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Satisfying the Low-Carb Munchies with Atkins Diet Snacks

Low-carbohydrate diets stormed onto the weight loss scene several years ago, and the resulting increase in demand for products that are low in carbohydrates caused food manufacturers to come up with a variety of goods to satisfy the controlled-carbohydrate consumer and meet their dietary requirements. Examples of such products are the Atkins Diet Snacks, offered by Atkins Nutritionals Inc.

There are many low carb snacks out on the market, such as Nestle Rowntree’s Kit Kat and Rolo chocolate bars. However, Atkins Diet Snacks are especially interesting, given the fact that company founder Dr. Robert Atkins was the creator of the Atkins low carb diet, probably the most popular among all controlled-carbohydrate eating regimens. Their snack foods offer a wide variety of choices: from bars, shakes, candy, and ice cream.

The bars, one of the company’s most popular low carb snacks subcategories, come in many flavors to suit every consumer’s taste. Some of the varieties in the Atkins Advantage brand of bars include the Chocolate Peanut Butter Bar, the Caramel Fudge Brownie Bar, the Chocolate Coconut Bar, the Pralines ‘N Crème Bar, and the Golden Oats Granola Bar.

The rich and creamy Atkins Advantage shakes can be taken either as low carb snacks or as meal replacement drinks. Choose from among Chocolate Delight Shake, the Vanilla Caramel Crème Shake, the Creamy Vanilla Shake, the Strawberry Supreme Shake, the Café au Lait Shake, and the Chocolate Royale Shake. They are high in protein and contain 24 vitamins and minerals; a serving contains only one gram of sugar. Plus, they are a superb source of calcium.

And then there’s the candy, appropriately called Atkins Endulge. You can indulge your craving for something sweet to nibble on, without violating the rules of the diet. The Endulge line includes the Caramel Nut Chew, the Chocolate Covered Coconut Bar, the Peanut Caramel Cluster, the Mint Wafer Crisps, and the Milk Chocolate Bar.

Another popular class of Atkins’ low carb snacks is the Endulge Ice Cream Category. There are almost twenty flavors in this category. Some of them are the Vanilla Ice Cream Sandwiches, the Fudge and Cream Pops, the Vanilla Milk Chocolate Bars, the Mint Chocolate Chip Ice Cream, and the Butter Pecan Ice Cream. Refined white sugar is absent from Atkins’ ice cream; they are sweetened with sucralose (Splenda).

Dieters, even those who are not on low carb diets, usually dread getting an attack of the munchies which they can’t usually satisfy because they are forbidden from partaking of the snack foods they are used to. But with Atkins Diet Snacks, a person on a controlled-carb regimen can indulge himself or herself without going on a sugar binge and without having to feel bad about snacking.