The Zone Diet for weight loss or maintenance emphasizes a moderate-carbohydrate and high-protein meal plan designed to decrease hunger. If you are on the diet, each meal or snack should have about 40 percent of its calories from carbohydrates, 30 percent from protein and 30 percent from fat. ZonePerfect sells all-natural bars as convenient meal replacements or snacks to help you stick to your Zone Diet.
Classic Bars
Classic ZonePerfect nutrition bars are 50 g with 210 calories. They have 7 g of fat, with about 3.5 g of unhealthy saturated fat, or about 18 percent of the daily value for someone on a 2,000-calorie diet. These bars have 23 g of carbohydrates, with 17 g of sugars and 15 g of protein. They have at least 10 percent of the daily value for most vitamins and essential minerals. The flavors include chocolate mint, cinnamon roll, chocolate peanut butter and chocolate almond raisin.
Dark Chocolate Bars
Dark Chocolate ZonePerfect nutrition bars have real cacao and the antioxidants vitamin E, vitamin C and selenium. Each bar is 45 g, and flavors include dark chocolate almond, dark chocolate caramel pecan, double dark chocolate and dark chocolate strawberry. They have 190 calories and 6 g of total fat, including 5 g of saturated fat. The bars are fortified with most vitamins and essential minerals, although they do not have vitamin D, which is essential for calcium absorption. To help decrease hunger, they have 22 g of carbs, 1 g of dietary fiber, 14 g of sugars and 12 g of protein.
Fruitified Bars
Fruitified ZonePerfect Nutrition bars contain pieces of fruit, and they come in apple cinnamon, banana nut, blueberry and strawberry yogurt. They are lower in fat than other ZonePerfect foods, with 20 calories from fat, or only about 11 percent of their 180 total calories from fat. ZonePerfect states that protein content is the most important factor in decreasing your hunger, and these bars have 14 g of protein. They have 27 g of carbohydrates, with 3 g of dietary fiber and 17 g of sugars. They have 100 percent of the daily value for vitamins C and E, and at least 10 percent of the daily value for many other essential vitamins and minerals.
Cookie Dough Bars
ZonePerfect makes bars that taste like chocolate chip, peanut butter or oatmeal-raisin cookie dough. Each weighs 45 g and has 190 calories, with 7 g of fat, 3 g of which are saturated. The bars have 10 g of protein, and 22 g from ingredients such as honey, sugar, invert sugar, fructose syrup and corn syrup. They have 90 percent of the daily value for vitamin E, and 10 to 40 percent of the daily value for many other vitamins and minerals. You can use these bars as small meals or snacks on your Zone Diet.
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