PurFoods (3 Hour Diet At Home)
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Company Address
PurFoods
718 SE Shurfine Dr.
Ankeny, IA 50021 (877-347-3438,
866-746-3257)
Website:
www.3hourdietathome.com
PurFoods took over
the "Atkins At Home" program and renamed it, to PurFoods-Low carb. PurFoods
(www.purfoods.com) handles several
other diet food product lines, including the 3 Hour Diet At Home, with
websites as follows:
www.purfoodsfitness.com
www.momsmeals.com
www.glutenfreemeals.com
www.purfoodslowcarb.com
www.3hourdietathome.com
Apparently, the company PurFoods delivers six distinct food product lines:
·
3 Hour Diet At HomePurefoods,
fresh low carb (formerly Atkins At Home)
·
Purfoods gluten free
·
Purfoods Fitness
·
Mom’s Meals
·
Purfoods Organic
The
3-Hour Diet is a
book written by fitness expert Jorge Cruise: The 3-Hour Diet - How Low-Carb
Diets Make You Fat and Timing Makes You Thin.
Cruise, who is based in San Diego and has appeared with
great success on Oprah, has also started his own delivery system for his
three-hour diet plan.
The book was released in
April 2005 and quickly became popular. Jorge Cruise is already an
established writer with his "8 minutes" series (based around 8 minutes of
exercise per day).
Not
surprisingly, the concept of the 3 Hour Diet is to eat a meal every 3 hours
(although the author suggests eating nothing 3 hours before bedtime). The
idea is to increase metabolism, and to help maintain consistent energy
levels throughout the day. Mr. Cruise claims a weight loss of 2 pounds per
week (without exercise). He does recommend exercise.
This plan diet also
addresses emotional "saboteurs" such as engaging in sedentary activities
associated with mindless eating.
How The Plan Works
Home meal delivery is
available for the 3 Hour Diet, with 3 meals, 2 snacks, and 1 snack delivered
to your door.
The meals are based on a
source of lean protein, (generally low-GI) carbs, and healthy fats (the
author recommends Flax Seed Oil). The major selling points of the book are
the various fast food and frozen food recommendations. This appeals to many,
as so many of us live such time-pressed lives. The calorie amounts of the
suggested daily meals amount to 1450.
The 3-Hour Diet is heavy
on processed food, which can be of questionable nutritional value. Many of
the issues that Cruise explores have already been well-covered in other diet
books. However, the basic principles behind the book are sound--eat little
and often, learn how to incorporate everyday convenience foods, and how to
plan and set goals. Cruise takes advantage of some of the low-carb
"backlash" by claiming that low-carb diets make you fat, a very general
statement.
The book is interspersed
with positive testimonials (most likely clients from Cruise's fitness
trainer/motivator business). However these don't fail to hide the fact that
the book contains a number of inconsistencies. It talks about no calorie
counting, but then restricts portion sizes to certain calories.
The 3
Hour Diet is similar to one of the "originals" - Body For
Life. However Body for Life has stood the test of time.
Pricing
Two plans are available:
basic ($20/day) and Gourmet ($30/day).