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The new recipe has a lot of saturated fat and is not healthy for you!
I absolutely loved these bars and had this product on subscription for months, until now. I noticed that they changed their recipe on the newest order and I will no longer eat them or give them to my kids because of this. It used to be my go to snack when I was on my way to work and didn't have time for breakfast. It is NO LONGER a good idea for anyone to eat these every other day with the amount of saturated fat they added in their new recipe. The old recipe had 1.5 g of saturated fat per serving, giving you 3 g of saturated fat in one bar. The new recipe has 4.5 g of saturated fat per serving giving you a ridiculous 9 g of saturated fat per bar. That is 69% of my recommended amount of saturated fat for the day. That's huge! And yes, I know some of you could say, well, only eat half. Who is eating half of a bar in the USA? Come on! This product is marketed like it's a healthier alternative but that is no longer the case. I am not sure if this change was to add more protein to the bar but it only added 1 g so that seems like a poor move. This has become one of those vegan and gluten free products you should steer clear of if you love your heart and want to keep it beating for years to come. Here's a little blurb from the American Heart Association:
"The American Heart Association recommends aiming for a dietary pattern that achieves 5% to 6% of calories from saturated fat.
For example, if you need about 2,000 calories a day, no more than 120 of them should come from saturated fat.
That’s about 13 grams of saturated fat per day."
This product now has 9 g of saturated fat! Don't do it people, save yourselves!!! -Signed a Registered Nurse
July 2018 · Grocery and Gourmet Food · verified purchase