Clif Z-Bar and the Reactive Hypoglycemia Diet

What not to eat for a reactive hypoglycemia diet

I’ve been really good at sticking to my diet. I haven’t had any symptoms in months. Until last weekend, that is. I got a little bored of the same old low-glycemic snack bars, and decided to try something different. I bought a couple of Clif Z-bars (they’re the same folks who make the low glycemic Luna bars).

Here’s what Clif has to say about Z-bars: “Clif Kid snacks give kids fantastic-tasting food with the right kind of nutrition they need. CLIF KID Organic ZBar is made with the very best of wholesome organic ingredients. Each bar is low fat, made with whole oats, and contains 12 essential vitamins and minerals kids need every day. What you won’t find is all the junk! Fudgy, chewy and chocolatey!”

What “chocolatey” carbs do for the reactive hypoglycemia diet

As always when trying new foods, I use a blood sugar monitor to figure out what a particular product does to my blood sugar. I tested my blood sugar before and after consuming the bar. The “right kind of nutrition” apparently contains enough sugars to send my blood sugar from 80 to a whopping 160. I have never seen my blood sugar that high–the highest I’ve ever seen it so far was 140.

What was in the bar that sent my blood sugar skyrocketing?

Ingredients: Organic Rolled Oats, Organic Chocolate Chips (Organic Evaporated Cane Juice, Organic Unsweetened Chocolate, Organic Cocoa Butter, Soy Lecithin, Natural Flavors), Organic Evaporated Cane Juice Syrup, Organic Brown Rice Syrup, Organic Tapioca Syrup, Organic Fig Paste, Organic Oat Flour, Organic Cocoa Powder, Organic Soy Butter, Natural Flavors, Organic Oat Fiber, Organic Milled Flaxseed, Organic Chocolate (Organic Evaporated Cane Juice, Organic Unsweetened Chocolate, Organic Cocoa Butter, Soy Lecithin, Natural Flavors), Salt, Baking Soda.

Normally, I can consume evaporated cane juice in small amounts without it affecting my blood sugar. I can only assume the 12g of sugars in this bar was too much of a good thing for a reactive hypoglycemic.

“Fudgy, chewy, and chocolatey.” I knew it was too good to be true!

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1. And Another Day of a Reactive Hypoglycemia Diet
2. The Reactive Hypoglycemic Diet

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