A few reviews

I love to snack. In fact, some days I pretty much graze my way through the day, not ever sitting down to one meal. Even though I thoroughly enjoy low carb cooking, there are days when my regular job, my free-lance job, my art projects and other unexpected life stesses get in the way of having time to prepare a low carb meal. So it's for this reason that I have a lot of low carb foods around that are easy to snack on. My favorite low carb snacks are hard boiled eggs and veggies with dip and nuts, but recently I've been trying some of the designated low carb foods on the shelves at the grocery store. The low carb market is huge these days with so many people on low carb diets. It seems like one by one, every cookie maker and cracker maker are coming up with a low carb version of their product. But I've found that there is a huge gap between what low carb snacks are truly tasty, and those that are bland and hard to even choke down. So I've decided to start reviewing some of these products.

I plan to rate each one on a scale of 1-5 .... and I'm going to start with two products, one that I liked and one that, well, won't end up in my grocery cart again. I've always been one for "give me the bad news first," so here we go ....

Genisoy Soy Crisps: These were on sale at my local grocery store for $1.39 a bag and I now know why. The concept is a good one: a crispy low carb "chip" to take care of those cravings for something salty and crunchy, but they don't stand up to my taste test. The consistency is somewhat like that of a rice cake, but with more of a soy flour feel. When you chew them, they turn to a dry paste in your mouth, and if you don't have water nearby you're in trouble. The flavor is better than the consistency (I tried French Onion and Garlic Bread, they also come in Barbecue and Cool Ranch), but overall they don't compare to regular snack chips. I'm going to keep searching for a substitute for chips and crackers. My rating: 2

Yoplait Ultra "For Your Low Carb Lifestyle": I've always been a fan of yogurt, and Yoplait inparticular. Before Yoplait came out with this low carb yogurt, I tried another (Dannon Light'N'Fit) and wasn't too impressed. But Yoplait has definitely found a way to make low-carb yogurt taste great. It still has 8 grams of carbs (I wouldn't recommend it if you're on induction) but it uses Splenda as a sugar substitute. The only real difference I notice from the original is the lack of fruit pieces, which is my only complaint. My rating: 4.5

If anyone out there has a low carb food product they'd like reviewed, drop me a note and I'll do my best to find it!