Healthy Energy Bar
Energy Bar????
Or A Candy Bar In Disguise????
Healthy Energy Bar?
Healthy Energy Bar - There are so many different “energy bars” and “Healthy Energy Bar” on the market today! How in the heck are you supposed to know if you are actually getting something healthy or just junk food in disguise?
You see them all over the place! Nutrition bars that claim to be healthy and good for weight loss or muscle building! Well, go ahead and read the label and you will see an endless list of chemicals, sugars, processed trans fats, and other harmful overly processed ingredients.
So…how do you choose a healthy energy bar? First, you really need to learn how to read the labels. Second thing…..Simpler is better! Or as I say “lesser is more gooder!”
To be completely honest with you..most of the bars on the market today are pure crap! Most of them are even worse for you than candy bars! Just a couple weeks ago, I was on a bike ride with a friend. I was in need of a quick bar to replenish my energy, and I then realized that I did not bring my energy bar!
My friend gave me one of his energy bars. Now keep in mind that these slim fast bars are labeled as health foods for losing wieght! These things are just a flat out joke! Blaaa…. There is nothing nutritional about them. The first ingredient in this bar was corn syrup! The second ingredient is sugar! (YAY!!! More Sugar) The third ingredient was hydrogenated oils (a source of deadly trans fats)! Then the list continued on with nothing but junk such as artificial flavors, colors, artificial sweeteners, more hydrogenated refined oils, and then ended with some highly processed soy protein isolate (which processed soy is NOT healthy for you)!
So..not only are these crappy “weight loss” bars a nutritional disaster for you, but they taste completely HORRIBLE! It tasted like overly sweetened chemicals! Once again… BLLLAAAA!!! These things are a prime example of “over-engineering” our food.
The next question that you are going to ask me is…
“How do I determine a healthy energy bar from a crap energy bar?
Well the answer is simple! Yep…thats the real honest answer…SIMPLE! The most healthy bars that you can find only have a couple of basic ingredients such as nuts, seeds, and fruit. Stay away from the long ingredient list full of words that you can not pronounce!
A couple of my favorite true healthy bars:
1. Organic Food Bars – This is actually the brand name.
Depending on the flavor, these are usually a base of organic almond butter (or cashew butter) with a certain type of fruit, organic seeds, organic bio-sprouts (quinoa, etc), and some organic rice protein. Some flavors include an organic dark chocolate as well. They also have a line of bars that use exclusively raw ingredients.
Not only are these energy bars extremely nutritious, but I think they are very delicious! They have a lot of flavors to choose from such as chocolate chip, blueberry, cranberry, high protein, and more.
You won’t find these bars at your local grocery store, but I have found them at several health food stores.
2. Larabars
These are even simpler in ingredients than organic food bars. Usually larabars are just 2 or 3 ingredients, and mostly raw! Its a blend of crushed nuts along with a type of fruit is the usual combination. They have a lot of different flavors as well.
These are also delicious and you will NEVER see a list of chemicals a mile long in their ingredient list… usually just nuts and fruit, and that’s it! “Lesser is more Gooder”! This is a very high quality bar. Again, you probably won’t find these at your local grocery store, but I’ve found these at various health food markets.
When you actually find truly healthy energy bars like these examples above, they make great quick snacks while you are traveling or while you are at work.
I carry some on me almost at all times just to make sure I have healthy options to eat whenever I need a quick snack. That way I am not tempted by fast food joints or junk food vending machines. Good luck and be sure to read those labels to make sure you’re getting a health food bar and not a candy bar in disguise.
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