Posted by Ellen 02/16/01:
It is attractive to think that a convenient bar is an adequate meal replacement, but your instincts are right, it just isn't so.
At $1.29 to $2.59 each, you could put your kids through college on what the commercial protein bars will cost you, and the lower cost cereal bars are nutritionally inadequate as meal replacements. With many bars containing less protein than a single egg and more carbohydrates and calories than a big candy bar, you could offer them two oatmeal cookies and a vitamin pill with better results.
Bikers and racers use these because they really need the extra calories.The calorie counts are 250-500 calories each, 250 is not enough for a meal and way too high for a snack!
To help for those mornings when real food is not possible, I will post some recipes. Be sure to look at a table comparing the commercial bars and also recipes for a variety of higher protein, lower carbohydrate bar cookies on this site. Go to: the recipe box for several recipes and links.
What do I do about my kid's eating power bars? - Frank 02/16/01
. . . Re: What do I do about my kid's eating power bars? - Ellen 02/16/01