Excellent post and I do agree with your point.

I have thus far steered well clear of replacements. Heck I love bread and pasta, especially the stuff I make from scratch myself. The substitution is a)inferior in taste and b) teaching me zippo about staying away from the very foods that got me overweight to begin with.

I'm not a big sugar and chocolate lover but I am imagine for those who are, the same holds true for all the candies, bars and shakes available.

However, if I were on the verge of cheating I'd rather grab for a lo carb substitute anyday before the real thing. Fortunately though, so far for me a few cheese cubes or a slice of salami have helped cravings.

Finally, these products are outrageously expensive. Iy's near daylight robbery what they have the gall to charge but they have plenty of folks willing to pay. Not me though,,,