Atkins owns about 125 grocery branded items sold in food chains like WalMart and 7-Eleven.
Since there are over 20 million people following Atkins diet plan, many restaurants included in their menus atkins low carb diet foods:
- Subway
- TGI Friday's
- Blimpie
Subway is the largest restaurant chain in the US. At the moment of writing they have 22124 restaurants in 77 countries. They were the first fast food chain who embrace the Atkins diet and are now offering Atkins-Friendly Wraps and fresh salads.
| Turkey Breast & Ham Wrap (U.S. Values): | Turkey Breast & Ham Wrap (Canadian Values): |
|---|---|
| 390 calories | 380 calories |
| 32g protein | 31g protein |
| 19g carbohydrate | 19g carbohydrate |
| 3g sugar | 2g sugar |
| 23g total fat | 24g total fat |
| 8g saturated fat | 8g saturated fat |
| 60mg cholesterol | 50mg cholesterol |
| 1890mg sodium | 1750mg sodium |
| 9g fiber | 9g fiber |
| 10g Net Carbs* | 10g Net Carbs* |
| Chicken & Bacon Ranch Wrap (U.S. Values) | Chicken & Bacon Ranch Wrap (Canadian Values) |
|---|---|
| 440 calories | 430 calories |
| 43g protein | 38g protein |
| 17g carbohydrate | 19g carbohydrate |
| 1g sugar | 3g sugar |
| 26g total fat | 26g total fat |
| 9g saturated fat | 9g saturated fat |
| 90mg cholesterol | 70mg cholesterol |
| 1550mg sodium | 1630mg sodium |
| 9g fiber | 9g fiber |
| 8g Net Carbs* | 10g Net Carbs* |
| Turkey Breast & Bacon Melt Wrap (U.S. Values): | Turkey Breast & Bacon Melt Wrap (Canadian Values): |
|---|---|
| 430 calories | 420 calories |
| 34g protein | 33g protein |
| 20g carbohydrate | 20g carbohydrate |
| 3g sugar | 4g sugar |
| 27g total fat | 27g total fat |
| 10g saturated fat | 9g saturated fat |
| 65mg cholesterol | 55mg cholesterol |
| 1870mg sodium | 1790mg sodium |
| 9g fiber | 9g fiber |
| 11g Net Carbs* | 11g Net Carbs* |
| Classic Club Salad with dressing (U.S. Values): | Classic Club Salad with dressing (Canadian Values): |
|---|---|
| 590 calories | 580 calories |
| 38g protein | 36g protein |
| 14g carbohydrate | 14g carbohydrate |
| 6g sugar | 5g sugar |
| 43g total fat | 43g total fat |
| 14g saturated fat | 13g saturated fat |
| 220mg cholesterol | 200mg cholesterol |
| 2370mg sodium | 2090mg sodium |
| 5g fiber | 5g fiber |
| 9g Net Carbs* | 9g Net Carbs* |
| Grilled Chicken & Baby Spinach Salad with dressing (U.S. Values): | Grilled Chicken & Baby Spinach Salad with dressing (Canadian Values): |
|---|---|
| 620 calories | 610 calories |
| 39g protein | 36g protein |
| 11g carbohydrate | 13g carbohydrate |
| 2g sugar | 4g sugar |
| 13g total fat | 48g total fat |
| 13g saturated fat | 12g saturated fat |
| 215mg cholesterol | 200mg cholesterol |
| 1480mg sodium | 1510mg sodium |
| 5g fiber | 5g fiber |
| 6g Net Carbs* | 8g Net Carbs* |
TGI Friday's is present in 48 states and 55 countries. TGI Friday's also made an agreement with Atkins and now offers reduced carbohydrate meals.
TGI Friday's Atkins Friendly Menus are listed below:
| T.G.I. Friday's tries Atkins-friendly foods | |
| Carbs1 | |
| Appetizers | |
| Tuscan spinach dip | 17 |
| Buffalo wings | 5 |
| Entreés | |
| New York strip with blue cheese | 6 |
| Garlic chicken with mixed vegetables | 7 |
| Char-grilled salmon fillet | 6 |
| Entreé salads | |
| Tuna salad wraps | 14 |
| Grilled chicken Caesar salad | 9 |
| 1 — Atkins net carbohydrates Sources: Atkins Nutritionals, T.G.I. Friday's |
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This kind of food is now available in low-carb stores, too:
- McSlim Low Carb Market
- Castus Low Carb Superstores
- Pure Foods Low Carb Market
Soon after its US expanding, Atkins diet crossed the ocean in the UK and had the same impact as in the US.
Low carb mania worried a lot of british restaurant owners, deeply annoyed by the fact that people were refusing the breadbaskets, potatoes, rice and any sort of pasta. Instead, they were asking for low-carb beer, low-carb cheesecake, and so on. The result was that US Wheat Council and British Potato Council started campaigns against Atkins diet.
If you're on Atkins diet, you have to be careful about the carb counter of what you order when you go out. Knowing the carb content of the foods, you will know what to order. This is available both in restaurants that have Atkins food on their menus and in ordinary restaurants. Ofcourse, knowing the carb level of what you eat is more important in ordinary restaurants.