Questions About Carbs - Low Carbohydrate

Low Carbohydrate

Low carbohydrate foods are not just expensive, they are are a lot more expensive. The new low carbohydrate beers cost more across the board then their regular counterparts. Some so-called low carbohydrate cereals can cost as much as four times as much as their competitors. And the Atkins bread costs twice as much. Why are these foods so much more expensive? Have they undergone different, more costly processes? And is it worth it to spend so much extra money on your diet, especially when it is surely not the only way, maybe not even the best way, to cut a few pounds?

The FDA and low carbohydrate foods

The FDA has never defined what exactly makes a food low carbohydrate. That means that there is no legal definition. The bottom line- the low carbohydrate label can be tacked onto any and all foods, there is simply no way of telling whether it really is what it says it is in this situation. Going beyond that point, there is also no evidence that food that actually is lower in carbs really help you loose weight.

Low carb foods are certainly not any more healthy for you than other foods without the label and they often have less taste and texture than what you have become accustomed to. They will almost always have the same amount of calories and so your caloric intake will remain the same when on a low carb diet. And most experts will tell you that the key to losing weight is still the cutting of calories, which a low carb diet will not help you with. Obviously many companies have put a low carb label on their food, and then raised the price of it in hopes that these diets will continue to be a trend and people will spend the extra money for any food associated with the dieting trend. But the is that you are probably better off keeping that money in your pocket and purchasing regular healthy foods, like fruits, vegetable, whole grains, etc.