Exhibit 5


                                              June 7, 2002



eDiets.com, Inc.
3801 W. Hillsboro Boulevard
Deerfield Beach, Florida 33442

Ladies and Gentlemen:

We have acted as counsel for eDiets.com, Inc. a Delaware corporation (the
"Company"), in connection with the registration of 4,100,000 shares (the
"Shares") of the Company's Common Stock, par value $.001 per share (the "Common
Stock"), issuable upon the exercise of outstanding stock options granted, or
which may be granted, pursuant to the Company's Stock Option Plan (As Amended
and Restated Effective April 1, 2002) (the "Plan").

In connection with this opinion, we have examined the Registration Statement on
Form S-8 filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission
pursuant to the rules and regulations promulgated under the Securities Act of
1933, as amended (the "Act"), on the date hereof (the "Registration Statement"),
relating to the above-mentioned registration.  In addition, we have examined
such corporate records, certificates and other documents, and reviewed such
questions of law, as we have deemed necessary or advisable in order to enable us
to render the opinion contained herein.

In our examination of the foregoing documents, we have assumed the genuineness
of all signatures and the authenticity of all documents submitted to us as
originals, the conformity to unsigned documents of all documents submitted to us
as certified or photostatic copies and the authenticity of the originals of such
latter documents.

Based upon the foregoing, we are of the opinion that the Shares being registered
under the Registration Statement, when issued and paid for as contemplated by
the Plan and applicable stock option agreements, assuming proper execution of
the stock certificates therefor, will be validly issued, fully paid and non-
assessable.

We consent to the filing of this opinion as an exhibit to the Registration
Statement.  In giving such consent, we do not admit that we come within the
category of persons whose consent is required by Section 7 of the Act or the
rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.


                                              Very truly yours,



                                              /s/ EDWARDS & ANGELL, LLP
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                                              EDWARDS & ANGELL, LLP