Need Protein Bars Suggestions!

stephica

Hello All,

I was wondering what protein bars you have tried, which are great, which are not so great etc.

Thanks so much in advance

stephica

Hello All,

I was wondering what protein bars you have tried, which are great, which are not so great etc.

Thanks so much in advance

kmlatimer

Luna chocolate peppermint stick. Really tastes good and only 180 calories.

Luko

Vanilla crisp powerbars are delicious. I used to eat them everyday for breakfast or a snack.

I don't eat them anymore due to me changing my diet up so I can lose weight faster.

rstehwien

Detour bars won 2008 bar of the year (http://www.detourbar.com/). They are quite tasty and have a wide variety to suit different goals. I personally like the Lean Muscle if I want more protein than carb or the oatmeal if I want more carb than protein - both have low sugar and relatively low fat and a good amount of fiber (the oatmeal having a bunch). All hard qualities to find in a bar.

ZeroImpact bars are also good (not as good tasting) as they are supposed to have low impact on blood sugar good protein and fiber counts but are higher in fat than Detour. http://www.vpxsports.com/sports-nutrition-supplements/muscle-building/zero-impact-mrb.aspx

getfitwithangela

Those sound great! Thanks :happy:

colliertoys

I love and eat everyday the Apex Breakfast Square- Iced Oatmeal Cinnamin Roll Bar.
Lots of protein and tastes very good.

stef_e_b

It isn't a protein bar but I like the fibre 1 chocolate bars It keeps me full until lunch for only 160 cals

Nich0le

peanut butter and an apple I just can't stomach the protein bars :noway:

watch48win

I love all the LUNA bars....yummy! They are great to keep in the car and grab when I'm hungry

havingitall

Luna Caramel Nut Brownie or Clif Maple Nut

Yum

colliertoys

Also Apex makes a Caramel Peanut Butter Cookie that is awesome. 160 calories, 6 fat, and 12 protein. Very good.

mnichol

South Beach bars, cinnamon/raisin-140 cals, 10 g protein, taste good!!

mrsyac2

pure protein and balance bars

stephica

:smooched: Thanks Everyone!!!!!

Here in Canada we don't seem to have as much choice as the states! However

Thanks for all your suggestions.

JDHINAZ

Clif bars, any and all.

NUM num num num

maree

ProMax Double Chocolate Fudge bar!!!! They are delicious....like eating a brownie. I can only find them at Trader Joes though.

ronkswife2000

The special K protein bars are the only bars I've tried and they're all pretty good... however everyone on this thread seems to like the luna protein bars so I'm going to give that a try! Have a great weekend everyone!

mrsyac2

Are you looking for a meal replacement or just a snack? That has alot to do with the options as well-

Sapporo

We have the Clif, Luna, Promax and Power bars here in Canada. I started buying the Equate no name brand from Walmart and they are good, only $1.47 each and it's a 24g protein bar with 300 cals so a big snack/ partial meal replacement, tastes good too.
Clif bars taste great, Luna bars are okay, Promax are gross and I haven't tried a Power bar.

fiddlechic

atkins marshmallow mudslide bar yum! or the think thin brand.

stephica

We have the Clif, Luna, Promax and Power bars here in Canada. I started buying the Equate no name brand from Walmart and they are good, only $1.47 each and it's a 24g protein bar with 300 cals so a big snack/ partial meal replacement, tastes good too.
Clif bars taste great, Luna bars are okay, Promax are gross and I haven't tried a Power bar.

Thank You! The day after I found Clif bars at Walmart. I didn't try any but I do find they are very small for the calorie intake. Have you happened to see the Pure Protein anywhere?

Sapporo

I think Pure Protein were the ones I found at Costco and I didn't like them very much. There was one kind from Costco in a huge box so it was cheap per bar but they were kinda gross in texture.
I only buy Clif bars on sale, they go on sale at Canadian Superstore and are 4 for $5 right now. They are good post workout, while they look small they are very filling and are close to a 4:1 carb to protein ratio which is great for muscles after weights.
I still need to find a good mostly just protein bar as well too, right now the Equate bars are what I buy but they don't sell by the box and unfortunately I can't get over the cheap store brand thing so worry about the quality (probably silly, I did work in a factory many years ago where we produced and packed things that were the same for big brands, the machine would just change the labels and we'd put the same things into President's Choice boxes which is practically no name).

stephica

I think Pure Protein were the ones I found at Costco and I didn't like them very much. There was one kind from Costco in a huge box so it was cheap per bar but they were kinda gross in texture.
I only buy Clif bars on sale, they go on sale at Canadian Superstore and are 4 for $5 right now. They are good post workout, while they look small they are very filling and are close to a 4:1 carb to protein ratio which is great for muscles after weights.
I still need to find a good mostly just protein bar as well too, right now the Equate bars are what I buy but they don't sell by the box and unfortunately I can't get over the cheap store brand thing so worry about the quality (probably silly, I did work in a factory many years ago where we produced and packed things that were the same for big brands, the machine would just change the labels and we'd put the same things into President's Choice boxes which is practically no name).

Thanks so much for all your info, I just checked your profile and you are from KITCHENER. That is SOOO close from me. Super close to my hometown. I had no idea that they had Cliff bars here (In Canada) until I checked at A&P but they were around 3 dollars a bar. I will for sure have to check out the Great Canadian Super Store. What brands do you like best? Thanks so much.

Sapporo

I like the oatmeal raisin walnut, black cherry almond, maple nut, and carrot cake Clif bars the best. No problem!

roserex

My favorite bar - taste good/chewy/moist is Quaker Chewy-Fiber&Omega Bars (Peanut Butter is my favorite but Dark Choc Chunk is great too). They have 160 cals, 34 carbs, 2 fat, 4 prot, 10 g fiber.
They feel me up and help boost my fiber/carb intake which is always low if I don't eat these. They come in a box of 6. Hope you find one you like.

Phoenixflame

I Clif Builder Bars. The Chocolate Mint one tastes like a Thin Mint!

I REALLY want to try a Detour Bar.

SwSe86

Personally I like the Luna brand bars... I also am a fan of the Clif bars. They tend to be higher in calories though around 240-280 a bar :noway: Some of the slim fast bars are ok too if you are just looking for snacks. I personally HATE the kashi bars I think they taste like cardboard

AnneElise

I like the special K protein bars.. the chocolate chip ones expecially. I like to eat them right before I work out.

ronkswife2000

I just tried the Luna protein bar and it was great!!! Best I've had by far... I had the nuts over chocolate, the brownie Luna bar looked good too but I wanted to get an individual one and try it before I bought a box of six. Most of the other protein bars had tons of calories 240, 250, 260 even and this one only had 190.

Two thumbs up in my book! :drinker:

ma9321

My all time fav are the Apex Breakfast bars. They are all delicious. My second choice would have to be Clif Bars.