Atkins diet has heavy influence on business

Fort Worth Star-Telegram ^ | 26 January, 2004 | Dave Ferman

[SWake]

The most interesting parts of the article to me are:

1) All the businesses mentioned are here in my corner of the D/FW Metroplex, and

2) Morrison Milling's Chief Executive is named Harry Crumpacker.

[not2bbpb]

We can create multimegaton nuclear blasts, put a R/C car on Mars and reshape women's breasts, why can't we produce a zero carb chocolate chip cookie?

[dighton]

Morrison Milling's Chief Executive is named Harry Crumpacker.

Noted and passed along.

[Lil'freeper]

Some people are dubious that either diet will be around for long.

Bwahahaaa- heeeeheeeehhoooo- hahahaaaa. Oh that's good.

[contessa machiaveli]

what i find interesting is we only get one chance on this earth and so many people are turning into boring compulsives...in other words, they've got to loosen up and please stop the prosletyzing. the key to losing weight is getting off your butt and eating less. it actually works.

[Mr. Jeeves]

They might ask for a half-pound of ribs or turkey, or a full pound of sliced beef, but it's always just meat and water, meat and water, 30 or so customers a day.

And yet, these people aren't doing Atkins (at least not correctly) because standard barbeque sauce has tons of sugar and is not really appropriate for any phase of the diet.

[balrog666]

We can create multimegaton nuclear blasts, put a R/C car on Mars and reshape women's breasts, why can't we produce a zero carb chocolate chip cookie?

It's called a brick. Or did you want it to taste good?

[Young Rhino]

the key to losing weight is getting off your butt and eating less. it actually works.

Hmmmm. I exercised regularly (4-6 times a week) for a year and ate less. I was starving all of the time and didn't lose weight. I've lost over 35 pounds on Atkins while maintaining the exact same exercise regimen. Guess what? It actually works.

[Hodar]

And yet, these people aren't doing Atkins (at least not correctly) because standard barbeque sauce has tons of sugar and is not really appropriate for any phase of the diet.

Ya ain't no Texan, sir. We don't smother our meat in sauce down he'ya. No, we use a good garlic, salt and spice rub; and simmer our BBQ nice and slow. The BBQ sauce down here has more vinegar, pepper, and tomato base and 'maybe' a wee bit of molasses. But, if yer talking about drowning your meat in sugary BBQ sauce, ya ain't likely talkin' about traditional Tejas BBQ. Texas style BBQ is much lower in carbs. IMHO. (No offence intended to the St. Louis style, or Arkansas BBQ fans - everyone does BBQ a bit differently; and frankly ... it's darn hard to ruin a good brisket)

[Pukin Dog]

it's darn hard to ruin a good brisket)

You sir, have not met my girlfriend.

[adam_az]

"White bread, that time-tested favorite of the American table, is out."

Time tested? Not as much time as you might think. Sliced white bread is a relatively novel idea.

1928 Inventor Otto Frederick Rohwedder perfects the commercial bread slicer after 15 years of work, and it is used for the first time in a commercial bakery at Chillicothe, Mo. Consumers are suspicious at first.

1930 Sliced bread makes a broader debut under a national brand. Sliced bread (and the introduction of the automatic toaster) has increased consumption of toast at breakfast.

[adam_az]

"in other words, they've got to loosen up and please stop the prosletyzing. the key to losing weight is getting off your butt and eating less. it actually works."

Are you making the claim that low carb ketogenic diets don't work, ie, people don't lose lots of weight on them and keep it off?

Sounds more like you are prosletyzing.

[AgentEcho]

My condolences...

[aculeus]

Morrison Milling's Chief Executive is named Harry Crumpacker.

So noted.

[Pukin Dog]

Dont worry. Her hooters make up for her cooking.

[general_re]

Hairy Crumbpacker?

[ImaTexan]

PING

[contessa machiaveli]

but are you enjoying yourself? don't you ever want a bowl of pasta or hot bread straight from the oven?
are you having any fun or are you one of those people who sit and count calories, carbs, fat, sugar.

[contessa machiaveli]

even the word "ketogenic" sounds a bit anal....i'm not preachin honey but folks on atkins sound more and more like scientologists or bots.
i just find that people on these special diets aren't very much fun.

[Young Rhino]

but are you enjoying yourself?

Alot happier without the weight than with it. No bowl of pasta or hot bread is worth gaining it back. The carb cravings have long disappeared so neither sounds that appetizing. I don't count carbs or calories. I simply eat low carb foods when I'm hungry. Developed into a habit within a month.