Question About South Beach Living Bars...

[Kara'sMom]

I bought the variety box of these bars...Peanut Butter and Cinnamon and Raisin. It is made by Kraft so I knew it'd list gluten ingredients if there were any. Well, the PB bars have barley malt but the Cinnamon Raisin sounded safe. So I let me daugther have one b/c she's been craving a good cereal bar. Well, she loved it and had no reaction.

I called the number on the box....just to make me feel better...and the lady said it'll be listed on the box if it contains gluten. Then I asked her..."well, it says it's manufactured on the same equipment that processes wheat, etc..." and she said..."oh! then it has wheat in it!" I about freaked out. I said...do they rinse off the lines before they process these bars? but she never answered me. Then I said...well, do they have wheat IN THEM or are you saying I am just chancing CC. And she said....it's up to you at this point...meaning that could be CC.

Does anyone else here eat these bars? Kara ate another one last night with no problem. I told her these are really diet bars and expensive and she can't be eating 4 a day. This is only her 2nd and she LOVES it. I thought one every once in a while would be fine but I wanted ya'lls opinion as to if anyone here eats them. I always buy stuff that says..."manufactured in a facility that processes wheat"....and never had any problem This is my first time seeing that it's "manufactured ON equipment that processes wheat."

Thanks!

Mary

[hez]

I wish I had an answer for you, but I don't I have had these bars in the past (think several years ago) and did not like them. They did not sit well in my stomach. I do not think it was a gluten issue, my body just didn't like them.

You may try calling back to see if you get a different person that could answer some questions. I have never had a problem with Kraft foods. I trust this company. But I am like you, I have not had anything that states the same line but I do risk it with same facility.

Hez

[home-based-mom]

I bought the variety box of these bars...Peanut Butter and Cinnamon and Raisin. It is made by Kraft so I knew it'd list gluten ingredients if there were any. Well, the PB bars have barley malt but the Cinnamon Raisin sounded safe. So I let me daugther have one b/c she's been craving a good cereal bar. Well, she loved it and had no reaction.

I called the number on the box....just to make me feel better...and the lady said it'll be listed on the box if it contains gluten. Then I asked her..."well, it says it's manufactured on the same equipment that processes wheat, etc..." and she said..."oh! then it has wheat in it!" I about freaked out. I said...do they rinse off the lines before they process these bars? but she never answered me. Then I said...well, do they have wheat IN THEM or are you saying I am just chancing CC. And she said....it's up to you at this point...meaning that could be CC.

Does anyone else here eat these bars? Kara ate another one last night with no problem. I told her these are really diet bars and expensive and she can't be eating 4 a day. This is only her 2nd and she LOVES it. I thought one every once in a while would be fine but I wanted ya'lls opinion as to if anyone here eats them. I always buy stuff that says..."manufactured in a facility that processes wheat"....and never had any problem This is my first time seeing that it's "manufactured ON equipment that processes wheat."

Thanks!

Mary

It's going to depend on several things, such as

1) How good of a job did they do cleaning it out?

2) IF they missed anything, did the bars in the package pick up what they missed - or not?

3) How sensitive is your daughter?

If she has no problems with them, and continues to have no problems with them, then they are probably OK for her. HOWEVER if it were me I would keep it as an occasional treat and watch closely after each one.