Reply #47: a lot of niche health companies have done quite well [View All]

[paulsby]

lifeway, for instance, that sells kefir. i got in on that stock near the beginning and did very well. they market kefir, which is (kind of like yogurt) and very popular with russian immigrants, etc.

when i was a kid, food choices were much more limited. there's more good stuff available, but also more crap.

there are WAY more healthy cereal choices now, for instance.

some of the big corps HAVE tried to offer healthy choices, but they never sold. case in point was the "mclean" that mcd's marketed way back in the day. it was a lower fat, lower sodium burger. nobody BOUGHT it, so they stopped making it


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McDonald's_Deluxe_line
"The McLean Deluxe was marketed as a healthy alternative to McDonald's regular menu. It was released in the United States in 1991. It had a reduced fat content compared to other McDonald's hamburgers. This was achieved through use of 91% lean beef and the addition of carrageenan to the meat. The McLean Deluxe was originally designed as a replacement of the McDLT. Like the McDLT, and despite performing well in taste-tests, it did not sell well and was dropped from the menu in 1994.<7> "

i also constantly pimp wendy's chili

it's a buck for a small, it's pretty tasty, and it's nutritious


also the jack in the box fajita pita. otoh, the FJ does have high sodium