Shopping for Supplements/Nutrition/Etc.

Penthesilea514
Penthesilea514 Posts: 1,189 Member
in Food and Nutrition
So I have a question- I like to eat a protein bar with some fruit for lunch (cause I am a lazy potato who doesn't cook much) and I usually just buy the bars I like at my local grocery store and replenish my post-workout protein powder the same way. But there has to be a more cost-effective way to get these things. Where do you like to purchase your nutrition products to save a little money? Amazon? Costco/Sam's Club? Walmart? GNC? Or are there certain brands you find to be an excellent value for the product? Thanks- just trying to save a few pennies!

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  • ritzvin
    ritzvin Posts: 2,860 Member
    Bodybuilding.com has a large selection of protein powders with reviews..you can filter by total price and price per serving (and a bunch of other stuff) as well.
  • Penthesilea514
    Penthesilea514 Posts: 1,189 Member
    ritzvin wrote: »
    Bodybuilding.com has a large selection of protein powders with reviews..you can filter by total price and price per serving (and a bunch of other stuff) as well.

    Cool- do you find them to be competitively priced?
  • ritzvin
    ritzvin Posts: 2,860 Member
    For GNC, I think the prices for the same product/size were the same. Everything I saw from the GNC-specific name brand was on the pricy side. I have no idea for Costco/Walmart/etc. I didn't check Amazon (it was easier to compare $/size on the other sites and I had credit on my BCBS wellness card (which is usable at bodybuilding.com/GNC/vitamin world).
  • ritzvin
    ritzvin Posts: 2,860 Member
    Jym and Muscletech have some decently priced options with good reviews.
  • Penthesilea514
    Penthesilea514 Posts: 1,189 Member
    Thanks for the information! I have not used any Jym or Muscletech products to date- I'll have to check them out.
  • DiannaOnMaui
    DiannaOnMaui Posts: 27 Member
    On Amazon you can subscribe to various items and have them delivered every month. The more you have on your order, the more you save. This is great for things you use up regularly.
  • Penthesilea514
    Penthesilea514 Posts: 1,189 Member
    Subscribe and Save- don't you need to have a Prime membership to use that? Or no?
  • anaxmann
    anaxmann Posts: 103 Member
    Costco has a good selection of both powders and bars in my town; the selection is mostly vanilla and chocolate powders, but a pretty good variety of bars. They have the lowest prices I have seen by far. Sometimes I order more specialty products, like grass fed whey or special flavors, from Vitacost, although I do cost compare with Amazon to make sure I am getting the best deal.
  • Penthesilea514
    Penthesilea514 Posts: 1,189 Member
    anaxmann wrote: »
    Costco has a good selection of both powders and bars in my town; the selection is mostly vanilla and chocolate powders, but a pretty good variety of bars. They have the lowest prices I have seen by far. Sometimes I order more specialty products, like grass fed whey or special flavors, from Vitacost, although I do cost compare with Amazon to make sure I am getting the best deal.

    Is Costco usually cheaper than Amazon? Hmmm interesting I didn't know that.
  • ClubSilencio
    ClubSilencio Posts: 2,983 Member
    iHerb gives you a 10% credit from your order to be used on future orders. Ex. $100 order = $10 credit

    What's the protein bar that you're eating?

  • Penthesilea514
    Penthesilea514 Posts: 1,189 Member
    ClubSilencio wrote: »
    iHerb gives you a 10% credit from your order to be used on future orders. Ex. $100 order = $10 credit

    What's the protein bar that you're eating?

    I alternate with sales but I have a few that I will circulate around: clif builder's, think thin, quest bars. I essentially look for something under 300 calories and at least 20g of protein as it is more for a quick meal not a snack. I am not low carb but I try to make sure that the protein content is close/more than the carb content but I don't always get that (clif bars generally have higher carbs).
  • stanmann571
    stanmann571 Posts: 5,727 Member
    DiannaOnMaui wrote: »
    On Amazon you can subscribe to various items and have them delivered every month. The more you have on your order, the more you save. This is great for things you use up regularly.

    For stuff that is subscribeable, this is great. although you've got to watch the price periodically
  • jaybelovely
    jaybelovely Posts: 53 Member
    Esupplements.com and luckyvitamin.com are my favorite. If y'all shop at GNC, they price match bodybuilding :)
  • Penthesilea514
    Penthesilea514 Posts: 1,189 Member
    jaybelovely wrote: »
    Esupplements.com and luckyvitamin.com are my favorite. If y'all shop at GNC, they price match bodybuilding :)

    Wow, really? I didn't know that- very good to know. Thanks!
  • kwtilbury
    kwtilbury Posts: 1,234 Member
    I buy Kirkland brand (comparable to Quest), Pure Protein and Zone bars at Costco.

    I keep my eyes open online for deals on more premium bars such as Quest and Combat crunch.

    Rule of thumb, I'll spend less than $1 per bar at Costco and about $1.25 per bar online.
  • anaxmann
    anaxmann Posts: 103 Member
    Penthesilea514 wrote: »
    anaxmann wrote: »
    Costco has a good selection of both powders and bars in my town; the selection is mostly vanilla and chocolate powders, but a pretty good variety of bars. They have the lowest prices I have seen by far. Sometimes I order more specialty products, like grass fed whey or special flavors, from Vitacost, although I do cost compare with Amazon to make sure I am getting the best deal.

    Is Costco usually cheaper than Amazon? Hmmm interesting I didn't know that.

    I always cost compare and usually Costco is less expensive in my area.
  • EricExtreme
    EricExtreme Posts: 95 Member
    I make my own protein bars out of chocolate rice protein powder, rolled oats, ground flaxseed, almond milk, a little pb fit powder. and a little egg replacer as a binder. I make them in a silicone mold that I picked up on Amazon. They are guilt free and I use them as one or two of my meals every day. I make them in bulk so I have a bunch for the week. Most of the protein bars in the stores are junk.

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