DRIVE THRU DIET

My editor Sam Brown wrote the following post and hopefully I can get him to contribute more in the future. He has been a huge part of what makes my blog interesting and readable. Thank you sir for your help. 

In an effort to capitalize on Subway's successes with the moon-faced man-boy Jared, Taco Bell has began marketing the "Drive-Thru Diet," a collection of lower-calorie options from their 'Fresco Menu.'

Here's the Drive-Thru Diet menu and website.  They poured a bunch of money into this, obviously:

http://www.drivethrudiet.com/

Their spokesperson, Christine Dougherty, has lost over 54 pounds during the last two years, a feat she feels is due largely to her "healthy" choices from Taco Bell's menu.  

Here is a CNN.com story which pretty well defeats the notion that you can just eat tacos and be fit.  

http://www.cnn.com/2010/HEALTH/01/05/taco.bell.diet/index.html

If you eat less calories, then any diet (for a while) will work.  Nothing beats a balanced, well-rounded diet with high protein and lots of exercise.