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Homogonized Dairy Beverage

July 1, 2004

Carb Countdown Man those chocolate chip cookies were fantastic. Now, if I only had something to wash them down with. I know! I'll have some low-carb homoganized dairy beverage!

I think anyone can admit that this sounds ridiculous. Of course, not every low-carb food has to have such a ridiculous name, but it is a god segue into my thoughs on this carb madness. For those who don't remember, between ten and fifteen years ago the world realized that eating too much fat was not good for you. Consequently, thousands of low-fat and no-fat products flooded the market. Now, the same thing is starting all over again, and it's annoying.

We have low-carb soda, low-carb chips, low-carb bread, low-carb yogurt, low-carb cookies, low-carb ice cream, low-carb wine, low-carb candy and God knows what else. Most of these products just lower the sugar and market it as low-carb. I'm sure all of the naturally low-carb stuff is rebranding as we speak.

Personally, I feel bad for the wheat and rye products of the world. Here they are, not harming anyone, and they are considered to be deadly. It's sad, but this isn't a post about the craziness of some current diet trends. This post is to remind you that there will always be a health fad and it will not work magic. In another fifteen years we will be talking about the problems with protein or fiber and we'll go through this again. Guaranteed.

For now, I encourage you to chuckle at all of the ridiculous low-carb products available today. Marketing is funny.

Comments (3 comments so far)

Comment #1:

The news here in SF has run a few segments on bakeries here that are struggling as a result of low-carb diets. It has an economic impact on the wheats! So in response the bakeries have had to offer different foods, like salads. But jeez, its a bakery, its about donuts and pastries and fancy breads. And morning buns. NOT SALADS.

gimme carbs!

Posted by nelly on July 02, 2004 at 12:11AM

Comment #2:

I bought a bag of baby spinach, and it had a big "Low-Carb" logo on it. On a bag of fresh spinach. ???

Posted by Lizzie on July 02, 2004 at 1:01PM

Comment #3:

As Lewis Black said, "I don't want this next to my milk...making it feel bad about itself."

Posted by Marietta Fortune on July 06, 2004 at 4:29PM

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