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Pages: 1 Are diet bars safe?       #264492 - 05/20/06 09:33 AM Edit Reply Quote andreww Reged: 01/17/06 Posts: 47 Loc: Fairfax, VA Are breakfast bars, like Atkins, Zone, etc.? I think there is one or maybe two things left still irrirating me that I haven't whittled out. I'm thinking these might be one of them. Print     Remind Me     Notify Moderator     Re: Are diet bars safe?       #264499 - 05/20/06 09:48 AM Edit Reply Quote jaq Reged: 05/20/06 Posts: 47 Loc: Bournemouth, England I tend to avoid these as they've just too processed. I look at the back of something and if the list of ingredients goes into double figures I'm very wary. If there is a long list I'll expect most of them to be recognised obvious foods and not additives. I suggest a trip to the health food shop and replace the processed breakfast bars with healthy oat/seed/halva bars. Watch out for wheat - it can be a common trigger and is found in most snacks! -------------------- Never EVER give up! Print     Remind Me     Notify Moderator     Most contain...       #264512 - 05/20/06 10:45 AM Edit Reply Quote Natalie1985 Reged: 08/09/04 Posts: 1329 Loc: UK - Leeds for uni, Merseyside for home! whey powder or some form of a dairy derivative(sp?) so Id definately say avoid them...Ive had one or two in the past and found them to be fine but a lot of them have artificial sweeteners in them too..and thats a definate no no. -------------------- Natalie Print     Remind Me     Notify Moderator     Re: Are diet bars safe?       #264514 - 05/20/06 10:50 AM Edit Reply Quote Snorkie Reged: 02/15/05 Posts: 1999 Loc: Northern Illinois, USA Luna bars are the only safe nutrition bars that I know of. That is, if the inulin isn't a problem for you. Print     Remind Me     Notify Moderator     Re: Most contain...       #264548 - 05/20/06 02:12 PM Edit Reply Quote Draupadi Reged: 07/16/05 Posts: 218 Loc: Santa Cruz, California I had the worst attack from eating one of those "Zone" bars the other day, and then realized it contained whey, as well as milk chocolate and a couple of other wierd processed things that probably didn't help...but I am extremely sensitive to milk and dairy derivatives, so that's probably what did it...never again! -------------------- Julia Print     Remind Me     Notify Moderator     Yep luna bars all the way n/t       #264573 - 05/20/06 04:35 PM Edit Reply Quote Natalie1985 Reged: 08/09/04 Posts: 1329 Loc: UK - Leeds for uni, Merseyside for home! -------------------- Natalie Print     Remind Me     Notify Moderator     Re: Are diet bars safe?       #264679 - 05/21/06 10:07 AM Edit Reply Quote AstroChick Reged: 12/30/03 Posts: 1023 Loc: Chicago, IL, USA Some of the more diet-y bars have artificial sweeteners in them. I had a particularly unpleasant evening at my mother-in-law's when I had a Pria bar on the drive up. Maltitol is nasty! --AC Print     Remind Me     Notify Moderator     Re: Are diet bars safe?       #264684 - 05/21/06 11:18 AM Edit Reply Quote jaq Reged: 05/20/06 Posts: 47 Loc: Bournemouth, England Sweetners - yuch. For me it's asparmate that's the worse -------------------- Never EVER give up! Print     Remind Me     Notify Moderator     Pages: 1

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