do you eat protein/fiber/nutrition bars?

keziak1
keziak1 Posts: 204 Member
edited November 12 in Health and Weight Loss
I tend to grab one some days when I'm hungry mid-afternoon. I like Gnu bars for fiber and Luna bars for protein. Any other favorites out there?
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  • Hornsby
    Hornsby Posts: 10,322 Member
    I buy a variety. Pure Protein as a protein bar. I really like the new Kind Strong bars. They are yummy. I usually have ClifBars on hand as well as Zone Perfect Nutrition bars.
  • Christine_72
    Christine_72 Posts: 16,049 Member
    I'm addicted to chocolate brownie quest bars. Microwaved for 8 seconds makes them taste even better.
  • diannethegeek
    diannethegeek Posts: 14,776 Member
    I have a protein bar of some kind at my desk most afternoons. I'm cheap, so I'll get whatever I can on sale or w/ coupon. Pure Protein bars, Cliff bars, Luna bars, and Zone Perfect bars are probably my favorites. But I'll also grab Met RX bars, Odwalla bars, Nature Valley protein bars, or store brand/Aldi meal bars to supplement if they're cheaper.
  • peleroja
    peleroja Posts: 3,979 Member
    I eat the Quest ones for breakfast, microwaved. For 200 calories they have great macros for me and we can keep several flavours in the house unlike many other brands (fiance with a severe nut allergy means a lot of brands are off-limits.)
  • Liftng4Lis
    Liftng4Lis Posts: 15,151 Member
    Quest, because the have the most fiber, but I also enjoy the pure protein.
  • PeachyCarol
    PeachyCarol Posts: 8,029 Member
    Love Quest bars, especially the Cookies 'n Cream and the White Chocolate Raspberry. I usually have them either for a light breakfast or as a snack.
  • jgnatca
    jgnatca Posts: 14,464 Member
    I don't like the calorie-heavy bars so I look for the lower calorie ones. I cut them in half and take half at a sitting, which seems to be just about right. My favourites are Canadian,

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  • Chief_Rocka
    Chief_Rocka Posts: 4,710 Member
    I used to eat Quest bars once in a while. Generally speaking, bars are overpriced and don't taste that good.
  • jgnatca
    jgnatca Posts: 14,464 Member
    Taste of Nature bars:
    http://www.tasteofnature.ca/

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  • keziak1
    keziak1 Posts: 204 Member
    I read an article online that rated Kind bars at the top so I ordered a sample off ebay. Once I find a bar I like I order by the box from Amazon which is why I've ended up with a good supply of a few kinds...
  • Amanda4change
    Amanda4change Posts: 620 Member
    I'm cheap so I'll buy whatever is on sale or I have coupons for. In fact I'm munching on a Luna bar right now
  • lemurcat12
    lemurcat12 Posts: 30,886 Member
    edited February 2015
    Depends on what you want. I used to always want protein, so the Kind bars wouldn't have worked, but I am experimenting with upping my carbs so tried this GoMacro bar that wasn't bad, and the Kind bar would probably be a similar macro breakdown. (Of course, so are nuts and dried cherries, I think.)

    Anyway, I like them as an occasional thing--Quest cookie dough and Think Thin (the kind I've seen has more calories and a lot more protein than the listing above) are both tasty for sweet bars, IMO (not everyone's obviously), and I used to like the Zone bars and some others (I should experiment more). They are an easily portable snack and I can just keep them in my office drawer.
  • noaddedsugarx
    noaddedsugarx Posts: 169 Member
    Quest cookie dough/cookies and creme are my absolute favourite as an afternoon snack!
  • kommodevaran
    kommodevaran Posts: 17,890 Member
    No. I eat food.
  • diannethegeek
    diannethegeek Posts: 14,776 Member
    kommodevaran wrote: »
    No. I eat food.

    Wait, now protein bars aren't even food? Geez this is getting complicated.

  • Christine_72
    Christine_72 Posts: 16,049 Member
    kommodevaran wrote: »
    No. I eat food.
    If protein bars aren't food, what are they then ?? :neutral_face:
  • Jruzer
    Jruzer Posts: 3,501 Member
    I only eat food in bar form. When you concentrate food, you unleash its awesome power I'm told.

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  • kommodevaran
    kommodevaran Posts: 17,890 Member
    diannethegeek wrote: »
    kommodevaran wrote: »
    No. I eat food.

    Wait, now protein bars aren't even food? Geez this is getting complicated.
    christinev297 wrote: »
    kommodevaran wrote: »
    No. I eat food.
    If protein bars aren't food, what are they then ?? :neutral_face:

    Neither food nor candy, have to be meal replacements then.
  • Chief_Rocka
    Chief_Rocka Posts: 4,710 Member
    Jruzer wrote: »
    I only eat food in bar form. When you concentrate food, you unleash its awesome power I'm told.

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    Nice
  • ErinG0517
    ErinG0517 Posts: 20 Member
    I love Quest bars. I'm a big fan of the chocolate flavored ones (chocolate brownie, double chocolate chunk)
  • Christine_72
    Christine_72 Posts: 16,049 Member
    ErinG0517 wrote: »
    I love Quest bars. I'm a big fan of the chocolate flavored ones (chocolate brownie, double chocolate chunk)

    BINGO :heart:

  • ythannah
    ythannah Posts: 4,371 Member
    I often have a Quest bar as "breakfast" (3 hours after I actually get up) at work. Higher fiber and protein than most. My fave is the coconut cashew but if they ever came out with a pumpkin variety... might become lunch and dinner too, lol.
  • keziak1
    keziak1 Posts: 204 Member
    yhannah - I might have to try Quest just because I love your photo so much. :D
  • SuggaD
    SuggaD Posts: 1,369 Member
    edited February 2015
    I eat Larabars for snacks. I only like the peanut butter cookie and cashew cookie ones. I used to eat Quest Bars and Balance Bars. Let's just say I tend to overeat these little suckers. Still working on being satisfied with just one per day. lol
  • snarlingcoyote
    snarlingcoyote Posts: 399 Member
    I love Vanilla Power Crunch bars, but I absolutely refuse to fool myself into thinking they're anything but a low carb cookie bar.
  • esjones12
    esjones12 Posts: 1,363 Member
    I always have Quest, Cliff, and Lara sitting around. I only use them for on the go. I prefer to eat whole foods vs processed bars. But sometimes you are running late or will be away from the house all day and it's better than grabbing fast food! Lara actually are very "clean" with 3-5 ingredients you can pronounce. But since it is all fruit they are high in calories and sugar. They make for fantastic snacks between soccer games. Super easy to digest.

    Just try to avoid using them as meal replacements and having like 4 a day.
  • ythannah
    ythannah Posts: 4,371 Member
    keziak1 wrote: »
    yhannah - I might have to try Quest just because I love your photo so much. :D

    Thank you! It's an alpaca, I thought it was adorable.
  • CaffeinatedConfectionist
    CaffeinatedConfectionist Posts: 1,046 Member
    Jruzer wrote: »
    I only eat food in bar form. When you concentrate food, you unleash its awesome power I'm told.

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    Yes.

    And I have an unholy passion for clif builder bars (but only specific flavors... mint, peanut butter chocolate, s'mores, cookies & cream, etc).
  • InvaderGashloog
    InvaderGashloog Posts: 76 Member
    I eat Clif bars... Because they taste good.
  • usafbaby
    usafbaby Posts: 1 Member
    I love the chocolate double chunk Quest bars. I microwave the bar and then eat it with apple slices, usually a fuji apple. The combination is oh so good!
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