I often hear from people who are getting ready to place their first Medifast order.
They aren't often sure how to go about it or they want to make sure that they are doing it right and are choosing the right foods for the best price.
So, in the following article, I'll go over some things to consider when buying Medifast food.
And many of these things are applicable for your first order and beyond.
Determine The Best Way To Buy Your Medifast Food: I can probably save you a lot of time by telling you that, for the most part, most people end up ordering their food directly from the company.
With the exception of a few diet clinics scattered around the United States and over seas, the only place to get your food is from the company themselves.
People often ask me who are the best or cheapest Medifast dealers.
But really, only the company distributes the food.
Third parties offer coupons and information, but not the food itself.
So you really don't have to spend a lot of time looking around because most people will end up at their clinic (if they have one) or online (which is really quite convenient because they ship your food directly to you.
) Once you've decided where you're getting your food from, then you'll want to decide how much you are going to order and how to get this in the cheapest way possible.
It's my opinion that if you are going to be on the diet for over a month, you're usually better off going with one of the monthly packages.
Not only does this work out to cost less money over the long run, but you have access to some of the better coupons.
(And if you're going to be on the diet for less than a month, the company does offer a two week package which works out to be cheaper than ordering enough individual foods to last for two weeks.
) Next, you want to evaluate which package is the best for you.
While most people opt for the basic women's packages, there are many others that are available.
There are packages for men, folks with diabetes, vegetarians, people who need gluten free foods, and people who are concerned about joint, heart, or hormonal heath.
Next, you want to take a look at which foods are included in the package that you are considering.
Most will include 143 meals to be consumed over the month.
Most of the time, they try to include a samplings of the most popular foods.
For example, right now the basic package includes a sampling of shakes, bars, scrambled eggs, soups, oatmeals, cappuccinos, and puddings.
Before you place your order, make sure that you have all of the foods that you want.
For instance, many people want the brownies and the chips also.
They do sell all of the items individually, but it will often be cheaper to just add the extra brownies or snacks onto your package individually rather than trying to order each of your foods individually.
In order to get enough food to eat five times per day, you'd need a lot of individual foods and this can really add up.
Determine The Best Medifast Coupon For The Food That You Are Ordering: Besides working out to be cheaper, the benefit of the Medifast packages is that they allow some of the most generous coupons.
Typically, the options are anywhere from $55 off to some weeks of free food.
Honestly, the free food is usually worth more.
But, some people would rather take the money off since they aren't sure how long they are going to be on the diet.
Think of it this way.
a week's worth of food on Medifast is worth about $75 (before coupons.
) So two weeks free is worth about $150 and 3 weeks free comes in at $225.
This is obviously more than $55, but if you're just looking to try out the food for the least amount of money, then the money off can make sense.
Just make sure that you use a current and non expired coupon (they usually change each month.
) And make sure that you enter the code at the bottom of the form before you hit submit.
(You can easily cut and paste the code.
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