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Home » Low Carb Products » Ready-To-Drink Shakes/Liquids   Hood Carb Countdown Dairy Beverage Reviews Views Date of last review 58 18661 Sun August 3, 2008 Recommended By Average Price Average Rating 95% of reviewers $2.97 9.4 Description: Hood introduces Carb Countdown™, the dairy solution for those counting their carbs™. Carb Countdown is a refrigerated dairy beverage that provides the wholesome, creamy nutrition of milk without all the carbohydrates. In fact, each 8-ounce serving contains 3 grams of carbohydrate — that’s 75% less carbs than whole milk, and 90% less carbs than chocolate milk. And each 8-ounce serving of Carb Countdown has up to 50% more protein than a glass of milk, with more calcium and fewer calories. The Carb Countdown line includes Homogenized, 2% Reduced Fat and Fat Free white varieties, and 2% Reduced Fat Chocolate. Homogenized - Nutrition Facts Serving Size 1 cup Amount per Serving Calories 130 Calories from Fat 70 Total Fat 8g Saturated Fat 5g Cholesterol 35mg Sodium 210mg Total Carbohydrate 3g Dietary Fiber 0g Sugars 3g Protein 12g Author yarncat Way too much time on my hands! Registered: July 2003 Location: On The Road-Perryville,KY & Albuquerque,NM Posts: 10902 Review Date: Mon December 8, 2003 Would you recommend the product? Yes | Price you paid?: None indicated | Rating: 10    Pros: taste Cons: none I have only tried the Chocolate.It is very "chocolately" and creamy.I have a cup every night warmed up as cocoa. Review Date: Mon December 29, 2003 Would you recommend the product? Yes | Price you paid?: $2.97 | Rating: 8    Pros: taste, cost Cons: This is rich and wonderful. It's so nice to be able to drink chocolate 'milk' again. And no aftertaste or weird texture like so many of the shakes have. kim307 Junior LCF Member Registered: December 2003 Location: Illinois Posts: 49 Review Date: Thu January 1, 2004 Would you recommend the product? Yes | Price you paid?: $2.38 | Rating: 8    Pros: Consistency is like regular milk. Lots of protein. Sweetened with Splenda. Cons: Flavour is alittle different if you aren't used to "dairy beverages". Once opened, it becomes perishable very quickly. I got the 2% milk beverage. I just had to have a bowl of cereal and I saw this at the grocery. I read the ingredients and thought it might taste alright...water, fat-free milk,cream and whey protein and buttermilk...and Splenda! Since I've never had anything but "real" milk, this tasted alittle unusual, but once in my cereal, it was terrific!! I used it in my holiday cooking and it worked just fine. I don't know how it would do just as a glass of milk, but I was really pleased with it and in Atkins Blueberry cereal....it's really good! govol97 Junior LCF Member Registered: January 2004 Posts: 1 Review Date: Fri January 2, 2004 Would you recommend the product? Yes | Price you paid?: $2.50 | Rating: 10    Pros: Very good! Creamy and chocolatey. Cons: None I had never heard of this before today. I bought the chocolate flavor. After getting home and receiving raves from my husband and 5-year-old, I tried it after supper. I added a little instant coffee to a cup of it and warmed it up in the microwave. It is a very good mocha! bee_a_queen MAJOR LCF POSTER! Registered: November 2003 Location: In my computer room. Posts: 1275 Review Date: Fri January 2, 2004 Would you recommend the product? Yes | Price you paid?: $2.00 | Rating: 9    Pros: Yummy milk-like Cons: Not EXACTLY milk but hey....good try! I buy both the chocolate and the regular milk. My son likes them both as well, and since he has to have protein in the morning to take his meds....it works out perfectly! The chocolate is HEAVEN, after missing chocolate milk so horribly. It isn't exactly milk, but it is as close as I think somebody could get. They are both pretty good by themselves, and the regular milk is also good over low-carb cereal. They last longer than milk too! myextramoola Junior LCF Member Registered: January 2004 Posts: 3 Review Date: Wed January 7, 2004 Would you recommend the product? Yes | Price you paid?: $3.45 | Rating: 10    Pros: WOW!!! Great taste, even plain! Cons: NONE I cannot believe anything could be this great! I have missed milk so bad, I used the Westsoy slender but did not like it plain. I cannot wait to use this with my splenda Chai tea mix. I am on my way to buy the chochlate at safeway.....I love the fat free plain by the glass. YUMMY!! Kayjwag MAJOR LCF POSTER! Registered: January 2004 Location: Cajun Country, LA Posts: 2208 Review Date: Thu January 8, 2004 Would you recommend the product? Yes | Price you paid?: $2.50 | Rating: 10    Pros: Great Taste, Great Price Cons: none I have only tried the Chocolate but it is DELICIOUS! Better then regular chocolate milk. I will buy the white one when I go back to the store.I hope this product stays on the market forever! TexasMel Junior LCF Member Registered: January 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 6 Review Date: Sat January 10, 2004 Would you recommend the product? Yes | Price you paid?: $2.99 | Rating: 9    Pros: taste, low in carbs Cons: Bought the fat-free (was the only flavor left at the Super Wal-Mart) I drank a glass plain and thought it was very close to regular skim milk, which is what I used before this WOE. I've used it successfully to make gravy. I love that we now have an alternative to heavy cream! Will definitely buy again and hope to try the chocolate flavor! moondancing Junior LCF Member Registered: October 2001 Location: Nashua, NH Posts: 56 Review Date: Thu January 15, 2004 Would you recommend the product? Yes | Price you paid?: $1.99 | Rating: 10    Pros: Yummy! Cons: slight Splenda aftertaste This milk is great. I bought the Chocolate and the Regular, and so far have only tried the Chocolate one, but I was sooo impressed! I warmed it up like hot cocoa and felt like I was cheating I'd really suggest trying this out. sashadane Senior LCF Member Registered: January 2004 Location: Georgia Posts: 864 Review Date: Sun January 18, 2004 Would you recommend the product? Yes | Price you paid?: $2.50 | Rating: 9    Pros: Delicious! Cons: This is so delicious! Try it warm with a tiny drop of mint extract. Yum! Starshinr Junior LCF Member Registered: January 2004 Location: Minneapolis, MN Posts: 12 Review Date: Sun January 18, 2004 Would you recommend the product? Yes | Price you paid?: $3.39 | Rating: 10    Pros: Tastes like 'real' milk Cons: cost My husband thought he died and went to heaven when he tasted this. He's a big milk drinker and milk was what he missed the most on this diet. The chocolate makes great hot chocolate. I've used it to makie S/F pudding and in cooking the results have been great! Kawgirl Senior LCF Member Registered: June 2001 Location: Wooster, Ohio Posts: 423 Review Date: Wed January 21, 2004 Would you recommend the product? Yes | Price you paid?: $2.63 | Rating: 10    Pros: TASTE GREAT Cons: none This is the BEST!!! I absolutey love the chocolate. The whole milk is a bit too thick for me, but it tastes great. One of the hardest things for me to give up was the milk. So this is the best product ever!!!! You have to try this stuff!!!!! NoAngel Senior LCF Member Registered: January 2004 Location: New Yawk Posts: 88 Review Date: Thu January 22, 2004 Would you recommend the product? Yes | Price you paid?: $3.49 | Rating: 10    Pros: Rich, creamy Cons: None The chocolate tastes like chocolate shake. It is sooo good! Great for those chocolate craves. Kariann71 Junior LCF Member Registered: January 2004 Location: Michigan Posts: 54 Review Date: Thu January 29, 2004 Would you recommend the product? Yes | Price you paid?: $2.89 | Rating: 10    Pros: Taste Cons: A bit more expensive than milk, but worth every penny. I was born and raised in Dairyland (Wisconsin) so it was VERY hard for me to give up milk. I was so happy to find this stuff!!! I use the Fat Free on my Atkins Blueberry cereal in the morning. I also use it in my coffee with some DaVincis or Torani SF syrup. Yum! Tastes exactly like the skim milk I used to drink every day. It's a great source of calcium. If you want to try something really incredible, try the Chocolate. Whether straight out of the container or heated up as cocoa, this stuff is awesome! I fill my popsicle molds with this and a capful of Torani English Toffee SF syrup. It makes a wonderful low-carb fudgesicle! This is a must-have item for chocolate lovers on low-carb diets. abvidrine Senior LCF Member Registered: September 2003 Location: A Cajun in UT Posts: 513 Review Date: Fri February 6, 2004 Would you recommend the product? Yes | Price you paid?: None indicated | Rating: 10    Pros: Great taste Cons: none This is an awesome product for people on lifetime maintenance to drink by the glass full. It's even good for those on very low carb levels because it has less carbs than cream. The "whole milk" version is very thick and works well as a cream substitute in drinks like coffee/tea. The fat free version is great for cereal and by itself. The chocolate is awesome hot or cold. dvmgator Senior LCF Member Registered: January 2004 Location: hurricane central Posts: 135 Review Date: Wed February 11, 2004 Would you recommend the product? Yes | Price you paid?: None indicated | Rating: 10    Pros: delicious, great texture, better than real milk Cons: mild aftertaste Review for Chocolate flavor I was never a big milk drinker, but this product may just change all of that. The packaging is quite nice, with a plastic pour spout and screw on lid. The consistency of the beverage is thick and creamy with an excellent "mouthfeel". The flavor is quite rich, very velvety and chocolately. The carb count is very low for this type of product and didn't adversely affect my ketosis. A super find in my regular grocery. I am very very impressed with this product! kenj30 Senior LCF Member Registered: February 2004 Location: Glendale, Arizona Posts: 78 Review Date: Mon February 23, 2004 Would you recommend the product? Yes | Price you paid?: $3.49 | Rating: 10    Pros: Great taste. Cons: Price. I just had the chocolate today and it is very rich and thick tasting. I was very impressed with it and can't wait to try 2%. The chocolate even has a gram of fiber in it. Ken WahooNKS Junior LCF Member Registered: February 2004 Posts: 1 Review Date: Tue March 2, 2004 Would you recommend the product? Yes | Price you paid?: None indicated | Rating: 10    Pros: Awesome chocolate milk! Cons: It's a great sweet fix, too! Purchased mine at Wal-Mart and I make sure I never run out. fendel Senior LCF Member Registered: May 2001 Location: Minneapolis Posts: 88 Review Date: Thu March 4, 2004 Would you recommend the product? Yes | Price you paid?: $3.99 | Rating: 10    Pros: It's milk! Cons: Can't find whole-milk version locally I love this stuff! The 2% has been great over Atkins cereal, although I have to doctor it up with cream -- I'd buy the whole version if I could find it, but all the stores I've seen this in carry just the 2%, skim, and chocolate. patio Senior LCF Member Registered: February 2004 Location: Michigan-(Middle of the Mitten) Posts: 74 Review Date: Sun March 21, 2004 Would you recommend the product? Yes | Price you paid?: $1.99 | Rating: 10    Pros: milk, hurray! Cons: None I bought the whole milk kind 3 carbs in 8 oz and it is good. I think it has a bit of a sourness to it, but it well worth it to have a little milk now and then, I used it to make my ranch dressing and have used it in cooking just like regular milk. TracyinKS Very Gabby LCF Member!!! Registered: October 2003 Location: BandLand Baby Posts: 3209 Review Date: Tue April 20, 2004 Would you recommend the product? Yes | Price you paid?: $3.99 | Rating: 10    Pros: Can you say AWESOME! Cons: Price I about fell over when I first saw this in the milk isle, I bought some to try the 2%, after opening the carton for the first time I wrinkled my nose in anticipation of tasting something weird, but to my suprise it tasted like MILK!!!!!!!!!!... I have purchased all 3 varieties.. and as I type this I have both the Chocolate and Whole in my fridge.... Thank YOU for FINALLY making Low Carb main stream enough that you produced a MILK Alternative!!!!!!!! pashley Junior LCF Member Registered: April 2003 Location: Rochester, NY Posts: 13 Review Date: Thu April 29, 2004 Would you recommend the product? Yes | Price you paid?: None indicated | Rating: 10    Pros: Taste! Cons: Cost? but it's worth it! Of course, I was a bit apprehensive about low-carb anything. I really miss milk when lo-carbing. This satisfies. In some ways, it's better than milk, nutrionally and in taste. It has an almost light vanilla flavor to it, which I enjoy. I'm happy I found this product and will certainly continue to buy it. If you really want that glass of milk here and there, get this product! jstrauel Junior LCF Member Registered: May 2004 Posts: 3 Review Date: Tue May 11, 2004 Would you recommend the product? Yes | Price you paid?: $3.50 | Rating: 9    Pros: taste Cons: not chocolate milk but taste like any chocolate flavored drink. i was satisfied. betsycam71 Junior LCF Member Registered: February 2004 Posts: 3 Review Date: Sun May 16, 2004 Would you recommend the product? Yes | Price you paid?: $3.38 | Rating: 10    Pros: Wonderful taste! Cons: Nothing - worth the cost Tried the 2% version tonight. I have missed milk so much, and finding this makes me very happy. I'm going to try the skim version next time. Realistic milk taste! blackbeltharleygal Junior LCF Member Registered: March 2004 Posts: 13 Review Date: Sun May 30, 2004 Would you recommend the product? No | Price you paid?: $3.50 | Rating: 3    Pros: makes sugar-free pudding well Cons: doesn't taste like milk, costs too much to taste this bad I bought it because of the previous reviews here, but I think maybe you guys have been on low carb too long. This 2% stuff doesn't taste anything like milk. It works for pudding, but to drink it straight is not tolerable. I hope the chocolate is better, but I'm allergic to cocoa so I won't know. BOYDSLOONYBIN Junior LCF Member Registered: June 2004 Location: MAINE Posts: 2 Review Date: Wed June 2, 2004 Would you recommend the product? Yes | Price you paid?: None indicated | Rating: 9    Pros: Tastes just like regular skim Cons: none I have missed milk so much in the past and this tastes just like the real thing. Thank you Hood. kitnmom MAJOR LCF POSTER! Registered: September 2003 Location: Nashville, TN formerly of Framingham, MA Posts: 1484 Review Date: Tue July 13, 2004 Would you recommend the product? Yes | Price you paid?: None indicated | Rating: 10    Pros: Love it, very useful! and tasty