Are frozen juice bars and popsicles lower in calories than the conventional fruit-flavored popsicles?
No, unless they are a smaller size, calories of juice bars and the conventional frozen treats based on sugar-water are similar. Although all these bars may taste like fruit they contain widely varying amounts of juice. “Juice bars” sometimes contain only 10 percent fruit juice, and the few that are labeled with 90 percent juice may not be the kind of juice you expect. Some products note that they contain half or a whole day’s recommended vitamin C. However, that doesn’t mean they supply the broad range of vitamins, antioxidants and minerals such as potassium that we get from a serving of fruit or juice. Calories of these bars don’t vary much, because they contain about the same amount of sugar, whether from juice or added sugars. The only bars with calories as low as 15 to 20 each are usually somewhat smaller than other bars and made with no-calorie sweeteners. Q: I’ve heard that mulberries are super-nutritious fruits we should be eating, so why are they so hard to find? A: Fresh mulbe
