In posting this, I already know the refrain of "eat whole foods," but one of the biggest changes I'm presently making to my feeding is in eating multiple small meals per day versus a few large meals; the latter has been my pattern of eating for many years not, so this is quite a change for me behaviorally.
That said, I do eat most of my meals from organic vegetable and fruit, meat from our csa, fish a few times per week, and pastured eggs. I love real food.
However, in an attempt to get into a pattern of better, more frequent feedings, I thought about weaving in one protein bar per day for convenience. I came across Quest Bars. Here's the ingredient list:
Coconut/Cashew flavor:
Protein Blend (whey protein isolate, milk protein isolate), isomaltooligosaccharides (prebiotic fiber), almonds, water, erythritol, dried coconut. contains less than 2% of the following: cashews, sea salt, stevia, lo han guo, natural flavors.
What the heck is lo han guo?
I thought this was a pretty decent bar compared to what else is out there.
So, my question is, is this just masquerading junk food, or is it legit? I'm would be using these (maybe 1 or 2 per day) to get into the habit of small frequent meals...I plan to phase them out one I establish this new pattern of eating.
Thoughts?
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