14g or 3g?

[Elizellen]

Re: 14g or 3g?

The way to tell if they are allowed for whatever stage of Atkins you are at is always to look at the list of ingredients.
From the Atkins company website here are the ingredients for the peanut butter granola bar

INGREDIENTS: SOY NUGGETS (SOY PROTEIN ISOLATE, OAT FLOUR), GLYCERINE, PARTIALLY DEFATTED PEANUT FLOUR, PEANUTS, HYDROLYZED COLLAGEN, ISOMALT, SUNFLOWER OIL, POLYDEXTROSE, CELLULOSE, ROLLED OATS, FRACTIONATED PALM KERNEL OIL, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR (SULFITES), SOY LECITHIN, WHEY (MILK), SALT, SUCRALOSE, ACESULFAME POTASSIUM. NUTRITION BLEND: TRICALCIUM PHOSPHATE, CALCIUM CARBONATE, MAGNESIUM OXIDE, VITAMIN A PALMITATE, ASCORBIC ACID, SODIUM ASCORBATE, THIAMIN, MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, PYRIDOXINE HYDROCHLORIDE, CYANOCOBALAMIN, ALPHA TOCOPHERYL ACETATE, NIACINAMIDE, BIOTIN, CALCIUM PANTOTHENATE, ZINC OXIDE, FOLIC ACID, CHROMIUM CHELATE, PHYTONADIONE, SODIUM SELENITE.

The inclusion of peanut flour and peanuts would delay its 'legality' till the legumes rung and the oat flour and rolled oats push it back to the grains rung of OWL.
So no matter what carbs you decide it has, it would not be legal for you if you are not yet at the top of the OWL ladder.

[Ladychan]

Re: 14g or 3g?

My suggestion is don't eat 'em. I just don't trust them. I bought some because the box said "Only 3g of carbs!" When I got 'em home & checked further I saw the same thing you did, the total carbs just don't add up to 3 no matter how ya look at it. You can freeze it & save it for later maybe?

[Dropzofjupiter29]

Re: 14g or 3g?

I have never tried those. But like someone said above, some of that stuff will give u diahreah if u eat too much. My kids got into some of my sugar free candy once and it gave them that.. now they wont touch it lol. Which is good cuz i dont have to worry about my yummy sf peanut butter cups going anywhere!

[rozigrl221]

Re: 14g or 3g?

I am far enough on the rungs #9. I do not have rung #9 or even #8 every day, usually 1-3 x's a week, so I am not worried about that. I jsut don't want it to trigger me for a binge. I have not eaten 1 morsel that is not legal for just about 4 months now and do not want to start. I guess the only way to know is if I bite the bullet and give it a go. So I will do it sometime today and see what happens. Thank you for all of your imput.

[*Emma*]

Re: 14g or 3g?

why dont you save it for an emergency? have it in your bag for days out and eat it if you cant find nothing else, in my opinion thats all bars should be used for anyway!

[Mirya]

Re: 14g or 3g?

i agree. lol although I wouldnt be able to do it and have the temptation of something sweet that close at hand. as it is now I am too lazy to walk/drive to go get something to cheat. lol. I also told my friend that from now on when I come to her house she has to hide the hershey kisses from me so I don't cheat again.

[rozigrl221]

Re: 14g or 3g?

Well the emergancy happened last night. We were at baseball and it was already 7:30 and I was ready to go to Popeye's chicken across the street...the aroma was controling my hunger pains, so I went in my bag and ate 1/2 the bar. It was pretty good and it did not trigger my cravings nor did I get the craps. So I counted it as 7g cause I only ate half of it.