16/10/2023
Yesterday I was talking with a good friend who’d seen a popular dietitian/nutritionist recommend a popular muesli style protein bar. She asked what I thought and I was really shocked.
As a comparison on the second slide I’ve shared a very similar protein bar by the company with a same flavour alternative bar to show you why I wouldn’t be suggesting it myself as a great post or pre workout snack/great source of fibre/etc. Yes it has slightly more protein, but that’s not the whole picture.
With almost 2 tsp of sugar per bar, or almost 4 times the sugar of bar 2, it’s a hard no from me!
The terrible thing is this persons audience needs help with their gut health, but this recommendation will do them no favors. Bar 2 has more dietary fibre and less inflammatory sugar 🤷🏼♀️
I’m not out to slam anyone or any food company, but it’s a lesson in reading the ingredients and nutritional panels to understand what your eating or what others are recommending.
If you’d like to see more products analyzed head to my stories or DM me your suggestions.
