Substituting almons for what?

 

Your body stores fat when you take in carbs.  Carbs break down more quickly and they trigger insulin which helps keep your blood sugar level.  Another 'job' of insulin is to 'unlock' fat cells for storage.  So if the bars are triggering fat storage, they have enough carbs in them to trigger insulin.  You want to try to modify them so they do not. First, you don't say how much applesauce or prune sauce you are using.  If they contain sugar (added) they will have more carbs than unsweetened.  Don't get me wrong, fruits are healthy in moderation but they are a source of carbs (fructose).  And if you are using quite a bit of fruit sauce, you will want to find something else to bind your seeds/nuts together. You might try making the bars using nut butter instead.  Make sure you use unsweetened.  And generally you don't have to bake nutbutter bars but you do need to keep them refrigerated so they will hold together in my experience.  You could also halve the fruit sauce you use and use half nut butter and half fruit sauce.  Contrary to what we read, fatty foods do not make us fat.  Sweet and starchy foods do.  Overeating though, in any food group will contribute to the problem so watch your portions and watch your carbs. You don't mention what else you are eating so it is difficult to tell from your overall diet.  Also, as you know medications (or going off them) can affect how your body responds to all sorts of things. I'm sure others will have answers as well. cup answer  Thank you for your response. I try to cook without sugar and usually if I am buying something like applesauce it is without sugar. I am not crazy about nut bitters at all. I am going to try to make my own apple sauce and prune sauce so I do not have to deal with the preservatives and etc. that they might put into things and me not knowing. I don't eat a lot of stuff either so I stated making these bars so I would eat. I guess I will go back to the drawing board and see how I can play around with it. Plus the medication does effect me very badly and I will never take another shot again in my life. Thanks for the info.

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