Low carb shake suggestion

swamiatma 2016-09-17 15:04:35 UTC #1

Hi there,

I'm in my first week and having almost 3 shakes per day. It's going great. I'm pleasantly surprised by the taste and consistency.

I'm a big fan of the whole concept.

Anyway I think I read that this forum is a good place for suggestions and I think the shake line-up could really use a low carb option.

I've previously gone successfully on low carb phases and there is nothing better for me. That would be great for your customers with various degrees of insuline resistance up to diabetes 2.

I would suggest keeping the shake's protein amount at the same level, lowering the carbs to 20-25 grams and upping the good fat content to balance out. This would most likely increase the caloric count per shake but anybody who has experienced low carb diets will tell you that your body burns a ton more calories when burning fat for energy as opposed to glucose.

You would have the light shake for those who favor losing weight through low calorie, low fat method, and the low carb shake for those going the low carb, high fat way.

Frank_Official 2016-09-18 13:35:00 UTC #2

Hi @swamiatma, thanks for the suggestion, this is definitely the place to discuss these ideas! My answer is quite the same as to the suggestion some time ago to create a keto/low carb high fat (LCHF) version of Jake:

A Keto/LCHF Jake is definitely an interesting option for a future Jake. Differentiation can address specific demands for specific populations or even specific variations in line with various diets (i.e. fodmap, IF, keto, etc.).

One of the beauties of the complete food concept is that there are almost infinite possibilities to differentiate. Keto/LCHF is a good option, but currently a very new option as well. Although the results that are coming from the keto dieters are very promising, they're still very early-stage.

We're not currently in the process of developing a Keto Jake bar, but we are tracking the progress the diet is making. You could say that we're in the research phase of R&D. Should we decide to launch such products you will definitely hear about it here.

Please note that we don't intend to produce weight loss products. Although, like with any other kind of food, it is possible to lose weight using Jake.

Oscars 2016-09-19 08:55:52 UTC #3

How is it like to be a swami?

There's no need to up the calories per se. If they'd lower the carbs to 20g/serving, that would be 50g carbs less (=200 cals) and then replaced with 22g of fat (=200 cals). I'm also interested.

Thom 2016-09-19 09:11:27 UTC #4

Reading about other's experiences, I'd say it's better to start with 1 meal per day and not just change your entire diet all of a sudden like that. Give your body some time to adapt. Then again, your' doing great, and, of all, should know a thing or two about listening to your own body

Chris 2016-09-19 12:34:17 UTC #5

That would be A LOT of fat though

gilimanjaro 2016-09-28 18:19:49 UTC #6

Replied in another thread as well; keto is not new, it's just finally been dusted off now that consensus about 'fat-being-bad' is finally weakening (due to the US obesity epidemic).

Please read either The Art of Science of Low Carbohydrate Living or Why We Get Fat And What To Do About It.

LCHF isn't that new... Unless you consider for instance 1863 new: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Banting

Cheers, G.