Weight Loss Tip of the Week - Reading Labels on Snack Bars

"Soontobethin" had a great question in response to my last post. She asked, "With all the bars out their, which ones are the best?" This question inspired me to take a trip to the grocery store ...read some labels...and come up with my top 3. Here they are:
#1 All-in-one
#2 South Beach Living
#3 Kashi-Go Lean
I made my decisions based on sugar content, fat content, quality of ingredients, fiber content, and protein content, in that order.
Power Bars, Zone Bars, and Cliff Bars have so much sugar that they are nothing more than glorified candy bars! They'll spike your blood sugar, cause you to store more calories as fat, and have you craving another candy bar an hour later!
Atkins bars have so much fat and saturated fat that you might as well be eating a steak! I'd rather that steak!
Stay away from any bar that has "high fructose corn syrup" or "hydrogenated oil" anywhere near the top of their ingredient listing! That's the case with Slimfast bars, so stay away!
Fiber and protein are bonuses, if a bar has more than 4 grams of fiber, around 10 grams of protein, not much sugar, and less than 6 grams of fat, I go for it!