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Think Thin Bars

njbeachbum

By njbeachbum
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njbeachbum
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I've been eating Think Thin protein bars for awhile and I really enjoy the taste and the quick dose of protein you can get from one of them. I've always trusted them to be gluten free and healthy, and they are extremely filling. I work a 9-5 office job, and I would always have one at around 4 as a pick me up at the end of the day. But, in the past couple of months I started to notice that I would get very gassy and bloated in the evening. I didn't recall having any problems before, so I never made the connection to the Think Thin bars. Then I did some reading about the Malitol (sugar alcohol) that is used in these bars, and realized that it causes exactly those side effects. I stopped eating them and the symptoms subsided.

Has anyone else had this kind of reaction to Think Thin bars?

And more importantly, what other protein bars are you using out there? I loved that you got 20g of protein from one of those.... I tried the Jay Robb bars from Whole Foods and they were pretty good, but cost 2.99 each!

Are there any other gluten free protein bars out there? I'd prefer whey protein to soy, but whatever I can get really!

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ive never tried the thin bars, but i do react to all those fake sugars and fats like malitol, etc..

i also cant eat Luna bars, because the dates do the same thing to me (fructose malabsorption)

the only thing that i can do is the NuGo bars from whole foods (***the 2 Gluten free ones... double check u dont pick up a gluten one)

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i-geek Rookie
i-geek
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Yes. I had a nasty reaction and since a Think Thin was the only thing I'd eaten that afternoon, I suspected the sugar alcohols. I'm not a fan of them.

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Juliebove
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I have not tried those but I have severe problems with sugar alcohols. So I don't eat things containing them.

Have you tried Lara Bars? I can't have those because of the almonds they contain. Okay they might not all have almonds but the risk of cross contamination is there so I haven't tried them. They would have protein though. Bumblebars would also have protein. Daughter used to love those but now she is allergic to almonds too.

One thing we do eat from time to time is the pumpkin seed bars from Go Raw. They make other types of bars but those are the only ones we like.

njbeachbum Explorer
njbeachbum
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I had a feeling these were a bigger problem for people than I thought!

I've had larabars but they are low on protein... I'm looking for something with whey and up to 20g per bar if possible.

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pdm1981
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I had the same issue. I was eating at least one a day and then started with the gas and bloating about 6 months ago. It's the alcohol. There's a lot of protein bars out there that will cause the same issue. Some of the bars even warn you of this reaction. I can't remember the brand but that's how I figured out that it was the bars causing my symptoms. That sucks too because they were handy to have after a work out.

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