Eat Natural Bars – 20 Assorted Fruit & Nut Cereal Bars Multipack – 7x Almond & Sultana, 7x Almond & Apricot, 6x Cranberries & Macadamias – Gluten Free Snack Bars

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The type of sugar we should all be on the look out for is known asFree sugar is any sugar that’s been added to food or drink products by the manufacturer, cook or consumer – essentially, any sugar that was not already there. It also includes sugars naturally found in honey, syrups and fruit juice. Fruit itself is fine, and the sugar it contains doesn’t count as ‘free sugar’. Ideally, no more than 5% of the energy we consume should come from free sugars. So, how do you know how to spot these pesky free sugars? Shredded coconut 21%, dark chocolate 20% (cocoa mass, sugar, cocoa butter, emulsifier: SOYA lecithin), sultanas 16%, glucose syrup, crisped rice (rice, sugar), dried cranberries 8% (cranberries, sugar, sunflower oil), honey, MACADAMIA NUTS 6%.

Eat Natural bars come in different flavours and varieties. The most popular are the regular fruit and nut bars such as Almond & Apricot, Cashew & Blueberry and Dark Chocolate. It's worth remembering that all carbs are broken down into simple sugars. There are two main types of carbs - simple carbs (including fructose, glucose and lactose), and complex carbs (found in foods such as vegetables, grains, rice, breads and cereals). Cereal bars may well contain both types of carbs, and, as we know, carb counting plays an important part in good blood sugar control and effective diabetes management. There are 224 calories in a 45 g Chocolate & Orange protein bar and 223 calories in Salted Caramel & Peanuts protein bar. This is quite a lot for a small protein bar (the standard size of a protein bar is normally 50g or 60g and it comes at just over 200 calories).All these cereal bars vary in ingredients and in the table below you will see a comparison of these ingredients side by side. Eat Natural cereal bar While there are no artificial ingredients in these bars, there are a few ingredients that are concerning:

It is recommended that individuals with IBS or other digestive issues consult a healthcare professional or a registered dietitian before consuming Eat Natural bars or any other food product. They can provide personalized advice on whether a particular flavor of Eat Natural bars is low FODMAP and suitable for their individual dietary needs. Are Eat Natural bars ok for diabetics? Like us, they pride themselves on a commitment to ingredients, taste and storytelling. We can’t wait to get started."​Yoghurt flavour coating 30% (palm kernel oil, MILK whey, sugar, dried yoghurt (MILK), emulsifier: sunflower lecithin), dried apricots 17%, shredded coconut 14%, glucose syrup, crisped rice (rice, sugar), ALMONDS 10%, honey 5%. If you eat a whole Cashew & Blueberry bar (45 g), then you consume 16.1 g of sugar. That’s a whopping 4 teaspoons! Not all of this sugar is added sugar since this bar also contains dried fruits (natural sugars) but still, that’s a lot of sugar in one cereal bar. Sugar – added sugar in foods is never a good thing as it adds extra calories but no nutritional value.