Alexandra Merisoiu is a Transformational Health and Wellness Coach, Founder of Urban Women Fitness and creator of The Merisoiu Technique. If we try to eliminate as much processed food as possible then let’s do it as best as we can. To make concentrated apple juice, apples go through a lot, a lot of processing.

Not all bars have fruit juice from concentrate. If I buy a bar I go for bars without fruit juice from concentrate.Some bars are made out of 50% dates. I understand dates are needed for consistency and to keep the bar together. But it’s too much sugar from dates and all the other fruits added. I seldom have bars, almost never, and there is one main reason.We, health and fitness professionals, tell you all the time to eat unprocessed foods, right? And then we recommend bars, shakes and powders. Those are processed. I don't mind them, not at all. My point is don't say eat unprocessed and recommend processed. Does that make sense? Each bar of Frutina constitutes one of your five a day, strengthens your immune system with natural antioxidants, and is a source of dietary fibers that help maintain good eating habits.

Bars are very easy for transportation and they don’t get mushy and messy like fruit do. They also take up a lot less space. Therefore I have two options I go for, when I need to: I am not sure for bars but in the case of juices 15g sugar per 100g juice is maximum you should go for, I’d actually say less than 10g / 100g. In the case of bars sugar will be higher in general. However, we forget that fruit also contains sugar. Yes, indeed the natural sugar is processed by the body in a different way. But what we did is take out the refined sugar and replace it with loads of sugar from fruit, such as dates. You must remember that fruit are also sugar. And dried fruitare very high in sugar. I am not sure for bars but in the case of juices 15g sugar per 100g juice is maximum you should go for, I'd actually say less than 10g / 100g. In the case of bars sugar will be higher in general. The other day I posted on my Facebook timeline a picture with bars, such as paleo bars, quinoa bars, fruit bars and others.How often do you take the time to read the ingredients, the percentages of each ingredient and not just read but also think about what you are seeing? Nuts are good to balance the blood sugar levels, more correctly is to say glycogen. If there are ingredients that spike blood sugar levels nuts and seeds will keep them balanced. Therefore, it provides a healthy way to increase your energy, whether at home during work or while traveling. One of my followers asked what to look for in bars. And I thought the answer to this question will help everyone. This is what I pay attention to for myself, I don’t buy them but I like to keep up to date with what’s out there: And I said don't just grab whatever bar you see on shelves, just because it says it's good. Take time and read the ingredients and percentages.

The Fruit Bars are available in 4 Mouthwatering and Delicious Flavours: Apple & Strawberry, Apple & Apricot, Apple & Raspberry, Apple & Wildberry. They are smashed, juiced, filtered, the water is evaporated and you are left with a high sugar, no fibre, no nutrient concentrated liquid. This is transported (concentrated juice weighs less so it's cheaper) and combined with water, at its destination, to make apple juice. And that's apple juice from concentrate. Concentrated juice from other fruit go through the same process. Let’s begin with this. Companies started to leave sugar out of bars, particularly in the case of fruit bars because fruit are already sweet of course.

If we try to eliminate as much processed food as possible then let's do it as best as we can. To make concentrated apple juice, apples go through a lot, a lot of processing.

To turn your food into powder or make a compact bar it needs to go through a lot of processing. And they use the same products you'd buy from your store, they don't use organic, some do but most don't. And even if they did they go through so many processes that they lose whatever was in them in the first place. Where do your macronutrients (fats, carbohydrate, protein) in the bar you choose come from? This is what you want to ask yourself.MADE WITH DELICIOUS NATURAL INGEDIENTS – a unique combination of fruit & nuts cold-pressed together without heat into tasty raw bars. Choose your favourite from our variety of mind-popping and popular flavours from Peanut Delight, Cocoa Delight to Blueberry Muffin and Salted Caramel. They are smashed, juiced, filtered, the water is evaporated and you are left with a high sugar, no fibre, no nutrient concentrated liquid. This is transported (concentrated juice weighs less so it’s cheaper) and combined with water, at its destination, to make apple juice. And that’s apple juice from concentrate. Concentrated juice from other fruit go through the same process. However, we forget that fruit also contains sugar. Yes, indeed the natural sugar is processed by the body in a different way. But what we did is take out the refined sugar and replace it with loads of sugar from fruit, such as dates. You must remember that fruit are also sugar. And dried fruit are very high in sugar.