Product Review: Atkins Advantage Chocolate Royal Shake

I bought Atkins Advantage ready mix drinks for a quick meal replacement at work or at home. Most of the time I do not have time to stop for big lunch break, so a quick snack or drink is all I have time for. At home with three kids, working full-time and a husband with two jobs I do anything to save myself bit a time. A lot of times I end up not having to eat or drink for long periods of time dues to taking care of everybody and everything else. My husband really enjoys these shakes as well. He like I am is a health fanatic as well and uses these drinks for those midnight cravings when he's working late.

Atkins Advantage comes in packs of four, although the case I bought had two extra cans free. Each can is 11 FL ounces containing 15 g protein, only 1 g of sugar and is 160 calories. They are to be used as a meal replacement to help maintain weight.

I being health conscious and almost borderline vegetarian exercise daily and eat right. This product works great for me when I get hungry and have no healthy options. It also keeps me from the tempted binge eating that can happen when overly hungry and looking for a quick fix to stop the hunger. It controls hunger much longer than Slim Fast shakes.

Those who are trying to lose weight or maintain their weight would benefit from this product. It works better than Slim Fast and has less sugar. It also carries the necessary vitamins and protein a person needs. The taste is a bit off, but not horrible and it controls your hunger better and longer than Slim Fast.

I loved the product first of all because of its ability to control hunger. These drinks help me with my weight management. The taste isn't the greatest, but as I have learned anything healthy isn't going to taste as good as something that isn't healthy. The other added plus was that it is high in protein and has plenty of vitamins.

What I didn't like about this product was the cost and that it didn't taste that great. It wasn't horrible but not good either. I think this product is way over priced. I didn't like that it was so high in fat and that the sodium was a bit high. They did score higher than Slim Fast though in regards to warding off hunger and less sugar.

If you don't mind paying the price, it really does work in hunger control if you can stand the taste. You get used to it after a while then it isn't so bad. I do recommend this product to others who are serious about controlling their hunger if they find themselves munching of anything available to them.

INGREDIENTS:
WATER, MILK PROTEIN BLEND (CASEINATE, WHEY PROTEIN CONCENTRATE, WHEY POWDER), SOYBEAN OIL, COCOA POWDER (PROCESSED WITH ALKALI), CELLULOSE GEL, POTASSIUM PHOSPHATE, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVORS, SOY LECITHIN, SUCRALOSE, SODIUM ASCORBATE, CARRAGEENAN, ACESULFAME POTASSIUM, NEOTAME, MAGNESIUM CHLORIDE, MAGNESIUM PHOSPHATE, TRICALCIUM PHOSPHATE, BIOTIN, CALCIUM PANTOTHENATE, FOLIC ACID, NIACINAMIDE, PYRIDOXINE HYDROCHLORIDE, THIAMIN MONONITRATE, VITAMIN A PALMITATE, CYANOCOBALAMIN, RIBOFLAVIN, ALPHA TOCOPHERYL ACETATE, PHYTONADIONE, CHROMIUM CHLORIDE, COPPER SULFATE, FERROUS FUMARATE, MANGANESE SULFATE, POTASSIUM CHLORIDE, POTASSIUM IODIDE, SODIUM CITRATE, SODIUM MOLYBDATE, SODIUM SELENITE, ZINC SULFATE, MALTODEXTRIN. CONTAINS: MILK, SOY, AND SULFITES.

Nutrition Facts:
Calories 160
Total Fat 9g
Saturated Fat 2g
Trans Fat 0g
Cholesterol 5mg
Sodium 110mg
Potassium 600mg
Total Carbohydrate 6g
Dietary Fiber 4g
Sugars 1g
Protein 15g

Vitamin A
30%
Calcium
40%
Vitamin E
35%
Thiamin
30%
Niacin
30%
Folate
30%
Biotin
30%
Phosphorus
40%
Magnesium
20%
Selenium
20%
Manganese
25%
Molybdenum
15%
Vitamin C
30%
Iron
25%
Vitamin K
30%
Riboflavin
30%
Vitamin B6
30%
Vitamin B12
30%
Pantothenic Acid
30%
Iodine
20%
Zinc
20%
Copper
20%
Chromium
15%

SOURCES:
First Hand Experience using product over 2 week period Feb 2008
Information gathered from box and can
Website http://www.atkins.com