I recall reading an article a couple of months ago in a financial publication (Wall Street Journal?) about a downturn in profits for several companies offering low-fat convenience dinners. The writer cited an interview where one of the food execs said that his company and others were "caught short" by the popularity of low-carb dishes, and were racing to get new products onto grocers shelves as fast as they could. The development times for introducing these low carb products were estimated as 1-2 years.

Even if that seems like a long time to us now, it is likely that the time is coming when we may have some expanded choices in our grocery stores. This is going to be particularly useful for when we're just too busy to cook scratch meals, but want to keep eating healthy. The home-cooked meal will always taste better, but there's a lot to be said for having the option of low-carb convenience.