Atkins Caramel Bar

[michigander]

I have a Atkins Advantage Caramel Cookie Dough bar, but I need help counting the carbs on this...

The package says:

TOTAL CARB 17g
Dietary Fiber 8g
Sugar 1g
Sugar Alcohol 0g

By my calculation, this should mean it's 9 carbs, but THE FRONT OF THE WRAPPER SAYS 2 NET CARBS???? How is that, and what do I count?

[MotherOfGizmo]

Re: Atkins Caramel Bar

9 net carbs.

You subtract the fiber from the total carbs to get the net carbs.

Does it say that the bar is just 1 serving?

[sunflowergrl]

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Those things can stall your weight loss and cause cravings. Have a mock danish instead, they are wonderful!

[Momtofour]

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MotherofGizmo gave you the correct way to figure it out. I would also have to assume it is 2 servings.

[Desertthorn]

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Yep, 9 it is. Do your self a favor and feed it to the birds. They are dangerous and stall some folks something terrible. Junk food in a low carb wrapper is still junk food.

[Heather150]

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Atkins Nutritional doesn't count the glycerine. It is not suppose to raise blood sugar, therefore they subtract that from the total. Somewhere on the wrapper-try the back on the right hand side, it will explain how they come up with the net carb amount.

I seriously wouldn't get started with these. All it is, is a glorified candy bar. Not something I want to eat while trying to lose weight!

[michigander]

Re: Atkins Caramel Bar

It is one serving...the side says,

"Net atkins count 2g. The "net Atkins Count" TM the only count based on the most advanced clinical testing of glycemic impact, shows on average that just 2g of the carbs in this product impact blood sugar."

This just leaves me more confused. Dr. Atkins was always adamit about looking out for hidden carbs and checking packages....yet his own package calculates 2 carbs for a 9 carb product.

Grrrr. I did eat it anyway, even though I knew I should wait for a response, and it definately WAS NOT worth it. It tasted HORRIBLE, and was NOTHING like the gooey and delicious looking package. I'm such a sucker!

[Momtofour]

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This just leaves me more confused. Dr. Atkins was always adamit about looking out for hidden carbs and checking packages....yet his own package calculates 2 carbs for a 9 carb product.

Keep in mind that Dr. Atkins is gone and it is now just a company trying to make money. They don't care what it does to our bodies. Although, I can't imagine how they make money off this crap. Stick to eating natural foods and your body will thank you.

[staziaw]

Re: Atkins Caramel Bar

One of my favorite lines on this board is "Step away from the FrankenFood"!!! So true! Besides, nothing beats strawberries and cream -- or panna cotta -- or pumpkin custard -- or, or, or -- hmmm, now I'm hungry!


Big love,
Stacy

[AllieCat0817]

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Don't believe the hype.

[apopson]

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I posted something like that similar last week in response to the same Atkins bar. Since I couldn't figure it out, I decided it wasn't worth the hassle and ... didn't want to taste "caramel" anyway since it is one of my FAVORITE sweet things! And, if it's not easy to read on the label ... I don't trust it. lol

Try the mock danish. They're really good.

[michigander]

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LOL. Thanks for the help! I think you're right...it took me along time to learn the same thing about sugar alcohol. I liked eating it, but NEVER liked what I had to live with a few hours later, so I think my new motto needs to be "step away from the frankenfood!" I guess some of us are just slow learners.