The 3 Worst Protein Bar Ingredients (avoid these!)

Fact: most protein bars that you see in stores or online are FAKE health foods.

They promote themselves as healthy,but in reality, they are TERRIBLE for you.

These days, it’s impossible to find protein bars that are made from real food – they often include many of these 5 TOXIC ingredients that you should never eat.

Toxic Ingredient #1: Soy Protein

Not only is soy notoriously unhealthy, but the majority of it is derived from genetically modified soybeans, which studies have shown cause significant inflammation and even tumors. Click for recipes…

Soy also contains goitrogens – which can depress thyroid function (and lead to fatigue, depression, constipation, trouble thinking clearly, and more…)

Toxic Ingredient #2: High Fructose Corn Syrup

Despite what the corn industry says, HFCS is toxic and always made from GMO corn. This harmful product contains dangerous amounts of chemicals and contaminants that can cause heavy metal poisoning in large doses.

It’s not surprising that HFCS can lead to everything from diabetes, heart attacks, cancer, obesity, metabolic syndrome, and more.

Toxic Ingredient #3: Artificial Sweeteners

Although artificial sweeteners are marketed as “low calorie,” they ruin your metabolism and can even result in MORE weight gain than simple sugar.

Artificial sweeteners can dramatically increase your risk of obesity and metabolic syndrome – so they are definitely on the “NEVER EAT” list.

These are just a few of the MANY toxic ingredients you can find – not including canola oil, corn starch, partially hydrogenated oils (trans fats)… the list is endless.

The GOOD NEWS? There ARE alternative ways to get your protein bar fix without taking a bath in toxic chemicals. Click for recipes…

Below, an unprocessed, real-food based recipe from The Paleohacks Cookbook that’s both delicious and healthy for you.

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Chocolate Hazelnut Protein Bars (low carb, grain-free, gluten-free)

1 cup egg white protein powder (we use Jay Robb’s brand)
1/3rd cup hazelnut butter
2 T cocoa powder
½ t cinnamon
½ cup coconut oil
1/3rd cup honey 

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Place all of the dry ingredients in a bowl and mix well.
2. Heat the honey and coconut oil in a pan on low-medium 3. until melted and warm.
4. Add to the dry ingredients and mix well.
5. Place a sheet of non-stick baking paper onto your kitchen table, and put the protein bar mixture in the center. Put another sheet of baking paper on top, and use a rolling pin to roll out the protein bar mixture to a 4x12 inch rectangle.
6. Cover with plastic wrap and place in refrigerator for 2-3 hours to harden.
7. When the protein bar has set and is hard to touch, remove from the refrigerator and cut into equal-sized portions.
8. Store the protein bars in the refrigerator.

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You don’t have to eat processed protein bars to get your fix – you can make real, unprocessed, and tasty versions of these foods easily in your own home.

Luckily, our Paleo community came together and created a fantastic cookbook that features hundreds of these “Paleo Alternative” recipes and hacks. Click for recipes…

From delicious desserts like cake and soufflé, to bacon salad, to traditional beef skewers … The Paleohacks Paleo Cookbook has it all.

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The #1 WORST Paleo Food

You’ve heard of the Paleo diet by now --the popular lifestyle based on eating “real foods” like our ancestors.

It’s been featured on Dr. Oz, Wall Street Journal, New York Times, NBC, and other mainstream media networks.

Many supporters of the Paleo diet will tell you that anything “Paleo-Friendly” will help you lose fat, slow down aging, improve your energy, and make you healthier…

The reality: there are some Paleo foods that you should absolutely NOT eat – that can actually increase your rate of aging, spike your blood sugar, and put your body in fat storage mode… Click for recipes…

Let’s get right to it. Here’s the #1 Paleo food to avoid.

The #1 WORST Paleo Food:

Agave Syrup

Agave is an exotic plant that grows in Mexico.

Its popularity as a sweetener skyrocketed over the past 5 years, due to a supposed low glycemic impact and sweeter-than-sugar taste.

Advocates of agave claimed that since it’s sweeter than sugar and lower on the glycemic index, you can eat less for the same effect – making it a healthy substitute for sugar.

What you should know: this is an overly simplified way of looking at agave, and doesn’t tell us the whole truth... Click for recipes…

The Truth About Agave

The Agave syrup you buy in stores is NOT the beautiful, exotic Mexican plant -- it’s usually something much more sinister…

Most agave nectar sold in stores is highly-processed and NOT natural. Some of the chemicals used to process agave into agave nectar include hydrofluoric acid, fructozyme, clarimex, and dicalite – do those sound natural to you?

Most versions sold in stores even have higher fructose content than commercial sweeteners and often contain high fructose corn syrup!

After studying high fructose corn syrup, we know that fructose can cause liver damage and metabolic problems -- turning into fat, which stores on your hips, thighs, etc. Click for recipes…

Agave and Disease

“Agave is low on the glycemic index, so isn’t it a good alternative to prevent diabetes, high blood pressure, heart disease, etc.?”

Here’s the deal: arsenic is also low on the glycemic index – but that doesn’t make it good for you!

While agave syrup won’t immediately spike your blood sugar when you digest it – it still WILL cause metabolic damage, promote obesity, and can lead to diabetes.

It’s important to stick to eating foods that are natural and not processed products (like agave syrup) marketed as real foods.

One of the common reasons people eat unhealthy foods like agave syrup is because they aren’t aware of the delicious alternatives out there…

This is why I created an entire cookbook of mouth-watering recipes – Agave-free – that will blow your taste buds away, and give you the TRUE benefits of the Paleo diet – increased energy, fat loss, and more.

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