Baby Food Diet
Hollywood's newest weight loss diet comes in tiny little jars.
BACKGROUND
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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
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User Feedback
(Page 7 of 11, 214 total comments)christine
After reading about this diet both positive and negative comments i've decided to try it.there's nothing wrong with a quick fix where you can see fast results to motivate you to continue with a healthy lifestyle.for those who say quick fixes arent good i say it is better to lose weight fast than being overweight and at risk of serious ilnesses..so today was day 1 for me.i stocked on hipp organic stage 1.all different types..banana custard...apple and pear,creamy porridge,beef hotpot...shepperds pie..i think i got nearly all of them lol..i had 1 pot for breakfast 1 as a snack 1 for lunch 1 snack 1 dinner and 1 snack..so 6 in total..i feel nourished and light.. none of that bloated feeling after eating certain foods...the flavour is quite nice(especialy the fruitty ones) a little bland in some but edible..and i didnt crave any other foods which i normaly do when doing other diets...its great not having to weigh food or count points..no cooking involved(no washing up!!!) so more time to do other things like exercise...so far im happy..i wont know how well it works til a few days from now but i will come back and share my progress..i have around 20 lbs to lose...its very convenient and would fit even in the busiest lifestyle..you can carry them everywhere..and if you take the label of it no one will know you are eating 'baby food' it looks like a yogurt pot..i hope my comment is helpful to anyone thinking of starting this diet..good luck with it..i'll be back soon to let you all know how it went for me..xx
posted May 12th, 2010 7:18 pmRichard D
i tryed it 2 weeks before i went on holiday,i had only 3jars a day n 1 small bowl of food for dinner.
posted May 11th, 2010 7:40 pmi sound stupid but i lost just under 2stone but as soon as i went on holiday for 2weeks n ate a normal diet i gained all the weight back :/
so its good for a short term fix
LD
I want to try this diet. I Have a wedding in 3 months and I need to drop some weight for it. After that I will continue to eat healthy, but will probably not be doing this the rest of my life. I need to drop the weight fairly quickly. I probably won't eat baby food for all meals, but will incorporate chicken, cottage cheese, lots of water,Fruit &salad etc. to keep me fully satisfied. I hope this works.
posted May 11th, 2010 12:12 pmCan anyone recommend the types of TASTY baby food? I know the banana baby food is good because we buy them for snacks sometimes, but what other flavors or fruit, veggie and entree are good??
Jaime
I started this morning. So far I've only eaten 4 jars, 2 for breakfast and 2 for lunch.
posted May 10th, 2010 2:45 pmI'm starving. Are we really allowed to eat up to 14 jars and have a sensible dinner?
That seems like a LOT of baby food.
Tami
I am going to start this diet when i get back from vacation on Monday. I know exactly what I'm going to do daily, but does anyone have an idea of how many days/weeks you should do this? Or just until you're at a happy weight, then slowly work in regular healthy meals?
posted May 10th, 2010 1:20 pmKelli
I really like this diet.
posted May 10th, 2010 12:26 pmThe baby food is not bad at all! IF you get fruits and veggies that taste good, you will enjoy eating them.
I stated about 3 days ago and its working well. This is my plan for a day.
Breakfast: Protein shake (170 calories) and a jar of baby food.
Lunch: 100 calorie Granola bar, bottle of water and jar of baby food.
Dinner: A full adult meal. Make sure it is portion controlled and not a binge meal.
The adult meal and either be lunch or dinner depending on how hungry you feel.
If you are having cravings between lunch and dinner, have a piece of fruit or baby puffs.
(The baby puffs are light, yet tastes good and are very low in calories and have a crunch that some may need through out the day)
This is how I do the diet and i like it a lot. Hoping to drop 15-20 lbs
ashleigh
ive bin on this for 5 days eating one tin for my brekfast and one for my dinner and then haveing my normal tea...but staying away from carbs.... drinking alot of vitamin water
posted May 10th, 2010 8:41 ami have lost 11lbs quickly
i recommend anyone to try it
its cheap, keeps you energised and makes you loose weight quick !!!!! ....=D
Sophie
I am a writer for a national newspaper and am looking for a case study who has tried the baby food diet. If you are interested in being interviewed then please contact me on sophie.donnelly@express.co.uk
posted May 10th, 2010 6:43 amSophie
angela
How many jars are you supposed to eat in one day? I'm going to start soon but i need to know the rules.
posted May 8th, 2010 8:31 pmSarah Wilson
Is this diet vegetarian friendly?
posted May 8th, 2010 7:26 pmdonna
I heard on the radio.
posted May 6th, 2010 6:23 pmyou eat 14 bottles of baby food
and 1 healthy meal at night every day.
Jennifer Aniston is supposedly doing this.
susan
Has anyone figured exactly how you're supposed to do this diet? We'd all like quick weight loss but I want to stay healthy too. Would like to lose about 20 lbs.
posted May 6th, 2010 4:00 pmsophie van Brugen
Hi there,
posted May 6th, 2010 1:53 pmI am a journalist doing research and i am looking for someone who has done the Babyfood diet who is based in the UK. ( you can remain anonymous) I would really like to do a piece on it but i need a case study....i'm on facebook
Maxine
Hi, Kristie/Brooke
posted May 6th, 2010 10:59 amA stone is UK measurement and equates to 14lbs.
Hope this explains!
Good luck
Kristi
Brooke - i believe a stone is a Chinese measurement of weight. similar to "pounds" being a prodominently US-used measurement of weight.
posted May 5th, 2010 6:34 pmBrooke
ok, what is stone? everybody keeps saying they lost stone?? im so confused.. but i'll definately be trying this out :D
posted May 5th, 2010 4:32 pmJane
Of course if you eat like a baby you will loose weight BUT there is a reason for digestion of different textures. You don't want your intestines to get lazy and not work to full capacity once you start eating normally again. Face it...... you can't live on baby food forever and dine out eating baby food. Think about it. Maybe a quick weight loss fix but could be a lifetime medical disruption.
posted May 5th, 2010 3:28 amAnna
Hi, I'm interested in this diet, but I was wondering, how many jars do you eat daily?
posted May 4th, 2010 8:20 amJessica 8i8
i just started it... i dont know if this will work but im hoping to shed some pounds so i will look hot in my wedding dress! :)
posted May 4th, 2010 6:31 amthe food isnt so bad.... but i am eating like 1 meal of regular food and i am working out. so hopefully this should do fine... ill comment back in a couple of weeks and show how its going :)
pam
i have just read about this baby food diet & am goin to give it a go startin 2 morro so wil keep informed on how it goes
posted Apr 28th, 2010 9:46 am