granola /protein bars - are any low in sugar?

[Anonymous]

I used to love Lara bars, but I found they give me 'digestive' issues! Maybe it's just me, but I've been hesitant to give them to the kids for that reason.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I have started being more careful about reading food labels and boy has it been eye opening. I do not eschew all processed foods but I am ready to eliminate granola bars from my kids' diet primarily because there is so much sugar in them - just call them candy bars! The problem is that they are so darn convenient for an on the go snack. I also do not like seeing soy protein as a top ingredient. And this is even in the "healthy" bars! Can anyone recommend a brand and/or variety that is decently low in sugar and has a relatively simple ingredient list? Thanks.

I like kind bars and zbars.

[Anonymous]

I just ate a maple glazed pecan and sea salt Kind bar. It had 5 grams of sugar and was very tasty.

[Anonymous]

Nature Valley protein bars have 6 grams of sugar, but they contain soy protein.

[Anonymous]

I know this wasn't your question exactly, but it's so super easy to make your own "Lara bars" if you have a food processor, and cheaper too. Then you can control the ingredients you put in, and make them in batches for on-the-go snacks.

http://www.budget101.com/copycat-clone-recipes/make-your-own-copycat-lara-bars-4047.html

[Anonymous]

Another vote for the Kind bars. Dark chocolate with sea salt is delicious and only 5 grams of sugar. They have tons of flavors though some of the varieties with fruit have more sugar than the ones with just nuts.

[Anonymous]

Was just going to suggest making your own, but 14:35 beat me to it.

I like Kind bars, personally.

[Anonymous]

I make my own kind bars!
http://mywholefoodlife.com/2013/02/07/homemade-kind-bars/

[Anonymous]

Some Kind bars are now just 5g of sugar. There is one that is almonds, sea salt and dark chocolate that is really good.

[Anonymous]

I love Larabars. We eat them twice a week or so and I have them stashed all over--car, purse, work bag, etc. because they are such a great "dense" snack. I use them on days when we end up being out longer than planned and I need to bump up a snack into a meal without resorting to fast food.

[Anonymous]

Don't know if you can find them there: I get Nii bars. Much better than larabars, and fairly cheap.

[Anonymous]

It's counter-intuitive, but I've found that some of the ones with chocolate have less sugar than the ones without.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Lara Bars are just fruit and nuts, although some flavors have a little chocolate in them.

So no added sugar; I'm not sure how many grams of sugar are in them from the fruit.

+1 love Lara bars

[Anonymous]

We like the Think Thin bars.