Protein bars LOADED with FATs - BAD!

[junk]

The so called 'Lo-Carb' revolution (Or now reffered to as Low Net Impact carbs) craze is to my opinion out of proportion! Yes, "Carbs are the enemy" (in a diet that is), but so much that everyone's neglected the Fats.

I mean, I low glycemic bar is excellent. But most high-protein bars with no sugar contain approx. 8-9 grams of FAT for a 85grams bar !! For example: Met-RX 31g Protein Peanut butter chocolate is 85 grams and contain as much as 9 (!) grams of FATs. Now during dieting it seems like an awaful bad idea to ingest 9 grams of fat in just one small meal of 320 cals. That's about 25 cals from FAT (Mostly bad saturated fats). I think that's way too much.

In all my diets including my current diet I am using the formula of about 50% Protein, 35% Carbs and 15% Fats (MAX!). That has proven over the years beneficial. Including this current diet where I lost using this ratio lots of fats and gone to 9%bf from a whopping 17%.

I would like to know what others are thinking about this. Using a normal balanced diet (Like I do, not a keto diet). Is eating such a 25% cals from fat bar bad?

 

[gymrat]

I bought a low carb bar the other day without reading the label. The damn thing had 22g of carbs...


pissed me off, cause i'm on CKD right now. The lesson learned is, don't leave the house without preparing your food for the day.

 

[killroy70]

which is the enemy?

Carbs are not necessaryily evil, and neither is fat. To say that consuming 25% of your calories coming from fat in a meal is counterproductive, that depends on the entire macronutrient profile of the meal. There are a great many people, who, when eating in a CKD manner, may consume 55% fat, 40% protein, and 5% carbs per meal and have great results. Saying "fat is unhealthy" is not necessarily true. Yes, there are various kinds of fats that should be avoided, but when eating in a ckd manner, there are a lot of fats that are fair game and quite healthy. Monounsaturated, polyunsaturated, and saturated fats can be consumed without negative consequences, even in relatively high amounts. Think sunflower seeds, almonds, walnuts, flaxseed oil, olive oil, butter, coconut oil, etc... these all have their place in a very low carb diet. Look at the vast number of people who have improved their blood lipid profile, cholesterol, and lowered their blood pressure by following an atkins-type diet. Now, just as an aside, I wouldn't recommend a straight atkins type diet for those worried about performance (athletics, strength, etc...), however, eating fat in the absence of carbs can be quite healthy.

 

[junk]

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