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annefood 7yr Great question @beckys ! There are a few things to consider, so stick with me through this. First, is your granola bar a traditional granola bar with oats, maybe nuts, and some sort of added sugar (cane sugar, maple syrup, honey, coconut sugar, etc.)? If so, you can assume that the sugar content of the bar is from added sugars (as opposed to intrinsic sugar from fruit/dairy). Women should have no more than 24 grams of added sugar per day, and men no more than 36 grams of added sugar per day. A Nature Valley granola bar, for example, contains 12 grams of sugar, so that would be half your daily sugar allotment. If your bar is a fruit and nut bar such as a Lara Bar, frequently the sugar content is from dried fruit (specifically dates) and not refined added sugar. A Peanut Butter Lara Bar contains 18 grams of sugar, but the only three ingredients are peanuts, dates and salt, so the sugar is purely from the dates. The sugar content is higher, but it's not added sugar. While we definitely need to be careful of sugar from dried fruit as well, I prefer the Lara Bar because it doesn't have added sugar, and it has 7 grams of protein and 4 grams of dietary fiber, while the Nature Valley bar only has 4 grams of protein and 2 grams of dietary fiber, both of which help fuel your body, fill you up, and help your body process sugar. Bottom line, try to have whole fruit and a handful of nuts as a snack instead of a granola bar whenever possible. If a bar is needed, pick one with only whole food ingredients (like the fruit and nut bar) if you can, and make sure it has a good protein/dietary fiber/sugar ratio. Let me know if you have any other questions—I'm happy to help you with a specific bar.