do you honestly believe in non-fat foods?

Sometime there aren't really non fat.....you have to very carefully read labels. I don't think they necessarily help the obesity problem...in fact those who eat non fat foods sometimes eat more because they aren't full....or are left craving other things.....

I can attest to the usefulness of the fat-free, non fat foods. They either make the one eating them think that they can eat more because of the lower fat. And also as you mentioned, it will increase cravings. I think that this happens because then you are not able to satisfy the craving you had before you ate the non-fat food.

There are plenty of non fat foods, mostly in the fruits/vegetables category, also skim milk. However you much watch out for the low fat ones and learn how to calculate the true fat content of what you're eating. For example, a 1 oz. slice of lunch meat may have only 2 grams of fat, but if you look a the calories you may see that there are 36 calories in it. If you figure 2 grams of fat at 18 calories you can see that your slice of lunch meat is 1/2 fat. So labeling can be deceptive, but you can calculate the true fat content, assuming the calorie content is labelled correctly. Just remember that each gram of carbohydrate or protein has 4 calories and each gram of fat has 9 calories and you can do your own calculation to find out what the fat content really is.

Yeah, I think that it is just a way to fleece money out of people who are looking to lose weight. The thing about some of those non fat foods is the fact is that they don't taste as well as their counterparts and are not really that much more healthy. That is of course if they are healthier at all. I think that people are just fooling themselves. The key is to watch what you eat, but don't try and replace one thing with something fat free. Especially considering if you still eat enough of the fat free thing, it is still going to be not good for you anyway. The danger lies in overeating, not what you are eating more often than not. It might take a bit longer to get to that point but its not as long as people think.

I believe fat free foods are just a ruined product of the normal food. If people are concerned about there weight go work out don't get better eating habits and just sit on the couch. Fat free foods taste terrible and I hate them.

Hi bellaposh, I would say no - I don't really believe in non-fat foods. First of all, I think a lot of people see these "fat-free" alternatives (of cookies, cakes etc) and justify that they are "ok" to eat in large quantities because they have no fat in them. However, they still contain calories and overeating on "fat-free" items is just as dangerous in my opinion as overeating on the full fat versions. I think then that it's just a gimmick that companies do to try and fool the consumer into thinking that the product is somehow healthier, even though a lot of "fat-free" foods can have extra calories or synthetic ingredients added as others have said. So I don't think it helps the obesity epidemic at all, and I would agree with you, these foods are probably more dangerous and could increase cravings because people think they are somehow better for having "no fat" (when there is nothing wrong with "fat" in the first place, but that's another discussion).

welcome to mylot. Non fat food packed -- we can believe only 50%. It is better to take non fat normal food cooked by us. But I am not having problem of becoming fat. I do have BP and cholesterol issues. So I am watchful of my diet. good day.

pricipally i belive non fat food, organic food, low carbo food. but not many products are honest. some of them are big liar. i think we have to check the products carefully, especially new products which we havent know before. i enjoy organic and less fat food