We tried one of the most popular diet plans to see what the food is really like - and what we found was shocking

Nutrisystem has been around for 35 years and claims to be an easy and affordable way to lose weight. The company provides prepared food and meal plans. Its diet plans are designed as portion controlled, pre-prepared meals.

The most basic meal package is $9.64 per day, or $269.99 for a 4-week package. With this plan, customers are given a variety of food selected by Nutrisystem with the potential of losing 10 pounds and 5-inches off the waist in one month.

Nutrisystem provides a grocery guide with all the extra items allowed while on the diet plan, as well as a "My Daily 3", an activity agenda with suggested activities for exercise.

We tested out Nutrisystem's packaged meals to see what the food is really like. While our expectations were reasonable going in, we were shocked at how tiny the portions were.