Just a comment--Equal or other store-brand artificial sweeteners may be cheaper, but they are NOT equivalent to Splenda. Equal (the blue packets) is aspartame, which may stall some folks big time. Saccharin (the pink packets) is also not recommended on Atkins. Splenda is sucralose, and it is the recommended artificial sweetener. Yes, it's more expensive, but this is probably not the best place to try to save money.