Systems for Providing Food Products

A method for providing food products for the dietary management of a diet-responsive disease or condition comprising:

• (a) directly or indirectly informing at least one medical professional of the availability of at least one food product for the dietary management of a diet-responsive disease or condition and of the medical professional's ability to provide approval for said at least one food product;
• (b) providing consumers with controlled access to a supply of food products for the dietary management of a diet-responsive disease or condition in a prepackaged form selected from the group consisting of a frozen or shelf stable:
• complete meals, main courses of a meal, appetizers, entrees, side dishes for a meal, sauces, dressings, desserts, snacks, cooked foods, hot foods, microwavable foods, cooking oils, and spreads, wherein the amount of at least one ingredient in a food product is tracked by a computer so a consumer can gain access to a food product that would not otherwise be available;
• and
• (c) providing the food product to one or more consumers.