hope you have a great weekend!
- The Nutrisystem Consumer Experience Team
Resolution In ProgressNutrisystem was at one time a decent program and reasonably priced. Unfortunately that is no longer true. They advertise a 28 day plan however they only provide 20 days of food and leave you on your own for 8 days. Why not be honest and advertise the 20 day plan. They now add an additional $10 packaging fee. They charge more for the mens 20 day plan than the advertised $227 which is for the womans plan only. On TV they advertise 2 months for the price of 1 month, however they charge over $600 for the first month. Being deceptive discredits them as a company. Why not be honest!
Hello Wade,
Thanks for reaching out with your feedback and we are sorry to hear you are unhappy with the current plan.
The plan is a 28 day plan that mixes in some practice meals each week along with your entrees from us.
The Men's Plan is additional money as the Men's Plan has two sets of snacks.
As for the 2 for 1 pricing, we are happy to take a look at your account and will reach out.
We look forward to helping!
-The Nutrisystem Consumer Experience Team
Resolution In ProgressYou were able to ship me the correct order for 2 years and now you can't get it right. The last two months you shipped me the wrong order. Last month I called and you and you reshipped me the order I had been getting for months and now this month you shipped me the same order my wife is getting again instead of the one I had been getting. Dale
Hello Dale,
I am a member of the Consumer Experience Team. Thank you for taking the time to write your review about the issues you experienced with your recent orders. I completely understand why you would find it frustrating and I look forward to helping.
I will be looking into your concern further and reaching out with more details.
We look forward to working with you, Dale. Have a great day!
-The Nutrisystem Consumer Experience Team
Resolution In ProgressFood was left in full sun on a very hot day despite the fact that a shady porch was available. Everything was melted and I’m afraid all products were compromised and not safe to eat. I would like FedEx to replace.
Hello Casey,
I am a member of the Nutrisystem Consumer Experience Team. Thank you for taking the time to write this review. I am very sorry to hear that you were not happy with your delivery. I certainly understand your frustration and am happy to assist further.
I will be looking into your account and reaching out soon to see how I can help. I look forward to working with you!
-The Nutrisystem Consumer Experience Team
Resolution In ProgressThe worst customer service I have experienced. You double charged my card. I have been put on hold for literally over 2 hours, transferred, disconnected and your agents have no clue unless they are getting a sale/placing an order. The wait time on hold is ridiculous. You need better taring and more staff. It is impossible to get through and every time I did no help was provided. I like the product but will likely cancel because your service is the worst. Unbelievable and apparently based on what I am seeing online horrible service is apparently what you specialize in.
Hello Cari,
Thanks for reaching out about your experience, we are so sorry to hear that you had trouble with your account.
We do see that this has been resolved but would like to still take a look into this further for you.
We will be reaching out shortly!
-The Nutrisystem Consumer Experience Team
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