cleanest protein bars you know of.

Inept_With_Weights
Inept_With_Weights Posts: 9
in Food and Nutrition
I'm using protein bars on occasion to satisfy sweet cravings while still meeting my protein minimum. My favorite brand for flavor is Met-RX, the big 100's. The problem is, they have corn syrup in them and the protein is mostly soy, which I'd like to avoid when I can. What's the cleanest bar you know with a protein content of at least 20g?

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  • woofer00
    woofer00 Posts: 123 Member
    What's "clean"?
  • SugaryLynx
    SugaryLynx Posts: 2,640 Member
    The kind that doesn't fall on the floor before you puts it in your mouth
  • 87Djones
    87Djones Posts: 145 Member
    Vega bars
    I usually order it online
  • AJ_G
    AJ_G Posts: 4,158 Member
    I'm using protein bars on occasion to satisfy sweet cravings while still meeting my protein minimum. My favorite brand for flavor is Met-RX, the big 100's. The problem is, they have corn syrup in them and the protein is mostly soy, which I'd like to avoid when I can. What's the cleanest bar you know with a protein content of at least 20g?

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  • QuietBloom
    QuietBloom Posts: 5,413 Member
    'Clean' has so many definitions, there is no possible way to give you a recommendation unless you tell us what specifically you are trying to avoid or trying to include.
  • sculli123
    sculli123 Posts: 1,221 Member
    I like these. 190 calories, 17g protein, 14 carbs, 8 fat.

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  • kgeyser
    kgeyser Posts: 22,505 Member
    I'm pretty sure the fact that they are protein bars precludes them from being "clean."
  • Spaghetti_Bender
    Spaghetti_Bender Posts: 509 Member
    If you're worried about the "cleanliness" of them, then you should consider finding a recipe and make your own. Just sayin.....
  • brower47
    brower47 Posts: 16,356 Member
    Within the poorly defined terms of clean eating, I find this thread title to be very oxymoronic.
  • contingencyplan
    contingencyplan Posts: 3,639 Member
    The kind that doesn't fall on the floor before you puts it in your mouth

    5 second rule, madam.
  • SweeDecadence92
    SweeDecadence92 Posts: 218 Member
    Chicken maybe?

    Protein bars by their very definition are a processed food. You're not going to find any "clean" ones.

    Theirs tonnes of recipes out their for these nut based protein balls, that's about as close as you're gonna get,
  • williams969
    williams969 Posts: 2,528 Member
    Beef/chicken/turkey/venison/fish/etc. jerky. 2 ounces (or around 55-60g) will give ya 20+g protein. Make it yourself, then you'll know exactly what's in it.

    ETA: Or my favorite protein bar: One chicken "finger". I keep a big container of these made up in the fridge for quick protein add-ins to meals.
  • tomee638
    tomee638 Posts: 64
    Wow the critics.

    Quest bars have been the best in my opinion. They're usually <10 ingredients of relatively normal ingredients.

    I also suggest making your own, as I have done, I prefer this one:
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oklhS0fn7qA

    Look on YouTube for Michael Kory Fitness and The Protein Chef. They make great protein recipes and they each have a protein bar recipe too.

    Either way, in my experience, Quest bars have tasted fantastic for the right macros. I suggest checking them out. I usually buy'em at GNC, a local grocery store, and they're on Amazon.com
  • endermako
    endermako Posts: 785 Member
    Wow the critics.

    Quest bars have been the best in my opinion. They're usually <10 ingredients of relatively normal ingredients.

    I also suggest making your own, as I have done, I prefer this one:
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oklhS0fn7qA

    Look on YouTube for Michael Kory Fitness and The Protein Chef. They make great protein recipes and they each have a protein bar recipe too.

    Either way, in my experience, Quest bars have tasted fantastic for the right macros. I suggest checking them out. I usually buy'em at GNC, a local grocery store, and they're on Amazon.com

    ^^^^^^^yes
  • MadTownD
    MadTownD Posts: 149 Member
    Check out Kind Bars. I'm a huge fan.
  • mattjft
    mattjft Posts: 114 Member
    Check out Kind Bars. I'm a huge fan.
    pretty sure none have 20g of protein or even double digits
  • silverlining84
    silverlining84 Posts: 330 Member
    I'm a fan of quest bars as well. Not as horrible as some of the bars out there and not completely loaded with sugar. I keep a few handy for when I go on hikes. The taste is way better than most protein bars IMO.
  • mattjft
    mattjft Posts: 114 Member
    I also really enjoy quest bars. I havent had one the I have hated yet and ive tried like 7 flavors but apple pie is by far my favorite so far but ive seen almost every flavor listed as someones favorite so its just a matter of what you think you would like instead of what everyone else likes.
  • thinbi
    thinbi Posts: 39 Member
    LOVE Kind Bars.
  • Golightly17
    Golightly17 Posts: 347 Member
    I like Quest and Earthling Organics. Clean in that there aren't added sugars or strange chemical concoctions in them.
  • 1FearlessFighter
    1FearlessFighter Posts: 114 Member
    bounce and pulsin , about 15g protein and short list of ingredients

    you can always make your own, ive just made some now and they taste so much better and cleaner than any shop bought ones,
    you can use any combo you want but it used:

    oats
    oatbran
    quinoa flakes
    buckwheat flakes
    rye flakes
    manuka honey
    molasses
    maple syrup B grade ( NOT maple flavoured syrup!!!)
    lean whey protein strawberry
    flaxseed (make sure you grind it or it will come straight out the other end looking exactly the same- if you know what i mean)
    almonds
    pumpkin seeds
    pine nuts
    some cinnamon
    some nutmeg
    put it in a tray, leave to set, cut up and....
    done!

    and organic is always best!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  • minzi
    minzi Posts: 1 Member
    Quest bars, failing that greek yougut and fruit/honey

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