My Review - SlimRight FULL bar

There are so many bars to choose from in the health food isle. Generally I think it is best to stay clear of them all. They are mostly expensive and you can get better nutrition from eating whole foods instead. The less processed foods you are eating the better. So why would you buy them? Maybe you need something in a packet to have with you on the go, it can make an emergency snack too.  

I bought a few bars of recent to try and review.  The first one I tried is the SlimRight FULL Bar. It was about $2.80. The packaging instructs you to eat this one to fill you up prior to a meal so that you eat less at meal time.

I ate the bar 30 minutes before lunch and had it with a glass of water as suggested too.  First thoughts, it is pretty tasteless. Puffed rice flavoured with a sticky subtle chocolate taste.  No chocolate bits as I expected due to the nice chocolate image on the packet. Strangely and to my surprise, I did feel full. I do have a big appetite and can eat a lot so found that very surprising. I ate lunch 30 minutes later and I was more satisfied with my normal lunch amount.  

The Nutritional Information

The bar is 35 g in weight, but it does appear to feel like more as it is large physically and as mentioned I felt full.

Calories 120: for a snack this seems reasonable. If you’re eating it prior to the meal as suggested, it then is an additional 120 calories on top of your meal. I ate my normal lunch but didn’t eat as much fruit afterwards. Therefore over all I neither saved nor ate more calories. But I was missing out on nutrients consumed, the fruit would have provided me with more fibre and vitamins.

Fat 1.2 g, less than 1 saturated: this isn’t much.

Carbs, 24.6 g (11.6g sugar): This is high when you consider two slices of bread has about the same amount.

Ingredients

Brown rice syrup is the major ingredient. This is a sweetener extracted from brown rice. Therefore I would assume no nutritional benefit from this other than carbohydrates, all the vitamins and minerals have been extracted.  Other ingredients include the puffed wheat, compound chocolate and honey.

My Overall Opinion

I wouldn’t be buying it again. I’d rather be eating something more of nutritional value as a snack or with my lunch. It really didn’t taste like anything but if you’re someone who likes to have bars on hand and you just need fullness this bar could be for you.

Your Fitness Trainer Liz