Quest bars...are they healthy??

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  • lipglossjunky73
    lipglossjunky73 Posts: 497 Member
    I love them and they have 2 grams of sugar!!!
  • MeganDominique
    MeganDominique Posts: 229 Member
    I really hate quest bars... they taste like chemical stuff to me D:

    My favorite go to bar in between classes are eat nakd bars :)
    they come in 10 flavors, my personal favorite is cashew cookie or brownie delight.
    They are wholesome and contain maybe tops 6 ingredients and are primarily things like nuts, cocoa, dates that sort of thing depending on the bar.

    I haven't tried there other products I do know they have protein ones and such now, but I find the orginal filling as is!
  • Lumpy52403
    Lumpy52403 Posts: 187 Member
    I usually have one each weekday while at work as a mid-day snack, and if I am traveling I will take some with me. However, my digestive system doesn't like for me to have more than one a day.
  • MityMax96
    MityMax96 Posts: 5,778 Member
    One other thing to consider with them and what I have started doing.

    Is if I have one, I total up the macros, and calculate the calories based on that.
    So like the Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough one is like 190 cals
    But the macros total 240.
    So I do a quick add of 50 calories
  • cityjaneLondon
    cityjaneLondon Posts: 12,717 Member
    I have just bought a mixed pack of 12 so I can try all the flavours. The cookies with cream isn't in it.:cry:

    I have bought them because I am very hypoglycemic and can't go too long between meals. We are due to do a lot of travelling and most easily available nutrition will be high carb and calorie. I thought these might save me from a pain chocolat or a big sub. I plan to pop one in my handbag every morning to save me from myself.

    I bought them from Amazon. :ohwell:
  • Cortelli
    Cortelli Posts: 1,369 Member
    One other thing to consider with them and what I have started doing.

    Is if I have one, I total up the macros, and calculate the calories based on that.
    So like the Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough one is like 190 cals
    But the macros total 240.
    So I do a quick add of 50 calories

    You may be doing yourself a disservice there (cause I think you are bulking?). The issue comes down to whether the fiber is insoluble (i.e., whether your body can break down the fiber for the energy, or whether it passes through your system). There is a some debate around Quest bars and the extent to which the included Isomalto-Oligosaccharides are insoluble or not (and a lawsuit). IIRC, fiber as a carb has to be listed as a carb, but the calorie count total from carbs is based on soluable carbs. Not proclaiming I know the definitive answer re: Quest bars (and I like 'em on occasion and used to eat more of them but just sort of fell out of the habit), but if you're bulking and trying hard to gain weight, you may be overestimating your effective calorie intake if you're doing this with these bars and other fiber-rich foods.

    TL;DR Version: I'm worried you may be sabotaging your gainzzz!
  • MityMax96
    MityMax96 Posts: 5,778 Member
    One other thing to consider with them and what I have started doing.

    Is if I have one, I total up the macros, and calculate the calories based on that.
    So like the Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough one is like 190 cals
    But the macros total 240.
    So I do a quick add of 50 calories

    You may be doing yourself a disservice there (cause I think you are bulking?). The issue comes down to whether the fiber is insoluble (i.e., whether your body can break down the fiber for the energy, or whether it passes through your system). There is a some debate around Quest bars and the extent to which the included Isomalto-Oligosaccharides are insoluble or not (and a lawsuit). IIRC, fiber as a carb has to be listed as a carb, but the calorie count total from carbs is based on soluable carbs. Not proclaiming I know the definitive answer re: Quest bars (and I like 'em on occasion and used to eat more of them but just sort of fell out of the habit), but if you're bulking and trying hard to gain weight, you may be overestimating your effective calorie intake if you're doing this with these bars and other fiber-rich foods.

    TL;DR Version: I'm worried you may be sabotaging your gainzzz!

    Yeah I considered that stuff as well.....and the role fiber plays.

    But I get enough trace calories from sauces I dont log (bbq, teriyaki, ketchup, etc..), so I compensate for those QuickAdds I put in.....
  • cookeylady
    cookeylady Posts: 147 Member
    why not just make your own. it is so easy and so much healthier. and you make and freeze them.
  • bvar1
    bvar1 Posts: 48 Member
    One other thing to consider with them and what I have started doing.

    Is if I have one, I total up the macros, and calculate the calories based on that.
    So like the Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough one is like 190 cals
    But the macros total 240.
    So I do a quick add of 50 calories

    Hmm, never heard this before. Would you mind explaining how that works? In that case I may be consuming more cals then I think and sabotaging myself that way.
  • MityMax96
    MityMax96 Posts: 5,778 Member
    One other thing to consider with them and what I have started doing.

    Is if I have one, I total up the macros, and calculate the calories based on that.
    So like the Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough one is like 190 cals
    But the macros total 240.
    So I do a quick add of 50 calories

    Hmm, never heard this before. Would you mind explaining how that works? In that case I may be consuming more cals then I think and sabotaging myself that way.

    Chocoloate Chip cookie Dough is listed as:
    190 calories on the label.
    But Macros are:
    Prot = 21 gr == 84 calories
    Carb = 21 gr == 84 calories
    Fat = 8 gr == 72 calories
    Total Calories == 240 calories.
  • northbanu
    northbanu Posts: 366 Member
    One other thing to consider with them and what I have started doing.

    Is if I have one, I total up the macros, and calculate the calories based on that.
    So like the Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough one is like 190 cals
    But the macros total 240.
    So I do a quick add of 50 calories

    Hmm, never heard this before. Would you mind explaining how that works? In that case I may be consuming more cals then I think and sabotaging myself that way.

    Chocoloate Chip cookie Dough is listed as:
    190 calories on the label.
    But Macros are:
    Prot = 21 gr == 84 calories
    Carb = 21 gr == 84 calories
    Fat = 8 gr == 72 calories
    Total Calories == 240 calories.

    I think the fiber needs to be subtracted from the carbs. Does that make the numbers add up better?
  • ukaryote
    ukaryote Posts: 874 Member
    but didn't want to unintentionally be sabotaging weight-loss attempts

    You can't sabotage weight loss unless you eat too many calories.

    If you do not exactly hit your macros one day, you will probably balance them out over the week.
  • kazzsj0urney
    kazzsj0urney Posts: 57
    I love quest bars and have one most days and think they are perfectly fine. I dont have them as my lunch tho...I have one each afternoon for a snack.
  • bvar1
    bvar1 Posts: 48 Member
    One other thing to consider with them and what I have started doing.

    Is if I have one, I total up the macros, and calculate the calories based on that.
    So like the Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough one is like 190 cals
    But the macros total 240.
    So I do a quick add of 50 calories

    Hmm, never heard this before. Would you mind explaining how that works? In that case I may be consuming more cals then I think and sabotaging myself that way.

    Chocoloate Chip cookie Dough is listed as:
    190 calories on the label.
    But Macros are:
    Prot = 21 gr == 84 calories
    Carb = 21 gr == 84 calories
    Fat = 8 gr == 72 calories
    Total Calories == 240 calories.

    Ah I see. Thank you!
  • bvar1
    bvar1 Posts: 48 Member
    One other thing to consider with them and what I have started doing.

    Is if I have one, I total up the macros, and calculate the calories based on that.
    So like the Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough one is like 190 cals
    But the macros total 240.
    So I do a quick add of 50 calories

    Hmm, never heard this before. Would you mind explaining how that works? In that case I may be consuming more cals then I think and sabotaging myself that way.

    Chocoloate Chip cookie Dough is listed as:
    190 calories on the label.
    But Macros are:
    Prot = 21 gr == 84 calories
    Carb = 21 gr == 84 calories
    Fat = 8 gr == 72 calories
    Total Calories == 240 calories.

    I think the fiber needs to be subtracted from the carbs. Does that make the numbers add up better?

    I've heard that as well, not sure if the net carbs or total carbs should be factored in
  • bvar1
    bvar1 Posts: 48 Member
    but didn't want to unintentionally be sabotaging weight-loss attempts

    You can't sabotage weight loss unless you eat too many calories.

    If you do not exactly hit your macros one day, you will probably balance them out over the week.

    Okay, thanks so much! I usually don't go by macros, I go by calories and try to go less on carbs and more fat/protein anyway
  • kazzsj0urney
    kazzsj0urney Posts: 57
    They are not readily available where I live so I buy them from iherb.com.
  • earlnabby
    earlnabby Posts: 8,171 Member
    One other thing to consider with them and what I have started doing.

    Is if I have one, I total up the macros, and calculate the calories based on that.
    So like the Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough one is like 190 cals
    But the macros total 240.
    So I do a quick add of 50 calories

    Hmm, never heard this before. Would you mind explaining how that works? In that case I may be consuming more cals then I think and sabotaging myself that way.

    Chocoloate Chip cookie Dough is listed as:
    190 calories on the label.
    But Macros are:
    Prot = 21 gr == 84 calories
    Carb = 21 gr == 84 calories
    Fat = 8 gr == 72 calories
    Total Calories == 240 calories.

    I think the fiber needs to be subtracted from the carbs. Does that make the numbers add up better?

    I've heard that as well, not sure if the net carbs or total carbs should be factored in

    It depends. Generally, yes. but if you are T2 diabetic, no, because those of us who are need to count total carbs, not net carbs in our food plans.
  • redfisher1974
    redfisher1974 Posts: 614 Member
    You don't have to work out to need protein. Quest bars are an easy way for me to boost my protein every day and I eat them for breakfast/lunch while I'm in school, even if I'm not working out that day. As far as not being able to pronounce ingredients, look up the ingredients in an apple and you'll be amazed.

    The ingredients in an apple?

    Did you mean apple pie or something? because an apple only has one ingredient... apple.

    Made me laugh^ Thanks!
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  • tziol
    tziol Posts: 206 Member
    Some food products can be more healthy and some less but there is no such product that is 100% healthy especially these days....I think that one advantage of quest bars could be that it contains erythritol that is an alternative to normal sugar...and I think you should treat any protein bar as a food supplement but not a meal replacement.

    I didnt eat all flavours but I really like

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  • bvar1
    bvar1 Posts: 48 Member
    Some food products can be more healthy and some less but there is no such product that is 100% healthy especially these days....I think that one advantage of quest bars could be that it contains erythritol that is an alternative to normal sugar...and I think you should treat any protein bar as a food supplement but not a meal replacement.

    I didnt eat all flavours but I really like

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    Haha I love cookies and cream. But yeah, maybe eating them as a meal isn't a good idea

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