Atkins bars and shakes- 1000th post

[Chicklady]

Re: Atkins bars and shakes- 1000th post

Atkins Bar Mathematics. When some of their Advantage Bars have 15 g of cars, 4gr of Fibre and 3 of Sugar Alcohols ---- how do you get to 3 Net Carbs?????

15-4-3=8 cut off the left side of the 8=3

[Sarina D]

Re: Atkins bars and shakes- 1000th post

15-4-3=8 cut off the left side of the 8=3

Good one Chick...you crack me up!

Sarina
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Heaviest weight last year- 400 lbs. (2007)
April 1, 2008 - 387 lbs.
Atkins start weight – 347 (July 19, 2008 )
(100 lbs. lost as of Oct 2, 2008 - Hit 300 lbs. on this day )
Current weight – 251 lbs.
Goal weight - 150 – 160

[Brook]

Re: Atkins bars and shakes- 1000th post

OK!
For the 1000th time this week!

Atkins bars and shakes are Frankenfoods.
Don't use them on induction!
I don't care what the Atkin's website says.
Dr. A has a list of foods to follow in the book.
Have you read the book?

Second, they have sugar alcohols and nasty stuff in them and probably should be avoided all the time.

Eat real food!
Learn what real food is, stop relying on prepackaged convenience foods. There is a reason they can sit on a shelf for two years. Try that with a steak or a head of lettuce.

Many people on here have written that these bars and shakes cause them to stop losing weight or cause gut problems. It's not a good thing to eat.

Ok, I think that covers it enough.
~Chef

I know we don't know each other well, Kevin..but .. Thank. You.

Low carb junk food is still JUNK FOOD!

[Sarina D]

Re: Atkins bars and shakes- 1000th post

Good thinking, Thinker.
It is glycerin. They do not have to put it on the label as a sugar alcohol but they add it
Here is a viewpoint about it


This is from this internet article view ( a good read)
Marketing Tricks: Net Carbs, Sugar Alcohols, Tricky Portion Sizes

That is a really helpful read Liv, thanks for taking the time to post it.

We have to continue to strive to eat whole foods and not processed "foods" that are not good for our systems.

There are plenty of other ways to make shakes from real foods if one requires a liquid form. There is so much garbage in these shakes and bars that are on the store shelves....just take a peek at the label of ingredients...it's hair raising.

Sarina
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Heaviest weight last year- 400 lbs. (2007)
April 1, 2008 - 387 lbs.
Atkins start weight – 347 (July 19, 2008 )
(100 lbs. lost as of Oct 2, 2008 - Hit 300 lbs. on this day )
Current weight – 251 lbs.
Goal weight - 150 – 160