protein bar question with a little TMI...

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juliekaiser1988
juliekaiser1988 Posts: 604 Member
in Food and Nutrition
I can't seem to find a protein bar that doesn't give me gas pain. Like makes me miserable. Anyone find one that doesn't do that?

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  • cityruss
    cityruss Posts: 2,493 Member
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    Maybe don't eat protein bars?
  • kayeiam
    kayeiam Posts: 215 Member
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    ^^^^^ agree
  • martyqueen52
    martyqueen52 Posts: 1,120 Member
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    Are you having a reaction to the whey inside the bars?

  • TheBeachgod
    TheBeachgod Posts: 825 Member
    edited January 2015
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    Look for ones without maltitol or chickory root aka inulin.

    wisegeekhealth.com/what-are-the-different-maltitol-side-effects.htm

    webmd.com/vitamins-and-supplements/inulin-uses-and-risks
  • klwells08
    klwells08 Posts: 158 Member
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    Stay away from the chickory root!! It is the stuff of the devil if you have remotely sensitive stomach.

    I've had decent luck with quest bars, but they are pricey.
  • prestigio
    prestigio Posts: 181 Member
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    Make them yourself using oats, whey and peanut butter.
  • BeTheChange352
    BeTheChange352 Posts: 253 Member
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    Quaker has come out with them now, too. Not sure which kinds they all have but I bought the chocolate peanut butter ones. I found out the hard way that I don't like them. If you like Cliff bars you will probably like them, similar texture and taste.
  • rand486
    rand486 Posts: 270 Member
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    prestigio wrote: »
    Make them yourself using oats, whey and peanut butter.

    This is what I'd do. Straight from my MFP recipe:

    4.00 scoop (24g), 100% Whey Isolate Protein Powder- Vanilla
    3.00 cup, Cereals - Oats, regular and quick and instant, unenriched, cooked with water, without salt (oatmeal)
    30.00 g (1 tbsp), Just Peanuts - Peanut Butter
    1.00 cup (113g) - small container, Cottage Cheese - 1% Low Fat
    0.50 cup, 1% Milk
    1.00 tbsp, Spices - Pumpkin pie spice

    Mix it all in a bowl, and serve it out in whatever serving sizes you like. I love this for when I'm bulking.

    If your stomach still bothers you, switch the whey protein powder out for a non-dairy one. That's likely bugging you.
  • GothyFaery
    GothyFaery Posts: 762 Member
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    invest in some GasX.... or, you know, just don't eat the protein bars. I get the same problem when I eat FiberOne anything. It literally doubles me over in pain. I mostly just avoid it but sometimes that 90 calorie brownie is just screaming to go in the microwave and then be crumbled up over my ice cream. That's why I have GasX in the house! It works pretty fast too.

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