Stir fry's handy for eating well on a budget. I usually like mine with rice but I don't know if you can do that on Atkins.
Most superhero movies haven't lived up to the comic versions. "Spider-Man" and the first "X-Men" came closest IMO, and "Smallville" on TV is also well-done. The first in the most recent "Batman" series had potential but fell short due to some flaws, I thought; the rest went downhill from there. I hope the new one gets it right because Batman is a great character with some classic stories.
On anime genres, when you mention "Spiral" having an SF theme, it seems to me that what I said also applies in a way to SF, in that SF also seems to be more "mainstream" in Japanese fiction rather than being a "genre" like it is here. Horror anime sounds like an interesting concept--the only vampire anime I've seen is "Vampire Hunter D" but that was sort of more SF/action than horror. I don't know anything about "Kare Kano" or harem-shows--what's that?
I've added "Fruits Basket" to the list! This will be a fun comic-store trip :) I'm also hoping to re-acquire some Spider-Mans I used to have that I sold off to pay for rent as an undergrad (mistake!!!). Then I'm looking for some Batmans, JLA, FF, Conan. . .hmmm, I think I'd better be careful how much money I take along, especially considering that I'll probably swing by Barnes & Noble, too. . .I haven't been to a bookstore in months and I have a craving! :)
Harem shows = series with a male lead and fifty thousand female roles, most of whom are scantily clad. There's always a main love interest for the hero, but their romance is continually interrupted by circumstances that usually involve crashing the ladies' bath, being seen talking to a different girl, etcetera. "Love Hina" is the classic example.
"Kare Kano", or "His and Her Circumstances", is a high-school romance comedy-drama. I hate it, but it's quite popular. It just doesn't appeal to me... a good anime needs some explosions or mecha or space ships or sword-fights.
There are also "sports" anime/manga, about every sport from basketball to Go (no kidding, it's a popular series right now. Imagine a show about chess nerds. Only less exciting.), tons of romance-type stories (see above; Marmalade Boy, Imadoki are non-harem versions), "magical girl" stories (Wedding Peach) Dragonball-knockoffs, Gundam-derivatives, spy/detective/crime series (Lupin the Third springs to mind, along with Great Detective Conan)... spend some time in the manga section at B&N, you'll be surprised.