Baby Food Diet
Hollywood's newest weight loss diet comes in tiny little jars.
BACKGROUND
The latest fad to hit body-crazed Hollywood is the Baby Food Diet. Yep, you guessed it, noshing on jars of mashed sweet potatoes and gloppy bananas is the newest trend that makes you question if Hollywood is suffering a need to regress and feel younger (much younger!) or if there is something nutritiously beneficial to spooning down jars of the glassed stuff? You'll hear about Jennifer Aniston, Reese Witherspoon and even some of the Desperate Housewives hitting a jar of baby food to ease cravings.
PRO
- Baby food is free of additives, pure and full of vitamins
- Portions are small enough to control cravings and avoid the temptation to overeat
- Many selections are gluten-free for those on a gluten-free diet
- Organic varieties available
- Broad variety of flavors
CON
- Small portions could lead to a binge later on
- Taste is bland -Since very little chewing is involved, satiety might not be achieved
DIET and NUTRITION
There are no specific guidelines that have been created yet for The Baby Food Diet . In time, your local bookstore will carry a guide on how to lose weight by subsisting on baby food. For now, the requirements are:
The dieter eats either all baby food or eats one adult meal and baby food for the rest of the day. Since babies' digestive systems are so young and innocent, most baby food that you'll find at the grocery store is free of added fats, fillers and other additives. Organic baby food is also lining the shelves so you can be sure that the mushy stuff you're eating does not contain genetically-modified ingredients, growth hormones, or antibiotics.
EXERCISE
Since The Baby Food is more of a trend right now rather than a specific guideline, no exercise recommendations have been put forth. But as reality and science has shown us, the more you expend and the less you consume, you will shed the pounds.
CONCLUSION
The Baby Food Diet is likely to inspire some good chuckles and grimaces as its popularity grows. From a nutritional perspective, the diet is clearly packed with veggies and fruits and thereby full of vitamins and minerals; and it does have the portion control element going for it too. As for its long-term ability to keep off any lost pounds? That still remains to be seen.
Common Misspellings
Baby-food, babyfood
Related Diets: Celebrity Juice Diet, Hollywood Miracle Diet, VF Smoothie
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hi my name is kiera and i am 14, i am going to try this out and i hope that is works. Is it best to replace 3 meals a day with 3 jars a day? please tell me cause i want 2 lose weight i'm sick of being fat!!!
I got divertiulious and got sick as heck, baby food is the best food. i lost 90lbs in 9 months,with exersize as well and fell great!
i lost 2 stone in 6 weeks last year on this diet and managed to keep the weight off. i love this diet!!
I have had to do this diet for 6 weeks due to an operation on my stomach. I'm 1 week in and have already lost a stone. The different flavours out there are brillant!
Ive tried this diet once before just after I had my son 2 years ago, And its brilliant it definately works, For girls asking which size jars, I recommend the 0-3 month jars, and snack on farleys rusks in between, Drink plenty of water and the weight just falls off.
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I've done this diet before when I first had my son, Now 2 years on my weight is coming back on im 5" and weigh 7 st 8lbs, im gonna do this diet again for a week, and i guarantee i can get back down to 7st, This diet is fantastic and really does work, You just gotta control your cravings and keep the weight off, I suggest you to use the 0-3 months, I know there very small jars, but snack on Farleys rusks in between meals and drink plenty of water x
This diet has been around for decades. It does work. My mother went on it in the 1960's and lost a whopping 60 pounds in just a few weeks. Remember diet and exercise were not mainstream yet in America culture yet.
I also have a friend who started having stomach troubles and switched to baby food for all of her meals. She lost 35 pounds in 3 weeks. With no exercise and no effort.
Here are some benefits:
1. Controls diet plan costs. This one thing may actually keep you on a diet!
2. Retrains your stomach to be full on small amounts of food at meal times.
3. Retrains your eye to see what a serving size is.
4. Easy to digest, and this is what really makes you lose the weight fast. No blocked intestines anymore.
5. Retrains your taste buds to foods with less salts, sugars, and other fake flavorings in processed foods.
6. Wide varieties of foods to choose from allowing dieter to mix and match. Dieters don’t suffer food cravings from missing out on their favorites like Turkey Noodle soup or
Chicken and rice dishes.
7. The baby food diet covers all the groups: vegetables, fruits, starches, proteins and desserts!
I am 25 years old I have Chrones Disease as well as an intolerance to gluten. My Dr. actually turned me onto baby food as a way to get the vitamins I need while easting something that is easy on my digestive system. I did not start eating baby food as a way to loose weight it just came off of me. I was 170 pounds when I started supplementing baby food for "adult" food. 2 months later I was just over 140 pounds. For breakfast I eat 1 jar of the fruit with a protein shake. Lunch 1 jar of fruit and 1/2 can of some kind of soup. For dinner I eat typically 1 jar of either the chicken and rice or salmon and a salad with some chicken on it. I do snack on an apple or orange if I get hungry throughout the day. This is an excellent way to implement nutrients into your diet and possibly loose weight if that's something you are looking to achieve.
i love this idea am gunna start it tomorrow i have just been watchin a program were a woman tried this diet she only lasted 5 days but she lost 3lb. but i had a baby 6 months ago and she has just started on baby foods and as you do i try some of them first and i actually like them so this should not be to hard i hope plus i only eat 2 meals a day anyway
has not worked yet :( !!!!!
I'm going to try this diet. I had a baby 5months ago and gained alot of weight. A relative bought me ALOT of baby food for cheap that is going to expire before my daughter is old enough to eat it, so I'm just going to go on this diet so I do not waist the food. Hopefully it works
what sized jars do you buy and do you get the weaning food with lumps or the first pureed food help i really want to do this.
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i thought it was really good, soo much choice and really cheap to live off =)
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i am scared 2 try it but would relly like 2! how long is it untill you loose weight??
im worried incase i wont loose weight
please write back
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I am going to give this a try. I just started with my first Jar. Hope I wont be hungry all day! I will keep a post about the progress...
I actually had to do this years ago when I was having major gall bladder attacks. I needed surgery to have my Gall Bladder removed but it was a very busy time for me work wise. The drs told me I had to go on a fat free diet so I wouldn't have any more attacks prior to scheduling the surgery. I can honesty say it works. I lost about 25lbs in about 6 weeks. The only problem is once you stop ,if you go back to your old eating habits the weight will come right back on. This should never be used long term.
I have been on this diet for a week now and It takes alot to get use too, I still find myself getting hungry in between. I have been eating 1/4 cup of baby oatmeal mixed with a small 4 oz jar of fruit ( Baby food ) 1/4 cup of hot water mixed in for breakfast, Lunch I eat a jar of meat or poultry with veggies and a jar of squash, I find it taste better if you warm the jars up in a pan of hot water. Then for dinner I eat a small portion sized adult meal like chicken breast with steamed veggies. I still get hungry inbetween meals and that is my down fall, I have to work on not muching in between the meals.
Im going to give this a try! It sounds very doable!
laurawaldram
starting this diet today, need to slim down FAST!!!!
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I would like to try this diet since none other has worked for me, the problem I have is being ridicueled by family and friends. I just don't think my husband would quite understand when we go grocery shopping and me putting baby food jars in the basket.
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