Luna Bars

Just a quick blog on my favorite snack. :) I discovered Luna Bars last fall and after trying many of them, settled on the Peanut Butter Cookie flavor. Being pregnant, I always need to have a snack in the diaper bag or my purse and need something that can be quick and easy. I never remember to feed myself, with worrying about 2 kids. And that just isn't acceptable when you're 26 weeks pregnant! So, I buy Luna Bars in the big box from the grocery store (if they have them), Target or Drugstore.com and always have a box in the pantry.

They are made by Clif Bars, a company that NEDlife thoroughly endorses. They use all natural sweeteners and have lots of vitamins and minerals in them. But Luna Bars are made for women and have more of the nutrients that we need. And what I love most about them is that they have lots of Soy protein in them. And for us "low-estrogen" women, I need all of the Soy I can get, since soy mimics estrogen in our bodies. And especially being pregnant, I need lots of estrogen to help protect this little baby and make sure that she is developing properly.

My word of caution: if you are a woman who is more estrogen-dominant, than you don't want to have to much soy, so these might not be the snack for you - certainly not on a daily basis. How do you know if you are estrogen-dominant? Usually you got your period earlier, you have a nice curvy body and clear skin. And if you are taking birth control pills, you have all of the estrogen that you need, so you really should avoid soy as much as you can. You already get plenty of it in your make-ups, lotions and foods without realizing it.

But for those of you who are lower-estrogen (you got your period a bit later, you breakout around your period, you have a heavy, crampy period, and tend to not have as many curves, or you've had several girls!), Luna Bars are a wonderful protein snack - perfect for us moms who are always "on-the-go!" :)