One thing that always gets me is the cost of diet food.  The thing is that you pay a set price for a meal, but you almost always end up paying more for the “diet” meal.  You are charged a premium for getting something on the lighter side.  You are basically paying more for less.

If you are looking to buy cheap diet food, you are probably going to run into a bunch of problems.  The bottom line is really that you get what you pay for.  If you try to save a bunch of money by buying some cheap diet food, you are probably getting something that is.. well, cheap.

If you by the absolute cheapest stuff you can buy at the grocery store, you should just assume they are cutting corners.  It could be that they aren’t using the best ingrediants, maybe it isn’t very low-calorie after all, or you are just eating a lot of chemicals and partially hydrogenated oils.  Either way, you are still getting what you pay for.  If you decide to cough up an extra few bucks, you are going to be getting a much higher quality diet meal.

One alternative to getting cheap diet food without sacrificing quality is to sign up for a diet food delivery service such as medifast or ediets.  With one of these systems, you get all the food you need for one low price.