Fiber Bars – What are the best fiber bars for weight loss?

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Fiber bars are small candy bar-like desserts that you can eat as a breakfast meal substitute or a lunch snack or dessert. They are high in fiber and provide lots of protein—both of which are extremely good for the human body. In addition, fiber intake can help lower cholesterol levels, prevent and improve constipation troubles, reduce the amount of food intake needed, and reduce body weight. Fiber is an excellent source for the body, as most doctors estimate that humans need anywhere from 20 to 35 grams of fiber a day. Starting your day off right with fiber bars, then, can only help your body shed excess pounds and regulate itself rather than damage you.

 

Fiber one bars are an excellent fiber source for weight loss. These special fiber nougats come bring fiber from oats, which is an ingredient for the FO bars. FO bars can be bought according to flavor preference: (1) oats with chocolate, (2) caramel, (3) chocolate mocha, (4) strawberry, and (5) peanut butter. In addition, some (if not all) of the fiber one nougats come with a small amount of sugar. The sugar ingredient helps the bars to taste great. You are not only getting some source of sugar, but also a source of healthy fiber at the same time!

 

Other fiber bars for weight loss include the following:

 

  • Clif Bars
  • Odwalla Bars
  • Peanut Crunch (an Odwalla Bar)
  • Power Bar Harvest
  • Cherry Crunch (Power Bar Harvest)
  • Kashi Go Lean
  • Oatmeal Raisin Cookie (Kashi Go Lean)
  • Luna Bars
  • Nutz Over Chocolate (Luna Bar)
  • Nature Valley Crunchy Granola Bars
  • Peanut Butter (Nature Valley Crunchy)
  • Quaker Oatmeal Breakfast Squares
  • Baked Apple (Quaker Oatmeal Breakfast Square)
  • Quaker Chewy Trail Mix
  • Mixed Nuts (Quaker Chewy Trail Mix)

 

In the above listed bars, the bar name is given, followed by a fiber bar flavor that is the healthiest of the bars of that given brand. For instance, the Peanut Crunch Odwalla Bar is healthier than the other Odwalla Bars, the Cherry Crunch bar is better than the other Power Harvest bars, the Oatmeal Raisin Cookie is better than the other Kashi Go Lean bars, and so on. This does not detract from the overall health of the bar brand—rather, it simply points out the most healthy bar flavors for those who want to know the most healthy fiber flavors as well.

In contrast to the healthy ingredients of fiber nougats, it is true that fiber bars cause gas. There are certain ingredients in fiber bars that produce gastric problems:

 

  • Wheat
  • Inulin
  • Dried Fruits
  • Sweeteners

 

Wheat is a good source of fiber found in fiber bars, but it also contains fructans. Fructans are fermentable carbohydrates that react with your digestive tract and produce gas and bloating. Inulin is a pre-biotic food for the bacteria that reside within your digestive tract. When your gut bacteria discover inulin in your system, it starts to feed off of it right away—which is why so much gas is produced within your system. Dried fruits contain fructose, fructans, and sorbitol and manitol—known formally as fermented carbohydrates. Lastly, sweeteners in fiber bars lead to gas. Sugar sources within bars are high in fructose—one fermented carbohydrate that results in gas and bloating. If you are one who cannot eat store-bought fiber nougats without experience gas symptoms, you may want to start making your own fiber nougats at home.

 

What is a good fiber bar recipe for someone who wants to make fiber bars at home? A good fiber recipe that only takes fifteen minutes to prepare and another 20 minutes to make is the granola bar. To make granola bars, you will need the following ingredients:

 

  • 2 ½ cups of old-fashioned Oats
  • 1 cup Whole Wheat Flour
  • 1 tsp Baking Soda
  • 1 tsp Vanilla Extract
  • ¾ cup Shredded Coconut
  • 4 oz. Applesauce
  • 2 ½ tbsp. Flaxseed
  • ¼ cup Honey
  • 1/3 cup packed Brown Sugar
  • 2 oz. Chopped Pecans
  • 2 oz. Slivered Almonds

 

You can make granola bars by following these directions:

 

  • Let your oven heat at 325 degrees before you start making the granola bars.
  • Apply some light grease to a 9 x 13 inch baking or cooking pan.
  • Get a large bowl and mix the other ingredients required to make the granola bars: oats, honey, baking soda, flour, flaxseed, applesauce, vanilla, and brown sugar. Place the nuts and coconut in the bowl and stir the concoction together.
  • Place the stirred mixture into the cooking pan and set the oven to 325 degrees Fahrenheit for twenty minutes. The bars should turn cool before you cut them into small bars and serve. The recipe should make 24 bars for you and relatives, guests, or friends.

 

Another top fiber nougat for weight loss is protein bars. Protein bars replace the power protein meals that were once so common in fitness discussions. Protein powder meals still appeal to quite a few individuals in contemporary society. Protein bars are known for providing necessary proteins to aid in overall wellness. Some examples of protein bars include (1) South Beach Diet Cereal Bars, (2) BioNutritional Power Crunch Bars, and (3) EB Performance PB & Whey Protein Bites.

 

Fiber nougats provide much-needed fiber daily for the individual who wants to stay healthy. However, humans need anywhere from 20-35 grams a day, so a bar or two during the day should not hurt. The only way you can know whether or not these fiber bars will do the trick is to try them and see how they work in your diet.