Cost Per Meal Analysis
As a service to our patients, we provide you with a program cost analysis per meal for the programs that use meal replacement shakes.
If you spend more than $3-$4 per meal at breakfast and lunch, then you can afford these programs. Your health can’t afford not to.
Profast Program
5 shakes per day (35 meal replacements) for 1 week
at $120.00 (includes doctor’s visit, meal replacements and vitamins)
equals $3.14 per meal
Profast II Program
5 shakes per day (70 meal replacements) for 2 weeks
at $195.00 (includes doctor’s visit, meal replacements and vitamins)
equals $2.50 per meal
Modifed Profast Program
2 shakes per day (28 meal replacements) for 2 weeks
at $127.00 (includes doctor’s visit, meal replacements and vitamins)
equals $4.11 per meal
Modified Profast II Program
2 shakes per day (56 meal replacements) for 4 weeks
at $199.00 (includes doctor visit, meal replacements and vitamins)
equals $3.23 per meal
Modified Monthly Program
1 shake per day (28 meal replacements) for 4 weeks
at $175.00 (includes doctor visit, meal replacements and vitamins)
equals $5.64 per meal
*Your program cost may be tax deductible. Check with your accountant.
(from IRS Website) Rev. Rul. 2002–19, page 778.
Medical expenses. Uncompensated amounts paid by individuals
for participation in a weight-loss program as treatment
for a specific disease or diseases (including obesity) diagnosed
by a physician are expenses for medical care under section
213 of the Code. The cost of purchasing diet food items is not
deductible under section 213. Rev. Ruls. 55–261 and 79–151
distinguished.