I originally posted this food find on on February 13th, 2007 but lost it in the crash. I salvaged the post from google cache and finally had time to repost it. The comments alone are worth it. Reading them just crack me up!
OK OK Already! I have gotten more emails about this product then any other and I finally got a chance to try them. Well let me tell you, they lived up to the great reputation! I had an oats and chocolate on the way home from the grocery store and it was delicious. Chewy, sweet and really filling! All that for only 2 points a piece!
I’ll be carrying a new bar in my bag. :)
Update 3/2010: I don’t buy them much anymore for a couple of reason one of them being what many people have expressed in the comments below.. you gotta read them for yourself. LMAO
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Two words: uncontrollable farts. I had never experienced anything quite that extreme.
They tasted good, but I will never eat another one.
I don’t know, but perhaps some of you are eating too many of these bars, or perhaps trying to substitute them for candy bars. I eat 1 maybe every other day, and have no problems. I don’t eat 4 or 5 at a time, and don’t crave sugar. I find them to be “GREAT”, and they are working well with my weight loss, along with exercising about 1 hour a day!
Fun comments back, or should I say “back fire”? LOL “Fart Bars”, what a good name! Now I know why I’m having the gas attacks! And, normally, I can sneak one out without my secretary hearing, but these gas attacks come on strong, and LOUD! After one of those, I usually wait for my secretary to leave for the day, or step out on a break, before I leave my office! Can you imagine what she’s emailing all the other secretaries? LOL
OK, on a more serious note…
1. Does anyone know what the difference is between the “chicory root extract” and “psyllium husk” is?
2. Also, which is better?
3. The Fiber 1 bars equate to about $0.50 per bar. Has anyone made their own rice crispy bars, adding in the chicory root or psyllium husk? If so, could you share how much you added, etc.?
Thanks! Happy tooting to everyone!
Ron
Hi Ron!
Great questions. Unfortunately I don’t know the answers. :(
I will say if I was to make my own I wouldn’t add chicory root or psyllium husk.
Hi Roni,
Nice name, by the way! :)
OK, if you were going to make rice crispy bars with “fiber” in them, what would you use?
Thanks!
Ron
Ummm good question! Flaxseeds? Sunflower Seeds? Berries? Dried fruit? Fiber One Cereal? Bran?
Now you got me thinking! lol I may take my hand at these. :)
have been eating Fiber One Bars for a while and I have contended that the name of these delicious treats should be “TheseWillMakeYouShit” I mean HOLY BLAZING BAT GUANO BATMAN!…I wonder how many people have eaten these and gorged..and eaten too many..5 or 6 on your first shitting…err I mean sitting..cause they taste so good..only to be hit with the most amazing colon exploding crap of their life a few hours or so later..
Has anyone else noticed a difference between the flavors and their gastronomic explosive power? I noticed someone else mentioned that they thought it was the chicory with caused the mind numbing bouts of flatulence and defecation. I had noticed that ingredient and suspected that it is the culprit.
Something else I have noticed..I THINK the Peanut Butter Flavor actually makes me Poot(p) less than the Chocolate ones…they also happen to be my favorite. Let me rephrase this..I have the theory that the Chocolate helps to boost the power of the Chicory.. resulting in more extreme colonic overpressures. I really dont like the Caramel flavor..so I can’t really compare that one..
OH…here is a suggestion..at about the same time I found these Bars of Shitonic Force.. I also found at Sam’s, Frigo Cheese Heads String cheese in an over-sized pack.. That I eat like a fiend..and have realized it IS possible for me to eat too much cheese.. Needless to say..after eating 20 pieces or more of these cheese strings in one sitting..I put myself in pain a few times by binding things up.. SO…with that in mind..I suggest..eat some string cheese AND your fiber one bar..it makes a good combination..they sort of cancel each other out a bit..this suggestion comes from my own anecdotal fecal experiences.
The problem with some of you is you have no control. You eat these things like pigs, and therefore the cause of your issues. I have had a box of 20 of these bars since early December, and I eat them in extreme moderation with my diet, sometimes even eating half a bar. These comments make no sense, when you are eating these things 2 and 3 in 1 sitting…..LMAO!!
LordGrey, you are hysterical…lmfao…haaaa!
Gotta say though….it doesnt matter if you eat just one,,,the bloating/gurgles/extreme gas…still happens…cannot imagine eating more than one in a sitting. One bar causes enough issues…and YES the chicory root first or so,ingredient is the issue I think.
My mom eats half a bar in morning and half later and has no issues….too much trouble I want the whole bar in 5 seconds,,lol.
Thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you. Thought I was losing my mind, or just most of my small intestines. SO reminded me of alien sci-fi where something was going to pop out of my bloating, crawling tummy. I purchased 2 at the check out stand. I actually asked the bagger to return my refrigerated cookie dough thinking I was making a smarter choice. Didn’t eat them both on the same day. Would have been much happier with a sugar cookie and less uncomfortable. No more purchases at the check out stand. Thank you fun people!
Lordgrey, with the combination of string cheese and the Fiber1 bar, would that be called, “cutting the cheese”? LOL
Just for eveyone’s humor, I had one Fiber1 bar left. It’d been sitting in my cubboard since my Jan 8th posting here. The other night, I had a desire for something sweet, but didn’t want to eat anything bad. I saw the last Fiber1 bar, and thought, “It’s night time, I’ll be ok”. NOT! All the next day, I was like a jet fighter taking off from an aircraft carrier! My excuse to the secretary that “a car must have backfired out on the street”, only worked the first time or two. After that, it was utterly sheer embarassment.
So, the moral of the story is, if it makes you toot, then don’t eat it! :)
PS Hey RLT, can you imagine what would have happened if you “had” eaten the Fiber1 bars AND the cookie dough? LOL You would have been sweet smelling! And, hopefully only that! LOL
Michelle, I’m glad that the Fiber1 bar doesn’t affect you like it seems to affect 95% of the rest of those that have tried them. Maybe you’re special? And, as for people eating “…4 or 5 at a time…”, or “…eat these things like pigs…”, I have not seen where people are eating as many as you are accusing everyone of doing? For me, I’ve eaten 1 (one) at a time, only. I’ve even eaten only 1/2 before, and I have the same problem. Maybe I’m more “full of it” than you are? Come on, lighten up, most people seem to have problems with this product, everyone’s having fun, let’s not get down and harse on people for having a reaction to the product, and put them down for excreeting putrid gasses into the environment. With that note, I’m feeling an “after shock” coming on, I need to close my office door quickly! LOL
Several months ago, I ate 2 of the peanut butter F1 bars at work one morning, and the gas/cramps were awful; I remember that day I had an afternoon meeting with my boss, and I had to keep excusing myself from his office so that I could go into the men’s room and let some of it out! I threw the rest of the box away the next day, and I never ate them again until this past Sunday. Just for the hell of it, I bought a box, and once again ate 2 bars in the morning; I figured since I was at home & had no special plans that day, I’d be safe if the situation repeated itself. But I felt fine for the rest of the day – no cramps, no gas, no distress whatsoever. At first I couldn’t understand why, but then I realized that it’s probably because everyday for the past few months I’ve been drinking PlumSmart juice, which also contains prebiotic soluble fiber. When I first started drinking it, I admit I had some of the same problems as with the F1 bars, but not as intense. Maybe now my digestive system is so used to this kind of fiber, that I don’t react to it anymore. So, I wouldn’t give up on eating these nutritious bars, just give your body time to adjust and most likely you’ll feel fine.
So glad I found this. I thought I’d found a gold mine of delicious chocolate and fiber when I ran across these bars. Would eat one or two a day, but would get this AWFUL gas, and I never have gas! Couldn’t figure it out as I’m not new to eating fiber. Well, guess that chicory root or something is causing it. (Plus it does have a bunch of sugar.) The rest of my box just hit the trashcan!
For me it’s more than gas – the effect is like I’ve taken a strong laxative! I’ve found that gas, bloating and urgent diarrhea (yes I said “urgent diarrhea”) are worse if these are eaten on an empty stomach. It’s a need to poop that can’t be ignored. I thought it was just my system’s reaction to the excessive fiber, but I do think it’s the combination of ingredients. I eat a ton of naturally occurring fiber in fruits, veggies and whole grains and never have this problem. I quit eating these a couple years ago after I had “issues” during a client meeting at work – how embarrassing! The ingredient list is just gross and processed. Think whole foods like fruits and vegetables if you are looking to achieve your diet goals – unfortunately, there are no shortcuts to weight loss. I truly believe all the processed crap is the reason for America’s weight problem – we get addicted to this industrial strength manufactured stuff huge corporations sell us instead of real food. If you’re constipated, there are less painful ways to find relief – Citrucel for example is very gentle, never fails me and actually provides relief from bloating. Glad everyone is talking about it, and it’s not just me.
I am sitting at my PC and suffering! after having 2 of these today.
I am definitely going to stop eating these. They are going in the bin straight away. They really need to put warnings on the packet!
Hope this goes away soon….
“Ethanol? Isn’t that something I put in my car?”
“Ethanol causes cirrhosis of the liver and cancer and will KILL you!”
The ignorance in these comments is astounding. Ethanol is just another name for common grain alcohol, the same kind that’s in beer, wine, and any other alcoholic beverages. The amount of ethanol in these bars is minuscule. You’d have to eat enough of these bars to get drunk on a regular basis before you’d need to start worrying about the ethanol in them, and I’m fairly positive that’s physically impossible. If you’ve ever had a beer, you’ve had more ethanol than you’ll get from 100 of these bars.
Please don’t comment on something you have no knowledge of.
Hahaha…LMAO!!! I am also a victim of the “Fiber One Farts”. Plus, something wierd about them is that I actually get CONSTIPATED from them…huh, I thought fiber is supposed to do the opposite??? They are deeelicious and I was trying to find out the points for them and stumbled across your site, so funny. I love how they taste so I was thinking maybe it was just coincidence that was causing my stomach issues and was going to keep eating them and hope for the best…but after reading these comments and seeing it is no coincidence, I dont think so! I also feel they should have a warning on them–ya know, like the Olestra chips do… “Caution, may cause cramping, diahrrea and loud stinky farts”
Let me say this:
I have serious IBS (the kind that I go too often) and these bars really help calm my stomach down. I can’t handle several types of foods because of my sensitive stomach but these bars (only 1 a day) help my stomach to stop going so often. I notice a huge difference in my stomach when I don’t eat them. I guess I’m lucky that they don’t bother my stomach like most people. :-)
Holy Gaseous Goose-nipples!
Check that out…someone that IS naturally bowely actually gets relief from these yummies..I noticed that it takes a lot less time for me to acclimate to the Fiberone bars after I have not had them for a while…or at least so it seems…
I also suffered the ill effects of the FOFB’s. My best friend kept telling me how good these were but she sure didn’t happen to include what the side effect were! I had two last night cause I wanted to try both flavors and man oh man! My husband is totally offened by the fart in bed so I had been holding them in for a while, it was like holding back a tsunami! I thought I would sneak one off quitely right well it started off innocent enough then it was like I blew out the wall, my poor husband awoke from a deep sleep yelling “what the hell” he thought someone crashed into the house I of course fell out of the bed I was laughing so hard! Caution: Must have sense of humor when eating these bars!
These are perfect to satisfy my urge to binge eat. If I need to binge, I inhale 3 of these and cannot eat for the rest of the day! It sure beats my previous 2-3000 calorie binges!
OMG~
So happy I happened upon this site. I thought I was dying with some colon thing~ I do have a little IBS but after eating one of these bars, I felt as if I had food poisoning~
A few months back I had one and had to get up in the middle of the night with cramps and a bowel movement that was like water~
Now yesterday, I wasn’t very hungry for lunch so I had one and thought, I’ll give them one more try, perhaps my first incident had nothing at all to do with the bar… WRONG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I was up at 4:00 A.M. same nausea and the runs big time~
I also believe it is the chicory root~ Never again will I eat one of these. I advise anyone out there not to eat these, especially if you have IBS~
Maybe I’m the odd duck here, because I have never had anybloating or other ill effects from eating them. On the rare occasion I do eat one, my system becomes tip top and regular. One bar cures irregulatrity for me with no bad side effects whatesoever. In fact, I bought a box last night, because of some … ahem … troubling constipation. For me, they are nothing but sweet relief!
I think that a lot of people are sensitive to the chicory root, while some people aren’t. Pamela, you totally miss the point here. Yes, there are foods that give people gas, but the pain and bloating that comes with the chicory root is way beyond acceptable. I tried easing into it, but even after 3 months, I was miserable. And Gas-X did nothing for it. Someone who doesn’t react to this has no idea how bad it feels. I do think that FiberOne and any other company that uses chicory root to jack up their fiber content should be ashamed. It’s a cheap way to do this and tricks people into thinking it’s a good product. It is so not worth it. I have never reacted this way to something that was supposed to be good for you. Read those labels, people. Anything that claims to have lots of fiber probably has chicory root.
These taste great, but they give me the runs. Honestly, everytime I’ve had one, diarrhea. Not gonna eat anymore.
These bars are soooooo gooooood i have no complaints after a little while the gas stops,i have lost 5 pounds in 6 days i am so happy will continue eating them
These taste good, and I have not had the gas problem or runs. Since constipation is my issue, i could use the runs, he,he. Sorry for the TMI. Anyway, I think this is a good product for some and not for others. Try it, and if it works, then so be it. I will do more research on the chicory root though.
A lot of people make the mistake of suddenly increasing their fiber intake without increasing their water intake. This means that the fiber bulks in their stomach and they end up bloated, in pain (sometimes with gas), and seriously constipated.
I am a college student and I have been keeping the Fiber One bars in my room as a short snack before class….Well not such a good idea 0_o First off I sit in the front of all my classes so after I eat a bar and go to class I would fart and when everyone starts smelling it and asking who dealt it, so you know what I do? Look around and go along with the crowd “Yeah seriously oh my gosh whoever it was needs to go to the doctor” But on a serious note these bars and even the 90 calorie brownies are so good in taste and nutritional wise but I have learned the hard way that one is enough! I even tried having it for a night time snack and lets just say I did not get much sleep that night other then the extreme amount of gas and excessive bathroom use these bars are great…when used sparsely (Oats and caramel is delicious)
Oh Man! Fiber one bars are lethal…but so delicious. Honestly they should market this stuff as a laxative (or the next addictive drug cuz im hooked :s). So I tried eating just half this morning for breakfast…10 hrs later and ive been to the restroom about 4 times and i feel like someone’s popping bubble wrap in my tummy…
Michelle, just because your experience is different than others does not mean you are better and/or right. I bought the bars for the first time today and I ate one. Yes, only one. I know it’s hard to believe, as you seem to think that everyone sits around with a box in their lap, shoveling bar after bar into their greedy mouths, but in this instance, you don’t know what you are talking about. As I said, I had one bar and the gas has been coming non stop for 5 hours now, which truthfully is entirely strange to me. I am not going to lie and say that I never have gas, but it is extremely rare for me to let one rip. Anyways, I have eaten one of these bars, and I really don’t plan on eating a second, unless I am in bad company. Michelle, Do some people cram food in their faces and maybe thought to eat these as a lower calorie alternative, only to turn around and eat the entire box in one sitting? Yes, I am sure it has happened. But to assume that everyone that experiences issues has been doing this, is just plain dumb. You get a gold star for your self control, but your not the only one with that trait.
Thank you! I tried the Oats and Caramel bar 2 days ago. Shortly afterward!!!!!!! I have suffered for the past two days. Thought I was having a gallbladder attack! Swollen belly, pain, gas, etc. Will never, ever buy again. Also, they are wayyyyyyyy too sweet for my tastebuds. The sugar content is off the charts.
Until your body gets used to the fiber, you will have bad gas or intestinal problems. Fiber is good for you and you need to eat it. If you eat one per day for 2 weeks your body will adjust and be all the better for it. It is like anything else, if your body is not used to it, it will react. Give it time and don’t give up after the first bar or box.
Oh and drink water with it or else you can’t digest the fiber and the problems are even worse. When you increase fiber you MUST increase water intake.
I’ve turned into a farting machine since I started eating one Fiber One bar a day. It took me a couple days to figure out what was causing all the gas. It was so bad at work I had to go to the ladies room and hit the flush handle & fart at the same time to disguise the loudness! I bought a box of 36 at Cosco last Friday, so I guess I’m in for a real tootin time until there gone.
I can’t believe I keep going back to them. I’ve been eating them for years, knowing what they do to me. But I just can’t help myself — and now that they came out with the 90 calorie ones, I discovered that they were only 1 point each, so I was like, “hey! I can eat a whole box and it’s only 5 points!” I thought since they looked like mostly rice instead of the makeup of the regular Fiber One/Fiber Plus bars, they wouldn’t be hazardous to my stomach. As George Takei would say, “Oh, Myyyyyyyy.” My youngest makes me sleep in his bed at night (and shares a room with his big brother), and I could NOT control the sounds last night. It wasn’t even regular fart sounds. They determined that it sounded like we were watching Return of the Jedi, because mommy’s poots sounded like that Ewok dialect from the movie. Seriously. It sounds like words flying out of my backside. Entire conversations! And the gas today makes me want to die. Have been watching the clock all day, praying for the glorious moment I can get in my car to leave, roll up the windows, crank the radio, and cut loooooooooose.
I’m SO glad to read this because I’ve been so worried that I had a serious colon problem that I actually called my GI and made an appointment for a colonoscopy this week. I thought I might have some kind of cancer that caused me to blow up like a balloon. I bought the Costco box and had been eating a couple a day. The bloating and farting got so bad and my family was disgusted with me….can you say MOTORBOAT! One night I actually ran from the dinner table and couldn’t get far enough away to mask the LOUD noises. I came back literally hanging my head, and said “Something is WRONG with me, This is crazy!” Haven’t had one in 3 days and I’ve finally returned to normal.