Exhibit 23.1


              CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS


We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement (Form
S-8 No. 333-_____) pertaining to the eDiets.com, Inc. Stock Option Plan of our
report dated February 1, 2002, with respect to the consolidated financial
statements of eDiets.com, Inc. included in its Annual Report (Form 10-KSB) for
the year ended December 31, 2001, filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission.


                                    /S/ERNST & YOUNG LLP

West Palm Beach, Florida

June 5, 2002