Fri, Dec-05-03, 00:03
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Senior Member
Posts: 132
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Plan: Syndrome X
Stats: 254/218/200
BF:
Progress: 67%
Location: Irvine, California
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Atkins Reviews (including some new products)
Atkins Bars - PB and Coconut are by far my favorites...I get hooked on these fast so I try to limit myself to box (12) per month
Breakfast Cereal - The Blueberry is pretty good, but the Almond is awesome...taste like the quaker oatmeal flakes.
Morning Bars - The Cinnamon Bun are pretty good, but the Apple Crsip are awesome...too bad they give me gas and are way overpriced
RTD Shakes - These are pretty good, but Strawberry is a little better and Cafe Au Lait is awesome. These taste FAR better if you pour into a glass...I'd only drink these from the can if I had to.
Ice Cream (the little cups) - It's good, but LeCarb and Breyers CarbSmart are better and both are cheaper
Ice Cream Pints - I've only had the Chocolate Peanut Butter...AMAZING STUFF! Chocolate ice cream with swirls that are the consistency of caramel and the flavor of Reese's. I've never had this flavor in regular ice cream, so I have no basis for comparison...but this ice cream and flavor is THE BEST ICE CREAM I"VE EVER HAD. I haven't tried the other favors and probably don't need to.
Vanilla Ice Cream Bars - In a recent development, my local Sam's Club started carrying these in boxes of 12 for ~8. These are pretty good...the ice cream is better than Klondike Carbsmart and I prefer Atkins dark chocolate over the milk chocolate on Carbsmart. But at 66 cents a bar, these are the leading LC treats in my house.
Peanut Butter Ice Cream Bars - These are pretty tasty...its a different peanut butter than pints...its actually a peanut butter ice cream...kind of a "peanut butter bordering on english toffe" flavor. A great variety flavor, but not an everyday flavor.
Onion Bagels - Even though they are far less chewy than "real" bagels, these taste very good. In addition to topping with cream cheese and lox, I also just starting using these as LC hamburger buns. They're a little on the small side, but nevertheless have a good texture and taste for that purpose reminiscient of an onion kaiser roll. I've mentioned in other posts, Atkins Nutritional should use this same recipe and make ready-to-eat buns
Chocolate Muffin Mix - very good...taste like good flourless chocolate cake...beware these are only for maintenance and pre-maintnenance
Blueberry Muffins - These are ok, maybe a little low on flavor...I liked doing the scone recipe when I was on induction and OWL...on maintenance, I add 2 packets of splenda and 1/2 of frozen blueberries and these taste awesome.
Lemon Poppyseed Muffins - These are really tasty...for an improved taste, I've substituted butter for the oil...I even made a snack cake with this stuff once cooking it in a 9x9 and folding 8 packets of splenda into melted butter for a glaze.
Cranberry Orange Muffins - These are tasty in a "not addictive but good for a change of pace" way. You can't go wrong here
Corn Muffins - These are good...very comparable to the cornbread mixes at the supermarket. In fact, I rarely use these as breakfast items...but I make it as cornbread in a 9x9 to serve as a side with LC baby-back ribs...one of the few LC meals my wife digs.
Brownies - my first addiction after going LC. These are really good...better than 90% of the bronwnies mixes in the supermarket.
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