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In article <4qs8tf$eo8@news1.ucsd.edu>, joe@crl.ucsd.edu (Joe) wrote: > >I bought some of the new PR Ironman bars. I'm posting a few > >things about them in hope of getting some useful feedback. > >The most abundant carb source is high fructose corn syrup. > > Crap, crap, crap. That's what 'high fructose corn syrup' is. > So, crap, crap, crap. Thtat's what these PR Ironman bars are. > > Basically, if your regimen allows you a slot for occasional > junk food, then that slot will be taken up by this shit. > This raises an interesting question. As long as your protein, carbs and fat (macro nutrients) are in the right proportions, and your micronutrients are sufficient (take a multivitamin or two?), and the calories are in line with your needs, what difference does it make whether you eat brown rice, salad and a steak or have tuna with pita bread and lettuce, or have a PR bar and some metamucil? Yeah glycemic index blah blah. You eat fat and protein with sucrose, the glycemic index is not so important, yes? I happen to be a whole-food believer, but I use Met-RX for snacks, and Designer Whey all the time to add protein when I don't feel like having another slice of ham or hunk of tuna. Does my body really know the difference? I can already say a qualified "yes", because too much Designer whey gives me gas (so do soy-burgers). What's the concensus? Bet there isn't one in this group. ;^) -- Thomas J. Farish, ScD tfarish@roadrunner.com Amateur Radio Call - KJ5LT PGP public key available upon request