Comments on: PepsiCo’s ‘Smart Spot’ Not So Hot For Health

By: Mary

Mary — Tue, 17 Oct 2006 08:48:00 +0000

I have seen many companies do this for the sake of getting the audience’s attention. And I really admire your concern on this. I am quite informed but also the info shocked me. Nonetheless, with this blog, people will be informed and warned at the same time. Thanks!

By: Newbirth

Newbirth — Thu, 24 Aug 2006 03:18:00 +0000

I found the Strawberries and Cream at Walmart today and YUM! I like it! I wanted to get the black cherry french vanilla but was on foot and had other stuff so I could only carry one 12-pack. I think I’ll like the strawberry one better anyway.

By: teapotsgalore

teapotsgalore — Wed, 23 Aug 2006 21:05:00 +0000

I cannot tell you how much resistance I still encounter when I tell people I eat low-carb. Instant replies of “That’s not healthy” or “I thought that was over” are pretty much all I hear. Invariably none of those people has read the book. They all continue to believe that low-carb or Atkins entails eating a stick of butter and a pound of bacon and nothing else. So now, when the office managers bring in donuts and ask why I’m not diggin in, instead of mentioning low-carb and hearing the lecture, I just tell them I have dietary restrictions. Apparently, that makes it okay to not consume mass quantities of carbs It’s really too bad. Even my son, who watched me lose 50+ pounds on low-carb and keep it off, tells me “it’s over, Mom” when I complain about how more people ought to try this lifestyle.

By: Sandylp

Sandylp — Wed, 23 Aug 2006 15:31:00 +0000

Some of my co-workers bring some of those items on the list to work and brag about drinking a healthy drink. Usually they contain an enormous amount of sugar, but no fat, so they think they are healthy! I don’t know if people will ever learn. People are always asking me, though, how I’m maintaining my weight loss, and I just say low carb and NO SUGAR!

By: BillyHW

BillyHW — Wed, 23 Aug 2006 05:55:00 +0000

All white meat ya, like the "white" "meat" saves the healthiness of these starchy battered "chicken" nuggets (fried in trans fatty still-hydrogenated vegetable shortening (though not quite as bad as the stuff they used to use when an order of large fries had 8 grams(!) trans fat, no doubt and dipped in a sweet sauce sugar!), apple slices (dipped in caramel sauce more sugar!) and low fat milk 13 more grams of sugars! (To me a pre-school child should only get whole milk!). Oh! and for mom? A salad (no meat at all!) with low/no-fat sugary! dressing!

Reminds me of that Nutella commercial touting the healthiess of that sugar + vegetable oil solution.

By: BillyHW

BillyHW — Wed, 23 Aug 2006 05:42:00 +0000

We live in world that thinks anything that says "low fat" or contains traces of fruit is 'healthy'. And when you mention you're trying a low-carb diet they look at you like you have some sort disease. I feel like everyone around me has been 'snatched' by low-fat pod-people and I'm one of the few people left that the space spores haven't gotten to yet.

What I love about the Atkins diet is that you don't have to pay anyone any money (you can buy the book used for a few dollars), or buy any special 'bars' or any crap like that. You can do the whole thing with just the regular old real stuff you find at the supermarket.

The foundation of the diet is basically: 1. Vegetables (with a few exceptions); 2. Meet + Fish + Eggs; 3. Cheese; 4. Water; 5. Olives + Avocados; With lots more stuff slowly added later.

As regards to Pepsi, I think I'll show them by having another Perrier!