Many so-called healthy foods – especially snack products – deliver more sugar and calories than is probably merited by the benefits. Our own field of prebiotics shows plenty of examples. One popular yogurt with prebiotics has a whopping 146 calories, 21 grams of sugar and 28 grams total carbs in each serving. Check out our own comparison on Prebiotin Prebiotics.
Other popular “bars” with prebiotics contain loads of high-fructose corn syrup and chocolate chips. Not exactly low on the carbs/sugar list. In the UK, a “chocolate health spread” targeted at kids was recently censured when it was revealed that it would have to be eaten 3x per day (with lots of saturated fat and calories) to deliver significant health benefit.
Bear in mind, it’s not just processed snacks. You also need to be aware of the cost/benefit factor with some common “healthy” foods too. I’m a big fan of fresh fruit, but some sweeter fruits like bananas must be considered carefully for the sugar/carb load versus the nutrient benefit. (Banana is often mentioned as a “good source” of prebiotics, but this is actually a Prebiotic Myth.
So whether your healthy snack delivers fiber, prebiotics, vitamins, minerals or whatever, make sure you consider the nutritional “overhead” you’re getting with it. Vitamin and mineral pills, or standalone supplements (like Prebiotin) can often deliver the same (or better) health building materials at a fraction of the caloric “load”… Not to mention, at a fraction of the price those “health snacks” charge for the privilege of adding corn syrup, saturated fat, cholesterol and other undesirables to the mix!
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