[juliannamed]

jay... I was curious, so I look these up. http://www.phd-fitness.co.uk/store/p...arb-Sense-Bars (clickable link) They won't work for me because they're full of soy (anyone with thyroid issues should avoid soy). They also have maltitol (it's a sugar alcohol). I've had one bad experience with this stuff... and anyone who has, understands perfectly when I say, "Never again."

Here is the nutrition info regarding carbs, too:

Total Carbohydrates 23g -Dietary Fiber 2g -Sugars 1g -Other Carbs 20g

The "other carbs" are the sugar alcohols. There's no agreement yet on whether or not human actually use those carbs. Manufacturers will say we don't (so they can subtract the carbs from the total on the packaging), dieters and diabetics say they do us some of it. Most die-hard low carbers will count at least 1/3 of them in their daily total. If you did that, these bars would be 7 to 8 carbs (1/3 of the SA and 1g sugar).

These might work when the alternative is something much worse. Me, I'd go without. I won't starve to death if I miss one meal or snack (or both). I hardly ever leave the house without something... a couple cubes of cheese, a bottle of water, nuts (now that I'm in OWL), etc.

Your healthiest, safest and most helpful meal/snack is always going to be real food. Relying on packaged bars is expensive and (no matter what the manufacturer says) not as nutritious or filling.

Here's a list of the ingredients:

Protein Blend (calcium casseinate. hydrolyzed gelatin. whey protein isolate. soy protein isolate. milk protein isolate and whey protein concentrate). glycerine. water. casein. oligofructose. maltitol. palm and palm kernel oils. canola oil. nAtural flavors. skim milk powder. milk mineral concentrate. soy bean oil. yogurt solids. malic acid. monoglycerides. citric acid. licorice root extract. lecithim. salt. tumeric oleorosin color. vitamin and mineral blend (ascorbic acid. magnesium oxide. copper gluconate. ferric orthophosphate. dl-alpha-tocopheryl acetate. biotin. niacinamide. zinc oxide. beta-carotene. calcium pantothenate. Vitamin A palmitate. phytonadione. pyridoxine hydrochloride. manganese sulfate. riboflavin. thiamin mononitrate. cholecalciferol. potassium iodide. mixed tocopherols. cyanoccobalamin. chromium chloride. folic acid. sodium molybdate and sodium selenite). maltodextrins and sucralose. May contain traces of peanuts. various nuts and seeds

Just sayin...

Tril