Has anyone else noticed???

Newmoo · 05-03-2008, 11:41 AM

Hi guys,

I have been having trouble lately finding Atkins products in places where they used to be sold. Then today I checked a local supermarket just to see, because the bars, when I can find them, are selling for almost $3 apiece and the shakes at around $8 for a 4pack. Well today the supermarket I went to, (Ralphs in L.A.) was 'closing out/discontinuing' Atkins bars and shakes. Bars at $1.29 apiece and shakes at $3.49 for a 4pack. Of course I bought them up, but it makes me wonder...is Atkins as a company maybe going away? Does anyone know anything about this?

Houston Heather · 05-03-2008, 03:35 PM

I think the low carb diet fad is ending. People don't want to commit, they want to use it like slimfast. The low carb lifestyle is alive and well - look at the board.

If it doesn't sell, it goes away. I had a vending machine stocked with low carb food items for a while, but sales were terrible. I ended up eating all the merchandise

and converting it back to regular junk food.

My Walmart and Krogers still have low carb bars and shakes. That's about all they've got now. Forget about finding a bottle of lowcarb BBQ sauce like you could a few years ago.

Hot Tamale · 05-03-2008, 06:03 PM

I just got back from Walmart. They don't have south beach (LC) A-1 anymore, and there was no LC BBQ sauce, either. They did still have low-sugar ketchup, however. They also (still) have a good variety of Atkins bars and shakes...

TiffJake · 05-03-2008, 06:25 PM

I know!! When I did atkins before I LOVED the LC BBQ sauce I could get at Walmart. If anyone knows where I could get some I would really appreciate it!!

junkfoodmonkey · 05-03-2008, 11:45 PM

I haven't seen them for months in the UK. The low carb was never huge here, and there weren't that many products specifically marketed at Atkineers. But even what used to be there has mostly vanished. Doesn't bother me any more. Overpriced junk is overpriced junk, low carb or not.

Devinpike · 05-05-2008, 07:22 AM

I don't really mind all the low carb stuff disappearing. Seems to me most of that stuff was nasty tasting frankinfoods anyway. When I started doing low-carb years ago there was nothing like that stuff available so you relied on knowledge and "real" food and stuff you could have. Was way more successful without that fluff available. (I do like the low sugar catsup tho hehehe)

Hot Tamale · 05-05-2008, 10:20 AM

trust me, the south beach A1 was/is great!!!!!!!

Melle · 05-05-2008, 10:25 AM

Atkins Cornbread Mix is awesome, also. I used to be able to find it in the grocery store...but, no more. I'm going to have to go online and order a supply of it. It's sweet cornbread...the kind we like in the south.

Califrog · 05-13-2008, 11:56 AM

Although I'm sorry for anyone who is losing a favorite, for me I'm glad to see these things disappearing.

I would really rather concentrate on eating clean, healthy, "food that remembers where it came from" and isn't loaded down with chemicals and additives, regardless of whether those chems & adds make me fat.

So as I am waiting for my chicken and green beans with some cream sauce and butter to finish warming up here for lunch, I'm glad to know there are fewer low carb frankenfoods waiting to tempt me from the supermarket shelves.

Bluqq · 05-13-2008, 12:22 PM

I buy the shakes and bars and they are gone
I spoke with the mgr of the store and he said that he cant get them from the manufactorer
maybe they are revamping?

flourchild · 05-13-2008, 02:32 PM

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Originally Posted by TiffJake

I know!! When I did atkins before I LOVED the LC BBQ sauce I could get at Walmart. If anyone knows where I could get some I would really appreciate it!!

Netrition.com

kristinalyn2001 · 05-13-2008, 02:37 PM

I buy my low carb kechup and bbq from waldenfarms.com

whatjelly · 05-14-2008, 06:18 AM

It's probably a blessing in disquise (did I spell that right? It doesn't look right - oh well)

anyway, most of that crap is crap anyway...

kayleekat3 · 05-14-2008, 07:57 AM

I was just in GNC and I was shocked that they didn't have a low carb section anymore.
The owner did say that he thinks atkins is slowly coming back. I guess he notices more people asking.

Deb79fl · 05-14-2008, 08:17 AM

My local Publix still carries the Atkins shakes and bars, but, the shakes have been "improved"...... new packaging and bad taste!! Oh, well, I've found recipes to replace the shakes, but, I did like the convenience of a RTD.

TiffJake · 05-16-2008, 12:36 AM

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Originally Posted by flourchild

Netrition.com

I only saw one brand there, and it didn't list the ingredients, and since I must avoid gluten, I don't buy anything without reading the ingredients.

I did find two different LC BBQ sauces on Amazon and order those! One is GREAT! Its called Smokin' Joe Jones bbq sauce. YUMMY!!

Sapphire2 · 05-17-2008, 02:50 PM

Kraft still sells it's low carb bar-b-que sauce. It has now been renamed Kraft LIGHT Original bar-b-que sauce. i just purchased a bottle this week.

wannabe · 05-17-2008, 05:16 PM

Anyone know where I can find the low carb peanut butter that was out a few years ago? I loved that stuff, loaded with chemicals or not- it was the bomb

05-03-2008, 11:41 AM	#1
Newmoo Junior LCF Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 7 Gallery: Newmoo WOE: Atkins	Has anyone else noticed??? Hi guys, I have been having trouble lately finding Atkins products in places where they used to be sold. Then today I checked a local supermarket just to see, because the bars, when I can find them, are selling for almost $3 apiece and the shakes at around $8 for a 4pack. Well today the supermarket I went to, (Ralphs in L.A.) was 'closing out/discontinuing' Atkins bars and shakes. Bars at $1.29 apiece and shakes at $3.49 for a 4pack. Of course I bought them up, but it makes me wonder...is Atkins as a company maybe going away? Does anyone know anything about this?

05-03-2008, 03:35 PM	#2
Houston Heather Very Gabby LCF Member!!! Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Houston Posts: 3,531 Gallery: Houston Heather Stats: I lost it before and I'll lose it again! WOE: Atkins 2002 + powerlifting and running	I think the low carb diet fad is ending. People don't want to commit, they want to use it like slimfast. The low carb lifestyle is alive and well - look at the board. If it doesn't sell, it goes away. I had a vending machine stocked with low carb food items for a while, but sales were terrible. I ended up eating all the merchandise and converting it back to regular junk food. My Walmart and Krogers still have low carb bars and shakes. That's about all they've got now. Forget about finding a bottle of lowcarb BBQ sauce like you could a few years ago. __________________ Inducted Feb 26, 2008 Don't just weigh, measure too! 227.5/180/150 42 inch waist/33/30 22W/12 Misses/12 Learn about Bipolar Disorder Learn about Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Philippians 4:13 - I can do all things in Him who strengthens me. 1 Corinthians 6:20 You were bought with a price. So glorify God in your body.

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05-03-2008, 06:03 PM	#3
Hot Tamale Very Gabby LCF Member!!! Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Florida Posts: 3,364 Gallery: Hot Tamale Stats: 375/314.7/175 WOE: LowCarb Start Date: every 24 hours...	I just got back from Walmart. They don't have south beach (LC) A-1 anymore, and there was no LC BBQ sauce, either. They did still have low-sugar ketchup, however. They also (still) have a good variety of Atkins bars and shakes...

05-03-2008, 06:25 PM	#4
TiffJake Senior LCF Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Colorado Posts: 137 Blog Entries: 7 Gallery: TiffJake Stats: 277.7/235.2/165 Next Mini Goal: 225 by 10/1 WOE: Atkins Start Date: 4/28/08	I know!! When I did atkins before I LOVED the LC BBQ sauce I could get at Walmart. If anyone knows where I could get some I would really appreciate it!!

05-03-2008, 11:45 PM	#5
junkfoodmonkey MAJOR LCF POSTER! Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 2,643 Blog Entries: 42 Gallery: junkfoodmonkey Stats: 183/159/140 WOE: Atkins Start Date: Reinduction: 01/01/08	I haven't seen them for months in the UK. The low carb was never huge here, and there weren't that many products specifically marketed at Atkineers. But even what used to be there has mostly vanished. Doesn't bother me any more. Overpriced junk is overpriced junk, low carb or not.

05-05-2008, 07:22 AM	#6
Devinpike Junior LCF Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 7 Gallery: Devinpike	I don't really mind all the low carb stuff disappearing. Seems to me most of that stuff was nasty tasting frankinfoods anyway. When I started doing low-carb years ago there was nothing like that stuff available so you relied on knowledge and "real" food and stuff you could have. Was way more successful without that fluff available. (I do like the low sugar catsup tho hehehe)

05-05-2008, 10:20 AM	#7
Hot Tamale Very Gabby LCF Member!!! Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Florida Posts: 3,364 Gallery: Hot Tamale Stats: 375/314.7/175 WOE: LowCarb Start Date: every 24 hours...	trust me, the south beach A1 was/is great!!!!!!!

05-05-2008, 10:25 AM	#8
Melle Senior LCF Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Branson, Missouri Posts: 757 Gallery: Melle WOE: Low Carb/Somorsize Start Date: September 4, 2008	Atkins Cornbread Mix is awesome, also. I used to be able to find it in the grocery store...but, no more. I'm going to have to go online and order a supply of it. It's sweet cornbread...the kind we like in the south.

05-13-2008, 11:56 AM	#9
Califrog Senior LCF Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: California Posts: 540 Gallery: Califrog Stats: 209/187/148 5'9" Age: 41 WOE: Vintage Atkins Minus Gluten Start Date: May 5, 2008	Although I'm sorry for anyone who is losing a favorite, for me I'm glad to see these things disappearing. I would really rather concentrate on eating clean, healthy, "food that remembers where it came from" and isn't loaded down with chemicals and additives, regardless of whether those chems & adds make me fat. So as I am waiting for my chicken and green beans with some cream sauce and butter to finish warming up here for lunch, I'm glad to know there are fewer low carb frankenfoods waiting to tempt me from the supermarket shelves.

05-13-2008, 12:22 PM	#10
Bluqq Way too much time on my hands! Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: New Yawk Posts: 11,256 Gallery: Bluqq Stats: 112/102/100 Start Date: 11/24/05	I buy the shakes and bars and they are gone I spoke with the mgr of the store and he said that he cant get them from the manufactorer maybe they are revamping?

05-13-2008, 02:37 PM	#12
kristinalyn2001 Senior LCF Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: waiting for DH to come home from Iraq!! Counting down! Posts: 714 Gallery: kristinalyn2001 Stats: 174/142/129 WOE: Atkins, Clean as Possible! Start Date: Jan- Feb 08, restart May 08	I buy my low carb kechup and bbq from waldenfarms.com

05-14-2008, 06:18 AM	#13
whatjelly MAJOR LCF POSTER! Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Southwest Washington Posts: 1,152 Gallery: whatjelly Stats: 225/194/140 WOE: General Low Carb + high FAT Start Date: back at it: April 2008	It's probably a blessing in disquise (did I spell that right? It doesn't look right - oh well) anyway, most of that crap is crap anyway...

05-14-2008, 07:57 AM	#14
kayleekat3 Senior LCF Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: nj Posts: 62 Gallery: kayleekat3 WOE: atkins	I was just in GNC and I was shocked that they didn't have a low carb section anymore. The owner did say that he thinks atkins is slowly coming back. I guess he notices more people asking.

05-14-2008, 08:17 AM	#15
Deb79fl Senior LCF Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Central Florida Posts: 468 Gallery: Deb79fl Stats: 202.5/128 WOE: Atkins/ Now lower carb maintenance/ 5'2 Start Date: July 2007	My local Publix still carries the Atkins shakes and bars, but, the shakes have been "improved"...... new packaging and bad taste!! Oh, well, I've found recipes to replace the shakes, but, I did like the convenience of a RTD.

05-17-2008, 02:50 PM	#17
Sapphire2 Senior LCF Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 65 Gallery: Sapphire2 Stats: 220/198/160 WOE: Atkins Start Date: May 2008-For The Gamillith & LAST Time	Kraft still sells it's low carb bar-b-que sauce. It has now been renamed Kraft LIGHT Original bar-b-que sauce. i just purchased a bottle this week.

05-17-2008, 05:16 PM	#18
wannabe Junior LCF Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 42 Gallery: wannabe WOE: My own thing Start Date: 5-13-08	Anyone know where I can find the low carb peanut butter that was out a few years ago? I loved that stuff, loaded with chemicals or not- it was the bomb