Meal Bars?

[StressFree]

Anyone eat meal bars for a quick fix?

[Karma007]

Larabars!

[msincredible]

Larabars!

+1

[Zen]

An apple

[michelem]

Re the South Beach Living bars, just a quick look at the nutritional info makes it look like something I would not want going in my body, with 1/2 the fat coming from saturated fat.

Ingredients
Soy Protein Crisps (Soy Protein Isolate, Tapioca Starch, Salt), Maltitol Syrup, Inulin (For Fiber), Fractionated Palm Kernel Oil, Maltitol, Sunflower Oil, Oligofructose (For Fiber), Glycerin, Contains less than 2% of Natural and Artificial Flavor, Nonfat Milk, Nonfat Yogurt Powder (Cultured Nonfat Milk), Egg Whites, Milk Protein Concentrate, Soy Protein Isolate, Calcium Caseinate, Soy Lecithin, Maltodextrin, Salt, Fish Gelatin, Artificial Color. Vitamins and Minerals: Beta Carotene, Ascorbic Acid (Vitamin C), Calcium Phosphate, Ferric Orthophosphate (Iron), Vitamin E Acetate, Phytonadione (Vitamin K1), Thiamin Mononitrate (Vitamin B1), Riboflavin (Vitamin B2), Niacinamide, Vitamin B6, Folic Acid, Vitamin B12, Biotin, Calcium Pantothenate, Potassium Iodide, Magnesium Oxide, Zinc Oxide, Sodium Selenite, Copper Gluconate, Manganese Sulfate, Chromium Chloride, Sodium Molybdate. Manufactured On Equipment That Processes Peanut, Tree Nuts, Sesame Seed, Wheat.


I don't think LaraBars would work as a meal replacement bar, but rather as a snack. Much better ingredients though!

For me, I steer away from packaged foods. Here's an idea for homemade energy bars (one of these days I'll need to run the recipe through www.nurtitiondata.com for the nutritional breakdown):

2 cups brown rice syrup
1 tablespoon honey
2 cups natural nut butter, preferably fresh ground
1 to 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa
1 teaspoon (or more) cinnamon
1 teaspoon salt
2 cups protein powder
3 cups oats, quick or old fashioned, pureed into a powder in a food processor (I'm assuming if one is allergic to oats, something else can be substituted, like brown rice flour - I hope)
Mix the first 6 ingredients in a bowl. Stir in protein powder until the mixture becomes too stiff, then use your hands to mix. Add in oats; at this point upper body strength is required. The dough will be very stiff. After mixing, spread onto a 11.5" X 15" jelly roll pan coated with non-stick cooking spray. Refrigerate for at least one hour; cut into 30 bars, and place each into a Ziploc bag or store them somehow. They will remain fresh longer if refrigerated or frozen.

[Karma007]

Michele,
That looks SO good! I have Brendan Brazier's book, "Thrive" (vegan sports nutrition) and he incl. energy bar recipes. I even have the inggredients, but haven't had a chance to make them. I'm shooting for this weekend...

[OakLeaf]

Pro Bars, when I really need a meal replacement, but that's rare. They're good stuff (for packaging-intensive pre-made food that is )

Yeah, those South Beach bars are just scary. LaraBars are a nice snack, but I don't know that you could live on them.

There was a thread on homemade energy bars a while back.

[kjay]

I prefer to steer away from food bars, too, but this is a wholesome bar that doesn't have any "junk" in it. It's raw, gluten-free, cold processed, unrefined, with no soy, peanuts, or dairy, and is non-GMO. Available at Whole Foods.

http://www.organicfoodbar.com/products/ChocolateCoconut

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

Mmmmmm....I just cooked up a nice steaming plate of Maltitol Syrup, Fractionated Palm Kernel Oil, Oligofructose, and Fish Gelatin for dinner! Hubby said "YUM YUM!" Kept us feeling full for HOURS!

[shootingstar]

For reasons I haven't figured out, I just haven't been drawn to eating often of any energy/meal bar. There's 1-2 types, 1 of them made locally that I'll have..maybe 1-2 times per year.

I've been like this forever.. on a long bike ride, I prefer some fresh fruit /fruit juice...which of course doesn't give one all nutrients.

[Miranda]

Larabars!

+1

Larabars = YUM!