I tend to buy certain foods that are geared toward low carb dieters, even though I do not follow a low carb diet. I do so, because they always have a lot of fiber compared to the regular or even the whole grain options and I try to eat a high fiber diet, but I don’t really eat a lot of grain products. I also do not eat fruit, so relying entirely on vegetables to get the fiber that I need is possible, but sometimes difficult.

I know that with low fat or reduced calorie foods, there is often an increase in salt or sugar to improve the taste. Is there something about these items, or is the only downside that most people don’t care for the taste? Or is there likely some sneaky and unhealthy catch to the low carb items that I don’t know about?