What Is a Medifast 5 & 1 Plan?

One of the most popular Medifast Meal Plans is the Medifast 5 & 1 Plan for Weight Loss.  What this consists of is essentially eating five meals each day that are provided when you order Medifast.  Those 5 meals are from a list of over 70 nutritionally balanced meals and come in the form of shakes, drinks, oatmeals, chili, soups, scrambled eggs, pudding and more.  You can choose to order and eat any combination of  5 Medifast Meals a day, while limiting yourself to only one flavorful Maintenance Bar per day, because they are high in calories and carbohydrates,

compared to other Medifast Meals.  Before we even the discuss the Lean and Green Meal we want to mention some of the benefits of using Medifast 5 & 1 Plan for Weight Loss.  A simple and often overlooked advantage is the fact that there is no counting calories and no cooking of some complicated meals.  All too often complex diets only confuse people trying to calculate what it will take for weight loss.  Since 5 of the meals you eat in the course of a day are right from Medifast, you know that you are not only getting the needed nutrition, you are going to be sure that you are making great food choices that will facilitate weight loss.  Overall the plan is easy to follow and that is what helps make it so successful for so many people.

When you look at the Medifast 5 & 1 Plan for Weight Loss there is the “1″ which is the meal where you get to choose from an entire list of cooked lean meat, hence the word “lean” in the phrase Lean and Green Meal.  The list of lean meats allows you to choose from chicken, turkey, fish, beef, pork, lamb and shellfish.  The acceptable way to prepare the meats is grilled, baked, broiled or poached (not fried).  The serving size will vary between 5 to 7 ounces and will always be based on the type of meat chosen.  If you choose to be a vegetarian, there is always the “meatless option.”

When eating the Lean and Green Meal you will have “the green” on the other side of your plate and the selection for you to choose from is quite large.  For the meal you can have any 3 servings from their vegetable list, such as salad greens, broccoli, spinach, eggplant or tomatoes.  The list available to you is actually quite long and full of quite a wide assortment. This part of the meal plan allows you to experiment with works well for you and you are actually encouraged to spice up your meals with condiments.  The list of condiment portion size recommendations available to use with Medifast is also quite lengthy and this allows for some individual favorites to be included in the meal preparation.

Overall your Lean and Green Meal consists of lean meat plus salad and/or vegetables.  You can enjoy your Lean and Green Meal at any time during the day.  You can eat it for breakfast, lunch or dinner, or anytime in between when it is most convenient for you, during your day.  You can make the meal in your home or you can eat it while out, if you choose, as long as you follow the guidelines set forth in the plan, as outlined above.

Overall the 5 & 1 plan is a simple, safe and effective way to lose weight.  What is an interesting tidbit of information about Medifast is that at first many people think Medifast is too expensive and yet time after time we read about people that save money by using Medifast.  All too often when people start choosing to include Medifast in the day they spend less money on groceries and eating out.  So overall many people save money when they start ordering Medifast.

The 5 and 1 Medifast Meal plan is a great way to get started with Medifast because it allows you the time needed to learn what foods you like and enjoy the most.  After the first month you will be able to start making more targeted choices of what you like and what you do not like.  So if you are thinking of starting Medifast it is recommended that you start with this plan, unless you have some special need like a Diet for Diabetics.

Whatever you decide concerning Medifast and the 5 and 1 plan we wish you luck and encourage you to never give up on your goal of losing weight and becoming the person you know is right there waiting to come out.  Medifast can help make that a reality for you is you are willing to get started!  Good Luck and God Bless!!!!

Over 1,000,000 people have lost weight with Medifast