Amen - I couldn't agree with you more. It's getting to the point where I see people early in their LC journey and can guess pretty accurately whether or not they're going to be successful in the long run. The ones who seem to think, "to heck with cooking, to heck with learning to prepare and eat real food, I want a low carb Slim Fast plan" don't usually last. I understand that people are busy or some don't even have cooking facilities, like students in residence. Folks like that have little choice. But the more you rely on processed food, the less successful you're going to be. I think that applies to any nutrition plan.

While the LC convenience products are useful, people have to approach them with skepticism.