I'm checking because while I dieted for many months last year and lost 60 lbs using alternative products, I just paid attention to the nutritional values and didn't do this calculation discussed above.

So, I'm checking to make sure I'm understanding the calculation, and using the IsoFemme Chocolate Decadent Almond Delight Bar as an example.

According to this link - http://www.allmaxnutrition.com/produ...y-protein-bar/
Click on 'Supplement Facts & Ingredients' to find the nutritional values.

this bar has 150 calories, with 4.5g fat per bar.

If I do the calculation of 4.5g fat x 9 cals/gm of fat = 40.5 x 3 = 121.5

So according to the explanation above, imo this bar should be a suitable alternative bar, as this is lower than the total of 150 calories in the bar.

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For comparison purposes, I found the nutritional values for several IP bars at http://www.myfitnesspal.com/food/cal...utrition-facts - Enter 'Ideal Protein bars' in the Search Bar - several come up - I'm using their Peanut Butter Bar as an example here...

It has 170 cals/bar, with 7g fat/bar
If I do the calculation of 7g fat x 9 cals/gm of fat = 63 x 3 = 189, which is higher than the total calories of the bar.... so the IsoFemme bar above actually looks like the better choice.

Am I doing this right? !

I can buy IsoFemme bars at my local Shoppers Drug Mart, and in fact they are one of my favorite alternative bars since I can just buy one or two at a time as a treat. (I try to avoid buying boxes of bars, since I don't want to get into the habit of having them all the time). But I'd like to make sure I'm understanding this correctly for future reference.

Thanks!

Originally Posted by evepet:
I'm checking because while I dieted for many months last year and lost 60 lbs using alternative products, I just paid attention to the nutritional values and didn't do this calculation discussed above.

So, I'm checking to make sure I'm understanding the calculation, and using the IsoFemme Chocolate Decadent Almond Delight Bar as an example.

According to this link - http://www.allmaxnutrition.com/produ...y-protein-bar/
Click on 'Supplement Facts & Ingredients' to find the nutritional values.

this bar has 150 calories, with 4.5g fat per bar.

If I do the calculation of 4.5g fat x 9 cals/gm of fat = 40.5 x 3 = 121.5

So according to the explanation above, imo this bar should be a suitable alternative bar, as this is lower than the total of 150 calories in the bar.

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For comparison purposes, I found the nutritional values for several IP bars at http://www.myfitnesspal.com/food/cal...utrition-facts - Enter 'Ideal Protein bars' in the Search Bar - several come up - I'm using their Peanut Butter Bar as an example here...

It has 170 cals/bar, with 7g fat/bar
If I do the calculation of 7g fat x 9 cals/gm of fat = 63 x 3 = 189, which is higher than the total calories of the bar.... so the IsoFemme bar above actually looks like the better choice.

Am I doing this right? !

I can buy IsoFemme bars at my local Shoppers Drug Mart, and in fact they are one of my favorite alternative bars since I can just buy one or two at a time as a treat. (I try to avoid buying boxes of bars, since I don't want to get into the habit of having them all the time). But I'd like to make sure I'm understanding this correctly for future reference.

Thanks!

I didn't see the nutrition info on your link for the bars (using my IPhone so may not be seeing everything.)

I always look for the info that states Calories from fat and multiply that x 3. If less than total cals then it is good. Not sure if the multiplier of 9 you are using is the same. It might be...

Yesterday I looked up one of the ISO bars and multiplied cals from fat x 3 and it was more than total calories so that would not be acceptable. Perhaps similar to the Quest bars it varies bar to bar.

Also the carbs on the one I checked were at the highest end for restricted (16 or 17), and the protein value only 14 (a little low), so I would not eat (that one) often.

Thanks JLUS. Just to clarify that I used the multiplier of 9 because there are 9 calories per gm of fat. Carbs and Protein both have 4 calories per gm - and just fyi, alcohol has 7 calories per gm.