As a die hard Krispy Kreme fan, who has been weight conscience and in pretty good shape, I must say that everything is good in moderation. Now that the stores are in the area I usually stop by a Krispy Kreme store twice a month to have one doughnut and that satisfies the craving and gets it out of my system. When I make the trip to the store, I'm fully aware of what I'm doing and what I'm going to get, I don't pig out and let my eyes get bigger than my stomach. I'm a firm believer in not denying yourself anything. Moderation is the key to everything.

It is amazing, how a "HOT" sign can bring people together!! Krispy Kreme is not just a donut, it is a culture... I, myself eat about three a year, and only if it is "HOT"... Krispy Kreme has changed the way we do business...
What an American dream!! If you don't like the donuts, that is fine, but you have to love what Krispy Kreme stands for...
Business practicality, simplicity, and good old fashioned common sense!

That's really amazing that the low-carb thing would impact Krispy Kreme like that. It'll be interesting to see if we, as a nation, end up any thinner as a result of low-carb mania. Although I have friends who've dropped a lot of weight with the low-carb approach, I worry about the long-term health impact of all this. Yeah, you lose, but don't most people eventually put it all back on? And when they do, don't they gain more?

I just received this press release, which really cracked me up: "In celebration of the widely-anticipated opening of Shrek 2(tm), M&M's is introducing the first-ever OVERSIZED version of its signature M&M'S® chocolate candies - new "Ogre-sized" M&M'S.
The M&M'S Brand SHREK® Mix, featuring 50 percent bigger Milk Chocolate and Peanut M&M'S Chocolate Candies for an even bigger chocolate taste, is currently in stores and theaters -- just in time for the release of Shrek 2.
"We wanted to create a chocolate taste fit for an ogre and his princess," notes Janis Smith-Gomez, Vice President of Marketing, M&M's brand. "Nothing says big chocolate taste like ogre-sized M&M'S; add that to the biggest movie and the biggest star, and you've got an unbeatable recipe for ogre-sized fun."
Yo, kids, let's all get ogre-sized!!!

Laurie: The scariest thing I read recently was that diseases related to obesity have passed cigarettes as a cause of preventable deaths in the U.S. (See http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,113704,00.html)
In other words, prosperity is killing us. I also read another report that malnutrition affects intelligence, thus children in poor countries (and poor areas of the U.S.) who don't get enough to eat are doubly disadvantaged. (See http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,115151,00.html)
It is one crazy world, that people can be dying of excess while others starve.
How'd I get here from Krispy Kremes?
There are so many ways food manufacturers shape our diets. We, the consumers, should demand that they give us healthier foods. The malnutrition story points out that large food manufacturers have had a positive impact on consumer health by offering fortified products (like iodized salt, for example). If Krispy Kreme's bottom line is tied to expanding Americans' bottoms, they deserve to lose profits!

Let's face it...As summer approaches we all become more weight conscious, because we must shed our coats. As a result the low-carb frenzy is at an all time peak. I am definitely cutting my carbs for health and weight reasons, however, the Krispy Kreme lover in me will not allow me to completely give them up. I don't have any plans to trade them in for another vice either. You know, everything in moderation.

I wish I thought the Atkins diet was a better alternative. I don't. Maybe Krispy Kreme should just wait until the next round of studies concludes that all-Donut diets are REALLY what's healthy. I'm sure it's coming.

Laurie, I hate to sound reactionary, but c'mon -- the problem here is not Krispy Kreme's presence in the world, but people who can't know what is good for them. I just LOVE Krispy Kremes. And, in the last month, I probably ate two. Like Mary, I go as a treat, eat one, love it and move on.

I am not a huge fan of Krispy Kremes, but I am a fan of sweets in general. I am very much in eating healthy and being fit. I think the new Krispy Kreme idea is great for people who want a little something tasty, but don't want to feel as guilty. Sometimes however, when people think a food is low-fat or low-carb they will eat more than just one, where as, if they had a regular donut they would probably have just one. Overall, I think it's great that major companies are getting into make more healthy foods and trying to be more in-tune with healthy dieters.

I agree with Amina--I would rather have Dunkin Doughnuts then Krispy Kremes any day! I do think it is a good idea to make a lower fat doughnut but again I think people think--less calories then I can eat more than one. I think you can have a doughnut every now and then but not as an everyday breakfast food--not when there are so many other options out there! Otherwise, like that commerical you might as well attach the doughnuts right to your hips because ladies that's where it's going :)

I'm with the other ladies - everything in moderation. I LOVE Krispy Kremes and can honestly say I have one about every 4 months. One regular doghnut is about 200 calories and although void of any nutritional value, like anything, its about knowing when to say no.