Carafre, the packages they sell do seem kind of pricey, but they pretty much cover all of your food, other than milk and maybe some fresh fruits and vegetables that you buy. If you don't have to feed anyone else, then something like this can be a good option. QVC sells nutrisystem and they have smaller packages so you can try it out before investing in the monthly collection sold on the nutrisystem website. Actually, Nutrisystem sells items individually as well, if you want to buy just a couple of meals to try out. Look for the tiny A la Carte link to order