A Wonderful New Low Carb Store.........

Hello! I just thought I would write and tell everyone I went to this new store called Carb Busters D'Lite. Merry Merry had told me about this place and I went over there tonight. It is located on Kirkwood Hwy behind the Gold's Gym and Accent Music. The owner there is wonderful! He let's you sample products before you purchase it. I have had a problem with protein shakes. I have not been able to find any I liked until tonight. The owner promised me I would like it. Of course I was hesistant but I went ahead and had a sample. It was wonderful! No after taste! It is called protein DElite and I bought the Pineapple Vanilla flavor............ 19.5 grams of protein per scoop. I also tried some cheesecake he has there and it has 6 grams of protein. The cookies he sells are fabulous! I bought Minty Chocolate, Frosted Coconut and Double Chocolate Walnut.... each cookie has 6 grams of protein and only 2.23 net carbs. they also have Gummy Bears,..... 0 carbs, 0 sugars and 3 grams of protein. I was in heaven in this store especially since he let me try a lot fo this stuff before I purchased it. I have spent so much money on foods and end up throwing them away because they were nasty. But now I can buy foods and actually eat them. He sells low carb pizza there too but was all out tonight. So here is another option for people to purchase wonderful low carb foods!! Hope

I feel a field trip coming on. Thanks for the info Hope. ((HUGS)) Elissa

Me, too! Me, too!! (((hugs))) -Karen

Hope, I went to this store over the weekend. I agree, it is fabulous. I tried two of their soups, chicken with vegetables and bay shrimp. They are a little high in fat, but great for new post ops. They blend really well and taste great. The owner also told me he is speaking with Dr Wynn and trying to coordinate some products for us. He is also trying to speak at PMRI to give us some tips. The owner is truly a nice guy, and very interested in making life easy for us. I really wanted to try the ice cream products, but was chicken. No sugar or sugar alcohols, 1 carb.

Debbie, I am so glad you shared that ... I went into a vitamin shop near PMRI and asked the manager for help with the protein bars. I was so concerned that there may have been some kind of hidden sugars in a couple of them that I was interested in (one of the bars had glycerin listed in the nutrient info - I didn't know what exactly that was but was concerned it would cause me to dump). I didn't really want to do it but I explained that I had bypass and the requirements for my food and how important it was not to eat hidden sugars. The manager asked one of the kids working there to find me a bar without sugar. He kept showing me stuff made more for diabetics or for those on Adkins. I got scared when the first item they showed me had outrageous sugar alcohols in it. Got even more scared when they showed me an even worse product the second time (after I explained again, that I was trying to avoid a high sugar & sugar alcohol) I again explained to the manager that these were not what I needed and had hoped that she would either show me what I needed, explain to me what glycerin was or simply tell me that she was sorry but she was not able to help me out. She only shrugged her shoulders. Frustrated that they were not really able to help me out, I finally said that I would find my own product and go with what I thought was best. When I was checking out, I asked the manager if she would be interested in having someone from Dr Irgau's or PMRI contact her with requirements for the patients since they are so close to PRMI and likely they would be seeing a lot of customers with our needs (I was also hoping that if they became better informed on our needs the next person would be able to get the help if needed). The manager promptly replied that they really didn't need to speak with anyone about it as MOST of the patients that came there knew what they were talking about and what they needed. I left feeling defeated, and as if I was unable to communicate and definitely sorry that I had asked for help ... When she spoke to me that way, I truly felt like an idiot. I looked up and all the customers & employees near the counter we all listening intently upon our conversation. As soon as I got to the car, I cried ... then brushed it off, thinking that once again ... it was me, and that it truly was a stupid idea to have the manager speak with our docs about our needs. And was intent on not stepping out again like that ... if I didn't know the answer, I would call my doc and NEVER speak to someone about it in public again. I said all of that to say this ... thank you Debbie for sharing that this gentleman desires to find out more about our needs and that he intends to do exactly what I had asked the manager at the vitamin shoppe. Thanks Hope for sharing this wonderful new find ... it truly means more to me than I can tell you. I will be checking it out! Hugs, Tammy

Oh, Tammy! Here's a great big hug, hon! I'm so sorry that lady was ignorant and mis-informed and made you feel less of an individual. A lot of times people will react in a defensive manner when they themselves don't know the answer to something. In other words...make the other guy feel stupid. Please don't feel it was in any way your fault...it was just ignorance on their part, and, unfortunately, they will not reap the benefits of taking the time to educate themselves to better inform their gb consumers, such as the gentleman of this new carb store on Kirkwood. But you tried, honey! And we DON'T all know what we need and what products to ask for! This is all a learning experience for all of us and I really admire the fact that you were 'stepping out', if you will, to ask those questions. We HAVE to ask these questions! Our health and what we put into our bodies is of utmost importance. So...always be your own advocate...and you keep stepping out, girl! (((hugs))) -Karen

Tammy, please don;t feel bad. You are a smart lady, smart enough to know that some peopl eout there will never be what they need to be. That manager knows nothing of customer service and it is a loss to her - and to the Vitamin shoppe for that matter. I am sure - or at least hopeful that her regional manager would be interested in knowing that her manager treated you with disreguard. I personally like that store becasue they have some great products and prices - but I have only run into 1 employee there that I considered helpful. Now - abotu the glycerin. At one of the PMRI meetings the nutritionist described Glycerin as being in it's own class - not a protein, carb or sugar. Perfectly safe for a wls patient. What it is used for in protein bars is to make them soft. Caloric I beleive it is the same as carbs maybe? 9 cal per gram? I'm going off my memory here but thatis the gist of it.

Tammy, I am sorry to hear about your experience with the Vitamin Shoppe. Personally I don't like that place. I had been ordering products online to avoid places like that. The problem with ordering online is that half the time you don't like the item and can't send it back. So therefor a lot of money is gone! This Carb Buster D'Lite owner is very helpful and he did not make me feel uncomfortable. He is trying to learn more about Gastric Bypass and is trying to arrange a meeting with Irgua and Wynn. I think that is great! Plus I liked the idea of him allowing us to sample products before purchasing them. About sugar alcohol, grant it you have to watch it but did you know that you subtract any sugar alcohol count from the carbs for a total?? If you like cheesecake I highly recomend the one he has there. It has 6 grams of protein in it. I was also so thankful that he let me sample a protein shake mix he sells there. I have tried everything out there and it all made me gag. Therefor my only protein was coming from meats, cheese and peanut butter. But this protein mix he shared with me was awesome! I bought the pineaplle vanilla flavor and I make it with 7oz water, 1 1/2 scoops powder and 1oz sugar free pina colada syrup. I called the company today that makes the protein and they will be sending me samples of other flavors to try. I think you will like this store. it is amazing to finally have a place like that to go to. Hope

okay - tell us the company name so we can call too Thanks for the info - I go past there all the time & never knew it was there.

The company is Scitec Nutrition Phone # 1-888-scitec7 The make a variety of different proteins but the one we can use is Protein Delite.