NutriSystem Helps Consumers Who Resolve to Lose Weight, Save Money and Eat Healthy in the New Year
Horsham, Pa. (December 31, 2008) – Forbes.com finds NutriSystem Inc. to be the lowest priced weight loss program as reported in their 12-23-08, “How Expensive Is Your Diet?” story. The article compared the first week costs of seven popular weight loss programs and stated that, “At $74 for women and $82 for men, NutriSystem was the cheapest option…” Several of the other programs were hundreds of dollars more expensive. For example, Weight Watchers was calculated at $385 for the first week.
In March 2008, the National Business Research Institute (NBRI) conducted an independent cost comparison of the first month on seven weight loss programs. NBRI also found NutriSystem to be the lowest priced weight loss program, hundreds of dollars less than other weight loss programs. This study compared center-based programs, pre-packaged meal programs and self-managed programs.*
Compared to USDA food plans, customers can actually lose weight with NutriSystem for $55 less per month, or $660 a year, than many American’s food costs.** In addition, NutriSystem has no membership fees and provides free online and telephone counseling.
“During these difficult economic times, NutriSystem offers the best value available today for consumers who are looking to successfully lose weight, feel more healthy and enjoy delicious, hunger-satisfying, convenient ready-to-go foods,” said Monica Woo, NutriSystem executive vice president of ecommerce and chief marketing officer. “In addition to the best value for the money, we will offer our customers a number of new programs for a variety of lifestyles with 170 delicious food choices including 80 new foods!”
According to usa.gov, the top three New Year’s resolutions for 2009 are to 1) lose weight, 2) manage debt, and 3) save money. NutriSystem has controlled costs and is passing these savings to its consumers to help them make these resolutions a reality.