There was and still is a lot of hostility when anyone mentions Atkins, an
attitude I never understood.   For diabetics, low carb products are a need,
not a fad.

At some point someone has got to realize that low carb helps diabetics, and
since there are new diabetics being diagnosed every day, low carb products
will have a market.

But unfortunately, the negative bias towards Atkins and anything that
mentions low carb, doesn't help us a bit.   I have no prejudice or jealousy
that someone made a buck honestly based on good common sense.   Unless it is
a blatant fake like that Kevin Trudeau who is now selling books since his
coral calcium scam fell through.

was "Is Special K Carb Fit being phased out?"

Hi All

Some musing aloud on foods.

Most of the "low-carb" products that those in the Northern
Hemisphere talk about never made it to our supermarket
shelves; ours groan under the weight of products labelled
"99% fat-free" and similar. I only once consciously tried a
low-carb ice-cream - which tasted bloody terrible.

Very early in my project to extend and improve Alan's life I
realised that it was far simpler, safer and tastier (most
important, that last one) to use normal foods but just use
less of them to achieve the aim. I also realised that the
best way to ensure nothing was hidden in it that might sneak
up on me was to avoid processed foods and cook most of the
rest myself.

So, if I liked a food but the fat content was too high for
good health - I turned it into a taste instead of a snack,
or a snack instead of a meal. If the carb content spiked me
when I tested - same thing. And if Quentin said it was good
for me - I added it. If I didn't like it - I found ways to
cook or prepare it that I could eat.

It's amazing what you can learn to like once you realise
that your life depends on it. This morning's breakfast was a
broccoli/capsicum/cabbage/salmon/cheese one-egg frittata.
Before I started this - you would only have found the egg
and cheese in my fridge and I'd have been eating cereal with
milk, toast and marmalade, juice and coffee for breakfast.
And wondering why I never felt very well in the mornings.

Buy ordinary simple foods, folks. Use your own kitchen to
make them more complex. And, when Quentin assembles his
collection of past threads - read it. That doesn't mean you
have to wear a hair shirt. I eat well at home, I still eat
out weekly, I still eat fast foods once every couple of
weeks, but I'm very, very selective as to where I eat out
and which fast foods.

Cheers, Alan, T2, Australia.
d&e, metformin 2x500mg

I agree that there have been pretty crappy products boasting low carb,
but there have been a few good ones i.e. Special K carb fit. It is too
bad that some are disappearing. :(
Trinity