I got an email today announcing that Friday’s was introducing a low-carb menu that was Atkins approved.  I’ve noticed recently that there’s been a lot more advertising around the Atkins brand since Dr. Atkins died.  I’m not sure that I approve of all of it, because I’ve seen at least one online ad where they do they typical fad diet “lose your tummy” crapola.  Anyhow, this got me to thinking about some of the other products that are available for people who are trying to live a low-carb lifestyle:

• Don Pablo’s now has low-carb fajitas and low-carb margaritas.
• Le Carb makes a variety of “ice cream” treats.
• Blue Bunny has some low-carb novelty bars.
• Klondike has also gotten into the act (the fudge bar is quite good).
• And while I drink a lot of water, I tend to want a cola drink from time to time.  Diet Rite is one of the best that I’ve found, although it may taste too sweet to some people (one of the side-effects of Splenda).  I’ve had success mixing Diet Rite with Jack Daniels and Captain Morgan’s (I will freely admit that I’m a wimp when it comes to drinking straight liquor; let’s just chalk it up to a few too many “lost time” episodes).

There are a lot of other products out there that I haven’t mentioned (like Carbolite bars) just because I got tired of looking up websites and dredging through Google-bombed crap.

Anyhow, once you’re past the initial induction phase, there are a lot of options to make the Atkins plan less boring (provided that you’re careful; just because it’s low-carb is no excuse to eat a whole pint of ice cream at one time   ).