Mon, Nov-24-03, 19:06
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Senior Member
Posts: 2,018
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Plan: Atkins
Stats: 320/220/195
BF:
Progress: 80%
Location: Pensacola, FL
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Dean4Prez
If I were in the business of selling high-carb foods like potatoes or orange juice, I think I'd start making the association between such natural carbs and an active lifestyle with serious exercise. Maybe something like the old Budweiser commercial with the bike racers -- "Bring out your best -- with potatoes."
I mentioned this to my wife, and she said, "Email them and tell them your idea."
I replied, "Not unless they pay me."
She said, "Hey, maybe they'd pay you in potatoes!"
Very funny.
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I don't know about the potato industry...But, the grain/legume industry could turn LC to their advantage. Think about it for a minute...a grain is composed of 3 main parts: Bran, Germ, and Endosperm. The endosperm is composed of two main parts: Starch and Protein (Gluten.) Wheat Gluten is used in quite a few LC Bread mixes. Oat and Wheat Bran/Fiber are used in some bake mixes and even in Ketatoes. Soy [in the form of Flour, Protein Isolate, or Protein Powder] is in quite a few LC Foods. Tofu is low in carbs and can be used in place of some HC Foods in certain recipes.
If the grain industry was smart, they'd stop fighting LC and focus on selling us the Bran, Germ, and Gluten of the Grain to LCers...They can sell the unused starch [which is the cheapest part of the grain anyways] for use in animal feeds. With the increase in meat consumption, there'd be an increased need for grain for animal feed. Animal feed can be made with the parts we don't want. And, since it takes several pounds of grain to produce 1 pound of meat...they could actually make more money by supporting LC.
In addition, if the Corn industry were really smart, they'd make Low-Glycemic Cornstarch available to the General Public [and I know it exists because it is in Atkins Bread Mix.] They could also start breeding Hi-Oleic Corn for its oil. The Sunflower industry should make Hi-Oleic Sunflower Seeds available to the General Public. The Oat industry should make Oat Fiber available to the General Public [it is already in 90% of Keto products.] These industries could really take advantage of this change in dietary habits...They are just not thinking clearly.
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