Hey, Does anyone shop at the grocery store "Kroger"? I am heading down to school in Virginia for my 3rd year and now I'll be shopping for food the low carb way. Are there any special LC products that they sell such as LC tortillas or already made cheesecake??? (What about the Wal-mart Supercenter)

Step One: get a kroger plus card. its free, and you don't get sale prices if ya don't have one.

i shop at kroger two or three times a week... they have Hansen's diet sodas (caffeine/aspartame free) as well as diet rite. They carry a million flavors of s/f jello, candy, and drinks. they have a small selection of atkins goodies, bars, shakes, shake mix, and bake mixes (actually a better selection than anyother big supermarket i've seen, and better prices in MHO). also, they carry a lot of the herbal teas and supplements that I find pretty helpful. they have a section of organic cheeses and soy milk, and LC soy bars.

walmart carries LeCarb ice cream which is awesome, but seems to have a smaller selection of general lc products and natural foods

good luck.. you can PM me if you have any more questions i shop religiously at these two places, and no where else at all.

I am in IL but we have Kroger too. Check by the health foods-usually by the produce section. They have a lot of Atkins products like muffin and bake mix and Atkins bars, sugar free syrups, stuff like that.

Wow, thanks for the quick responses! Thanks for all the tips and for giving me some hope for when I get down to school.

Gatsbyjas- You'll be getting a PM from me later I'm sure, lol...I am a confused LC shopper!

Again, thanks all! This really helped!

P.S. I need to get my hands on the Le Carb ice cream. Everyone is raving about it!

feel free, i would love to help out. i'm learning as i go as well, but i can give you what wisdom i've got. im getting ready to back to school in a tiny town in IL with only a WALMART and no health food store, and the wally world carries basically nothing. so before i leave, im stocking up. plus, i have a dining plan on campus with should loosen up my options.... oh i will miss my kroger and my super walmart!

Some Wal Mart Superstores carry low-carb versions of a "heat & eat" convenience food made by Chef's Choice. I've never managed to track them down in my area, but the company says they are at the Wal Mart Superstores, and other LC'ers say they are tasty...just make sure you get the LC ones...they make carb-loaded stuff, too.

I live in Virginia and go to both Krogers and Walmart. I find you get better deals by far at Walmart. Kroger card or not, Walmart comes out a lot of times cheaper. The LeCarb IceCream is 2 something at Walmarts and 4 something at Krogers. Chocolate bars if you want them can be as much as 50 cents more. The only thing that Krogers has that Walmart does not carry is the CarbSence Hot Cereal, which DH likes. To date this is the only reason I shop at Krogers.

I don't normally shop at Kroger because there's a Winn Dixie, Publix, and Bruno's all 4 miles from me, and the Kroger is another 4 miles further away. But this thread has changed my mind! This morning, instead of going to Publix like I was planning (not much in way of LC, but more than Brunos or Winn Dixie) I'm going to make the drive down to Kroger!

Thanks - I never would have checked that store if I hadn't read this thread. I've especially been wanting to find LC tortillas.

Joan

Krogers also has some of the best produce you can get! Now, they can be expensive. So, watch the sales and do get one of the shopping cards.

And, Krogers has Hansen's? I didn't know that! I think these are the ones I have been looking for

I have never been so happy to find replies to a thread before, lol..I am so relieved I will have variety at school. It takes temptation for pizza and french fries less..

Here is a great kroger tip

Kroger is the only store I have found which carries whipped cream in a can that does not have any sugar whatsoever. It's the "Kroger brand" extra heavy whipped cream.

TC

RUN, don't walk to your nearest store that sells this stuff. It is awesome! I just bought a container of choc almond this AM and it is to DIE for! And it may just be me (or maybe it's my new WOE kicking in), but it's not as addictive as ice cream. In the past, I couldn't have an open pint of Ben and Jerry's in the freezer -- I had to finish it off. With this stuff, I'm satisfied with a couple of spoonfuls.

Just my $0.02



Jeannie