Re: Atkins Shake is it o.k.?

[Guest guest]

Here's the math on those bars:

9 x 9 = 81 calories from fat (47.6%)

5 x 4 = 20 calories from carbs (11.7%)

20 x 4 = 80 calories from protein (47%)

Not very close to the 40/40/20 split.

> I am allergic to soy so I have been looking for bars or shakes

that I

> can drink. I use whey protein but I like the convenience of bars

and

> RTD shakes. I found the akins shakes which do not have soy but

are

> pretty high in fat.

> Here are the stats:

> calories 170

> fat 9grams

> carbs 5 grams

> fiber 4 g

> sugars 1 g

> protein 20 g.

>

> Could I use these or should I keep looking?

> Thanks

>

[Guest guest]

I am horrible at math. I don't know how I made it through college

(lol) Can you explain to me how you did that? I drank one with

fruit like Stasia had suggested and I am all broken out so there is

something in them I am allergic to anyway ugh. I will be trying to

find some other bars so I need to be able to look at them and figure

out if they fit the 40/40/20 split so I would love to know how to

figure that out.

Thanks

(who is mathmatically challenged)

-- In , " seattle_lady2003 "

<seattle_lady2003@y...> wrote:

> Here's the math on those bars:

>

> 9 x 9 = 81 calories from fat (47.6%)

> 5 x 4 = 20 calories from carbs (11.7%)

> 20 x 4 = 80 calories from protein (47%)

>

> Not very close to the 40/40/20 split.

>

>

> > I am allergic to soy so I have been looking for bars or shakes

> that I

> > can drink. I use whey protein but I like the convenience of bars

> and

> > RTD shakes. I found the akins shakes which do not have soy but

> are

> > pretty high in fat.

> > Here are the stats:

> > calories 170

> > fat 9grams

> > carbs 5 grams

> > fiber 4 g

> > sugars 1 g

> > protein 20 g.

> >

> > Could I use these or should I keep looking?

> > Thanks

> >

[Guest guest]

I am horrible at math. I don't know how I made it through college

(lol) Can you explain to me how you did that? I drank one with

fruit like Stasia had suggested and I am all broken out so there is

something in them I am allergic to anyway ugh. I will be trying to

find some other bars so I need to be able to look at them and figure

out if they fit the 40/40/20 split so I would love to know how to

figure that out.

Thanks

(who is mathmatically challenged)

-- In , " seattle_lady2003 "

<seattle_lady2003@y...> wrote:

> Here's the math on those bars:

>

> 9 x 9 = 81 calories from fat (47.6%)

> 5 x 4 = 20 calories from carbs (11.7%)

> 20 x 4 = 80 calories from protein (47%)

>

> Not very close to the 40/40/20 split.

>

>

> > I am allergic to soy so I have been looking for bars or shakes

> that I

> > can drink. I use whey protein but I like the convenience of bars

> and

> > RTD shakes. I found the akins shakes which do not have soy but

> are

> > pretty high in fat.

> > Here are the stats:

> > calories 170

> > fat 9grams

> > carbs 5 grams

> > fiber 4 g

> > sugars 1 g

> > protein 20 g.

> >

> > Could I use these or should I keep looking?

> > Thanks

> >

[Guest guest]

Every gram of carbs has 4 calories (doesn't matter what kind of

food, carbs are always 4 calories per gram). Protein is also 4

calories per gram; and fat is always 9 calories per gram.

You'll probably never find a bar that's a perfect 40/40/20 split,

but you can also probably do better than these Atkins bars.

> > > I am allergic to soy so I have been looking for bars or shakes

> > that I

> > > can drink. I use whey protein but I like the convenience of

bars

> > and

> > > RTD shakes. I found the akins shakes which do not have soy

but

> > are

> > > pretty high in fat.

> > > Here are the stats:

> > > calories 170

> > > fat 9grams

> > > carbs 5 grams

> > > fiber 4 g

> > > sugars 1 g

> > > protein 20 g.

> > >

> > > Could I use these or should I keep looking?

> > > Thanks

> > >