Sample Menu
Here’s a one-day menu of typical Jenny Craig packaged meals:
Breakfast
Frosted oat cereal 1 cup strawberries
1 cup nonfat milk
Snack
Jenny Craig Anytime Bar
Lunch
Turkey burger Garden salad Jenny’s dressing
Snack
2 plums
Dinner
Chicken fettuccine Soupitizer soup
1½ cups broccoli
Snack
Jenny Craig Snack Bar
Nutrition
Here’s a breakdown of the nutritional content of a day of Jenny Cuisine, alongside recommendations from the government’s 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans. Diet figures were supplied by the company.
| Jenny Craig | Recommended | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Calories | 1,500 | Women | Men |
|
21-25: 2,000 26-50: 1,800 51+: 1,600 |
21-40: 2,400 41-60: 2,200 61+: 2,000 |
||
| Total Fat | 21% | 20%-35% | |
| Saturated | 7% | Less than 10% | |
| Trans | 0% | N/A | |
| Total Carbohydrates | 59% | 45%-65% | |
|
Sugars (total except as noted) |
N/A | N/A | |
| Fiber | 31 g. | Women | Men |
|
19-30: 28 g. 31-50: 25 g. 51+: 22 g. |
19-30: 34 g. 31-50: 31 g. 51+: 28 g. |
||
| Protein | 23% | 10%-35% | |
| Sodium | 1,960 mg. | Under 2,300 mg., under 1,500 mg. for 51+ | |
| Potassium | 3,207 mg. | At least 4,700 mg. | |
| Calcium | 1,652 mg. |
19-50: 1,000 mg. 51+: 1,200 mg. |
|
| Vitamin B-12 | N/A | 2.4 mcg. | |
| Vitamin D | N/A | 15 mcg. | |
Recommendations apply to adults 19 and older except as noted. Recommended calories assume a sedentary lifestyle. g.: grams. mg.: milligrams. mcg.: micrograms. Because of rounding, protein, fat, and carbohydrate content may not add up to 100 percent.
Last updated by Angela Haupt | January 02, 2013
Slim-Fast is a reasonable approach to dieting with convenient, grab-and-go shakes and bars. It's fairly easy to follow, but it's not very heart-healthy.
Nutrisystem determines portions, prepares and delivers your meals, and tells you what to eat and when.
Weight Watchers is an effective diet. Among its pros: An emphasis on group support, lots of fruits and veggies, and room for occasional indulgences.
