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Weight Loss Forum / General Topics / May 2004Consumer Reports & Low Carb Foods
The latest issue of Consumer Reports has an interesting article about low carb comfort foods. According to Consumer Reports there are many new low carb comfort food products like ice creams, cookies, cakes, etc. Consumer Reports claims that these products have the same amount of calories or even more calories then the regular versions of these treats. The article warned that people can stay within their daily carb limits with these low carb junk foods, but still take in a large enough number of calories to sabatoge their weight loss. I couldn't find a link for the article on their web site but you should be able to find the article in their latest issue. I wouldn't buy the magazine as they don't have much more to say then what I have just typed. Steve On 5/16/04 10:17 PM, in article c87pku01hrk@enews2.newsguy.com, "Steve" <nospam@please.reply.to.group.thanks.com> wrote: > Consumer Reports claims that these products have the same amount of > calories or even more calories then the regular versions of these treats. > > The article warned that people can stay within their daily carb limits > with these low carb junk foods, but still take in a large enough number > of calories to sabatoge their weight loss. That is indisputably true. The low-carb-at-any-calorie-price fad is going to prove as big a bust as the low-fat fad was. doug > On 5/16/04 10:17 PM, in article c87pku01hrk@enews2.newsguy.com, "Steve" > <nospam@please.reply.to.group.thanks.com> wrote: [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > > doug And it's too bad, too. Because it diverts attention from the real foods that can be enjoyed on a low-carb way of life. By and large, the media has painted a highly erroneous picture of low-carb. Most everything, from news reports to satires, paint it as a diet in which you ignore all other food groups and concentrate on cream, butter, bacon, eggs, and steak. Based on this assumption, those low carb substitute foods would most certainly seem to be a necessity. That's entirely a different thing from the low-carb way of life I am enjoying, centered around a wide variety of real foods. There are a few people out there who "get it", so there is hope.  SignatureThe post you just read, unless otherwise noted, is strictly my opinion and experience. Please interpret accordingly. > On 5/16/04 10:17 PM, in article c87pku01hrk@enews2.newsguy.com, "Steve" ><nospam@please.reply.to.group.thanks.com> wrote: [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > > doug Doug, while I agree with you, let's not forget, these low carb labeled junk foods are not even low carb, in reality. Signature---------------------------------------------------------------------------- char*p="char*p=%c%s%c;main(){printf(p,34,p,34);}";main(){printf(p,34,p,34);} "It's never too late to have a happy childhood." On 5/17/04 1:37 AM, in article c885bo$hh$2@pita.alt.net, "Ignoramus29075" <ignoramus29075@NOSPAM.29075.invalid> wrote: >> On 5/16/04 10:17 PM, in article c87pku01hrk@enews2.newsguy.com, "Steve" >> <nospam@please.reply.to.group.thanks.com> wrote: [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > Doug, while I agree with you, let's not forget, these low carb labeled > junk foods are not even low carb, in reality. That is true of a lot of junk foods. But I wasn't even thinking of sugar alcohols and whatnot. Even true low-carb snacks can be high enough in calories to wreck a weight loss diet. Think of cheese and nuts. doug > On 5/17/04 1:37 AM, in article c885bo$hh$2@pita.alt.net, "Ignoramus29075" ><ignoramus29075@NOSPAM.29075.invalid> wrote: [quoted text clipped - 22 lines] > alcohols and whatnot. Even true low-carb snacks can be high enough in > calories to wreck a weight loss diet. Think of cheese and nuts. True. I am giving up nuts for this reason, they are healthy and all, but they make it difficult for me to control how much I eat. I will finish off the ones we have at home, and won't buy more for a while, maybe a few months. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- char*p="char*p=%c%s%c;main(){printf(p,34,p,34);}";main(){printf(p,34,p,34);} "It's never too late to have a happy childhood." "Ignoramus29075" <ignoramus29075@NOSPAM.29075.invalid> wrote in message > True. I am giving up nuts for this reason, they are healthy and all, > but they make it difficult for me to control how much I eat. Different strokes for different folks. I just read an article in Prevention magazine that said eating nuts is actually very good in helping to control food intake. > "Ignoramus29075" <ignoramus29075@NOSPAM.29075.invalid> wrote in message > [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > magazine that said eating nuts is actually very good in helping to control > food intake. Maybe so, but if eating a few nuts makes a person really want to eat more food (nuts or anything else), then there are better ways to control food intake. I can only eat nuts in the context of some sliced almonds in a salad or in my green beans. If I actually ate the almonds alone (or other nuts), I'd want to keep eating them in spite of hunger or lack thereof. OTOH, I can eat chocolate 20 days out of the month and limit myself to one piece and not even think about it. Like you said, different strokes. > > "Ignoramus29075" <ignoramus29075@NOSPAM.29075.invalid> wrote in message > > [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > OTOH, I can eat chocolate 20 days out of the month and limit myself to one > piece and not even think about it. Like you said, different strokes. I pour out the 1oz serving of smoked-flavored almonds into a separate container to avoid over-snacking for lunch. 28 pieces are pretty easy to eye-ball... Nice little 200 kcal snack, and it goes GREAT! with my afternoon water (~20oz). I also chase them with an A,C,E vitamin. Not sure 1oz is enough to get the vitamins into my system... > Different strokes for different folks. I just read an article in Prevention > magazine that said eating nuts is actually very good in helping to control > food intake. I think I read that article too, and IMHO the message was that eating nuts ( and the article mentioned measured amounts ) could help one get thin by filling people up so they would eat less. This is along the same line as the Consumer Reports warning to stay away from the idea of feeling fine with "taking the food and shoving it", regardless of calories, as long as you obey some fad diet rule. Steve >> Different strokes for different folks. I just read an article in >> Prevention magazine that said eating nuts is actually very good in [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > nuts ( and the article mentioned measured amounts ) could help one get > thin by filling people up so they would eat less. I've not read the article, but I've found that nuts, due to their high fat content (and low starch content) tend to fill me up (my favored nut is raw almonds). Alternately, a tablespoon (120 calories per) of pure extra virgin olive oil, on a salad adds enough density to it to make it feel like a meal, and stick with me longer. It's practically my self-contained appetite suppressant. SignatureThe post you just read, unless otherwise noted, is strictly my opinion and experience. Please interpret accordingly. You might want to double-check the value of nuts before giving them up. They really are 'chock' full of nutrition and more and more they are appearing as 'superfoods' that are very effective in cutting the risk of numerous diseases. They come highly recommended by both Dr. Andrew Weil (the leading natural food doctor in the world) and Dr. Walter Willett (head of Nutrition at Harvard Med). I think the key is to eat no more than a small handfull per day. >"Ignoramus29075" <ignoramus29075@NOSPAM.29075.invalid> wrote in message > [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] >magazine that said eating nuts is actually very good in helping to control >food intake. > You might want to double-check the value of nuts before giving them > up. They really are 'chock' full of nutrition and more and more they [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > natural food doctor in the world) and Dr. Walter Willett (head of > Nutrition at Harvard Med). I completely agree that nuts are very healthy foods. > I think the key is to eat no more than a small handfull per day. That's what is a little difficult. I _can_ limit myself as to how much nuts I eat, but with too much difficulty. I will finish off the nuts that I have and avoid buying them for a while. Will see how it goes. i >>"Ignoramus29075" <ignoramus29075@NOSPAM.29075.invalid> wrote in message >> [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] >>magazine that said eating nuts is actually very good in helping to control >>food intake. Signature---------------------------------------------------------------------------- char*p="char*p=%c%s%c;main(){printf(p,34,p,34);}";main(){printf(p,34,p,34);} "It's never too late to have a happy childhood." > You might want to double-check the value of nuts before giving them > up. They really are 'chock' full of nutrition and more and more they [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > I think the key is to eat no more than a small handfull per day. IOW one serving as it says on the container. good advice in general, of course. > Ignoramus29075 wrote in message > > > True. I am giving up nuts for this reason, they are healthy and all, > > but they make it difficult for me to control how much I eat. > > Different strokes for different folks. Yes, and that also applies to the *type* of nut. If you have a problem with one type, try some others. I tend to empty a bowl of either peanuts (really beans not nuts) or cashews. But I don't do that with most other types. Now I keep walnuts, pecans, filberts or whatever in stock. Those I *can* have a handfull and put the rest back. >> Ignoramus29075 wrote in message >> [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > most other types. Now I keep walnuts, pecans, filberts or whatever in > stock. Those I *can* have a handfull and put the rest back. I can stop with any nuts, but, I soon come back for "a few more". That happens on weekends only, as I do not keep nuts at work. Knowing this, I eat less other food on weekends, but I always gain a pound or so on weekends, at least until quite recently. too much struggle for me, so I will trying living without nuts for a while. A point that nuts could be actually _helping_ me to not overeat other foods is noted, and if it turns out to be true, that would be another reason to return to nuts. Since I already have plenty of nuts in the pantry, I will finish those first, but won't buy new nuts. i >That is true of a lot of junk foods. But I wasn't even thinking of sugar >alcohols and whatnot. Even true low-carb snacks can be high enough in >calories to wreck a weight loss diet. Think of cheese and nuts. I try not to! They certainly made things tough for me until I eliminated them. SignatureJane Lumley > The latest issue of Consumer Reports has an interesting article about > low carb comfort foods. [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > with these low carb junk foods, but still take in a large enough number > of calories to sabatoge their weight loss. This issue has been debated to death in alt.support.diet.low-carb, with your humble servant, amongst some others, pointing out many times that those "low carb" junk foods are not even low carb, in reality. They are fraudulent foods. Thank you for mentioning an article that brings much needed light on this subject. i ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- char*p="char*p=%c%s%c;main(){printf(p,34,p,34);}";main(){printf(p,34,p,34);} "It's never too late to have a happy childhood." Maybe I'm strange.. But in almost a year of losing and living what I feel is a pretty low carb WOL/E(-30 carbs a day) I've yet to purchase any product that is labeled "low carb" or friendly or whatever the current catch phrase is. I am one of those people who can't see the sense in substituting foods. If I want a tortilla with my meal for example. I eat one, I simply compensate for that amt of carbs somewhere else in my daily intake. Those in particular are tasteless to me, like eating cardboard. I also don't do the substitute the sugar thing either. To me there is no such thing as a "safe" candy, cookie or sweet. And I've found that if even if I do eat a sugar free but "sweet" item, I just want more. I know me too well. I know that the next time it might be a small handful of m&m's or something. Then the next time the bag.. etc. That's not a risk I am prepared to take yet in my WOE. Maybe someday I will. For that matter I don't substitute protein either, bar's, shakes etc. I try to make sure that my intake is not from processed or packaged food. Sounds boring I know, but it works for me. I don't reward myself with food any longer sweet or otherwise. Food is fuel. I no longer eat recreationally or because its polite to do so. Susan 260/193/140 > The latest issue of Consumer Reports has an interesting article about > low carb comfort foods. [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > > Steve > Maybe I'm strange.. But in almost a year of losing and living what I > Sounds boring I know, but it works for me. I don't reward myself with > food any longer sweet or otherwise. Food is fuel. I no longer eat > recreationally or because its polite to do so. You are not strange, you simply found what works, and as a result, you lose weight steadily, instead of whining and complaining. Congratulations. I have yet to see someone in these newsgroups, who gave up junk for good, and does not consider it "treats", who would regain weight as long as he or she stuck to their choices. Maybe such people exist, but I have not yet seen anyone. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- char*p="char*p=%c%s%c;main(){printf(p,34,p,34);}";main(){printf(p,34,p,34);} "It's never too late to have a happy childhood." >Maybe I'm strange.. But in almost a year of losing and living what I >feel is a pretty low carb WOL/E(-30 carbs a day) I've yet to purchase [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] >bar's, shakes etc. I try to make sure that my intake is not from >processed or packaged food. I don't follow a low carb WOE, but what you say makes sense to me Susan. I don't like substitute foods if I can avoid them, and above all I don't eat things I don't like just because they are so-called "diet" or "healthy" foods. I like to eat real food and if I don't like the taste of one food I'll find something else equivalent that I do enjoy. janice |
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