Balance Bars Nutritional Info

Balance Bars -- 40/30/30 Macronutrition and Loads of Micronutrition too

When it comes to Balance Bars nutritional info, you have to understand something -- and it may sound like I'm trying to be funny, but I'm not -- is that nutrition is NOT the main reason to eat them.

Yes, nutrition is important, but the main reason to eat Balance bars is to keep your diet in the Zone diet guidelines of 40% carbohydrates, 30% protein and 30% fat as recommended by Dr. Barry Sears in all his Zone diet books.

Balance Bars Nutritional Info

What we usually mean by the word "nutrition" -- vitamins, minerals, antioxidants and phytochemicals -- are micronutrients. We need them, but they're not the most powerful factor affecting out health.

That's macronutrients -- fat, protein and carbohydrates. That's what the Zone focuses on. Those three, and the relative amounts and percentages of them you eat -- are the main determinants of your overall health.

That doesn't mean you should eat Zone-balanced junk food devoid of all nutrients. It does mean that you should start with getting your carbohydrates, protein and fats in the Zone, and keeping them there. That's what puts you in the hormonal zone, which is where you're healthiest.

It means that if you consume too many carbohydrates, not all of the vitamins, minerals and antioxidants are going to push your insulin down to a healthy level. They don't have that power. They might mitigate some of the damage, but they can't adjust your hormone levels. They may help reduce some of the inflammation. They might help your body fight back against an out of balance of metabolism.

But it makes far more sense to keep your hormones balanced in the first place, which is easy to do when you keep all your meals in the Zone of 40/30/30 nutrition.

See, if all you're interested in is those vitamins, minerals, antioxidants and phytochemicals, then you may as well take supplements. They'd be cheaper and simpler. Just swallow the pills.

But if you just take the various vitamin and mineral pills, but continue to gorge yourself on spaghetti, potatoes, cake, rice and other high glycemic load foods, then you're going to pay a hormonal price. Again, the micronutrition helps, but can't stop the overall damage to your health caused by chronic consumption of excess carbohydrates.

And when you eat too much of foods such as poultry, beef and egg yolks then you're taking in too much arachadonic acid, and this will throw your hormones, your eicosanoids, out of whack, decreasing your health and increasing your silent inflammation.

More Nutritional Info About Balance Bars

The Balance Original line of bars contain: Vitamin A, Calcium, Vitamin E, Thiamin, Niacin, Folic Acid, Biotin, Phosphorus, Magnesium, Selenium, Manganese, Molybdenum, Vitamin C, Iron, Vitamin K, Riboflavin, Vitamin B6, Vitamin B12, Panthothenic Acid, Iodine, Zinc, Copper and Chromium.

Now, that's a chunk of health antioxidants, B vitamins, and minerals. I eat a lot of such meal bars, and I'm glad I do.

But I don't do it for the micronutrients. I do it to keep myself in the Zone. But I also eat regular food -- lean protein, nuts, vegetables and fruits. That's the best way to get your minerals, vitamins, phytochemicals and antioxidants -- from real food.

So I suggest you take this Balance bars nutritional info to heart. Eat them when it's not convenient to eat a Zone meal of regular, healthy food, and take supplements (I do), and maybe eat superfoods such as algae or chlorella as well.

Balanced Bars -- perfect combo of protein, carbs and fat.