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Low interest in low carb
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Looks like the dieting public is smarter than the food company profiteers
who put transfats, fructose and sugar alcohols into a product whose first ingredient is white flour and then advertise it as "perfect for low carb diets." You'd think someone at a major food company that was putting millions into launching a new product would at least read the darn book. There is transfat in just about every single one of the new "low carb" products I saw on the shelf at the store this week. I bet the many Ex-lax substitutes are doing more poorly than they expected, too. Does anyone ever eat this stuff at the food lab before they release it? -- Jenny - Low Carbing for 4 years. Below goal for weight. Type 2 diabetes, hba1c 5.7 . Cut the carbs to respond to my email address! Jenny's new site: What they Don't Tell You About Diabetes http://www.geocities.com/lottadata4u/ Jenny's Low Carb Diet Facts & Figures http://www.geocities.com/jenny_the_bean/ Looking for help controlling your blood sugar? Visit http://www.alt-support-diabetes.org/...0Diagnosed.htm "Bob M" wrote in message news http://money.cnn.com/2004/08/22/news...ndex.htm?cnn=y es -- Bob M remove ".x" to reply |
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I think also people buy into these packages, dont lose weight, then quit the
diet. Some of these products arnt even low in carbohydrates, I assume by using the words "low carb" as opposed to "low carbohydrate" they get around those issues. "Jenny" wrote in message ... Looks like the dieting public is smarter than the food company profiteers who put transfats, fructose and sugar alcohols into a product whose first ingredient is white flour and then advertise it as "perfect for low carb diets." You'd think someone at a major food company that was putting millions into launching a new product would at least read the darn book. There is transfat in just about every single one of the new "low carb" products I saw on the shelf at the store this week. I bet the many Ex-lax substitutes are doing more poorly than they expected, too. Does anyone ever eat this stuff at the food lab before they release it? -- Jenny - Low Carbing for 4 years. Below goal for weight. Type 2 diabetes, hba1c 5.7 . Cut the carbs to respond to my email address! Jenny's new site: What they Don't Tell You About Diabetes http://www.geocities.com/lottadata4u/ Jenny's Low Carb Diet Facts & Figures http://www.geocities.com/jenny_the_bean/ Looking for help controlling your blood sugar? Visit http://www.alt-support-diabetes.org/...0Diagnosed.htm "Bob M" wrote in message news http://money.cnn.com/2004/08/22/news...ndex.htm?cnn=y es -- Bob M remove ".x" to reply |
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On Sun, 22 Aug 2004 14:22:42 -0400, Jenny
wrote: Looks like the dieting public is smarter than the food company profiteers who put transfats, fructose and sugar alcohols into a product whose first ingredient is white flour and then advertise it as "perfect for low carb diets." You'd think someone at a major food company that was putting millions into launching a new product would at least read the darn book. There is transfat in just about every single one of the new "low carb" products I saw on the shelf at the store this week. I bet the many Ex-lax substitutes are doing more poorly than they expected, too. Does anyone ever eat this stuff at the food lab before they release it? That is true -- there's transfat in a ton of low carb stuff. I've often not bought something that was enticing for infrequent use due to transfats in them. As for the low carb candy, I can eat some of it, but most of it affects me in a bad way. So, I don't think that little interest in low carb food is necessarily an indication that interest in low carb diets is flagging. -- Bob M remove ".x" to reply |
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On Sun, 22 Aug 2004 14:22:42 -0400, Jenny
wrote: Looks like the dieting public is smarter than the food company profiteers who put transfats, fructose and sugar alcohols into a product whose first ingredient is white flour and then advertise it as "perfect for low carb diets." You'd think someone at a major food company that was putting millions into launching a new product would at least read the darn book. There is transfat in just about every single one of the new "low carb" products I saw on the shelf at the store this week. I bet the many Ex-lax substitutes are doing more poorly than they expected, too. Does anyone ever eat this stuff at the food lab before they release it? That is true -- there's transfat in a ton of low carb stuff. I've often not bought something that was enticing for infrequent use due to transfats in them. As for the low carb candy, I can eat some of it, but most of it affects me in a bad way. So, I don't think that little interest in low carb food is necessarily an indication that interest in low carb diets is flagging. -- Bob M remove ".x" to reply |
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You're right. The supposed low-carb convenience foods are generally not
very healthy and IMO not particularly tasty. I tried a few things when I started LC, but quickly gave up and now just eat normal food that's naturally LC. I guess they thought it would be the same as the low-fat frankenfoods that came out several years ago, but it seems that LC people are pickier and not only concerned with the flavour of the item. We actually pay attention to the ingredients and how they're prepared. There are some exceptions, like the Carb Options products, but they seem to be one of the few companies that actually did some research before putting their stuff on the market. on Sun, 22 Aug 2004 15:58:05 -0400, "Bob M" wrote: That is true -- there's transfat in a ton of low carb stuff. I've often not bought something that was enticing for infrequent use due to transfats in them. As for the low carb candy, I can eat some of it, but most of it affects me in a bad way. So, I don't think that little interest in low carb food is necessarily an indication that interest in low carb diets is flagging. ----- Bev |
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On 8/22/2004 11:22:42 AM, Jenny wrote:
Looks like the dieting public is smarter than the food company profiteers who put transfats, fructose and sugar alcohols into a product whose first ingredient is white flour and then advertise it as "perfect for low carb diets." Smarter in what way? It's says sales of low carb products are way up. It predicts doom and gloom, but doesn't really offer any evidence to back that up, other than a few generic quotes from "analysts." It's basically a rehash of the other article that was discussed here recently, which most people also misread. -- LCing since 7/10/04 - 6'3" 230/220/190 "This is Klahn's bodyguard - he is tough and ruthless. This is Klahn's chauffeur - he is rough and toothless." |
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"Jenny" wrote in message ...
Looks like the dieting public is smarter than the food company profiteers who put transfats, fructose and sugar alcohols into a product whose first ingredient is white flour and then advertise it as "perfect for low carb diets." You'd think someone at a major food company that was putting millions into launching a new product would at least read the darn book. There is transfat in just about every single one of the new "low carb" products I saw on the shelf at the store this week. I bet the many Ex-lax substitutes are doing more poorly than they expected, too. Does anyone ever eat this stuff at the food lab before they release it? One would think that the food manufacturers taste-tested all these new low-carb products before they started marketing them. Which only makes me question the taste-buds of the testers. The low-carb cereal I tried, Post Carb Well Golden Crunch cereal, was simply awful. Tasted like cardboard. I can't imagine anyone choosing to eat it. Maybe if you were starving--and you'd already eaten the cereal's box.... (I hope I haven't offended anyone who just loves that particular cereal.) OTOH, while the "low-fat" foods aren't all tasty, a lot of them are, thanks, in part, to all the carbs the manufacturers added to help make them that way. And they don't give you "the runs." Which is why some of us probably ended up eating too much of them. sigh Nat 254/229/149 SB since 7/19/04 |
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"Jenny" wrote in message ...
Looks like the dieting public is smarter than the food company profiteers who put transfats, fructose and sugar alcohols into a product whose first ingredient is white flour and then advertise it as "perfect for low carb diets." You'd think someone at a major food company that was putting millions into launching a new product would at least read the darn book. There is transfat in just about every single one of the new "low carb" products I saw on the shelf at the store this week. I bet the many Ex-lax substitutes are doing more poorly than they expected, too. Does anyone ever eat this stuff at the food lab before they release it? One would think that the food manufacturers taste-tested all these new low-carb products before they started marketing them. Which only makes me question the taste-buds of the testers. The low-carb cereal I tried, Post Carb Well Golden Crunch cereal, was simply awful. Tasted like cardboard. I can't imagine anyone choosing to eat it. Maybe if you were starving--and you'd already eaten the cereal's box.... (I hope I haven't offended anyone who just loves that particular cereal.) OTOH, while the "low-fat" foods aren't all tasty, a lot of them are, thanks, in part, to all the carbs the manufacturers added to help make them that way. And they don't give you "the runs." Which is why some of us probably ended up eating too much of them. sigh Nat 254/229/149 SB since 7/19/04 |
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Jenny wrote:
Looks like the dieting public is smarter than the food company profiteers who put transfats, fructose and sugar alcohols into a product whose first ingredient is white flour and then advertise it as "perfect for low carb diets." You'd think someone at a major food company that was putting millions into launching a new product would at least read the darn book. There is transfat in just about every single one of the new "low carb" products I saw on the shelf at the store this week. I bet the many Ex-lax substitutes are doing more poorly than they expected, too. Does anyone ever eat this stuff at the food lab before they release it? -- Jenny - Low Carbing for 4 years. Below goal for weight. Type 2 diabetes, hba1c 5.7 . I agree, Jenny. I look forward to the low-carb items I know are coming. Then I finally see them on the shelf, look at the ingredients, and end up not buying them. Why on earth do I want things that contain bad ingredients? Why must everything contain trans fats, maltitol (etc.), loads of chemical additives, etc.? Why would I believe that something that contains white flour (even as the first ingredient) is something desirable? Why would I see the words high fructose corn syrup and still buy said item? This is enough to make you a purist about eating. In a way, I feel sorry for the manufacturers, and for us when they decide folks just aren't interested in LC foods. BUT most manufacturers just don't get the point. -- Jean B. |
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