re: Nutrition Bar Labels Often Misleading

ExerciseScienceDan — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 16:40:08 GMT

Dr. Mercola...

Your CocoaCassava bar is a good start, but with only 4 grams of protein, 9 grams of good fats and 27 grams of carbs...it really is not a protein bar. Around 8% of the total calories in the CocoaCassava bar come from protein: where it is my opinion that a protein bar should contain over 30% of total calories from protein and have a good compliment of fats, with carbs no higher than the protein. I am a high fat, high protein oxidative type and so the CocoaCassava bar would put me to sleep. I am also Gluten intolerant, try to avoid processed soy, avoid MSG (especially in its secretive hydrolyzed protein form), and prefer to eat whole organic foods when I can. The market is flooded with Protein bars that are just not healthy, yet I am at the university from 8 am until 8 pm and need a meal replacement that I can carry all day long. I find myself having to make a better bad choice because I can't find the solution that I would recommend or use myself. Even the two best 30%+ protein content bars on the market (Organic Foods Protein bar, and Greens High Protein bar) have wheat grass, chlorella, or other foods that I and many others are intolerant of. If you could take the bar you have now and make a protein bar that is its equivalent, that would be very valuable to myself and all those in a similar situation.

I will hope for that protein bar to be available in the future.

re: Nutrition Bar Labels Often Misleading

DivineLight58 — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 01:26:47 GMT

I wonder if the doctor looked at Sunbars from SunRider?