Method of Dietary Management of a Diet-Responsive Disease or Condition

A method of dietary management of a diet-responsive disease or condition, said method comprising:

• (a) providing at least one at least consumer-equivalent food product for the dietary management of a diet-responsive disease or condition, said food product being in a prepackaged form and selected from the group consisting of a frozen or shelf stable:
• complete meal, main course of a meal, appetizer, entree, side dish for a meal, sauce, dressing, dessert, snack, cooked food, hot food, microwavable food, cooking oil, and a spread, wherein said food product is prepared using a recipe which has been modified to replace at least some digestible fat in the recipe with a fat replacement ingredient, said food product is packaged for storage and distribution, and is suitable for consumption five or more days after being packaged;
• (b) directly or indirectly providing a consumer with a plan for consuming said at least one food product;
• and
• (c) allowing a consumer to purchase said at least one food product after a medical professional provides approval for said at least one food product for said consumer, wherein when said consumer ingests a quantity of said food product over a period of time, said consumer changes from having a first state of a diet-responsive condition to a second state wherein said diet-responsive condition is improved in said second state relative to said first state.