I just watched one of the “best” commercials I have ever seen by Taco Bell.  I usually don’t watch commercials, because I have a lovely DVR system that let’s me skip them  Anywho, the commercial comes on and there is this attractive brunette talking about how she has lost weight by changing the intake of calories per day.  To help with the situation she has been switching her regular fast food meals to those from the Taco Bell Fresco menu.

Yes.  Taco Bell has menu items that will allow you to shave some of the fat from your diet 9 fat grams at a time.  Of course, the 9 grams is the highest.  They can do this by skipping the sour cream and switching to a “healthier” cheese.  The regular fans of Taco Bell would think the Fresco items taste like crap, but those that eat “real” food and stay healthy, are used to food with less sodium and other “taste enhancers” included.

I think it’s a great way to promote the menu items, but is Taco Bell under the impression they can hold water to the Subway Diet?  I like Taco Bell ocassionally, but I hope they aren’t going to be spending all kinds of money with the hopes of a “Jared” for Taco Bell.

During the commercial “the results are not typical” comes out and it’s not just small, white text hidden at the bottom of the screen.  The spokes model actually says the words.  That makes it quite clear that you are NOT going to lose weight by switching to that menu, but you might be a tad more healthy that eating at McDonald’s everyday.

Maybe it’s not totally a bad thing, I mean how many commercials have you seen where McDonalds is promoting a healthier option?