Core Diet Approved Foods
Below is a list of those convenience foods that are Core Diet Approved! These are the foods that are easy to travel with that either 1) meet the Core Ratio, or 2) are truly Core foods based on their ingredients! As a refresher, Core Foods are any lean meats, fruits, veggies, nuts, or seeds and these foods can be consumed any time! Other, packaged foods that meet the Core Ratio, or are truly Core foods based on their ingredients are in part captured below. What is the Core Ratio? Carbs + Sugar - Fiber divided by Fat + Protein. This Ratio must be less than two to minimize blood sugar impacts. These foods must also have saturated fat content below 5 grams per serving to be Core Diet Approved! If you have a food to add to our list, or would like to use the Core Diet approved food label on your product, please contact us!
Product or Brand | Flavor of Product | Protein | Carbs | Sugars | Fiber | Fat | Core Ratio |
TLC Bars* | Trail Mix | 6 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 2 |
TLC Bars* | Honey Almond | 17 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 1.7 |
TLC Bars* | Peanut Peanut Butter | 7 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 1.7 |
Nature Valley Protein Bars | PB Dark Chocolate | 10 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 0.7 |
Nature Valley Protein Bars | Peanut Almond Dark Chocolate | 10 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 0.7 |
Planter’s Trail Mix | Nuts, Seeds and Raisins | 0 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 1.4 |
Steve’s Beef Jerky | Original | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
Joseph’s Bread Product | Flax, Oat Bran & WW Tortilla | 7 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 1.5 | 0.7 |
Joseph’s Bread Product | High Fiber Plus Pita Bread | 11 | 22 | 1 | 9 | 3.5 | 1 |
Joseph’s Bread Product | Heart Friendly Pita Bread | 7 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 1.5 | 0.7 |
Joseph’s Bread Product | Flax, Oat Bran & WW Pita Bread | 6 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0.5 |
Joseph’s Bread Product | Flax, Oat Bran & WW Square Lavish | 5 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0.6 |
Joseph’s Bread Product | 7” Organic Flax Tortilla | 3 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.8 |
Food for Life | Genesis 1:19 Sprouted Whole Grain & Seed Bread | 4 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1.8 |
Food for Life | Genesis 1:29 Sprouted Whole Grain English Muffins | 4 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
Food for Life | Ezekial 4:9 Sprouted Whole Grain Tortilla | 6 | 24 | 0 | 5 | 3.5 | 2 |
Food for Life/Moophrey | Baked Vegan Burgers | 16 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 1.5 | 0.5 |
Way Better Sprouted Chips | All Flavors Chips | 1-2 | 14-18 | 0 | 2-3 | 7-8 | 1.2 – 1.7 |
Chocolate 85%+ Cocoa | 1.4 oz (4 squares) | 5 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 0.6 |
Some pre-packaged foods are naturally Core in nature by the ingredients they use (no need to check Core Ratio!):
- Lara Bar
- NRG Nar
- You Bar
- Elevate Me Bar
- Biotta Juices
