Remember when grabbing a lean cuisine to microwave at lunch was all the rage? Well, apparently people have caught on that they those so-called diet foods not only are laden with crappy ingredients, but that they just don’t seem to work long-term. According to this NPR article, Lean Cuisine saw a drop of 15% in sales from 2014 to 2015. Other diet bars and foods have also experienced the same types of falling sales.
Analysts blame the trend in consumers realizing that the specialty diet foods don’t work for keeping the weight off, and don’t focus on overall health. I mean, I have certainly lived long enough to hear about every fad known to man as far as eating goes: no-fat, low-fat, low-carb, high carb, etc. Trends come and go. The next “secret to weight loss” is always right around the corner.
Honestly, I think the first comment on the article {A.F. Kaplan} sums up the response to these so-called diet foods and the solution to weight loss really nicely:
“People have caught on to the fact that these so-called ‘diet foods’ just don’t work. There are no shortcuts to losing and/or maintaining a healthy weight:
a. Eat nutritious food in appropriate portions
b. Exercise regularly.
c. Make sure to drink an adequate amount of water.
d. If you are willing to really change your life and the way you eat, GO VEGAN!”
Okay, so maybe suggestion d. is a little extreme, but overall, I think most people are starting to catch onto this general sentiment. Eat real foods. Don’t overeat. Get movin’.
What do you think? Are diets headed out in exchange for healthy life choices?
~Mavis
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