Good protein bar less expensive than Quest?

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  • queenbea77
    queenbea77 Posts: 404 Member
    LOL, what a thread to find! I just had my first Quest bar last week (tropical flavor) and it was to die for! I bought them at GNC (buy 3 get 2 free). I had the peanut butter this morning and while it was "good' I didn't like it as much. I was at the Vitamin Shoppe yesterday and was looking at the Quest bars there and the manager pointed out one that she said it excellent. It was cheaper but I haven't tried it yet. I agree with arabianhorse - they are a treat and they keep me from eating something worse. Nothing worse than buying a protein bar that tastes nasty then you've wasted all of that money. Kind bars are pretty good too
  • J72FIT
    J72FIT Posts: 6,008 Member
    I try to avoid most processed foods so I make protein bars using the protein powder I purchased. I found the recipe on bodybuilding.com and they are fantastic. AND they are homemade. My rule of thumb for eating "junk" food was always that store bought is not worth the calories but if a desert is homemade then I am more likely to give it a try.
    You do realize the protein powder you buy is.....processed. Gasp!!!

    ^^^ This. LOLZ!!!

    Apparently you need me to define the word "most" for you.
    most
    mōst/
    determiner & pronoun
    determiner: most; pronoun: most

    1.
    superlative of many, much.
    2.
    greatest in amount or degree.
    adverb
    adverb: most

    1.
    superlative of much.
    2.
    to the greatest extent.
    Ohhhhhh.....now I get it.

    You swap 1 processed protein bar for 1 protein powder to make homemade protein bars with yourself because the protein bars you make yourself at home with processed protein powder are less processed than the bars that are made in a factory.

    Gotcha!!!

    Congrats! You just added 30 seconds to your life...
  • cuinboston2014
    cuinboston2014 Posts: 848 Member
    Try Pure Protein Bars
    21 g Protein 3 g Sugar

    Check out this link for protein bar reviews. It's the Canadian site (with an American option), not sure where you reside.

    http://ca.bodybuilding.com/store/ww/pure-protein-bars.html?_requestid=1862014

    I love Pure Protein! Particularly the Peanut butter chocolate crunch and vanilla chocolate crunch kinds. They have the some caramel nut one too which is pretty good but I don't see it everywhere
  • laserturkey
    laserturkey Posts: 1,680 Member
    I order my Quest bars directly from the company by the box, or sometimes through Amazon Prime with free shipping, if there happens to be a good price available. I pay just over $2 per bar that way. I have not found another bar that measures up, but I did like Clif Builder's Bars before I discovered Quest.
  • judyde
    judyde Posts: 401 Member
    Thinkthin Protein Bars - 20g protein, 0g sugar
    I like to freeze them, tastes so much better

    I second this. There are not as many varieties as Quest, but I can get them on sale at Kroger for $1 each. Chocolate Brownie crunch is my favorite.

    I thought ThinkThin didn't have that many flavors, then I found a bunch on amazon.com. If you buy at least 5 items via Subscribe and Save, you can save 20%
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  • brianlowell
    brianlowell Posts: 28 Member
    I do Kind, Power Bar's, and Cliff bars...
  • VASMA63
    VASMA63 Posts: 19 Member
    I have been making my own energy bars lately and have come up with some really good ones (tons of recipes online). With that said if I buy bars my go-to bars are: Good Greens Bars, Lara Bars, Zone Perfect, and Kind bars.
  • Mangopickle
    Mangopickle Posts: 1,509 Member
    I hit GNC once a month and buy the $1 and $1.50 sale bars just to break up the routine. I pretty much stick to pure protein chewy choc chip $1.05 a bar if you buy a box and the Nature Valley protein bars and the great value protein bars which are around $0.50 a bar, but only 10g protein.
  • HornedFrogPride
    HornedFrogPride Posts: 283 Member
    My mix: try Balance bars (dark chocolate and/or dark chocolate w/ coconut), Kind bars, Kind+ bars, Larabars, Zone Perfect, & "This Fig Walks into a bar" series (Trader Joe's).
  • lambchristie
    lambchristie Posts: 552 Member
    I like the brand "Kind"... lots of variety.
  • DaniMarie180
    DaniMarie180 Posts: 17
    I love Power Crunch bars. They taste really good (they're like wafer cookies), they're low in sugar, and they're over $1 cheaper than Quest bars. I just had my first Quest bar last week. It was good, but I'm not sure it was good enough to justify the price. They'll probably be a once in awhile treat for me.

    I LOVE Power Crunch bars! The French Vanilla flavor is my fave. I first bought them at Trader Joe's, then find them less expensive purchasing online by the box (I shop around first). Less expensive than Quest. I like Quest a lot as well, but they can sometimes be overly sweet to me.
  • ShutupndMovee257
    ShutupndMovee257 Posts: 316 Member
    power Crunch is good but they have a lot of sugar. I would still stick with quest bars just go to GNC and get a membership because you get great deals :-)
  • ijmarvel
    ijmarvel Posts: 1
    The Simply Bar! Their slogan is "More Protein. Less Calories." And it's true! 16g of protein for 140-160 calories per bar. And they're delish.
  • ahawkx
    ahawkx Posts: 52 Member
    Balance Bar - but ONLY the mint cookie version. It literally tastes like a girlscout thin mint cookie! It is the only bar I will eat now!
  • ktsmom430
    ktsmom430 Posts: 1,100 Member
    I order my Quest bars directly from the company by the box, or sometimes through Amazon Prime with free shipping, if there happens to be a good price available. I pay just over $2 per bar that way. I have not found another bar that measures up, but I did like Clif Builder's Bars before I discovered Quest.

    ^^ I agree with this. Also with the total grams of protein and fiber in one bar a bargain at a little over $2.00/bar. Way cheaper than what I was spending per day on my horrible eating habits, with horrible nutrition value pre-MFP. Just saying.
  • jelkins2000
    jelkins2000 Posts: 38 Member
    I haven't heard of Quest bars before this. Are they meal replacement bars? They look more like snacks or treats. I'll have to try them.
  • jim180155
    jim180155 Posts: 769 Member
    I make my own. I found the recipe on youtube. I think it was called the Easiest Protein Bars.

    4 cups Oatmeal
    8 scoops Protein Powder
    10 tbsp Peanut Butter
    1 cup Almond Milk

    Mix in a large bowl. It'll form a huge blob. Press the blob flat into a rectangular pan, cover, and refrigerate for a few hours. Remove and cut into squares.

    It's simple to make, there are no additives, they taste good, and they're cheap.
  • arabianhorselover
    arabianhorselover Posts: 1,488 Member
    I order my Quest bars directly from the company by the box, or sometimes through Amazon Prime with free shipping, if there happens to be a good price available. I pay just over $2 per bar that way. I have not found another bar that measures up, but I did like Clif Builder's Bars before I discovered Quest.

    Exactly. I buy mine direct, also.

    ^^ I agree with this. Also with the total grams of protein and fiber in one bar a bargain at a little over $2.00/bar. Way cheaper than what I was spending per day on my horrible eating habits, with horrible nutrition value pre-MFP. Just saying.
  • tambam69
    tambam69 Posts: 270 Member
    I make my own. I found the recipe on youtube. I think it was called the Easiest Protein Bars.

    4 cups Oatmeal
    8 scoops Protein Powder
    10 tbsp Peanut Butter
    1 cup Almond Milk

    Mix in a large bowl. It'll form a huge blob. Press the blob flat into a rectangular pan, cover, and refrigerate for a few hours. Remove and cut into squares.

    It's simple to make, there are no additives, they taste good, and they're cheap.

    Might have to try this....

    I like kind bars and they do have a lot of different flavors, but I just ordered my first ever quest bars (2 variety boxes) from amazon, can hardly wait till they get here.
  • lporter229
    lporter229 Posts: 4,907 Member
    Thinkthin Protein Bars - 20g protein, 0g sugar
    I like to freeze them, tastes so much better

    I second this. There are not as many varieties as Quest, but I can get them on sale at Kroger for $1 each. Chocolate Brownie crunch is my favorite.

    I thought ThinkThin didn't have that many flavors, then I found a bunch on amazon.com. If you buy at least 5 items via Subscribe and Save, you can save 20%

    thanks for the tip!
  • J72FIT
    J72FIT Posts: 6,008 Member
    Congrats! You just added 30 seconds to your life...
    Yes!!!!! Now I finally have time for cardio.
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    LMAO!
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  • J72FIT
    J72FIT Posts: 6,008 Member
    Congrats! You just added 30 seconds to your life...
    Yes!!!!! Now I finally have time for cardio.

    LMAO!

    Who am I kidding. I've been saying for month that I'm going to start doing(2) 12 min sessions a week and I still haven't. My running shoes are getting bored being in the trunk.
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    12 min??? Too long... I can have you gasping for air in 4 minutes ;)
  • gweneddk
    gweneddk Posts: 183 Member
    I watch for sales and specials. Around the holidays I got a buy one box and get one half off through quest directly. GNC periodically Serbs me $10 coupons and their bars are buy 3 get 1 free so I just got 16 bars for $22. Also recently ordered some through vitacost along w protein powder and got $15 off my purchase. I like balance bars too but they aren't as filling fir the # of calories.
  • jesiann2014
    jesiann2014 Posts: 521 Member
    Definately check out Power Crunch bars. You won't believe how tasty they are!
  • JDubIsShrinking
    JDubIsShrinking Posts: 207 Member
    The Pure Protein Chewy Chocolate Chip... but Quest is absolutely superior.
  • MRSpivey
    MRSpivey Posts: 270 Member
    Pure Protein bars... Revolution or Decadent Chocolate. The Chocolate Peanut Butter are good also but I go for minimum calories-minimum carbs-minimum fat with maximum protein (minimum of 20 grams) and the lowest cost.
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  • tariksehovic
    tariksehovic Posts: 39 Member

    That's what I do. I get a box for $20.


    WHERE ?
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