Living Fuel CocoChia . . . Raising the Bar

12 Bars per Box

In keeping with Living Fuel’s history of providing innovative nutritional solutions that fill unmet consumer needs, the company designed the first snack that brought together two powerful superfoods (coconut and chia seeds). Our loose CocoChia product was so well received, our customers started asking for it in a more convenient form. And we’ve responded . . . with the Living Fuel CocoChia Snack Bar!

The ultimate multi-tasker . . . whether you’re suffering from mid-afternoon munchies or require a quick refresher while traveling . . . the Living Fuel CocoChia Snack Bar is a filling, delicious, all-natural snack. With healthy fats, fiber and protein, it is also ideal for fitness enthusiasts, as it can help to stabilize blood sugar levels and replenish the body after a hard workout. Use it as a snack, an energy fuel, or a low-calorie meal replacement. It suits many needs!

Low calorie, low glycemic (only 8 net carbs and 5 grams of sugar), and made from only clean, organic sources, the CocoChia bar provides a steady, stable supply of energy and a reliable source of essential fats that your body needs.

But what’s most unique about the CocoChia Snack Bar is that it doesn’t just help you to recover what you’ve lost during a hard workout—it helps you to recharge. Pure organic coconut is one of the richest sources of saturated fat, saturated medium-chain triglycerides (MCTs), and omega-3 ALA. MCTs are used immediately by the body to create energy, so they speed up the body’s metabolic rate and are not stored in the body as fat.

Energy Bars . . . are they as healthy as they seem? For on-the-go eaters and fuel-burning athletes, energy bars (also called protein bars, power bars, cereal bars, etc.) are immensely popular today, as they offer seemingly quick sources of energy and nutrition with maximum convenience. Americans spend approximately $1.4 billion per year on energy bars, but what they may not know is that many of these products are little better than traditional candy bars—high in sugar, low in fiber, and offering very few vitamins, minerals, and healthy fats.

The CocoChia Bar does things a little differently. Here’s how: Many snack bars promise a quick source of energy. The Living Fuel CocoChia Snack bar also gives you essential fats from clean sources, delivering many other health benefits to the body that other snack bars don’t.

• Superior taste. Anyone who has tried an energy bar will tell you that it can (quite literally) leave a sour taste in your mouth. In addition to the bitter aftertaste, it’s often dry as sawdust. The CocoChia Bar’s great taste and texture will surprise you. Moist and chewy, it’s an appetizing blend of the finest organic coconut, chocolate liquor, almond butter, and chia seeds . . . and it is lightly sweetened by TheraSweet™, Living Fuel’s all natural, therapeutic sweetener.

• Suitable for everyone. High in fiber, gluten free, and organic, the CocoChia Snack Bar is a great choice for people with active lifestyles, athletes, dieters, and diabetics alike. It contains a healthy balance of protein, carbs, fiber and fats, that fills you up without leaving you feeling bloated or cramped. And its powerful metabolism boosters will help you maintain optimal weight.

• The only healthy fats bar on the market today. The Living Fuel CocoChia Snack Bar explodes those hard-to-die myths about fats. It contains no trans fats, only essential fats (healthy, metabolic-enhancing fats and medium chain triglycerides, Omega 3s, 6s, and 9s) that your body needs.

• Contains two unique and powerful ingredients. The two main ingredients contained in CocoChia are coconut and chia seeds. Unlike processed forms of coconut, which are stripped of nutritional value and void of coconut oil, Living Fuel CocoChia uses only pure, shredded, organic coconut that has been minimally processed, so that it retains all of the most valuable nutrients of the coconut. Chia seeds have long been used as a convenient source of fuel and energy by various North and South American Indian tribes. The Mayan word for chia is “strength”—and with good reason. The outer layer of the chia seed is made of soluble fiber, forming a slow burning, sustaining gel that provides a steady release of glucose (sugar) into the bloodstream. It can literally keep you going for hours. The unsaturated fats in chia seeds are healthy fats—omega-3s and omega-6s—essential to normal nervous system function, mood regulation, and memory. Omega-3 and -6 fatty acids also increase cell membrane fluidity, which means more nutrients can get to your cells, protecting you from disease and illness.

CocoChia—Nutritional Considerations and Applications Coconut

The peoples of the world’s tropical regions long have consumed coconut as a nutritious food and for its health giving properties. It has been cultivated for over 3000 years by the peoples in southern Asia and the Pacific islands. Coconut is one the richest vegetable sources of saturated fat and saturated medium-chain fatty acids (MCFA). Medium-chain fatty acids are used immediately by the body to create energy. Consequently, they increase the body’s metabolic rate and are not stored as fat. Moreover, because the MCFA in coconut are processed directly by the liver and are quickly converted into energy, less stress is placed on the digestive system and the pancreas. Our fresh shredded coconut is prepared using a proprietary process that locks in its rich flavor.

The MCFA in coconut are antibacterial, antiviral, antifungal, and antiparasitic. According to Bruce Fife, N.D., author of The Healing Miracles of Coconut, MCFA have proven to be effective in destroying the viruses that cause influenza, herpes, hepatitis C, and AIDS; the bacteria that cause pneumonia, food poisoning, urinary tract infections, and meningitis; fungi and yeast related to ringworm and candida; and parasites that cause intestinal infections. Coconuts and coconut oil are the richest natural sources of lauric acid, a medium-chain fatty acid that is especially effective against viruses and bacteria, and that strengthens the immune system. Human breast milk is high in MCFA, showing the need during lactation for consuming foods (such as coconut) that contain significant amounts of these fatty acids. In addition, coconut and coconut oil have been shown to protect the heart and arteries from damage caused by viruses, bacteria and free radicals. For all these reasons, coconut is classified as a “functional food,” a food that can provide benefits to health well beyond its nutritional content (Fife 119). Chia

These tiny seeds are nature's perfect food, containing essential fatty acids (the best known vegetarian source of alpha-linolenic acid, omega-3), protein, soluble fiber, protective antioxidants, minerals, and vitamins. Native Americans in Mexico and the southwest United States consumed the seeds of the chia plant for hundreds of years before the arrival of Europeans. Chia was cultivated by the Aztecs, Mayas, Tehuantapecs and other tribes.

Chia seeds contain 32-39% oil. The oil offers the highest natural percentage known of alpha-linolenic acid (60-63%). Alpha-linolenic acid (omega-3) is an essential fatty acid that in the human body acts as a substratum for the transformation into EPA and DHA through the action of desaturation and elongation enzymes. In addition, the seeds contain some omega-6 essential fatty acids and exhibit a favorable omega-3 to omega-6 ratio of 3:2. Modern diets contain too little omega-3 fatty acids. The seeds also contain 19-23% protein and the amino acids of chia protein have no limiting factors in the adult diet (i.e., they are a complete protein source with all essential amino acids in an appropriate balance). Chia seeds also are a good source of B vitamins, calcium, phosphorus, potassium, zinc, boron, and copper. Chia seeds possess strong antioxidant activity. The most important antioxidants obtained are chlorogenic acid, caffeic acid and flavanol glycosides. Because oxidation is delayed significantly, chia shows great potential within the food industry when compared to other alpha-linolenic acid sources, such as flax seeds (which exhibit rapid decomposition due to a lack of antioxidants).

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Chia seeds absorb more than seven times their weight in water and form a gel that causes a slow release of carbohydrates and an equally slow conversion of carbohydrates into glucose (blood sugar) for energy. The outer layer of chia seeds is rich in mucilloid soluble fiber (the seeds contain 5% soluble fiber). When the seeds are mixed with water or stomach juices, a gel forms creating a physical barrier between the carbohydrates and the digestive enzymes that break them down. The carbohydrates eventually are digested, but at a slow and uniform rate. There is no insulin surge necessary to reduce blood sugar levels. The water retaining capacity of the gel helps level out water intake and maintains electrolyte balance. For additional reading, we highly recommend The Magic of Chia by James Scheer.