Quest bar formula change
Noreenmarie1234
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I buy quite a few boxes and recently made a topic about inconsistency between boxes. I found why this was. Quest bar changed their fiber blend to soluble corn fiber instead of what they used before. Some of the bars have different nutritionals as well now. I have never gotten one of the new ones until now.
I assume the old ones will be in stores until they sell out and then they will all be new ones. I am VERY sad about this because they are not very good at all. The texture is a lot different and they have a weird taste to them. I was wondering if anyone else has tried the new formula and was wondering what you thought of it?
I assume the old ones will be in stores until they sell out and then they will all be new ones. I am VERY sad about this because they are not very good at all. The texture is a lot different and they have a weird taste to them. I was wondering if anyone else has tried the new formula and was wondering what you thought of it?
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I eat one a day. I buy at Trader Joes, have not noticed yet.
Which flavor do you get? Trader Joes only has S'mores, Cookies and Cream, and Cookie Dough.
Thank you for the heads up.0 -
I just got more Cookie and Cream Quest bars today. I didn't notice any difference in the taste at all. I love that one along with Mint chocolate chunk and Double chocolate chunk.
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I noticed the change right away as soon as I unwrapped it. Went to the website for fear i was going to have an allergic reaction. They hadn't changed anything so I couldn't eat it but the cookies and creme is a very different taste. I prefer the chewy texture to that bar. I don't mind the lemon bars being the new formula. I guess it'll take some getting use to.
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I haven't noticed yet. I wonder if my stores are still going through old boxes.0
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Oh I didnt know they changed the formula, but I did notice a change in the taste of my cookie dough bars at first. I've kept eating them tho and gotten used to it by now, but yeah I did notice something was slightly off.0
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I just ate a double chocolate chunk yesterday. The only thing I noticed was how chocolaty it was:)0
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Interesting. I recently read that they were investigating many reports that the bars were spiking insulin, confirmed by blood tests, and they were suspicious of the type of fiber they were using. This may be an attempt to correct that.....0
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More fiber
Less carbs
Less sugar
So all that bag on lower carb and less sugar should immediately stop eating Quest bars!
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Interesting. I recently read that they were investigating many reports that the bars were spiking insulin, confirmed by blood tests, and they were suspicious of the type of fiber they were using. This may be an attempt to correct that.....
Uh... what? Protein spikes insulin, dude. And Quest bars have a lot of that.0 -
spiking glucose probably, who has an insulin meter.0
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I used to be type 2 diabetic. I ate Quest bars before long term cardio or when traveling. There was minimal impact on glucometer tests.
Glucometer will pick up a spike in blood sugar.
Oddly enough, eating sugar will spike your blood sugar. Drinking a coke or cup of orange juice.
Not so much with protein.
A piece of steak does not impact a glucometer like a snickers bar.
Protein would not be a culprit of choice for a Quest bar creating a quick BG spike.
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This. Detecting insulin is - or was the last I heard of - pretty difficult to test for, at least in anything that would be portable.spiking glucose probably, who has an insulin meter.
I've often wondered how this is supposed to happen. Is the glutamine in there getting converted into sugar rapidly? The resistant starch they use for fiber should take a while to breakdown via gut bacteria and enter the blood stream. Yet there are diabetics claiming their glucose spikes after eating one.0 -
they recently got sued for mismarketing the fiber in those things...this could be a response.
Still, what protein bar is better for nutrition and taste?0 -
Of course it would be creating a slightly larger spike than with protein alone. Any diabetic knows half the fiber rounded up is to be counted as carbs, and Quest bars have a lot of fiber.0
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My new box of White Chocolate Raspberry ones taste slightly different to me - but the cookie dough ones taste the same.0
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It seems since they changed the ingredients, the bars almost have more structure to them in their wrapper. Almost like they won't melt or get all crushed and stuck to the wrapper as easily.0
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I eat Quest bars as a cheat and use Victory Bars by Oh Yeah as a snack. They are healthier than Quest. PS I account 40% of all protein that will turn into carbs and 10% of all fats. I am a diabetic, Type 1.0
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A couple of them taste a little different to me, namely the cookies and cream. I just had a peanut butter chocolate one and it tastes about the same. Same with the cookie dough and chocolate chunk.
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These protein/fiber diet candy bars can easily be reduced to 3 ingredients with the same macros and nutrition by combining them in a bowl for a much cheaper price sans the fillers, abundance of sweeteners, and preservatives.
- Fiber syrup
- Protein powder
- Flavoring element, such as Oreo cookies
No cooking required. Video Instructionals are all over YouTube.0 -
These protein/fiber diet candy bars can easily be reduced to 3 ingredients with the same macros and nutrition by combining them in a bowl for a much cheaper price sans the fillers, abundance of sweeteners, and preservatives.
- Fiber syrup
- Protein powder
- Flavoring element, such as Oreo cookies
No cooking required. Video Instructionals are all over YouTube.
Thanks!
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I just bought a box of the chocolate brownie from Amazon.
How can I tell if they're the new formula?0 -
echmainfit619 wrote: »I just bought a box of the chocolate brownie from Amazon.
How can I tell if they're the new formula?
if they have soluble corn fiber in the ingredientsechmainfit619 wrote: »I just bought a box of the chocolate brownie from Amazon.
How can I tell if they're the new formula?0 -
On the quest facebook page there are tons of people commenting about how bad the new formula is and people giving bad reviews now. I hope they change it back. Now when I buy them I have to make sure they are the old formula before I buy.0
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Noreenmarie1234 wrote: »On the quest facebook page there are tons of people commenting about how bad the new formula is and people giving bad reviews now. I hope they change it back. Now when I buy them I have to make sure they are the old formula before I buy.
That always happens when products change recipes. Most often, there isn't a difference in taste, but people complain anyway because they don't like change. It happened in the UK, when Cadbury changed the recipe for creme eggs. There actually wasn't a difference in taste at all but everyone moaned anyway. As soon as people know the recipe for something was changed, they'll complain even if they hadn't noticed a difference.
I wouldn't have known that the recipe changed had I not come across this thread, and I've been eating the new ones for a week or so.0 -
So do all the new ones have 13gm of fiber vs 17? Is that how we can tell?0
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