[Pharmboy]

Not quite--America got to its fattest point during the low-fat phase (remember the Snackwell low fat cookies?). As the low carb diets take hold, we will start losing weight as a society. Be patient, it will happen...

[Gabz]

As the low carb diets take hold, we will start losing weight as a society.

And these companies will continue to cry poor mouth about how it is the low-carb dieters that are hurting their bottom line.

IMO, and I could be wrong, a major part of the problem is the "need" of a long shelf life for products, thus requiring all the artifical additives to them. And that "need" was created by the food manufacturers, wholesalers, and retailers themselves, not the consumers.

I am truly amazed at all the "complete" meals you find on supermarket shelves any more.

The food manufacturers convinced people they didn't have the time to fix nutritious meals from scratch and are now crying the blues because many people have finally seen through their lies.

[SamAdams76]

I remember waiting with you outside the MFJ pizza dinner. I remember getting there late because I tried taking my kids trick or treating (it was Halloween). Didn't have much luck! My kids still remember that. To make up for it, I took them to CVS the morning after and told them they could buy whatever they wanted in the store. We drove back to Boston with two or three shopping bags of Halloween candy (much of it marked down). I was helping them eat it too. Don't even want to think how much weight I gained on that trip!

As for Snackwell "low-fat" cookies, I remember them well. That's an Orwellian name if I ever heard one.