what is healthier?

mygrl4meee

as a snack. A cereal bar that is prepacked and 120 to 140 calories based on brand or home made bread that even with what seems like a small slice comes out at about 170 calories. The bread I am talking about is zucchini bread or maybe even banana bread. The cereal bars have been my mid morning snack but I been liking the homemade stuff better. For accurate calorie counting I weigh the whole loaf and call a serving an ounce to keep it simple when I get a little bit of bread.

Acg67

as a snack. A cereal bar that is prepacked and 120 to 140 calories based on brand or home made bread that even with what seems like a small slice comes out at about 170 calories. The bread I am talking about is zucchini bread or maybe even banana bread. The cereal bars have been my mid morning snack but I been liking the homemade stuff better. For accurate calorie counting I weigh the whole loaf and call a serving an ounce to keep it simple when I get a little bit of bread.

Doesn't really matter since you aren't taking into consideration the rest of your diet.

debants

I think you need to look at the ingredients of the cereal bar vs. the homemade loafs. Calories alone do not determine if one thing is better for you than something else with the same amount of cals.

maggie16sweetxoxo

The bread is healthier, but eating the cereal bar will make you lose weight more so.

MissKitty9

Eh, since the calorie amount is negligible, I'd just go for the bread. It's "cleaner", I'm sure (no long list of ingredients; which I know is debated on here, but since she's asking what's "healthier" I assume the OP would wanna take that into account)

MinnieInMaine

I'd go for the homemade zucchini or banana bread over packaged cereal/snack bars any day!

The definition of what's healthy can be a bit subjective. As MissKitty9 said, the bread is probably a bit cleaner as you're making it yourself and likely using basic ingredients. Some folks will say there's too much fat in the bread or too many calories but as far as weight loss goes, that doesn't matter so much. As long as it fits into your calorie goal and/or macro goals, eat what you like.

rainunrefined

Eh, since the calorie amount is negligible, I'd just go for the bread. It's "cleaner", I'm sure (no long list of ingredients; which I know is debated on here, but since she's asking what's "healthier" I assume the OP would wanna take that into account)

Wait.. what? How would one make you lose more weight than the other? Wouldn't the rest of her diet play into that as well...

ANYWAY.

The bar probably has a lot of other additives as a PP said. You know what is in your bread. Chances are they both have a good amount of carbs along with fat and a little protein. In the broad scheme of things either work well as a snack while taking your daily macros into consideration. Overall, I personally think something homemade with your personal health goals in mind is the better choice.

bcattoes

as a snack. A cereal bar that is prepacked and 120 to 140 calories based on brand or home made bread that even with what seems like a small slice comes out at about 170 calories. The bread I am talking about is zucchini bread or maybe even banana bread. The cereal bars have been my mid morning snack but I been liking the homemade stuff better. For accurate calorie counting I weigh the whole loaf and call a serving an ounce to keep it simple when I get a little bit of bread.

Whichever one ftis into your daily / weekly goals best. I'd look at more than just calories. Protein, fiber, sugar, fat, etc. Which keeps these things in the right range when added to the rest of your diet.

Achrya

Neither. No one singular food is better than some other food in the grand scheme of your diet, especially when you provide no nutritional information for us to consider. Does one better fit your macro breakdown or better meet your nutrient needs? If no, then both are equal so eat whatever tastes better.

lauren3101

The bread will more than likely have more nutritional value, but just eat what you fancy on the day and don't worry about it, If you are hitting your calorie goal. I'm fully aware that a McDonalds isn't as healthy as a home cooked meal, but when I want it, I eat it, I just accommodate for it.

Mia_RagazzaTosta

The bread is healthier, but eating the cereal bar will make you lose weight more so.

Do tell...

mygrl4meee

Thanks for all the comments guys. I was wrong. I went back and the bread is over 200 calories so it is a bit of a difference but all in all I think I like it better. Not to say I won't ever eat cereal bars again. Everything in moderation.

wilmnoca

The bread is healthier, but eating the cereal bar will make you lose weight more so.

Seriously??? Stop giving "advice" *rolls eyes*

Stage14

The bread is healthier, but eating the cereal bar will make you lose weight more so.

Do tell...

Well, technically, if you are just comparing those two bars, assuming that OP's other food choices throughout each day would not be affected by WHICH bar she eats, then yes the cereal bar will cause more weight loss, since it's an extra 350 calories to her deficit each week over the bread. It just probably won't be enough to actually create a noticeable increase in loss.

dylanafghjkl

The bread is healthier, but eating the cereal bar will make you lose weight more so.

Do tell...

Well, technically, if you are just comparing those two bars, assuming that OP's other food choices throughout each day would not be affected by WHICH bar she eats, then yes the cereal bar will cause more weight loss, since it's an extra 350 calories to her deficit each week over the bread. It just probably won't be enough to actually create a noticeable increase in loss.

Hey that's almost 100 pounds if she did that for 20 years. Hardly negligible at all if you ask me.
That's an average size person in less than 40 years!

MissKitty9

Eh, since the calorie amount is negligible, I'd just go for the bread. It's "cleaner", I'm sure (no long list of ingredients; which I know is debated on here, but since she's asking what's "healthier" I assume the OP would wanna take that into account)

Wait.. what? How would one make you lose more weight than the other? Wouldn't the rest of her diet play into that as well...

ANYWAY.

The bar probably has a lot of other additives as a PP said. You know what is in your bread. Chances are they both have a good amount of carbs along with fat and a little protein. In the broad scheme of things either work well as a snack while taking your daily macros into consideration. Overall, I personally think something homemade with your personal health goals in mind is the better choice.

Did you mean to reply to me? Because I definitely *never* said one would make her lose more weight than the other... & we agree about the additives. Not sure what's going on :ohwell:

Showcase_Brodown

I'm not sure... what is "healthy" to you? Fewer calories? More nutrients? More protein? "Clean"er?

Whatever is going to help you hit your nutritional goals the easiest? It's terribly subjective.