It seems to work for a number of people. I noticed on some of the general forum posts when they talk about quest bars and such, a number of people mention having 1 or 2 a day. Most go with the it's fine if it fits in calorie count and helps with macros.

I only eat protein bars on occasion for macros and time (last night I was bad at work and didn't take a lunch break so ate one while machine restarted after a major jam). But I have to limit whey as I have an allergy to something related to dairy but the exact what hasn't been determined. I can eat any dairy on occasion though stomach isn't always happy but if i eat on regular basis, I start to itch all over. So, I limit them but for other reasons and I haven't found a really good, non-whey based one yet.

I would say that you should aim to hit a minimum of ~45 grams of fat per day. Fat is essential to ensure sufficient absorption of fat soluble vitamins, cellular membrane synthesis, hormones, and other intracellular signalling molecules. Once you hit your protein and fat macros, make up the difference in carbs.

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Thank ya'll so much for the input. Now I am curious about how important carbs and fat REALLY is. I mean, as long as I make sure I hit my protein goal every day, should I even be worried about being over or under carbs and fat?

I really am not even sure that my carbs and fat goals are correct. I have read that women who heavy lift but also want to lose a little weight should try to eat less carbs. This is all pretty confusing for a beginner..

Focus on meeting protein and fat macros overall and fill in the rest with carbs. Protein is estimated at 1g/lb lean body mass or about 0.8g/lb total weight. Fat is usually estimated at 0.3 to 0.4g/lb weight. Also don't fret about meeting this perfectly every day.

I have to be honest I pretty much always eat 2 Quest bars a day. I want to say I only eat 1 but... it's a lie. I eat one every day for breakfast and then pretty much always have another either in the afternoon or evening.
My protein needs are high and my calorie intake is low (I'm short, and reasonably small at this point, so I don't get much) and without them I would really struggle to hit my daily protein.

I personally don't pay any attention to my carbs or fat. But a lot of that is, after working toward my protein macro, I don't really have the space TO pay attention to them. Almost everything I put in my mouth is for my protein macro. Except the popcorn that I eat almost every night

I have quest bars from time to time but they're way too expensive to eat more than one a day unless I'm really hard pressed to find other things to eat (like being on the go all day or really not having time to fix something up, or when I crave something sweet lol).

However I'm a protein powder junkie. I throw it in cottage cheese to make it more palatable, have shakes, or put some in greek yogurt for flavoring and added protein. Oh, and now I have a bunch of different protein pancake mixes and OMG that stuff is.... The P28 white chocolate? heaven!

I do try to limit myself to 1.5 or 2 scoops a day tops and eat the rest of my protein as meat, eggs, cheese and other things. My fat % is sitting I think at 40% right now and to be honest that makes it a lot easier to fit in my protein (a little over 1g per lbs of LEAN body mass in my case. Seems to be the magic number) and anyways carbs tend to make me hungrier so cutting them back a bit is not a bad thing

So it seems lots of you eat the Quest bars. What are your favorite flavors? What flavors do you hate? Looking for a low cal way to get more protein at the end of the day when I havent hit my protein. Not sure where to start, there are so many choices!

My favorites are choc. chip cookie dough and s'mores. I microwave them for 20 seconds and eat with a fork.