Ancestral Foodie Posted March 13, 2013 Share Posted March 13, 2013 Are these ok every now and then on the Whole30, or are they completely out? Thanks in advance... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JennaN Posted March 13, 2013 Share Posted March 13, 2013 Yeah. I would like to know too! I have been having one a day but I'm also very active for my job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarolinaJ85 Posted March 13, 2013 Share Posted March 13, 2013 Technically some Larabars are allowed. Check the ingredients. However, I avoid them. For me they are SWYPO-reminds me of overdoing it on granola bars. They may be handy for hiking or something but on a regular day I would opt for food in its natural form. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan W Posted March 14, 2013 Share Posted March 14, 2013 They are only allowed in an emergency and not all of them are compliant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirsteen Posted March 14, 2013 Share Posted March 14, 2013 The main ingredients of Nakd Bars are dates. Some have different nuts, raisins, berries and natural flavours. Some have over half their weight in naturally occuring sugars. Basically they're sugar bombs. They're not exactly going to add anything to our health. All they're going to do is feed a sugar craving and replace good healthy wholesome food. Personally I avoid them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helen Posted March 14, 2013 Share Posted March 14, 2013 This is my second Whole30. During my first I kept Larabars (the Cashew Cookie one which is just dates and cashews as the ingredients) in my bag for emergencies at work or when I ended up not going home in time for a meal. I like them but they don't represent a food with no brakes for me (I am more a potato chip/cracker binger). Eventually I switched to keeping Trader Joes unsalted mixed nuts in my bag for these emergencies. I still have some Larabars around but the nuts seem to be more satisfying to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ancestral Foodie Posted March 14, 2013 Author Share Posted March 14, 2013 Ok, thanks guys. I haven't had any yet, but I was wondering if it would be okay to have say one a week with a nice cup of green tea (& maybe a boiled egg to mediate the blood sugar increase). I have so many stocked up in my cupboards, that I thought I should start eating my way through them before they expire. Plus all of mine are paelo friendly (no peanuts, oats or vege oil).... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delaine Ross Posted March 21, 2013 Share Posted March 21, 2013 With the Larabars, I origianally did not eat them because of the psychological "dessert-y" aspect of them on a Whole30, but now I NEVER eat them because they were bought by General Mills. Oh, politics... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Megan H Posted March 21, 2013 Share Posted March 21, 2013 Carlah, having them as a "snack" with a cup of tea might not be the best way to enjoy them. It sort of uses them as a biscuit replacement, even with adding a boiled egg. For the advice I've picked up on similar products or snack-type foods, if you really want one, incorporate it into a main meal, so have one with lunch or with dinner. And I mean with as in during, not as a sweet thing afterwards. I think the best advice in this thread is that they are ok in an emergency or in an activity like hiking when it can be difficult to find foods that are convenient to take. I have a few stashed in the cupboard too but saving them for big hikes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melbournegirl Posted March 22, 2013 Share Posted March 22, 2013 Can you sell them to friends?? My grains ended up on the vege garden after I finished my whole30 when I realized I didnt want to eat them any more and I no longer wanted to make the effort to use them up just for the sake of it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Tom Denham Posted April 23, 2013 Moderators Share Posted April 23, 2013 Nakd bars and Larabars are not good enough for Whole30 consumption. They were allowed as "emergency" food once upon a time, but they are simply not real, whole foods. They are processed packages of fruit and nuts that are pretty much sugar bombs. They may be sex with your pants on/SWYPO for many people. If you need emergency food, keep a ziploc bag of nuts or raisins in your car or purse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin Strathdee Posted April 23, 2013 Share Posted April 23, 2013 Just to clarify: Larabars ARE still considered okay as emergency food, but there are FAR better options available to you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoJo09 Posted April 24, 2013 Share Posted April 24, 2013 My problem is, a bag of nuts and raisins would not last the day in my bag! Can't keep my hands off those little suckers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elle_croft Posted April 30, 2013 Share Posted April 30, 2013 My husband has been wondering about this for cycling - he is training for a cycling event in France so is sometimes out for hours at a time without stopping. It's too hard (and too dangerous) when on roads to watch where he's going and try to coordinate getting cashews or dried fruit out of a bag - he really needs something easy to grab and eat without taking his eyes off the road. My thought was Lara/Nakd bars, but as he's cycling regularly I guess this isn't great - any other ideas please? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirsteen Posted April 30, 2013 Share Posted April 30, 2013 Hi Elle, I've no idea, it's way outside my knowledge but you might be better off posting this in the W30 for athletes section. I think there were a few posts from long distance cyclists about how they managed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin Strathdee Posted April 30, 2013 Share Posted April 30, 2013 I think this is a great use of something like a Nakd/Larabar. There is more info in the athletes section on just how folks are coping Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scrapstitching Posted May 2, 2013 Share Posted May 2, 2013 I'm not a fan of their taste, so it's all good. I did pick up nuts at Trader Joe's. I didn't realize until I came home that walnuts were not suggested. I'll use them sparingly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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