Favorite Protein Bars?

Im_NotPerfect
Im_NotPerfect Posts: 2,181 Member
in Food and Nutrition
Hello! I have a very hectic schedule and am looking into protein bars for lunch (in addition to some fruits and veggies). But the ones I've had always taste like cardboard! So I'm looking for ideas and opinions on your favorite protein bars!
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  • FrancescaWebb
    FrancescaWebb Posts: 211 Member
    Quest, by far! Heated up for about 8 seconds...delish.
  • Chimis_Siq
    Chimis_Siq Posts: 849 Member
    Hello! I have a very hectic schedule and am looking into protein bars for lunch (in addition to some fruits and veggies). But the ones I've had always taste like cardboard! So I'm looking for ideas and opinions on your favorite protein bars!

    Quest Bars . usually sold at GNC. 20 grams of protein, 1 gram of sugar, 17 grams of Fiber, 23 grams of Carbs and 190 cals. Gluten Free. TASTE AMAZIIIIIIIIING , seriously, AMAZING.

    A little on the pricey side, but def worth it.
  • MallieRose91
    MallieRose91 Posts: 159 Member
    Quest bars are my favorite!!! Love the flavors and from what I can see, it is one of the healthiest protein bars out there. www.questproteinbars.com to look at the flavors and read more about them. You can also chat them and say you heard you can get two free bars to sample and they will send you two bars of your choice for free! :)
  • BigT555
    BigT555 Posts: 2,067 Member
    i had some ones from costco called bioprotein bars. they were awesome, especially the peanut butter one, tasted like a candy bar, and i think they only had like 6 g's of sugar which is lower than many of the others i have seen
  • JGonzo82
    JGonzo82 Posts: 167 Member
    Quest bars are awesome!
    I also like Gatorade (yes, seriously...I thought "no way, barf" when I first heard it too) Whey Protein bars. They're ~340cal, (ballpark 20p/9f/43c) so definitely a lot higher cal than Quest, but IMO taste great.
  • dcresider
    dcresider Posts: 1,272 Member
    Think thin bars - the brownie crunch and the chunky peanut butter are my favorites. You can get them at Trader Joe's (at least in my store) or your local big chain grocery store.
  • FitForL1fe
    FitForL1fe Posts: 1,872 Member
    The chocolate EAS Myoplex bars were my mainstay for quite some time, until I started buying protein bars at the store and not online. After that switch, I bought the 6-packs of chocolate Pure Protein bars (I'd rank these as just palatable enough for consumption) for a while...the chocolate Met-Rx Big 100 bars are also decent. Recently, I started getting the New Whey Liquid Protein shot 6-packs (can you tell I shop at Wal-Mart? lol...). The fruit punch flavor is fine, and it's hard to beat 42g of protein per serving. As far as flavor goes, the Snickers protein bars are actually surprisingly tasty (they taste pretty much like a candy bar to me), although they have less protein per serving than the others I listed.
  • apple_cakes
    apple_cakes Posts: 54 Member
    Cookies and cream or cookie dough quest bars!
  • amw1919
    amw1919 Posts: 74 Member
    Quest bars are my favorite!!! Love the flavors and from what I can see, it is one of the healthiest protein bars out there. www.questproteinbars.com to look at the flavors and read more about them. You can also chat them and say you heard you can get two free bars to sample and they will send you two bars of your choice for free! :)

    Hey, thanks for the tip! I'm having my two samples sent right now!
  • jen076
    jen076 Posts: 45 Member
    Oh I will definitely be trying the Quest bars. I was eating the Kelloggs bars but I got sick of those and they have too much sugar.
  • fit_rox
    fit_rox Posts: 83
    I like Quest Bars too, but they air towards the more expensive side.

    Other choices: Labrada Lean Body Bars (in Caramel Peanut), Met Rx Protein Plus Bars, Atkins Advantage (20g protein) Bars.

    Higher in sugar but always delicious: Clif Builder Bars. Yum.
  • Sobus76
    Sobus76 Posts: 242 Member
    Quest Cookie Dough Bars, OMFGOOD
  • ASKyle
    ASKyle Posts: 1,475 Member
    Quest bars! Most tasty bars aren't very good for you. These are the exception!
  • hubn8147
    hubn8147 Posts: 110 Member
    Quest bars are my favorite!!! Love the flavors and from what I can see, it is one of the healthiest protein bars out there. www.questproteinbars.com to look at the flavors and read more about them. You can also chat them and say you heard you can get two free bars to sample and they will send you two bars of your choice for free! :)

    Hey, thanks for the tip! I'm having my two samples sent right now!


    I also want to thank you for this tip! I am also having some samples sent. That was very quick and simple!
  • liftingandlipstick
    liftingandlipstick Posts: 1,857 Member
    Quest, obviously. But I can't afford to eat them as often as I'd like, so I sample other brands often. Love Clif Builder's Bars and Snickers Marathon. The only truly disgusting one I've come across has been Supreme Protein Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough. Also from WalMart. (I shop there too! They sell single bars, and most of them are half the price of Quest!)
  • lemonsnowdrop
    lemonsnowdrop Posts: 1,298 Member
    -points to my profile pic-
  • ColeCake292012
    ColeCake292012 Posts: 247 Member
    Snickers marathon. If that counts. YUM YUM and YUM.
  • jlclabo
    jlclabo Posts: 588 Member
    i tried the cookie dough and white chocolate raspberry Quest bars and yuck..... very chalky tasting.
    personally i love the MetRX colossal 100 bars. crunchy apple pie, peanut butter pretzel, and cookies and cream are the bomb!!!
  • carlchampigny
    carlchampigny Posts: 4
    I usually pick up the Power Bar Protein Plus Cookies and Creme, I just really dig the way it tastes (goes down well with water I find) :)

    I just did the Quest chat and am having High Protein Peanut Butter Cups and Chocolate Peanut Butter sample bars sent my way. This may sway my preference! :)
  • ancho84
    ancho84 Posts: 40 Member
    Quest have been my favorite. I really like cookies and cream.
  • abcreed
    abcreed Posts: 15 Member
    I'm also on the Quest bandwagon :)

    They are what I consider low-cal (esp compared to other brands), especially for the protein (20-21g per bar)



    For those of you who routinely buy them and/or like them but hate to spend the money (they are definitely on the expensive side) -- if you have a GNC near you, they are good to put the bars on sale Buy 3 get One and about 2 weeks ago they had the whole boxes B3G1 on GNC's website :)
  • _lyndseybrooke_
    _lyndseybrooke_ Posts: 2,561 Member
    Another vote for Quest bars, but I wouldn't eat them if I didn't have a microwave. I heat them up for 15-20 seconds to greatly improve the texture. I can't stomach them right out of the package, but they're great all warm and gooey. My favorites are Double Chocolate Chunk, Chocolate Brownie, Cookies and Cream, Apple Pie, and Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough.

    If you're looking for quality, Quest is where it's at. If you can't heat it up, there are plenty of "protein bars" that taste better, but they're filled with unnecessary sugars and not nearly as much protein as you might think.

    Yeah, Quest bars are pretty expensive. I get mine at a local nutrition store (far far away from any GNC - can't stand that place) where they let you make your own box of 12, choosing your own flavors, plus 1 more bar for the cost of one box, about $26. That's $2 a bar, which is as cheap as I've seen them. Our GNC charges $2.99 each for them. Ridiculous.
  • Fig_1946
    Fig_1946 Posts: 98 Member
    I like Lara Bars.
  • MallieRose91
    MallieRose91 Posts: 159 Member
    Quest bars are my favorite!!! Love the flavors and from what I can see, it is one of the healthiest protein bars out there. www.questproteinbars.com to look at the flavors and read more about them. You can also chat them and say you heard you can get two free bars to sample and they will send you two bars of your choice for free! :)

    Hey, thanks for the tip! I'm having my two samples sent right now!


    No problem to the both of you! :)
    I also want to thank you for this tip! I am also having some samples sent. That was very quick and simple!
  • dunnodunno
    dunnodunno Posts: 2,290 Member
    Quest Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough yum!
  • goldmay
    goldmay Posts: 258 Member
    Cookies and cream or cookie dough quest bars!

    These flavors! I also like vanilla almond crunch and cinnamon roll, but not as much.
  • JenniTheVeggie
    JenniTheVeggie Posts: 2,474 Member
    Quest bars are the only ones my body can tolerate.....
  • KylaDenay
    KylaDenay Posts: 1,585 Member
    I am probably the only one who thinks all Quest Bars are gross. Never had one I liked, but like someone else suggested maybe I should heat one up for it to be good. Who knows.

    Anyway I love the Think Thin bars. The brownie crunch is my fave and has 22 g of protein!
  • hannhr
    hannhr Posts: 22
    ThinkThin high protein bars
    Oatmega Bars (hard to find, though)
    NuGo
  • writergeek313
    writergeek313 Posts: 390 Member
    I really like Power Crunch bars. The wafer cookie ones are a great light breakfast before I work out, and the crisp ones are a good snack (170 calories and 14g of protein, and they actually taste pretty good). I recently discovered their Choklat bars. They come in milk and dark chocolate and are sort of like Krackle bars, except the crispy bits in them are protein. Half a bar is only 100 calories and satisfies my sweet tooth with a little bit of protein.

    I like Quest bars, but I only buy them when I can get a good deal. I signed up for a free rewards program at the Vitamin Shoppe and got a 20% coupon in the mail, so it's time to go stock up!

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