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Post by debsback on Aug 29, 2018 15:36:21 GMT
So if WW is reformulating all their products to eliminate artificial ingredients, how do they explain this? This is the list of ingredients in their “new” snickerdoodle protein sticks.
PROTEIN BLEND (SOY PROTEIN ISOLATE, WHEY PROTEIN ISOLATE, WHEY PROTEIN CONCENTRATE), VEGETABLE OILS (PALM, PALM KERNEL), SUGAR, VEGETABLE GLYCERIN, GELATIN, CHICORY ROOT FIBER, WATER, NON-FAT DRY MILK, WHOLE MILK, CORN SYRUP, BROWN RICE FLOUR, CINNAMON, NATURAL FLAVORS, BROWN SUGAR, SOY LECITHIN, SALT, SUNFLOWER OIL, MALTODEXTRIN, SODIUM CASEINATE, ACETYLATED MONOGLYCERIDES, NATURAL TOCOPHEROLS, PALM FRACTIONS, COCOA (PROCESSED WITH ALKALI), DISTILLED MONOGLYCERIDES, CITRIC ACID, VITAMIN A PALMITATE, BETA-CAROTENE (COLOR), BAKING SODA, ALMONDS, PEANUTS. CONTAINS MILK, SOY, ALMONDS AND PEANUTS. MANUFACTURED IN A PLANT THAT PROCESSES WHEAT, OTHER TREE NUTS AND EGGS.
Bring back my Cafe Creations coffee packets....couldnt be any worse than what is listed above! Palm oil and palm fractions? Although I admit they use real sugars to sweeten.
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Post by itsrad on Aug 29, 2018 15:38:36 GMT
3 grams of Saturated Fat. In a mini bar. Unreal. At a buck apiece.
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Post by neen on Aug 29, 2018 17:18:03 GMT
I gave up on WW products years ago. This is better, but still not great.
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Post by diva49 on Aug 29, 2018 17:24:37 GMT
So many polysyllabic ingredients!
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Post by fullmahina on Aug 30, 2018 11:22:22 GMT
That list makes me wonder what the heck the "before" list looked like.
Chemical soup.
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Post by zazzles on Aug 30, 2018 13:22:41 GMT
Looking at that list, nothing strikes me as being "artificial." There are lots of natural ingredients that are highly processed, but highly processed natural ingredients are in most products we buy. I noticed that the color is derived from beta-carotine, not by using a dye (Red Dye #xyz).
I won't buy the product—simply because I don't really like their protein bars. I do buy some of the mini bars, but less since they stopped having regular sales. It is almost a given that if a food product goes on sale at WW these days that is an indication that it is being discontinued.
Just this week I decided to start looking for "mainstream" snacks in the 80-100 calorie range that would satisfy me and not make me lose control. Because paying $7.95 a pop for a box of mini bars just doesn't cut it for me.
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Post by fullmahina on Aug 30, 2018 13:44:40 GMT
Looking at that list, nothing strikes me as being "artificial." There are lots of natural ingredients that are highly processed, "Highly processed" and making their appearance incognito, such as the various monoglycerides that are thinly-veiled trans fats. They are classified as emulsifiers rather than fats and escape being included in a trans-fat disclosure. "Palm fractions" is ambiguous---there are different fractions of palm oil that have different impacts on a fat profile. Playing games, all legal of course, but they are crap ingredients nonetheless. That said, I have bars from various manufacturers that contain such ingredients. I guess it all depends on what your personal acceptance level is. I am not a big fan of meal or snack bars but I will bring them with me for a quick breakfast with a cup of coffee or if I need to stave off hunger when away from home. So I do use them occasionally but I also realize that they are often protein- and vitamin-filled junk. |
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Post by itsrad on Aug 30, 2018 14:03:07 GMT
Quaker Oats Low-Sugar Granola Bars are pretty good. Slightly larger (3 grams) than a WW mini bar. $2 for a box of 8 and they can survive living at the bottom of a purse for a long time. I think 1 more SP than the WW snickerdoodle thing, but if don't eat the last bite, it probably works out the same.
Serving Size 1 Bar (24g)
Amount per Serving
Calories 100 Calories from Fat 30
%Daily Value*
Total Fat 3.5g 6%
Saturated Fat 1g 5%
Trans Fat 0g
Sodium 75mg 3%
Total Carbohydrate 17g 6%
Dietary Fiber 3g 11%
Sugars 5g
Protein 1g
Calcium 10%
Iron 2%
GRANOLA (WHOLE GRAIN ROLLED OATS, BROWN SUGAR, CRISP RICE [RICE FLOUR, SUGAR, SALT, MALTED BARLEY EXTRACT], WHOLE GRAIN ROLLED WHEAT, SOYBEAN OIL, DRIED COCONUT, WHOLE WHEAT FLOUR, SODIUM BICARBONATE, SOY LECITHIN, CARAMEL COLOR, NONFAT DRY MILK), CORN SYRUP, SEMISWEET CHOCOLATE CHIPS (SUGAR, CHOCOLATE LIQUOR, COCOA BUTTER, SOY LECITHIN, VANILLA EXTRACT), BROWN RICE CRISP (WHOLE GRAIN BROWN RICE, SUGAR, MALTED BARLEY FLOUR, SALT), SUNFLOWER OIL, OLIGOFRUCTOSE, POLYDEXTROSE, CORN SYRUP SOLIDS, GLYCERIN. CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF WATER, CALCIUM CARBONATE, INVERT SUGAR, SALT, MOLASSES, DIACETYL TARTARIC ACID ESTER OF MONO-DIGLYCERIDES, SUCRALOSE, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, BHT (PRESERVATIVE), CITRIC ACID.
they are also kosher.
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Post by zazzles on Aug 30, 2018 14:04:19 GMT
fullmahina, I will say this: it would have been more prudent for Mindy to have claimed that WW was going to remove all artificial sweeteners from their products. But, then, that wouldn't be "new" because the went to natural sweeteners when they switched to PointsPlus and reintroduced artificial sweeteners when they went to SmartPoints because of the self-imposed sugar penalty. It is all a game that WW plays. But in a sense I see it as self-defeating: they make these changes and discontinue products in the process, cutting off members from a supply of things they come to depend on in their menus. It is one reason I stopped buying their products sold in meetings for a couple of years...I'd just get used to something and they'd discontinue it.
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Post by bee on Aug 30, 2018 14:05:08 GMT
For my life, eating WW products is unhealthy.
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Post by zazzles on Aug 30, 2018 14:07:21 GMT
Quaker Oats Low-Sugar Granola Bars are pretty good. Slightly larger (3 grams) than a WW mini bar. $2 for a box of 8 and they can survive living at the bottom of a purse for a long time. I think 1 more SP than the WW snickerdoodle thing, but if don't eat the last bite, it probably works out the same. I will have to look for those. But if I try them, I'm eating every.single.bite! SmartPoints are not controlling my life anyway. Calories rule! |
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Post by itsrad on Aug 30, 2018 14:09:50 GMT
Quaker Oats Low-Sugar Granola Bars are pretty good. Slightly larger (3 grams) than a WW mini bar. $2 for a box of 8 and they can survive living at the bottom of a purse for a long time. I think 1 more SP than the WW snickerdoodle thing, but if don't eat the last bite, it probably works out the same. I will have to look for those. But if I try them, I'm eating every.single.bite! SmartPoints are not controlling my life anyway. Calories rule! They are pretty good, Mike. And a good PP value. The different varieties have slightly different NI, I think I posted the chocolate chip. Target has them - and the Target Brand (Market Pantry) are pretty good also. |
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Post by alias123 on Aug 30, 2018 14:10:33 GMT
Many Lara bars have only a few ingredients.
I looked at one I have.
Lara Bar- Cashew cookie
2 ingredients
cashews & dates
calories 220
More processed but not too bad are the Trader Joe's bars. These I find are quite filling
One I have on hand is the
Trader Joe's Dark Chocolate, Peanut & Almond bar
.Peanuts, almonds, inulin (dietary fiber), dark chocolate (sugar, chocolate liquor [processed with alkali], cocoa butter, soy lecithin [emulsifier], vanilla extract), honey, pea protein crisp rice (pea protein concentrate, brown rice flour [rice flour, rice bran]), pea protein isolate, sea salt, expeller pressed canola oil, peanut oil, vegetable glycerin, soy lecithin.
calories 200
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Post by zazzles on Aug 31, 2018 4:34:07 GMT
itsrad , I didn't find the Quaker Low Sugar bars at my grocery store; I'll have to try Target. Meanwhile I found this product that seems to have a healthier list of ingredients than WW's products, similar size and calories, 4 (3.61) SP per bar, and readily available.
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Post by ladymajky on Aug 31, 2018 12:31:36 GMT
itsrad , I didn't find the Quaker Low Sugar bars at my grocery store; I'll have to try Target. Meanwhile I found this product that seems to have a healthier list of ingredients than WW's products, similar size and calories, 4 (3.61) SP per bar, and readily available.
This is my go-to road-trip snack food. Readily available in truck stops and convenience stores on interstates across America. And in the days of Points Plus, not a bad alternative points-wise for that mid-afternoon sugar rush. |
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