5 Weird Reasons Adults Go on a Baby Food Diet

Obesity is such a problem in the United States, that in five states, over one-third of adults fall into the category. This means many people have had their doctor recommend they lose weight.

While obesity is common in the United States, there is still enormous pressure for people, especially women, to be thin.

With losing weight being the end goal for so many people, it’s no surprise that people will go to extremes to see a lower number on the scale. You may have heard of several crazy diets that people have done to get there, and the baby food diet is no exception.

Tracey Anderson is supposedly the founder of the diet. The baby food diet helps its followers lose weight by taking in fewer calories.

If you’re wondering why in the world anyone would choose this way to lose weight, keep reading.

The Baby Food Diet Helps Curb Hunger and Shrink Your Stomach

The baby food diet is not recommended for the long-term, though some people might stay on it for several weeks, or months. The diet, instead, is meant to help curb hunger cravings and keep you from snacking.

The idea is that you get your nutrition all in a few jars of baby food without all of the calories you’d get from a big meal or snack. If you get hungry, you can just reach for some baby food, which typically has way fewer calories than any other snack you might eat.

After a while of replacing one or two meals with baby food, your stomach will start to shrink and thus you won’t be as hungry as you were before you started the diet. Shrinking your stomach is a common side effect when it comes to dieting, yet it is the goal with the baby food diet.

Minimal Food Preparation

Weight loss for many can mean doing food prep for several hours on a specific day and then store food in the fridge to eat at a later date. Food prep for the baby food diet is minimal.

You don’t need to do much in the way of food planning and prepping unless you are doing purees for your own food. In that, case, this diet might take a considerable amount of time to prepare. It is, however, vastly more convenient if you can simply pick up jarred baby food yourself at a local grocery store.

The baby food diet is not intended to replace every single meal of your day but does ask that you eat baby food in place of one or two meals per day. This means you only have one meal out of the day that you are responsible for.

If you do the diet, it is essential that you read more about how to maintain adequate nutrition while you’re losing weight.

It Doesn’t Taste Very Good

While it may seem like a bizarre reason to choose a diet to go on, eating food that doesn’t taste good is one of the biggest reasons this diet supposedly works.

When you’re stressed or anxious, it is easy to reach for food with high sugars or fats, which may help you feel better in the moment. But if you completely limit your intake to baby food, you might not be as inclined to reach for food to cover up your problems if you know your fridge is stocked with baby food.

While some baby foods are pleasant, many of them are not really that great tasting. You might only be able to stomach a couple of bites before giving up on it and putting it away.

For the baby food diet, this works to your advantage. The more adverse you are to the food you’re supposed to be eating, the more you will look at food as fuel instead of pleasure. It will also mean you are less likely to overeat or binge because let’s be honest, who wants to binge on several cans of baby food?

It Doesn’t Take A Lot of Exercise

Some people choose this diet because they absolutely cannot see themselves going to a gym. This diet requires minimal to no exercise, as it is all about calorie restriction.

Most diet regimens ask that you also work out in addition to eating well. This helps you tone your body and “get rid of” excess calories. If you exercise, you don’t need to restrict what you’re eating as much as you would if you were not opting for exercise.

Because this diet is all about calorie restriction and cutting back, exercise is not recommended. In fact, if you do exercise on it, especially if you’re only eating small amounts, you could faint or cause injury to your body.

As such, the baby food diet doesn’t require you to hit the gym at all. You’ll burn more than enough calories just by doing your daily chores and activities.

It Kick-Starts Your Weight Loss

The baby food diet isn’t intended to become a permanent solution or way of eating. It can, however, become permanent if you suffer from a disease or disability that makes it impossible to eat solid foods.

To get the best results, it is recommended that you eat healthy baby food to maintain your vitamins and minerals while losing weight.

The baby food challenge is intended to help you initially lose weight, and can help you lose a significant amount immediately. This means you are supposed to switch to solid food after a while, as being on this diet too long can ultimately be detrimental to your health in the long-term.

Wrapping It Up

If you choose to go on the baby food diet, you should make sure you are getting enough to eat so that while you do lose weight, you don’t become ill. The motivation for losing weight should be about living a healthier life, not about starving yourself to look as thin as possible.

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