ARE QUEST BARS REALLY AS GOOD AS IVE BEN TOLD THEY ARE?

Rottified wrote: »

I bought a few to try, heard they were amazing. They were horrible. I couldn't finish any of them. It wasn't overly sweet to me it just tasted horrible.

I enjoyed Luna bars and Promax bars.

Try making your own. Here's my recipe for quest bars, which is pretty close to the original:
1 rectangle old cardboard
1 cup sacrificial orangutan blood
3 oz. industrial agricultural waste by-products
1 laxative suppository (melted)
Stevia and whey protein powder to taste

Blend and enjoy!

I love them if I microwave them for about 10-15 sec. Otherwise I don't like the texture.

I like Quest bars, but I love Power Crunch bars! They have the consistency of a kit-kat bar, and the flavors are good.

I ate them for a while, texture is like eating dried up toothpaste..so bizarre and afterwards felt like someone was stabbing me in the gut. I eat Combat Crunch bars now and they are absolutely amazing.

mikejdeleon85 wrote: »

I did find MISSION ONE BARS BY MUSCLE TECH tried cookies and cream this mourning and not bad at all and at $1.84 a bar

nutrition info (for those interested)

cal.200
cal. from fat .60
carbs.22
dietary fiber.17
sugar.1
sugar alcohol.0
protein.21

made with stevia

I used to eat Quest bars but they are too much work for my jaw - too hard...

I have been eating the Muscletech Mission 1 bars for a few months now - I like the flavor much better and they stay softer so easier to eat - and at Walmart they are under $2 per bar. Keep them somewhere not too cold or they harden up (made the mistake of keeping them in the outside pocket of a cooler bag and they got hard).

Unwrapping a Cookies and Cream Mission 1 bar right now for a mid-day snack before some resistance work ...

Normally as a snack. When I walk the golf course I will take one with me - normally a 4 hour round so I have one mid-round. I also tend to have them as a during a regular day as I am trying to eat more protein - so one an hour before working out and then a protein shake after (1 scoop of Legion Whey+ protein). That will cover about 1/4 to 1/3 of the 150g of protein I am trying to have during the day - the rest will be all natural via meats, eggs, food , etc....

Ok so here are the advantages, in my opinion, of quest bars:

Low on sugar (seriously low, about less than 1g), decent calories, high on protein for small amount of bar. Not many carbs or fat either, but still present.

Aren't as slick-chewy as powerbars, aren't as thick/granola-y as cliff and similar. Not as soft or as sweet as luna bars (in flavor). They aren't 'crunchy' (or at least none of the ones I've had are). Most flavors are meh-to-good (I've yet to have a "OH GOD WHY DID I EAT THIS" flavor).

Best salty-savory: Coconut cashew. Hits that potato chip/samoa craving spot. Smores and cookies and cream are good for cookie/dessert cravings. Not a fan of the double chocolate personally. Apple pie was weird.

They can be heated up in the microwave, which makes them melty (awesome for the brownie, cookies+cream, smores). You can combine this with yogurt or frozen yogurt for a super protein-y treat.

The 20mg of protein for the amount you are eating (in terms of calories and size) is decent; most items with 20+g of protein have more than 200 calories, and many bars cap off at 12-15. For someone like me (struggling to get protein most days AND in the middle of cutting calories), this is perfect for a night snack or post-workout.

They are a bit pricey, but the store I purchase them at has them at (the cheapest) 1.79-2.01 (the latter comes with a gas discount). A box of 12 is about 23 dollars and will last me over 2 weeks. I can dig that for 20g of protein.

If you can afford higher calories in your diet, or you don't care about sugar, you can probably find a better bar. I've yet to find one with 20g+ that doesn't exceed 210 calories. THat's a good 'snack' size, esp when I'm at the end of the day.

Drawbacks? Price, taste (if you prefer 'moist' bars or more crunchy/nuts), not a lot of organic materials and such, I believe they are not vegan friendly (this doesn't bug me but might bug others). They aren't that big if you want a lot of something. Besides protein, they might not be so beneficial. They are *not* a meal replacement.

I use them regularly because locally I can't find a proper substitute, but I've heard Costco has their own protein bar that has just as much in it for cheaper (none around here unfortunately ).

You could get the same amount of protein/calorie cost from a shake, so it's personal pref in that sense.

Quest are good but expensive and protein bars are gone in like 2 seconds and overly sugary and the satiety of them never hits me and I always want more so I only eat them when I am hard pressed to buy some food item at a gas station lol

I like quest bars, but I prefer these.

liahna wrote: »

I like quest bars, but I prefer these.

me too, way better than the new quest formula

sarsather wrote: »

Quest are good but expensive and protein bars are gone in like 2 seconds and overly sugary and the satiety of them never hits me and I always want more so I only eat them when I am hard pressed to buy some food item at a gas station lol

That's basically how I feel about it as well.

You've gotta bake them or warm them up.. much better that way.

Victory bars from oh yeah! are great - nothing artificial and nutrition is on spot.

JACave21 wrote: »

Very overrated IMO

I second that. The best one I had was chocolate or brownie, left my mouth feeling funny and I get compelled to finish it (hate to waste). Found chocolate Solo bars lastnight, that's what I'll get when I want a bar.