Quest bars...not so fast!

EVERYTHING is bad for you.

More integrity from Quest.

Ha ha!

http://www.leanitup.com/report-makers-quest-bars-sued-mislabeling-allegedly-overstated-fiber-750/

This is the conclusion of the link you provided:

"... But let’s pretend for second, hypothetically, that the claims ARE true. Even then, it doesn’t change my opinion of Quest Bars AT ALL from a nutritional PoV (ethics aside).

The primary claim is a drastic overstatement of fiber content. Personally, I eat Quest bars — and I believe most others do, too — because they’re a clean, HQ protein delivery mechanism. The fiber is a nice little added bonus; like the sprinkles on top of a decadent red velvet cupcake. But they have so many other strong pluses — low sugar, HQ protein content, extremely clean ingredients, and a stevia sweetened line — that even if you cut the fiber down from 17g to 5g, they’d still be marginally better than almost every other protein bar anyway.

And if you’re worried about a potentially *unthinkable* 20% jump in calories, it’s a net increase from 170 to 204 per bar. 34 calories. Gasp.

The Bottom Line: Keep your Quest Bars and continue eating them without thinking twice about it. "

To each his own.

"Whenever we see natural flavors added to a product, we try to imagine what it would taste like without them. Added flavors are made in labs and serve to mask the lack of flavor of the other ingredients in the product. Ask yourself this – do you need to add natural flavors to food you prepare at home?"


YES! OF COURSE. have you never added vanilla extract to your baking??? of course you use natural flavors to your food, because natural flavors ENHANCE the flavor, not mask, not fake, enhance. this is just fear mongering.

I knew I liked you. :smooched:

I don't care either way as I think Quest bars are pretty gross tasting compared to the alternatives, but it does crack me up how "enthused" either side gets when debating Quest bars. It ranks up there with politics and religion on this board.

The tests that appear to "prove" Quest's inaccurate label claims actually seem to be the wrong tests and yield misrepresentative data.The lab that originally did the testing that brought about the lawsuit used the wrong tests. They did not use the proper testing procedure for one of the fiber sources, Isomalto-oligosaccharides (IMO). IMOs require a unique test specifically designed to accurately detect IMO, which was not done. The third party testing which was done by the Consumer Lab included tests for the IMO's and they came up with results that were the same as the labels.

I bought 5 Apple Pie Quest bars online when I was ordering my Atkins bars (I like to grab one in the morning if I don't have time for Breakfast). I'd seen alot of people on my Low Carb forum rave about Quest bars. What surprised me is that they have 26g of carbs each (Atkins ones have 2 to 3g). For someone eating Keto that's WAY too much. I've decided to have one a week til they're gone and not eat any more, and to only have them on a Saturday when I ride, and burn alot of calories. As for the taste? Very very sweet with a kinda unpleasant aftertaste, and chewy. Don't seem to do much for hunger either. Atkins bar in the morning with a coffee = fine til about 1pm before I even think about food. A quest bar and I'm hungry like an hour later, like it's made of real sugar.

I wanted to like them, I really did, but I won't be buying any more.

Isn't Atkins all about net carbs? If so, most Quest bars only have 3-4 g after you subtract the fiber.

I bought 5 Apple Pie Quest bars online when I was ordering my Atkins bars (I like to grab one in the morning if I don't have time for Breakfast). I'd seen alot of people on my Low Carb forum rave about Quest bars. What surprised me is that they have 26g of carbs each (Atkins ones have 2 to 3g). For someone eating Keto that's WAY too much. I've decided to have one a week til they're gone and not eat any more, and to only have them on a Saturday when I ride, and burn alot of calories. As for the taste? Very very sweet with a kinda unpleasant aftertaste, and chewy. Don't seem to do much for hunger either. Atkins bar in the morning with a coffee = fine til about 1pm before I even think about food. A quest bar and I'm hungry like an hour later, like it's made of real sugar.

I wanted to like them, I really did, but I won't be buying any more.

Isn't Atkins all about net carbs? If so, most Quest bars only have 3-4 g after you subtract the fiber.

The Apple Pie one had about 7g of net carbs, still too high when you're aiming for 20g a day.

Asheea wrote: »

dancedivine wrote: »

Please don't take away my Quest bars!!!! I'm a total addict.

May I ask what you like about them?

DH and I broke down and grabbed a handful of different flavors at the store to see what the fuss was all about.
So far after 3 bars I don't get it. They are pasty, taste like protein more than their flavor, and just down right ick. The only one I like so far is the chocolate chip dough. That actually tasted like it. The banana nut muffin didn't taste *anything* like a real banana nut muffin and the coconut cashew only tasted like I had a mouth full of protein lard.

Please don't take this as bashing I would never do that. I just don't get the hype with this brand. I'd much rather have a Kind, Luna or Lara bar.

I can tell you what I like most about them is the nutritional stats, as well as how much bar you get for the calories. Being satisfying and filling is the number one thing I look for in a bar and these do that the best. I don't think most of them taste entirely like what they're supposed to be imitating, but I still find them to be delicious in their own way!

Just another ordinary protein bar if you ask me, nothing special. That being said, OP--you pretty much got owned.

The origin of that lawsuit is that for some diabetics, the bars appeared to spike blood sugar, which is odd, cause on paper the stats are darn near perfect.

The first one I tried, it was some kind of apple one, spiked my bs by 20 points. Which is a huge deal. I went a year without touching them.

Then one day I wasn't managing well and had to eat something...right...now... A friend pulled one out of her purse. Since I was low, I didn't worry too much and ate it. Normal food response for my blood sugar. It made me curious so I bought a couple different ones and tested them. The only one that raised my blood sugar like that again was the apple flavored ones. Which is good, cause I find they have a sour aftertaste I don't like.

So...is it a fluke, or are they mislabeled? I don't know, but I know they are delicious compared to the other protein bars, and they don't have that weird sour protein bar taste. I always have to have some food around me and these are better than glucose tabs which are more expensive. I don't live on them, but yeah, I'll keep buying them.