Good protein bars?

AceCC86 wrote: »

Am I the only person that thinks Quest bars taste like poison?

Nope. I finally tried them last week and when I ate the double chocolate chunk I spent the whole time crying and trying to figure out how I had offended the gods to be punished so mercilessly. It was REALLY gross.

You're an 18 year old man, not a vegan, and you're having trouble hitting 57g of protein? Something is really wrong with this picture. You should be able to hit WAY more than 57g with food, without having to add any supplements. What is your average total caloric intake?

I tried Quest yesterday. They are ok in taste (too sweet for me) and very filling. I ate it around 5 pm (after light lunch at noon) and was not hungry at all for the rest of the day.

I find it difficult to eat as much protein as MFP tells me to on a daily basis (109g) but I always eat over 25g without eating a load of supplements.

For lunch just now I had a egg noodles with a tofu and pak choi stir fry - it came to 27g protein despite being a vegetarian meal. So with another meal in the evening containing a similar amount of protein, plus a few grams here and there from snacks, I'll probably be over 60g in total. It's not a vast amount of protein but it's enough for everyday life, I don't want to gain muscle, and I am not working out loads.

What do you actually eat?

Items I would suggest including more of in your diet (assuming you can eat all of these things) are:
-chicken (as well as cooking chicken based dishes at home, I buy ready cooked roast chicken breast pieces to put in salads and wraps for lunch).
-fish (loads of protein and not a lot of fat in white fish. Oily fish obviously contain more fat but are very good for you).
-eggs (2 poached eggs on a toasted wholemeal English muffin contains around 19g protein and would be fine for breakfast or lunch).
-pulses - tinned beans, chickpeas and lentils. You can make really easy salads for packed lunches using tinned white beans (haricot/canellini), tinned tuna (more protein), lemon juice and olive oil plus whatever else you fancy (olives, capers, sundried tomatoes, fresh herbs).
-dairy products - a 250ml glass of semi-skimmed milk contains 9g protein and 125 calories. 100g of fat free Greek-style yoghurt (no added sugar) contains 7.6g protein and 55 calories.

Hopefully some of these will be useful rather than just relying on protein bars. I do add the occasional whey protein shake (I like Upbeat blueberry and raspberry or mango ones - they just taste like a fruity yoghurt drink but have 20g protein) but try to eat as much real food as possible without resorting to them.

xcalygrl wrote: »

Are you vegetarian or vegan? If yes, the following won't apply to you: eat more meat. I eat just plain food (no bars or shakes most days) and get over 150 grams of protein a day. If you eat a chicken breast (150 grams cooked), you will be at 46 grams of protein.

If you want a bar or shake, I like Quest bars. (Side note: their calorie count is somewhat skewed because they subtract the fiber calories. For instance, these are the stats for the cookies and cream bar per the label:
Cals: 180
Fat: 7g
Carbs: 22g
Fiber: 17g
Protein: 21g

Here are what their stats should be:
Cals: 235
Fat: 7g (7g*9cals=63 cals)
Carbs: 22g (22g*4cals=88 cals)
Fiber: 17g (17g*4cals=68 cals) (if you subtract this, you get 167 cals, which is close to the 180 on the label)
Protein: 21g (21g*4cals=84 cals)

For protein shakes, I like Core Power Light (20grams of protein per serving) or Amplify XL (46grams of protein for 3 scoops) from GNC.

Dah! Is this true about the Quest bars?

NarwhalofNight wrote: »

So I need around 57 grams of protein per day with the workout I'm doing and I can barely reach 25. I would like to get powder but see there are some bars. When I look at these bars they filled with weird ingredients and stuff. Any good protein bars that are healthy and really only have protein?

A protein bar with only protein is called beef jerky.

And don't be afraid of "ingredients." All food is made up of "ingredients."