Ingredient labels don’t get much simpler than this.
Radio and television airwaves are teeming with advertisements for new food products made from “ingredients you can pronounce,” but what about ingredients you can count on one hand? Whether it’s by removing gums, preservatives, or other ingredients, many packaged food brands today are working to simplify ingredient lists to the extreme. That’s especially true when it comes to nutrition bars.
For instance, snacks brand Larabar has begun promoting a “Food Made From Food” message in its latest advertising campaign, which highlights the minimal ingredient lists found on its nutrition bars. The Larabar Cashew Cookie Bar (pictured above) contains only two ingredients: dates and cashews.
Here are five other snack bars with five ingredients or less.
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