On Apr 29, 4:43 am, "2Phat" wrote:
A long time ago I thought having low carb products in mass was a good idea.
I thought it would make low carb easier. I thought low carb on the go would
be easier. I thought cooking with low carb products would be easier.


And having many of these products available does make LC easier for
people who are really serious about doing it and are going to take the
time to read a book and figure out how to do it right. Products
like Hood LC milk, Heinz Ketchup, Mt Olive Sweet Pickles, LC
Tortillas, even LC shakes for a quick occasional meal, make it easier
for me. I think it's silly to attribute the bursting of the LC
bubble to LC products. It's well known that the vast majority of
people can't follow any diet. A lot jumped on LC due to all the
media attention it was getting in the early part of the decade.
Suddenly it became the "in" thing to try as a quick and easy
solution. Most figured they could do LC for a month or two, drop 20
lbs and then go back to their old ways. They would have failed with
or without the products.



What I've learned is low carb products in mass really hurts the low carb
dieter because it takes away the basic principal of low carb. Yes some
product development has been great for diabetics as they have much better
choices in foods that won't raise BSL's, and some other products are
excellent as they do not interfere with weight lose, but for the most part
the snacks, legal treats, pre made shakes, breads, etc., have added to low
carb being more of a fad then a life style change. The products are more
for maintenance but fool the dieter into thinking it's a part of the diet
phase.

I've come to realize low carb is at it's best when you are eating real foods
for the weight lose phase and maybe a few 'products' when your in long term
maintenance and incorporating the life style with your tastes. You still
have to be careful.

The marketing plan is, get a diet, it become popular people are losing
weight, get products, people stop losing weight and start struggling with
the diet.