atkins bars?

[chels4144]

I know that they really aren't all that induction friendly but I figured because I'm getting towards the end of my second week I would buy a box and see what they are like. Well, I bought these chocolate peanut bar things and they are gross! I think I'm going to wait until I'm out of induction to buy anymore but does anyone have advice on which ones are the best? I don't plan on eating a lot of them but every once in a while it would be nice to have one as a little snack.

[mizski]

Re: atkins bars?

Well, I bought these chocolate peanut bar things and they are gross! I think I'm going to wait until I'm out of induction to buy anymore but does anyone have advice on which ones are the best?

From what I've read elsewhere, I think you got the best flavor. And yes, they are gross and full of chemicals. They are frankenfoods and it really is best to avoid them.

There are a lot of real food snacks and meals you can have so I would really try to stick with those.

[Mirya]

Re: atkins bars?

I know that they really aren't all that induction friendly but I figured because I'm getting towards the end of my second week I would buy a box and see what they are like. Well, I bought these chocolate peanut bar things and they are gross! I think I'm going to wait until I'm out of induction to buy anymore but does anyone have advice on which ones are the best? I don't plan on eating a lot of them but every once in a while it would be nice to have one as a little snack.

If you are going exactly by the Atkins diet they would not even be allowed until nuts and grains rung because of the mixture of different ingredients. You may not think one here and there will do anything but your wrong. That little bit of mixture can stall you. Because of it all being together in one thing you can't eat it one at a time to see what will stall you or not. This is why we have the ladder.

[chels4144]

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You are absolutely right Mirya, I will wait before trying anymore until I get to that rung. What about low carb ice cream? I saw it at the store today. It was made with Splenda, would that be ok on induction? I can't think of any ingredients that would make that a bad choice.

[mizski]

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You are absolutely right Mirya, I will wait before trying anymore until I get to that rung. What about low carb ice cream? I saw it at the store today. It was made with Splenda, would that be ok on induction? I can't think of any ingredients that would make that a bad choice.

Have you read the allowed foods for Induction? Low carb ice cream isn't on there. The reason for that is that it contains milk (lots of sugar in milk), polydextrose, AceK, sorbitol and a ton of other chemicals. It really is best to stay away from frankenfoods, especially during Induction.

[chels4144]

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I always thought that Ice Cream was made with Cream, not milk, which is on the accepted foods list. Its very confusing because even in the book one minute it seems Dr. Atkins is saying the the great bars and shakes his company has produced are a great snack when your on the go and then later in the book it says to wait until after induction to have them. Maybe he meant the first comment about after induction also. The ice cream I don't think is a fake food, other than being made with splenda instead of sugar, I think its basically the same thing. I'll have to check the ingredients though and see what exactly is in it before I buy it!

[liv]

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It can be a bit confusing Chels. I agree. We share our opinions of the bars here to help people make their decisions. I think for most of us, if we really want to lose weight and keep it off, we have to start eating whole foods and very basic things. That does not mean we cannot have a treat once in a while but induction is a good time to try and change some habits. For some of us, I am was one of them, treats had become a daily and sometimes an hourly event.
Ice cream is possible to introduce on rung 2 but not on induction. If you check the list of ingredients (I am assuming this was breyer) you will see that milk and milk solids are first on the list. Also check and note that evey if it is lower in carb it is still carby. On induction you have a max of 20 carbs to spend and most of them has be spent on eating vegetables. It is a good thing

[msanjelpie]

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I just tried the sugar free Creamsicles made with splenda... they were very gross tasting...

[Elizellen]

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You could always make your own 'legal' icecream for induction! Using your cream 'allowance' and splenda 'allowance' it could make an occasional dessert.

[chels4144]

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Thats a great idea, Elizellen. Maybe I will try it!

[mizski]

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I always thought that Ice Cream was made with Cream, not milk, which is on the accepted foods list.

The ice cream I don't think is a fake food, other than being made with splenda instead of sugar, I think its basically the same thing. I'll have to check the ingredients though and see what exactly is in it before I buy it!

Low carb ice cream is definitely a frankenfood. For example, HaagenDazs Vanilla Ice Cream is Cream, Skim Milk, Sugar, Egg Yolks, Natural Vanilla for a total of 21g carbs. Those are all real ingredients. However, when companies such as Breyers make a vanilla low carb ice cream the ingredients are milk, skim milk, cream, sorbitol, polydextrose, whey, glycerine, cellulose gel, propylene glycol monoesters, mono and diglycerides, cellulose gum, carob bean gum, guar gum, sucralose, acesulfame potassium, carrageenan for a total of 9g net carbs (they also subtract 5g of sugar alcohols). LOTS of chemicals there! Low carb ice cream is NOT the same thing as real regular ice cream.

It's important to really read the ingredients as well as the nutrition label.

p.s. It is too bad HaagenDazs doesn't make a version that substitutes only Splenda for the sugar (and keep everything else the same)...now that would be a good product!

[Mirya]

Re: atkins bars?

I always thought that Ice Cream was made with Cream, not milk, which is on the accepted foods list. Its very confusing because even in the book one minute it seems Dr. Atkins is saying the the great bars and shakes his company has produced are a great snack when your on the go and then later in the book it says to wait until after induction to have them. Maybe he meant the first comment about after induction also. The ice cream I don't think is a fake food, other than being made with splenda instead of sugar, I think its basically the same thing. I'll have to check the ingredients though and see what exactly is in it before I buy it!

If you have a book that says bars are acceptabe and such then you are not using the 2002 edition of the book. Any of the later editions were edited and reprinted AFTER DR. Atkins last edition went out in 2002. The others were eited by the company not by the Dr. Do not use any other version than the 2002.

[mizski]

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Do not use any other version than the 2000.

Hmmm...better let the moderators know...we're using DANDR 2002 here.

[Mirya]

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Hmmm...better let the moderators know...we're using DANDR 2002 here.

sorry, meant 2002. lol

[chels4144]

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In my book (which is titled "Dr. Atkins New Diet Revolution" and appears to be copyrighted for 2002) Chapter 11 on induction, page 129 it says "As I mentioned earlier, more and more companies are creating healthy food products that can be eaten during induction phase of atkins. Just remember two things 1. Not all convenience food products are the same, so check the labels and carbohydrate content. I can vouch for any product carrying the atkins brand name"

unless I am mistaken about the copyright, (which I could be) it sounds like he is saying that you can eat his food products on induction. Now I agree that it doesn't make sense because I think all of his products have unacceptable ingredients in them for induction but why does it say this in the book?