Bistro MD Weight Loss Diet Home Delivery Program

Weight loss is our national priority. Not only do we want to keep our weight down to look good, but we are painfully aware that our weight, or in some cases overweight, adds signicant health problems. It's not just a fad, but it is a national awareness that weight loss is synonomous with improved health. Weight loss programs that really work are our treasure. We feature such programs here on this site! Please take a look at our product page for all the options on a weight loss, we have a lot more to offer!.

In the extensive market of food delivery is there such a thing as diet home delivery program? Picture this: It's Wednesday evening and you are sitting at home enjoying a relaxing night. There is a knock on the door and when you answer, it is UPS with a package for you. You sit down to go through this box that has just arrived with anticipation and excitement. You sort through its contents and find heart healthy oatmeal, fluffy omelets and protein packed snack chips. You dig deeper and find mouthwatering chicken marsala, taste bud tantalizing teriyaki chicken, and delectable salmon fillet, just to name a few. The best part? It is all healthy. That's Bistro M.D.'s diet home delivery program.

Bookshelves sag with the weight of diet books. Magazine articles and TV programs report the latest studies on diet and obesity, the importance of carbs, low-fat protein, fiber and dairy products. Most of our patients find much of this stuff confusing. What one “expert” says is good for you, another says to eliminate forever. What can you believe?

BistroMD will debunk all the myths for you and break down the theory. When you join our program, each week you will receive a new packet of information from Dr. Cederquist that will help you to understand how your body reacts and what to do to lose weight and keep it off for ever.

Could it get any better than having a week's worth of delicious diet food delivered to your door? We don't think so either. With our diet home delivery program we take all of the guesswork, and just plain work out of dieting. No more expensive trips to the grocery store, now you can diet at home with you delivered food.

Celebrity diets and beauty secrets are out! Do you ever wonder how stars like Rachel Bilson, Jessica Alba, and Ashlee Simpson lose weight and stay slim? The Rachel diet, Jessica diet, and Ashlee diet all have one thing in common—nutritionally balanced meals.

Ashlee Simpson-Wentz uses a diet delivery program to get healthy, delicious meals delivered straight to her home. Watch the clip from The Doctors show to hear more about Ashlee’s and other stars’ diets.

With Bistro MD, you don’t have to be a celebrity to enjoy star treatment. Bistro MD’s diet delivery program is available to everyone in the country. You can enjoy the benefits of a convenient meal plan and star weight loss, too!

Order a gourmet diet meal plan from Bistro MD and experience a celebrity makeover of your own. Imagine receiving three chef-prepared meals to your door daily. Plus, once you become a Bistro MD customer, you’ll receive secrets tips and more from our team of dietitians. It’s like having your own personal chef and nutritionist. Now that’s star treatment!

Convenient, delicious, and nutritionally balanced meals are the key to getting fit like your favorite stars. With a diet delivery program from Bistro MD, you’ll be in on the celebrity beauty secret.

Hollywood starlets reveal their best kept secret about losing weight and keeping it off. Celebrity Diet Information

Looking for a gym program that can help you finally achieve the weight loss results you desire? Tired of working out and never getting the gym body you’re aiming for? Bistro MD is here to help.

Studies show that weight loss achieved during programs focused on dietary change produce two to three times greater weight loss than programs focused on exercise. If you’re too busy at the gym to eat right you’ll be less likely to reach your weight goals. Hitting the gym is great for your heart and overall health. But for a total weight loss program, healthy eating is even more important.

If you need a women’s gym diet that easy to follow and maintain, try Bistro MD. It’s the best gym diet for busy women who don’t want to sacrifice great taste. A nutritional gym program doesn’t have to taste like diet food. Bistro MD’s gourmet meals will give you something to look forward to after your workout. Plus, the convenience of a diet program that is sent straight to your door can’t be beat. Spend less time in the kitchen and at the grocery store and more time taking care of yourself.

Give Bistro MD’s Women’s Gym Diet a try and you’ll see why so many women find it easy to stick with and delicious. This is just another of many examples showing the flexibility of the Bistro MD Gourmet Food Program and it's many applications. Women's Gym Diet Here

Read what Dr Phil Said About BistroMD Prepared Food Diets

Dr. Phil Calls on Bistro MD Physician to Help In "Extreme Weight" Case With a case of extreme obesity slowly killing a man, Dr. Phil has called in Naples bariatric physician Caroline J. Cederquist, M.D., with hopes that her expertise and her medical delivery diet can offer critical help to the situation. On the show, set to air on January 29, Dr. Phil employs his popular team approach, and he'll have input from his usual posse of medical experts for Kevin, who at age 44 has reached the stunning weight of 715 pounds. But faced with a weight problem that extreme, not just any doctor has the depth of experience to offer meaningful help. So Dr. Phil called in Dr. Cederquist, a board-certified family and bariatric physician who has at the core of her treatment a focus not on extreme diets or radical regimens, but on addressing the metabolic irregularities that develop in overweight people, from mild insulin resistance to full-blown Type II diabetes. These irregularities actually make it progressively easier for an overweight person to produce and retain fat, and harder and harder to for them to lose it, typically leading to a cycle of increasing gain, even if the person doesn't increase their caloric intake. "Kevin is disabled and virtually homebound," says Dr. Cederquist. "He has gained 300 pounds in the past five years. He suffers from diabetes and severe sleep and breathing difficulties. Problems with his joints and his sheer mass make it almost impossible for him to move around, and as a result, he scarcely leaves his bed, let alone his house. Getting him from home to the Dr. Phil studios was a major undertaking." Dr. Cederquist said Kevin had been rejected for weight-loss surgeries because the medical conditions related to his obesity make him too high-risk as a candidate for surgery. He has sunk into a depression over his worsening situation, and resorts to eating for comfort, further worsening his conditions-and his despair. "When I met with Kevin, I felt his anguish," Dr. Cederquist says, "but it was not unfamiliar to me." Dr. Cederquist says such despair is common, even among those with much less severe weight problems. "These are often people who have been successful at everything else in their lives, and they cannot understand why their efforts to lose even 20 pounds are so futile," she says. "But for them, it's just not as simple as eat less, burn more. Losing weight is not just about eating less of the wrong things; it is about eating more of the right things." Dr. Cederquist analyzed Kevin's intake logs and determined he was eating more than 4000 calories a day, mostly in low-quality junk food. Kevin had long since become diabetic and is currently injecting 600 mg a day of insulin to control his blood sugar. "That's a massive amount of insulin. That means his metabolic abnormality, coupled with his poor-quality diet, has led to a situation where his body cells are starving," Dr. Cederquist says. "A starving organism will resist weight loss even if it is carrying 500 pounds of excess body fat, which is what is happening in Kevin's case." Studies show that the right balance of nutrients can reverse the metabolic abnormalities of diabetes and pre-diabetes, and people can begin losing weight even before implementing an exercise program, Dr. Cederquist says. But people underestimate the amount of work it takes to plan and prepare meals every day that contain that correct nutrient balance. And that's for people without the limitations that someone like Kevin has developed. Because Kevin's high-risk status prevents him from pursuing bariatric surgery, Dr. Phil's staff assessed a number of options for Kevin, and ultimately, Dr. Phil asked Dr. Cederquist to help with Kevin's case. She had developed a delivery diet program that specifically addresses both the practical and metabolic problems people like Kevin must overcome. The delivery diet, called BistroMD, is a home-delivered version of the diets that Dr. Cederquist prescribes for patients at her Naples clinic. "My patients reported that they felt great, were losing weight and could reduce or eliminate their need for insulin with the dietary plans my dietitians and I created," she said. "However, it was a lot of work, and many people today have to rely on quick, convenient foods due to the constraints of their busy lives." Kevin's life is less busy than he'd like it to be, but due to the constraints of his physical condition, he is no more able to prepare appropriate foods for himself than the busiest of dieters. The gourmet foods in Dr. Cederquist's BistroMD will help Kevin deal with both the practical and the medical challenges he faces. The meals are portion-controlled and designed to preserve lean muscle tissue as the dieter loses body fat. Because they are low in glycemic load, the foods also tend to reduce the sugar and carb cravings that lead so many to abandon their dieting attempts. With Dr. Cederquist's supervision, and support from Dr. Phil and his team, Kevin will go on the Bistro MD diet to try to control his metabolic abnormalities so that his constant gain can be reversed. If he adheres to the diet, his insulin resistance will decrease, and his metabolic condition will stabilize and improve, says Dr. Cederquist. "I have monitored insulin and glucose levels in my patients for many years and have been able to demonstrate improvement or normalization of abnormal, insulin-resistant lab work in as early as six weeks from the start of the diet," she says. After that normalization, weight loss becomes markedly easier, but many diets never address this need, and some radical fad diets can even exacerbate the problem. She believes Kevin could drop as much as 250 pounds over the course of a year, and a loss of that magnitude could open other options for him that could continue that progress. While Kevin is an extreme example, his metabolic abnormalities are common and are becoming more so. Currently 70.8% of men and 66.2% of women in the U.S. are overweight. The vast majority of overweight people develop metabolic abnormalities as they gain. But insulin resistance can be improved or reversed entirely with the right nutritional program, Dr. Cederquist says, and that is the underlying principle of the Bistro MD diet. The macronutrients of the diet include adequate lean protein spread throughout the day, controlled portions of complex carbohydrates and the right amount of "good" fats. Reference Bistro MD Article

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BistroMD Enjoys having it's own Resident Expert on Diets, Nutrition and Weight Loss - Caroline Cederquist

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Having been in the business of medical weight loss for many years Dr. Cederquist always received feedback that her weight loss program was wonderful, but her patients felt the burden when it came to making healthy choices and cooking for themselves at home. Truly wanting her patients to succeed, Dr. Cederquist then teamed up with world class chefs to develop a healthy, delicious menu. You can reap the benefits of years of research with our diet home delivery program.

All it takes is signing up on our website or giving a quick call to our friendly customer service agents, and you will continually receive our diet home delivery program each week. With Bistro M.D. the only thing you have to loose is this weight.

Bistro M.D. is a diet home delivery program. When you join our meal delivery service, every week you will receive a diet program that will break down the science behind losing weight and you will also have free and unlimited access to our team of dietitians who will work with you to make sure you achieve your goals. Join us today by signing online www.bistromd.com

How Many Calories in the Bistro MD Menu Plan?
The Bistro M.D. Plan provides an average of 1,200 calories per day for the full plan (3 meals and 2 snacks per day).

There is some very important information to keep in mind while looking at this number:

The calories come from lean protein and complex carbohydrates which are essential for your body to function properly, feel full and balance its chemistry so you can lose the weight. Some programs focus on calories only, but very often they are “empty calories”: simple carbohydrates and fat which do your body a major disservice

We say an AVERAGE, and this is a very important part, as we medically prove that if you stick to a strict 1200 calorie/day diet everyday of the week, your body gets used to that making it harder and harder each week to lose weight. With the slight increase and decrease of calories on a day-to-day basis your body and metabolism do not have the chance to get used to one set point. Thus, in turn the weight comes off easier and in the end it is easier to maintain your weight.

Though, even if you are getting the same amount of food every day, we are changing calories intake every day for you, ranging between 1,100 and 1,400 per day.

Is the plan appropriate for Diabetics?
Yes, it is. At Cederquist Medical Wellness Center we see dozen of patients every day and most of them are diagnosed as diabetic or pre-diabetic.

Dr Cederquist designed the Bistro M.D. program with her diabetic patients in mind, and the program fits their needs perfectly.

The program focuses on lean protein, complex carbohydrates, and low fat. The lean protein is what is going to keep you feeling full and maintain your blood sugars. We avoid any of the simple sugars like white bread, potatoes, and pasta. These are the sugars that spike your blood sugar then drop rapidly and cause you to be hungry again shortly after eating.

Also, a value of our program for diabetics is that our meals are already portioned out. You don't have TO worry about measuring food AND making sure you aren't OVER - eating. Visit our Bistro MD PLAN Options Page, AND try our program today.

Why is Bistro M.D. different from other diet programs?
For starters, Bistro M.D. is unlike any other diet program. It was not developed by a marketing company, a dietician or a food company but by a medical doctor who specializes in weight management. Dr. Cederquist has over 10 years of clinical experience in the field of weight management; she understands what it really takes to lose weight and keep it off.

Our program includes unique meals and snacks as well as a weekly information program that will break down for you the science behind losing weight.

Our meals are fully cooked, portion-controlled and perfectly balanced. Our chefs have created culinary masterpieces while working under Dr. Cederquist’s tight nutritional guidance. You will feel like having both a personal chef and a diet doctor in your own kitchen at all times! We make losing weight a delightful, easy experience.

Who is the typical Bistro M.D. customer?
There is no one typical Bistro M.D. customer. We have a wide variety of customers ranging from 18 to 80 years of age and from every walk of life. They share one common factor: most of our customers have tried different diets before joining us and understand the challenges of losing weight. They also understand why our diet will work for them.

Our program is well suited for people who want to ensure better health, save time, and save money.

How much weight will I lose by eating the Bistro M.D. meals?

Our unique program has helped thousands of people shed unwanted pounds. The amount of weight you lose depends on many factors: your age, activity level, amount of exercise, medical conditions and present weight. In general, our members lose from two to three pounds per week.

How many daily calories is the Full Plan?
The Bistro M.D. Plan provides an average of 1,200 calories per day for the full plan (3 meals and 2 snacks per day).

There is some very important information to keep in mind while looking at this number:

The calories come from lean protein and complex carbohydrates which are essential for your body to function properly, feel full and balance its chemistry so you can lose the weight. Some programs focus on calories only, but very often they are “empty calories”: simple carbohydrates and fat which do your body a major disservice

We say an AVERAGE, and this is a very important part, as we medically prove that if you stick to a strict 1200 calorie/day diet everyday of the week, your body gets used to that making it harder and harder each week to lose weight. With the slight increase and decrease of calories on a day-to-day basis your body and metabolism do not have the chance to get used to one set point. Thus, in turn the weight comes off easier and in the end it is easier to maintain your weight.

Though, even if you are getting the same amount of food every day, we are changing calories intake every day for you, ranging between 1,100 and 1,400 per day.

Is the plan appropriate for Diabetics?
Yes, it is. At Cederquist Medical Wellness Center we see dozen of patients every day and most of them are diagnosed as diabetic or pre-diabetic. Dr Cederquist designed the Bistro M.D. program with her diabetic patients in mind, and the program fits their needs perfectly. The program focuses on lean protein, complex carbohydrates, and low fat. The lean protein is what is going to keep you feeling full and maintain your blood sugars. We avoid any of the simple sugars like white bread, potatoes, and pasta. These are the sugars that spike your blood sugar then drop rapidly and cause you to be hungry again shortly after eating. Also, a value of our program for diabetics is that our meals are already portioned out. You don't have TO worry about measuring food AND making sure you aren't OVER - eating.

What should I drink? How much should I drink? Can I drink coffee, tea or milk?
We recommend drinking a minimum of 64 oz (8 glasses) of water per day. This can be in the form of regular water, flavored water (like propel, fruit 2 O), decaffeinated diet soda, any of the diet fruit juices (like diet V8) and crystal light. The water helps to keep you hydrated and helps to "flush" everything out of your system.

You are allowed to drink caffeinated drinks, like diet soda, coffee, tea, but we like to limitthem to 2 per day. Indeed, caffeine is a diuretic and causes your cells to retain more water, which will slow down weight loss. With coffee, if you drink it with a creamer we recommend the low fat creamer, and if you use sugar use a sugar substitute like splenda.

For your convenience, once you sign up for any of our meal plans you will continue to receive a shipment each week until you instruct us to stop, and will be charged accordingly. In a single shipment you will receive a week of meals based on your selection of either a five or seven day plan. Your weekly meal plan will be shipped via Fed-Ex within one week of your order. Exact delivery dates can not be guaranteed and vary based on your location. All orders are shipped in insulated coolers with enough dry ice to guarantee its freshness upon delivery.

Bistro MD has a resident expert by the name of Caroline Cederquist. A Word From The Doctor: "I have made it my life’s work to foster healthier lifestyles for my patients. I know about today’s hectic life: with an active practice, a husband and four children, I live that way too. My staff and I deal every day with the same challenges you face. That’s why, over the years, I have developed my diet program. My program fits into the Real world, with convenient meals, of the highest quality and incomparable tastes. It has worked for thousands of people and it will work for you." Dr. Cederquist has appeared as a weight-management expert on national television, as well as the contributing medical editor on medical and nutritional issues on NBC Ft. Myers for the past five years. Get a FREE diet analysis prepared by Dr. Cederquist Just what the doctor ordered! With her team of nutritionists and award-winning chefs, Dr. Cederquist researched and developed the complete menus you'll enjoy. Prepared from the finest raw ingredients according to unique, original recipes, these delicious, high-quality meals are unparalleled for quality and value.

You value your health — that’s why you’ve turned to the healthy gourmet cuisine of Bistro MD.

You value your time — and you get the reliable quality and convenience you need from Bistro MD heat-and-eat meals.

And you value your dollars — so you’re wondering if you’re actually getting the best value for your nutritional dollar.

The quick answer: YES! In fact, you’ve got a real bargain in fine dining right in front of you!

Here’s why: What does the food cost? Economists and health researchers have done the numbers and come up with formulas and figures to prove what you already know: it costs more to eat well!

How much more? Researchers at the University of Washington* found that at 1,500 calories a day, a healthy diet of nutritious, low-calorie foods now costs the average American $27.24! That’s just for the food ingredients! That doesn’t even consider the cost of your time.

And it certainly doesn’t consider the quality-of-life issues like the value of your peace of mind and the relief from the stress and hassle of things like nutritional planning, shopping, cooking or cleaning up. Those important intangibles are pretty hard to hang a number on.

What’s your time worth? But you can come up with a dollar value for your time, though it’s not as simple as you might think. Economists at Warwick University in England** developed a formula for figuring out exactly what the value of your time is, based on your income, your tax rate and your local cost of living.

It’s a complicated formula (V=(W((100-t)/100))/C, where V is the value of an hour, W is a person's hourly wage, t is the tax rate and C is the local cost of living) not unlike some of the dietary math you’ve probably been trying to get away from! But it yields an after-tax, cost-of-living-adjusted dollar value for an hour of your time, where you live. It’s the real-world cost of the time you spend mowing the lawn, doing your taxes — and shopping for and prepping your meals.

Because its validity is based on pretty specific variables, it can’t be averaged and applied nationwide, but here’s an example: for a single person living in Las Vegas, Nevada, earning $78,000 a year (or $39 an hour), your federal tax bracket is 25 percent. The cost of living index for Las Vegas is 1.139. Pour those factors into the Warwick formula, and your real hourly wage comes out at $25.68. (.42 per minute.)

The high cost of eating well: So what does it cost to make your own healthy dinner in Las Vegas? Let’s take that adjusted figure and work out some costs using other known variables.

Based on USDA data, Americans spend an average of 43 minutes a day on grocery shopping (the USDA figure does take into account that this isn’t a daily activity for most people), and an average of 42 minutes a day preparing food. That’s 85 minutes a day on shopping and prep (still doesn’t include planning, travel time or clean up, but we’re keeping it simple here). At that rate, 85 minutes of your time is worth $36.38.

Add to that the aforementioned $27.24 cost for the food ingredients of a nutrient-dense, 1,500-calorie-per-day diet and you’ve got a daily cost of $63.62 for healthy eating — that number’s pretty shocking already, isn’t it?

What else you’re spending: Now, at 42 cents a minute, feel free to add the cost of your valuable time spent traveling to the store (or just sitting in traffic). And don’t forget the clean-up afterwards. If you share duties in a nice “I cook, you clean” partnership, remember that your counterpart’s time has a value, too.

And what about the time spent on conscientiously figuring out what your nutritional needs actually are? How much time goes into that? And should it be more? If you didn’t have Bistro MD’s metabolically correct meals all ready for you, or the professional dieticians at Bistro MD to turn to for answers about your nutrient needs, would you really put the time and effort into doing it right for you, or would you be shortchanging yourself? Most people are. When you can actually see the value of your time as money, you understand why spending as little as $25.99 a day for chef-prepared Bistro MD gourmet meals turns out to be a real bargain.

Apples to oranges, dollar for dollar?

But there’s one more thing to look at in terms of straight dollars and cents. The same University of Washington study looked at the other end of the food-cost scale, too, and found that people who don’t share your values about health and good living (or who just don’t know any better yet) really do spend less on food. In fact, someone consuming a daily diet of junk food can do that for as little as 10 percent of the food cost of eating well. Of course, they’re paying the price in fatigue, nutritional deficiencies, obesity and other diseases.

And while you’d never consider a total junk-food diet, you might be looking at other “nutrient-balanced” food delivery programs and thinking, could I save a few dollars by going with a different plan? Sure, but consider that you might be moving that much closer to the junk, and suffering another woe of many a junk-food eater. They’re missing out on a big reason for eating high-quality food: pleasure! We’ve heard the story… the discontent of grazing through one food after another, even to the point of being stuffed, because nothing’s actually satisfying. People want to enjoy eating, not just fuel our machines!

Eating a good diet — especially a good weight-loss diet — isn’t just about covering the nutrient proportions. If that was all that mattered to you, you could quickly and efficiently fuel your machine with any number of meal-replacement beverage products, and you’ve probably tried a few.

Yet many delivery diets are mass produced using exactly the kinds of additives and fillers you want to avoid. They achieve that nutrient balance with supplements and modern food chemistry, rather than using actual fresh foods in carefully created recipes. Often relying on celebrity branding to win your confidence.

Don’t be fooled. Bistro MD uses real food, in menus planned by Dr. Cederquist and professional dieticians, and prepared by chefs, not chemists! It doesn’t cost the same because it’s NOT the same. With Bistro MD, you’re paying for delicious, healthy food of uncompromising quality and professional credibility, not celebrity! You taste that difference in every bite! So what’s your dining pleasure worth to you?

We’re convinced Bistro MD offers you the best health and dining value in home meal delivery for one simple reason: it’s just better, any way you look at it!

Why is Bistro M.D. different from other diet programs?

For starters, Bistro M.D. is unlike any other diet program. It was not developed by a marketing company, a dietician or a food company but by a medical doctor who specializes in weight management. Dr. Cederquist has over 10 years of clinical experience in the field of weight management; she understands what it really takes to lose weight and keep it off.

Our program includes unique meals and snacks as well as a weekly information program that will break down for you the science behind losing weight.

Our meals are fully cooked, portion-controlled and perfectly balanced. Our chefs have created culinary masterpieces while working under Dr. Cederquist’s tight nutritional guidance. You will feel like having both a personal chef and a diet doctor in your own kitchen at all times! We make losing weight a delightful, easy experience.

Who is the typical Bistro M.D. customer?

There is no one typical Bistro M.D. customer. We have a wide variety of customers ranging from 18 to 80 years of age and from every walk of life. They share one common factor: most of our customers have tried different diets before joining us and understand the challenges of losing weight. They also understand why our diet will work for them.

Our program is well suited for people who want to ensure better health, save time, and save money.

How much weight will I lose by eating the Bistro M.D. meals?

Our unique program has helped thousands of people shed unwanted pounds. The amount of weight you lose depends on many factors: your age, activity level, amount of exercise, medical conditions and present weight. In general, our members lose from two to three pounds per week.

How many daily calories is the Full Plan?

The Bistro M.D. Plan provides an average of 1,200 calories per day for the full plan (3 meals and 2 snacks per day). There is some very important information to keep in mind while looking at this number:

The calories come from lean protein and complex carbohydrates which are essential for your body to function properly, feel full and balance its chemistry so you can lose the weight. Some programs focus on calories only, but very often they are “empty calories”: simple carbohydrates and fat which do your body a major disservice

We say an AVERAGE, and this is a very important part, as we medically prove that if you stick to a strict 1200 calorie/day diet everyday of the week, your body gets used to that making it harder and harder each week to lose weight. With the slight increase and decrease of calories on a day-to-day basis your body and metabolism do not have the chance to get used to one set point. Thus, in turn the weight comes off easier and in the end it is easier to maintain your weight.

Though, even if you are getting the same amount of food every day, we are changing calories intake every day for you, ranging between 1,100 and 1,400 per day.

Do you have different plans for men and women?

We usually recommend our standard plan of the 3 meals and 2 snacks per day to the "average" woman (5'1"-5'5" sedentary to moderately active). For taller women, more active women and the "average" man (5'5"-6'0" sedentary to moderately active) we recommend adding in a 3rd protein snack + 1 serving of fruit per day to bump up the calories to about 1500 calories per day. You can either order the extra protein snacks from us or we can always give you ideas of what you could add in on your own.

Is the plan appropriate for Diabetics?

Yes, it is. At Cederquist Medical Wellness Center we see dozen of patients every day and most of them are diagnosed as diabetic or pre-diabetic. Dr Cederquist designed the Bistro M.D. program with her diabetic patients in mind, and the program fits their needs perfectly.

The program focuses on lean protein, complex carbohydrates, and low fat. The lean protein is what is going to keep you feeling full and maintain your blood sugars. We avoid any of the simple sugars like white bread, potatoes, and pasta. These are the sugars that spike your blood sugar then drop rapidly and cause you to be hungry again shortly after eating. Also, a value of our program for diabetics is that our meals are already portioned out. You don't have TO worry about measuring food AND making sure you aren't over eating.

What should I drink? How much should I drink? Can I drink coffee, tea or milk?

We recommend drinking a minimum of 64 oz (8 glasses) of water per day. This can be in the form of regular water, flavored water (like propel, fruit 2 O), decaffeinated diet soda, any of the diet fruit juices (like Diet V8 Splash) and Crystal Light. The water helps to keep you hydrated and helps to "flush" everything out of your system.

You are allowed to drink caffeinated drinks, like diet soda, coffee, tea, but we like to limit them to 2 per day. Indeed, caffeine is a diuretic and causes your cells to retain more water, which will slow down weight loss. With coffee, if you drink it with a creamer we recommend the low fat creamer, and if you use sugar use a sugar substitute like Splenda.

We recommend avoiding fruit juices because they are high in sugars. Milk is ok to drink because it does have protein in it, however limit the milk to 1 serving (8 oz) per day because of the sugar (lactose) found in the milk. If you are going to drink milk, drink the Low-fat (1%) or skim milk.

What about my non-dieting family members?

Many of our members have lost the weight and are now looking to eat well and maintain their health. First and foremost, this is simply wonderful food, prepared with smart, creative ingredients to satisfy you. The practicality and convenience make these meals the ideal way for anyone to enjoy restaurant-caliber cooking for a fraction of the cost of dining out, and with the added benefit of complete nutritional balance.

My parents are elderly and have problems eating healthy. Can they use this plan?

Our meals are the perfect fit for your parents! There is no preparation. They are well-balanced, nutritious and easy to serve. It would be a great gift for them! Meals just need to be heated, then are ready to be served and enjoyed.?Bistro M.D. would be especially helpful for those who live alone or have health limitations that prevent them from shopping and cooking for themselves.

Can you order Bistro M.D. for one day?

As you know, you can’t lose weight with one meal. You need a plan, and Bistro M.D. is that plan. It is designed for three meals and two snacks a day, seven days a week. If you stay with the plan, you will see a difference. If you truly want to win in a diet plan, you have to stick with it. Bistro M.D. was designed with quality and taste in mind so you lose weight and never feel that you are on a diet.

How long would you suggest I stay on the program?

You can stay on the plan for the rest of your life. Bistro M.D. is designed as part of a lifestyle philosophy. It will help you lose weight then maintain your weight once you have lost the extra pounds. Unlike other "diet" plans, there are no nutritional drawbacks to our program. You can stay on our plan as long as you enjoy our exceptional meal selection.

If at any time you feel you are not reaching your weight loss goal, our staff dieticians are available to work with you and make sure you get where you want to be.

This seems to be a lot of food. Is there a plan with less food?

Believe it or not, this is the question we get the most! TOO MUCH FOOD! Can you believe it—a diet program with too much food?

The reason is that when gaining weight, most people stop eating, thinking it will help them lose weight. But this actually impacts your body chemistry and does your body a major disservice. Our plan is clinically developed to provide the right amount of nutrients during the day, enabling your body to function well, avoid cravings and lose weight. So even if it appears like a lot of food, it is the precise amount of nutrients your body needs.

If you feel you cannot eat all, we recommend that you still eat the three meals and two snacks a day. Rather than avoiding a snack altogether, just eat part of it (half of your cookie, half of the chips). This is better for you to lose weight than to eliminate one of the meals.

What if I go out to eat?

The program includes “My Night.” That night you decide what you want to eat. If you need to eat out with friends, make that your designated “My Night.” Enjoy your dinner, have a great time with your friends. This occurs only once a week and will not hurt your progress… just make sure you have a great time with your friends.

What if I do not like a food?

We hope we have put together a menu of widely accepted food items for our customers. We constantly work with our menu to make foods more flavorful and enjoyable and to monitor the quality of items we serve. Of course, if you have certain food restrictions because of food allergies or religions preference our staff will replace the items you can not eat with the appropriate meals.

Where did the idea for Bistro M.D. originate?

Bistro M.D. is the result of years of research and medical dedication from Dr. Cederquist. To learn more about Dr. Cederquist and how Bistro M.D. originated, please go to the tab “Meet Dr. C.” to read about Dr. Cederquist’s journey to help people with weight issues.

I just placed my order online. How will I know the order was received?

You will receive two email confirmations for each order placed online. The first email will arrive within 24 hours. It confirms receipt of your order and provides you with your order confirmation number. The second email is sent the moment your product is shipped.

What can I do to lower the price of my meals?

Even though all of our plans are priced for value, you can save even more by sharing your success with others. Earn $20.00 for each friend you refer to us who orders the Bistro M.D. plan.

Must I place a new order each time?

To make it easier on you and avoid hassle, we set up an automatic renewal. There’s no need to call; we automatically ship your weekly program.

If at any time you decide to take a break or stop, then simply contact our customer service team (1-800-401-DIET). We can even set you up so you tell us when you want to start again and we will take care of all the paper work for you.

How do I cook my Bistro M.D. meals?

You don’t! The meals have already been fully cooked, using an innovative, high-tech method. They are vacuum sealed in individual pouches then cooked slowly in their own natural juices. This seals in not only the full natural flavor and texture of the foods but also nutrient content that is normally lost, even in regular home cooking. You end up with a healthy, delectable, restaurant-quality meal! All you need to do is heat the pouches (in simmering water, or microwave), then cut them open and put your meal on a plate! And use a nice plate! Don’t you deserve the best?

What happens if I defrost a meal but don’t cook it right away?

In addition to retaining the natural flavor, texture and nutrients of the foods, our remarkable cooking process also preserves the freshness of foods for longer than conventional preparation and packaging. Hence, you can safely keep a defrosted meal in the vacuum-sealed packaging in the refrigerator for up to 48 hours. When you’re ready to eat, simply follow your normal heat-and-serve process. We do strongly recommend, however, keeping your meals frozen until you are ready to enjoy them.