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Whether you're looking to shift a few pounds in a week, drop a dress size for a big event or want to change your eating habits forever, find the best diet to suit you in our guides below...
Rules
The Pure Package, from £29.95 per day, only available in London, 0845 612 3888
The Pure Package is one of the simplest diet plans out there. You simply phone one of the Pure Package therapists, who will discuss with you your dietary needs (they cater for allergy sufferers as well as vegetarians and vegans), any foods you particularly like or dislike and what your aims are, for example to lose weight, improve your health or to increase your energy levels.
Each night your next day's food is delivered right to your door - work or home, whatever suits you. It comes packed in a handy cool bag and each of the three meals and two snacks come in stylish black boxes with disposable cutlery, perfect if you are on the run. You also receive in your pack a menu card, which is completely personalised to you and tells you what is in each meal, along with heating instructions and contact details.
The food is almost all organic and locally sourced, as well as being delicious and in portions of just the right size. The plan is great for showing you that healthy eating doesn't need to be dull and that there are plenty of adventurous ways you can make healthy food taste good. Breakfasts include Bircher muesli and Spanish omelette, snacks range from cakes and chocolate mousse to fruit and nuts, lunches are often light salads while dinners can range from goats cheese stuffed peppers to Thai curry.
The support team are really helpful and will keep in email contact with you to make sure you are enjoying all the meals and to make sure you aren't experiencing any problems. If you don't like a particular meal you have been given you can let the team know and they will ensure you don't receive the same one again.
You should start to notice a difference to the way you feel and look in just one week, especially if you cut out or down on alcohol and drink plenty of water. Any bloating you usually experience should subside and you should notice some weight loss.
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Pros
Each day's meals are nutritionally balanced, so you can be sure you are getting the right amount of nutrients.
The plan teaches you about portion sizes, the healthier the food the more you can eat.
This is a perfect plan for anyone who doesn't have much time to prepare meals everyday, it is also popular with people who have just undergone an operation and are recovering.
Cons
Pure package could be out of some people's price range.
If you tend to go out for lots of work lunches or dinners this might not be the most practical diet plan for you.
