Best protein bars?

Pure Protein for me. About $1.50 per bar at the Kroger, but at Target you can get a box of 12 for about $12 (a buck a bar) so cheaper. I eat one every other day.

I have tried Quest Bars several times and I am just not a fan. The texture is a little dense and chewy for me. Same with the Kirkland brand bars. Maybe it's because I have braces, but I find them both difficult to chew. My go-to favorites are Think Thin Brownie Crunch and Pure Protein Deluxe Chocolate because I prefer the texture.

Not a protein bar, but the basic Clif bars are $1-$1.20 per 250-270 calorie bar (I usually have half with either yogurt or peanut butter). They do have added protein, but not as much as a 'protein bar'.. but are a little closer to a granola bar in taste and texture rather than a paste-like texture. They also have much more fiber than almost all protein bars. And way cheaper.

Special K makes a Fiber 1 bar with added protein (you can find them near the granola bars rather than the protein bar section... with pricing closer to name brand granola bars rather than the $2+ pricing of protein bars). Kind of a candy bar with lots of nuts in taste/texture.

I think the think thin bars were a bit cheaper than most protein bars last I checked. . Closer to a wafer cookie in texture.

Quest Cookie Dough and Mint Chocolate Chunk! Pure Protein Salted Caramel is really good too?

I go for the Gatorade whey protein bars.

I go for quest bars, chocolate chip cookie dough from Amazon. My alternative snack is Lenny and Larry cookies, but I don't find them as filling.

What do people think of the Optimum nutrition cake bites?

I got hooked on protein bars because of the Smart For Life bars at Costco. It was much easier to stick to a diet when I actually enjoyed what I was eating and it filled me up for a decent amount of time. I do find the caramel almond ones hold up better if refrigerated, otherwise they can get mushy; but the other 2 flavors are great at room temp.

I also keep a stock of Premier Protein (also from Costco). They are higher in calorie than I prefer (280-290 Cal per bar) but have 30g protein each so it makes sense. Between the two these ones would likely hold up better if stuck at the bottom of a purse for a while, the Smart For Life have a consistency similar to a Rice Krispy bar, so can get smushed.

I like Clif bars and Lenny and Larry's cookies, they're cheaper than quest bars

I just ordered a box of "oh yeah peanut butter pie bars", i hope they taste as good as they look. I tried the birthday cake flavour everyone raves about, but they tasted like i was eating a bowl of sugar with gingerbread flavouring mixed in!

I just threw away the rest of the box of Myprotein's mybar zero as i didnt go to the toilet properly for 2 friggan months while eating them, but never made the connection... My doctor had booked me in for a colonoscopy as it was getting that bad

Christine_72 wrote: »

I just ordered a box of "oh yeah peanut butter pie bars", i hope they taste as good as they look. I tried the birthday cake flavour everyone raves about, but they tasted like i was eating a bowl of sugar with gingerbread flavouring mixed in!

I just threw away the rest of the box of Myprotein's mybar zero as i didnt go to the toilet properly for 2 friggan months while eating them, but never made the connection... My doctor had booked me in for a colonoscopy as it was getting that bad

The Oh Yeah peanut butter one was pretty good. The texture was just like the birthday cake flavor but it had a good peanut butter flavor. But, in my opinion, it's pretty hard to screw up a peanut butter flavored anything.

I like a few flavors of Pure Protein bars, like the chocolate peanut caramel. I also really like Honey Stinger peanut butter protein bars. The flavor is way better than most other protein bars in my opinion, but they don't have as much protein - I think 10 grams. I like to eat one of these with a banana.

My grocery stores seem to have lots of sales on protein bars. Not sure what options are available to you, but maybe grab a couple different brands and flavors to see what you like best and what works for you digestive-wise.

I'm always looking for good protein bars. So far the best I've had are Larabars. What I like about them is that for a packaged product they have verrrry few ingredients. Naturally sweetened by dates, nothing I can't pronounce and each contains 3-5 ingredients.

I just googled for a list of healthy nutrition bars and boom Lara Bar is number 1 http://www.msn.com/en-us/health/nutrition/the-healthiest-and-unhealthiest-nutrition-bars/ss-BBmuRuw#image=13

msemiliejean wrote: »

I just googled for a list of healthy nutrition bars and boom Lara Bar is number 1 http://www.msn.com/en-us/health/nutrition/the-healthiest-and-unhealthiest-nutrition-bars/ss-BBmuRuw#image=13

Don't Larabars have almost no protein in them though.

I just learned that the Julian Bakery Pegan Thin bar I recommended might not have accurate nutrition info on the label. See http://low-carb-scams.com/julian-bakery-is-falsely-labeling-new-paleo-protein-bars-2/

It's hard to know what the truth is, but for now, I think I'll pass on the Pegan Thins.... especially since my weight loss stalled for the first time in 9 months after introducing them.