Luna's making low carb bars

[freemouse]

http://www.clifbar.com/eat/eat.cfm?location=luna&id=226

Saw this on the their site, Hmmmmm......so the Low Carb thing is going pretty strong even Luna compromised :rolleyes:

[Christy]

Yeah, it irritates me, too. Supply and demand, I guess. Got to supply what the consumers demand. I suppose if everyone went on a dung diet, there'd be a Luna bar (and MANY other brands) in that flavor, too.

[CharityAJO]

I could give a who ha about low carb, but what upsets me:

"CONTAINS DAIRY, SOY, PEANUTS, & MAY CONTAIN TRACES OF SEEDS AND OTHER NUTS"

I thought luna/clif bars were dedicated to providing a vegan product? Why does something need whey just to be low carb? GRR!

[CharityAJO]

Chuh. I just called 1-800-CLIF-BAR and told them I was disappointed.

The lady said they had so many demands for a low-card bar, and to make it tasty, the inclusion of dairy was a decision they made.

All upset persons should call the hotline. It just takes a second. Let them know we are miffed about the use of animal products! Maybe they'll think differently next time. (Or maybe even take these bars off the market? Change the recipe?)

[freemouse]

most low carb bars contains gelatins and collagen (Atkins, Carb Solutions, EAS to name a few), let's hope Luna won't slip that far. sigh........

[kpickell]

The impression that I get from this board is that vegans don't seem to care about low carb diets, so it wouldn't seem to matter if whey was included in a low-carb snack bar.

[Tommy Gun]

kpickell, true, but Fantastic Foods started making the low-carb soups for veg*ns because they got a million requests for them. So apparently there are many veg*ns out there who want low-carb stuff.

Low carb stuff doesn't bother me. I'm not going to buy it, but if the veg*n companies get a demand for it and make money off of it, good for them. I want them to do well. Adding dairy however, DOES bother me. That, my friends, is the definition of selling out.

Hm. I just called the number and hit "5" for consumer services, but I got an answering machine. *shrug* I'll call back tomorrow or something.

[CharityAJO]

The impression that I get from this board is that vegans don't seem to care about low carb diets, so it wouldn't seem to matter if whey was included in a low-carb snack bar.

It's not so much that I'm disappointed I won't get to eat these bars. It's that an all-vegan company has now begun using animal products. Whereas I used to be able to count on them to not add to the cruelty. It's one loss for the animals, not for me.

[rabid_child]

They're also higher in fat. Ew. No thanks.

[FalafelsRule]

I never would think that the regular ones would have too high of a carb content. Probably just a marketing ploy.

[missleigh]

I saw these too. Even though I could care a less about low carb, the flavors sounded great..... until I saw cream listed in the ingredients. Oh well.

[MollyGoat]

I would've been happy to try a low-carb Luna bar! I'm not on a low-carb diet, but I definitely cut sugar when possible. What a bummer that they include dairy--that really pisses me off.

[mayuko]

oh darn, i wasn't the first to post this! :( i was all excited when i got the email and was going to make a post, hehe.

not excited about the product, just about making a post about it. i'm a dork :p

anyway, i just kind of laughed and rolled my eyes at seeing that, didn't think much of it, oh everyone's banking on the trend and whatnot, but now that i know the products aren't even VEGAN, i'm pretty ticked. grr.

[freemouse]

Hey I got the junk mail from Luna too today. But I replied and told them better get rid of the whey stuff. :junk: Don't think I will try it, the price is rip-off. A dollar can be used to buy lots peanuts from bulk bin

[Wiccanveg]

" Iwould just like to comment that I am extremely disappointed that Cliff bar and associates have chosen to make the new low carb bars non vegan friendly. I have been a fan of cliff and luna for quiet a long time. I would possibly even buy the low carb glow bars if they did not have dairy products in them. It is obviously possible to make a great tasting bar without the ingredients such as whey or casienate. I hope you take into consideration that you might possibly loose a long time customer over this issue"

I sent that to Cliff. I probably won't stop buying luna, but it would save me money in the long run lol .

[Tame]

The dairy thing is one issue, but I, like a lot of others, do try to cut back on excess sugar.

I am not low carb, I am low bad carb, and there is nothing wrong with that.

[SunnyK]

I'll have to make sure I don't grab one by mistake while I'm flying through my shopping ... it was nice to not have to pause and read the label on a Luna.

My S'mores bar has 180 calories and 26g of carbs ... is that "high carb"? How many carbs does a low-carber consider to be low?

("How much wood would a woodchuck chuck....?" :rolleyes: )


ETA: Just looked at the site. What are "net impact carbs"? How many "net impact carbs" would the original bar(s) have?

[Christy]

I think I was allowed 30 grams of carbs a day based on height and weight, if I remember correctly. I was on the diet for several months about 6 years ago.

[SunnyK]

Wow! -- so a single Luna bar would use up almost your entire "allowance" .... :dizzy:

[Christy]

Yep, it made no sense. I ate a lot of cheese, bacon and animal flesh at the time. I think blueberries were relatively low in carbs, so I ate those. No pork rinds, though, eww. A diet that recommends pork rinds and cheese and discourages fruits and vegetables is insane. I went on Weight Watchers shortly after this (along with exercise), and lost weight.

Back on topic, I suppose the Luna Bars are a fair idea. It's good to cut back on the bad carbs. But most of the people I know follow the diet as if all carbs are bad.

[FalafelsRule]

There has been days when I ate 4 luna bars in a row ..haha. Anyway, fotunately no ill weight gaining effects were a result of that. Guess they have the "good" carbs.

[missleigh]

I'll have to make sure I don't grab one by mistake while I'm flying through my shopping ... it was nice to not have to pause and read the label on a Luna.

My S'mores bar has 180 calories and 26g of carbs ... is that "high carb"? How many carbs does a low-carber consider to be low?

("How much wood would a woodchuck chuck....?" :rolleyes: )


ETA: Just looked at the site. What are "net impact carbs"? How many "net impact carbs" would the original bar(s) have?


I have heard that the net impact carbs are basically the carb count minus the fiber content. It's supposed to be the carbs that actually affect your blood sugar.
.......not that I count carbs at all. :rolleyes:

[freemouse]

Now Atkins brand low carb cereal is vegan and Luna's new bars are NOT, the world is getting funny around the low carb thing, hoho....