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<\/p>\nBack in December, I mentioned that our local Kroger started carrying chips like these:<\/p>\n
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We\u2019re seeing the wisdom of crowds at work. The U.S. government, the American Heart Association and other (ahem<\/em>) \u201cexperts\u201d still insist that coconut oil will kill us because of the saturated fat, and yet grocery stores are responding to demand from consumers who know better.<\/p>\n As more evidence that crowd wisdom is winning, I offer this picture:<\/p>\n There are only three ingredients in these chips: sweet potatoes, coconut oil and sea salt.<\/p>\n So what? It\u2019s just another bag of chips cooked in coconut oil, right? True, but I found these at \u2026wait for it \u2026 a gas-station mini-mart, right there by the checkout. That means someone who buys snacks for the mini-mart chain has realized there\u2019s a demand for products like this.\u00a0 I remember driving from California to Tennessee in 2009 and not being able to find any gas-station snacks that weren’t vaguely horrifying.<\/p>\n Just for kicks, I also took a picture of the ingredients list for a bag of Lay\u2019s cheddar-flavored baked chips:<\/p>\n Look at those yummy ingredients.\u00a0 But they\u2019re baked! Lower in fat, ya see, so they must be good for you. Heh-heh-heh \u2026<\/em><\/p>\n I\u2019ll try not to strain my arm while patting myself on the back, but I\u2019ve been predicting this trend for years. After Fat Head<\/em> was released, I heard from plenty of food zealots who told me I\u2019m an idiot, a shill for McDonald\u2019s, etc., etc., for refusing to blame the evil corporations for making us all fat and sick by selling us bad foods.<\/p>\n I replied (over and over and over) that manufacturers only produce what people will buy, period. When more and more consumers demand grass-fed beef, or less-processed foods, or whatever, that\u2019s what manufacturers will produce.<\/p>\n Here\u2019s another example. I mentioned awhile back that I like a soup called True Primal<\/a>. The latest incarnation is even better. It\u2019s now made with all grass-fed beef, and the peas are gone. I\u2019m sure that\u2019s based on consumer feedback.<\/p>\n One pouch of the soup provides 24 grams of protein and just 11 net carbs.\u00a0 All the vegetables are organic.\u00a0 My daughters like the flavor, which makes it an easy lunch for them.<\/p>\n The demand for grain-free and gluten-free products is continuing to change what\u2019s available in stores as well. Our local Kroger now carries several types of wheat-free pastas. Sure, they had gluten-free pastas before, but most were made from rice. My glucose meter tells me that anything with rice as a primary ingredient will send my blood sugar into the stratosphere. But now we\u2019re finding pastas made from lentils, peas, sweet potatoes, carrots and beets.<\/p>\n Here\u2019s the complicated ingredient list for the lentil pasta:<\/p>\n If you\u2019re on a strict ketogenic diet or a paleo purist, pasta made from lentils probably won\u2019t appeal to you. I\u2019m not a paleo purist (I think lentils are a fine food) and my daily carb intake is in the 75-100 gram range, so I\u2019m happy to have the option of a pasta meal now and then. Unlike wheat pasta, which seems to just make me hungrier until I stuff myself, these pastas are quite satisfying.<\/p>\n The lentil pasta has 24 net carbs for two ounces. I use three ounces when I make a dinner-sized meal, so it\u2019s 36 net carbs. I\u2019ve checked my glucose an hour after eating and have yet to peak above 125 mg\/dl. I\u2019m fine with that.<\/p>\n I usually add four ounces of chicken breast to boost the protein, although the lentil pasta itself has a decent amount of protein at 20 grams per three ounces. For sauce, I make a quick-and-easy alfredo. Here are the ingredients for one serving \u2013 multiply as necessary.<\/p>\n 3 tablespoons grass-fed butter Sometimes I also add a quarter-cup of marinara sauce made with no added sugars. According to my calculations, the meal comes out to:<\/p>\n 900 calories Nice to see more foods like these becoming available in grocery stores. Definitely a sign that things are changing for the better.<\/p>\n On the other hand, there\u2019s this:<\/p>\n Weight Watchers is still trying but failing to get it right. Yes, they\u2019ve caught on that people want real ingredients you can pronounce<\/em>, but they substituted bean puree for cream as a \u201csmart swap.\u201d I don\u2019t have anything against bean puree, but it\u2019s just not necessary to ditch the cream. And of course, they kept the wheat pasta. Wrong swap, folks.<\/p>\n Just to confirm that we have a ways to go despite all the positive changes, the checkout guy at Kroger furrowed his brow when he scanned a bag of the Boulder chips and said, \u201cCoconut oil? Isn\u2019t that bad for you?\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cWhat makes you say that?\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI think I read it has too much of the bad kind of cholesterol or something like that.\u201d<\/p>\n Ah, well. We\u2019re getting there, but it will take time.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Back in December, I mentioned that our local Kroger started carrying chips like these: We\u2019re seeing the wisdom of crowds at work. 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\n2 tablespoons Parmesan
\n2 tablespoons full-fat sour cream
\nGarlic and salt to taste
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\n40 net carbs
\n11 grams of fiber<\/p>\n![](\"http:\/\/fathead-movie.com\/images\/RealFoodWinning08.jpg\")
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