Love Good Fats Chewy Nutty Peanut Chocolatey Bars, Count-12, 480 g

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Fats blend (peanut butter, palm stearin, coconut oil, peanut oil), Chocolate flavoured coating (inulin from chicory, palm kernel and palm oil, brown rice protein, cocoa powder [processed with alkali], sunflower lecithin, salt), Peanut flour, Pea protein, Glycerin, Inulin from chicory, Rice flour, Peanuts, Brown rice flour, Cocoa powder, Sea salt, Tocopherols, Erythritol, Stevia leaf extract. Fats blend (almond butter, palm stearin, coconut oil), Chocolate flavoured coating (inulin from chicory root, palm kernel and palm oil, brown rice protein, cocoa powder [processed with alkali], sunflower lecithin, salt), Whole grain brown rice protein, Soluble corn fibre, Semi-sweet chocolate chips (fair trade cane sugar, chocolate liquor, cocoa butter, sunflower lecithin, vanilla extract), Rice flour, Inulin from chicory root, Organic whole grain brown rice flour, Natural flavour, Cocoa powder, Sea salt, Tocopherols, Stevia leaf extract. Love Good Fats claim these bars are “loaded with good fats from nuts, nut butters, and coconut oil”. With almond butter listed as the first ingredient, this is partially true. However, palm stearin oil is the second ingredient, meaning that these bars contain more palm oil than coconut oil. Palm oil is a processed oil that contains mostly saturated fatty acids. As such, it is not an oil that I would describe as a “good fat”, and certainly not when used in such high amounts. Palm stearin: a type of vegetable oil. Palm stearin is the solid part that forms when palm oil is processed at a controlled temperature. This oil contains mostly saturated fats. Many of the ingredients in Dang Bars — such as nuts, pea protein, and chia and sunflower seeds — are instantly recognizable as nutritious and keto-friendly.

Additional nutrients: 125mg (75-250mg) potassium, 20mg (10-100mg) calcium, 1mg (1-2mg) iron. These are not fortified in the product, but are naturally present in the ingredients listed above. If the extra work in the kitchen needed to make homemade bars doesn’t mind you, then you should try some recipes for healthy high-calorie bars. You will have the added benefit of knowing exactly what you are putting in the bars. My absolute favorite is the mint chocolate flavor, which tastes like a really fudgy Thin Mint cookie. However, the Butter & Salt flavor is also very good and reminds me of a buttery pastry.”The taste of these bars wasn’t my favorite, but it also wasn’t terrible. Compared to some of the bars that I prefer the taste of, this one contains more protein and fiber — so it’s a trade-off.”

Ingredient quality: Ideally, the bar should be made mainly with whole foods and without added sugar, artificial colors or flavors, or unnecessary fillers.

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Individual ingredients, whether they are ‘superfoods’ or not, won’t make a product healthy if it is high in salt, saturated fat or sugars. We love that it's keto but we love even more that it's actually good for you. Not only can you drink it guilt-free, you can drink it and feel GOOD that you're adding to your nutrient intake - that's staying hydrated in the best way possible. Three great flavours - Mango Coconut, Sparkling Apple and Lemon Elderflower. Grab the variety box!

Foods rich in protein can be more filling to eat than foods high in carbohydrateor fat, which might be helpful if you are trying to lose weight, but ‘high protein’ does not necessarily mean it is healthier. I don’t work out regularly per se (aside from the triathlons across New York City that are my daily commutes), but in the past few years I have become a connoisseur of the protein bar. I currently eat about two a day, one for breakfast and another to crush hunger between lunch and dinner. It’s not that I’m completely uninterested in the stated function of a protein bar — I’m currently trying to gain weight by any means necessary — but, like many regular-but-casual protein-bar consumers, my primary focus is on a bar’s ability to deliver a combination of taste, high protein, and low sugar (with as few chemical sugar substitutes as possible, even with my emphasis on taste). Endurance and metabolic exercises: The fat-grip finishers above fit into this category. These stimulate muscle growth through progressive overload and metabolic stress. If you have both max-effort lifts and a strong pump in the muscle, you will get bigger and stronger. For example, if you’re already receiving the recommended daily allowance (RDA) of protein for your age group, excessive protein intake through sources like protein bars won’t provide much benefit. However, if you’re struggling to meet the RDA of protein through diet alone, it could be a healthy alternative. Just keep an eye on the nutritional content of protein bars, as they can include excessive amounts of sugar, trans or saturated fats, all of which are not good for your overall health.

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These bars are also “Keto Certified”– a certification provided by a third-party company. This certification is not regulated by government labeling laws, and we have been unable to find criteria that this company uses to assess food products. The Canadian government has strict rules surrounding the labeling of food products for special diets. However, this and other “Keto Certified” products can use this certification as the third party company is using their own criteria, and not claiming to adhere to any regulated nutrition standards. If strength is your goal, this combination of endurance work and heavier-resistance work will lead to fantastic results. 4. Make it Part of a Balanced Grip Approach

Fats blend (almond butter, palm stearin, coconut oil), Chocolate flavoured coating (inulin from chicory root, palm kernel and palm oil, brown rice protein, cocoa powder [processed with alkali], sunflower lecithin, salt), Whey protein isolate, Semi-sweet chocolate chips (fair trade cane sugar, chocolate liquor, cocoa butter, sunflower lecithin, vanilla extract), Cocoa powder, Acacia gum, Rice flour, Whey crisp (whey protein isolate, tapioca starch, cocoa powder [processed with alkali], calcium carbonate, sunflower lecithin), Inulin from chicory root, Almonds, Sea salt, Natural flavour, Tocopherols. Award winning olives and perfectly pitted -No stones, no messy oils and no groans inside our pouches. Add to berries and Greek yoghurt for a tasty breakfast or just add a nut milk or heavy cream to keep it low carb. Serving Size: 1 bar | Fat: 13g | Total Carbs: 15g | Fiber: 11g | Protein: 8g | Sugar: 1g | Net Carbs: 4g To get the most out of your fat-grip training, you need to be clear about why you're using them. Is it to develop bigger forearms and stronger hands? To develop bigger arms in general? To get stronger on your big lifts, such as the deadlift?First, let’s cover the mainstay of these bars, the fat profile. Though they contain healthy unsaturated fats from almond butter, the majority of fat in these bars (57%) is saturated. This high percentage of saturated fats isn’t ideal, but the source of saturated fats is more of a red flag. There are two sources of saturated fats here – coconut oil and palm stearin oil. Though this product promotes coconut oil as a main ingredient, palm stearin oil (a more processed vegetable oil) is listed before coconut on the ingredient list, indicating that palm stearin oil contributes more saturated fat than coconut oil. To improve this fat profile, there should be a higher percentage of unsaturated fats and/or more coconut oil used than palm stearin oil. There is a trend for products with added protein, but most of us already get more protein than we need. In a world where shelves are full of protein bars for slimming down, people looking to gain healthy weight often have a hard time finding high-calorie bars. However, don’t make meal replacement a habit as you may lose important nutrients that only the main dishes of the day can offer you. 3. Get energized If you want to prepare your own granola bars at home, you will be pleasantly surprised by how easy it is to follow this recipe.