Firstly, the Low G.I Diet consists of low-ranking food on the Glycaemic Index, such as vegetables, whole grains (oats barley, bran) quinoa, chick peas, plain yogurt and skim milk, which maintain your blood glucose levels. This means you experience less mood swings and energy highs and lows. You eat similar foods for the Macrobiotic diet, which is essentially vegan or vegetarian. Followers emphasise that eating foods like brown rice, soy, local fruits, vegetables, beans, seeds and nuts boosts your spiritual wellbeing as the diet doesn’t involve animal slaughter.
Another diet based on ethics, as well as sociology, weight loss and health, is the Organic diet, where you remove pesticides, preservatives, sweeteners and meats coming from places with a reputation for animal cruelty from your diet, and instead consume whole grains, fruits, vegetables, free range eggs, hormone-free milk and anything not processed, and without trans fats, artificial flavourings and sweeteners.
People who follow the Raw Food diet believe that you destroy the natural enzymatic properties of meat when you cook it about 106 degrees, and so opt for sushi, fruits, veggies, nuts and seared fish and meat. The Sonoma diet is a combination of Asian, Latin American and Mediterranean cuisines, made up largely by 10 power foods. By making enjoyable and nutritional meals of almonds, bell peppers, blueberries, broccoli, grapes, olive oil, spinach, strawberries, tomatoes, whole grains and feta cheese, and avoiding unhealthy foods, the Sonoma diet is perhaps the easiest and most sustainable to follow.
The Jenny Craig programme gives you the basic fundamentals you need for weight loss: good diet and exercise. Personal consultants that plan your diet and motivate you and you could be eating foods like cereal with skimmed milk, Jenny Craig style chicken fettuccine, fruit, vegetables, and Jenny Craig style pumpkin soup. Nutrisystems is based on similar fundamental principles, and delivers you 5 daily pre-packaged meals that include foods such as apple cinnamon oatmeal, cream of broccoli soup, beef tacos, and whipped sweet potatoes with cheese.
The South Beach diet favour ‘good’ carbohydrates like vegetables, fruits and whole grains over ‘bad’ carbs like white bread, pasta or rice. For the Zone diet, you need to achieve the perfect balance of 40% carbohydrates, 40% fats and 30% protein, otherwise you can eat what you like. Finally, good old-fashioned Weight Watchers combines fundamentals with the help of group sessions, personal consultants and online support to help you follow a nutritional core plan or you can eat what you like based on a point system. The choice is up to you.