Grenade low carb killa

Hermie123451982

Anyone tried these only 3g of carbs per bar and 27g protein. Any good on keto?

KnitOrMiss

Personally, I would avoid them like the plague, but others might be okay with them - especially as an emergency food situation, but I would not ever suggest anyone use these often or in place of real unprocessed food.

Choosing and example from the web page at random:

Nutrition Per Serving (60g)
Calories 210
Calories from Fat 70
Total Fat 8g
Saturated Fat 4g
Trans Fat 0g
Cholesterol 5mg
Sodium 170mg
Potassium 35mg
Total Carbohydrate 20g
Dietary Fiber 7g
Sugars 1g
Sugar Alcohol 11g
Protein 23g
Vitamin A 0%, Vitamin C 0%, Calcium 15%, Iron 4%

CARAMEL CHAOS
MILK Protein (Calcium caseinate, MILK protein isolate, WHEY protein isolate), MILK Chocolate with (Sweetener: Maltitol, Cocoa Butter, Whole Milk Powder, Cocoa Mass, Emulsifier (SOY Lecithin), Flavours) 18.3% Gelatine Hydrolysate, Bulking Agent (Polydextrose), Humectant (Glycerol), SOY Crisps (SOY Protein, Tapioca Strarch, Salt) SOY Crisp (SOY Protein, Fat reduced Cocoa, Tapioca Starch) Cocoa Butter, SOY Oil, Skimmed MILK Powder, Palm Fat, Sweeteners (Xylitol, Sucralose), Flavours, Fat Reduced Cocao, Salt, Emulsifier (SOY Lecithin)


Okay, first, they are 20 grams TOTAL carbs. While the dietary fiber has arguable effect on blood sugars, most folks find that at least half, if not all, of the sugar alcohols affect them. I don't know where the 3 grams comes from, as 1 gram is easy - sugar. 7 grams are fiber - generally not counted. 11 grams are sugar alcohols - can be bad for some folks, particularly since the one is highest concentration - Maltitol - is known for gastro-distress. Xylitol is supposed to be okay overall, but sucralose triggers migraines and massive food cravings for me.

Secondly, this is a huge chunk of protein, relatively...If you're eating other protein rich foods, you could end up having some proteins convert to glucose.

Also, for me, the SOY would be a huge concern. Soy messes with most people's hormones, and it causes massive gastro distress, inflammation, weight gain, and increased food cravings for me.

So, in an emergency, would this be better than a power bar? Yes. Would I want it in my diet regularly? No. So, again, it's up to you, but I wouldn't rely on these for anything in particular other than a pinch in a emergency situation.

If you're one of the lucky ones without cravings, gastro problems, soy reactions, metabolic complications, etc., you might give them a try, but I'd keep your quantity low just in case you have reactions to them.

Hermie123451982

You have the wrong stats these are the carb killa bars at only 3g of carbs per bar not the normal bars like you have quoted as 20g a bar.

KnitOrMiss

This was the link I followed:

https://www.grenade.com/us/grenade-carb-killa

If you have another link that works, please send it. When I try following the UK links, they error out.

KnitOrMiss

And generally UK labels leave out both the Fiber and the Sugar Alcohols, but they are still there, if not reflected in the label the same as US labels.

That being said, I went to the UK Amazon page, and the bars there say 1.5 gram impact carbs, which still comes out as I calculated above...

KnitOrMiss

And checking further, the non-low-carb bars have 45 grams of carbs, 11.5 grams of sugar per 100 grams of product.

cleoglampuss

I'm a bit confused here. When inputting the carb killa bar into my food diary, it's come up as 14g of carbs. Is that right? I only ate one because I had a sweet craving, and I thought it wouldn't effect my allowance.

Sunny_Bunny_

cleoglampuss wrote: »

I'm a bit confused here. When inputting the carb killa bar into my food diary, it's come up as 14g of carbs. Is that right? I only ate one because I had a sweet craving, and I thought it wouldn't effect my allowance.

Everything in MFP is user entered. Doesn't mean it's right.
And sugar alcohols aren't free carbs really.
The idea of using net carbs is to allow more vegetables not sweets.