Lactose free energy bars

[bktourer1]

I just found out that I'm intoleratant to lactose.
Can anyone reccomend a good bar without lactose /whey or any other dairly product.
So far I found Clif bars ok.

Thanks

ED

[kuan]

Totally intolerant? In general, even intolerant people can deal with up to 1 cup of milk a day spread out throughout the day.

I just carry lactaid with me.

[bktourer1]

i cant look at milk. lactaid doesn't work well for me

[msincredible]

I believe Lara, Luna, Clif, and Odwalla are all dairy-free.

[rsd212]

Clif works for me. Powerbars dont. They claim to have too little lactose in them to really do anything, but they just dont agree with me...

[kuan]

i cant look at milk. lactaid doesn't work well for me

So it's not really lactose intolerance. You need to be tested.

[msincredible]

So it's not really lactose intolerance. You need to be tested.

How do you know that lactaid works perfectly all the time?

[TurboTurtle]

I don't see how you can "just" find out (unless you are less than 1 year old) that you are totally lactose intolerant. You wouldn't have lived through childhood if the lactose in an energy bar really would make any difference. - TF

[msincredible]

I don't see how you can "just" find out (unless you are less than 1 year old) that you are totally lactose intolerant. You wouldn't have lived through childhood if the lactose in an energy bar really would make any difference. - TF

Lactose intolerance typically comes on in adulthood. It is not a fixed thing.

[msincredible]

http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov/ddiseases/pubs/lactoseintolerance/

Some causes of lactose intolerance are well known. Primary lactase deficiency is a condition that develops over time. After about age 2 the body begins to produce less lactase, though most people will not notice symptoms until they are much older.

Between 30 and 50 million Americans are lactose intolerant and certain ethnic and racial populations are more affected than others. Up to 80 percent of African Americans, 80 to 100 percent of American Indians, and 90 to 100 percent of Asian Americans are lactose intolerant. The condition is least common among people of northern European descent.

Babies that are born prematurely are also more likely to be lactose intolerant, because lactase levels do not increase until the third trimester of a woman’s pregnancy.

[kuan]

How do you know that lactaid works perfectly all the time?

Chemistry.

[TurboTurtle]

"Between 30 and 50 million Americans are lactose intolerant and certain ethnic and racial populations are more affected than others. Up to 80 percent of African Americans, 80 to 100 percent of American Indians, and 90 to 100 percent of Asian Americans are lactose intolerant. The condition is least common among people of northern European descent."

This is not the level of lactose intolerance that would notice an energy bar that uses a whey protein which may have a little sugar carry over. That level of intolerance would have been serious with any level of milk use. - TF

[msincredible]

Chemistry.

I have a chemistry degree too. So?

How stable do you think the enzyme is under various conditions? Think about pills being carried in someone's pocket for a while. Think about the acidic conditions in someone's stomach.

[kuan]

I have a chemistry degree too. So?

How stable do you think the enzyme is under various conditions? Think about pills being carried in someone's pocket for a while. Think about the acidic conditions in someone's stomach.

Well in that case then even folks who exude lactase through their skin will have problems, in which case you cannot diagnose lactose intolerance.

[Sallad]

Totally intolerant? In general, even intolerant people can deal with up to 1 cup of milk a day spread out throughout the day.

I just carry lactaid with me.

Yeah this is how I am, lactaid is always with me as well. I can have very small amts. of milk products but if i go over the limit, i know it within 1 minute

[kuan]

Yeah this is how I am, lactaid is always with me as well. I can have very small amts. of milk products but if i go over the limit, i know it within 1 minute

Mine is 5-6 hours after ingesting lactose and lasts up to a half hour depending on how much I can't digest. I feel fine after getting rid of it.