Are protein bars even good for you?

It's very rare for someone not to like Quest bars. But, it has been known to happen. But, anyone in the fitness world and that wants to eat clean, LOVES these bars. There are many different flavors and 2 different lines... one is sweetened with sucralose and the other is sweetened with Erythritol.

**This is from the website in regards to Erythritol:

While Erythritol is classified as a sugar alcohol it is ENTIRELY different than all of the others. It does not upset stomachs, it contains only 0.2 calories per gram and has little to no impact on blood sugar. We know it's important to give you control over your nutrition which is why our All Natural bars are sweetened with Stevia and Erythritol, and our Original Line is sweetened with Sucralose.**

The natural line that uses Erythritol, those bars are soft and gritty; like eating cookie dough. The other line are a bit firmer in texture. And are even really good when you zap them in the microwave for 10 seconds.


Pure Protein bars, Atkins, etc. are made from a list of crap ingredients. Luna bars use cheap quality soy protein... believe me when I tell you that Quest uses the highest quality and most natural of ingredients.

Well don't know if someone has already mentioned (I'm cooking don't have time to read through, lol) but Atkins bars are low in both sugar and carbs in comparison and personally they have helped me lose 25 pounds in less than three months last year when I chose to use them for the most part in place of my sweet tooth cravings.

I will ALWAYS be a fan of the Atkins bars, especially the chocolate coconut!

For now, when I am about to do a strenuous workout I use Luna bars (to be frank it's just Clif bars for women) because Clif bars are great on protein and all but for my dietary needs there is just too much other stuff in one of those for me. Luna bars are lower in everything. Let me emphasize though, I never "snack" on these. Lets be real here...protein bars other than the carb smart ones like Atkins are truthfully not much better than a Snickers bar or something, save the extra protein.

Atkins bars! Delicious and they have about 15grams of protein and only like 2-3 net carbs. Around 180-210 calories. Perfect if you dont have time.

i bought the sampler boxes of quest the sweetened and non.... I was excited by the fact that they were so high in protein and fiber. They have a salty but very bland taste.. I think i might try to sell them on ebay other wise 50 bucks down the drain

I love Pure Protein bars. 19-20 grams of protein and only 2 grams of sugar.

These are amazing. Because the sugar content is so low, also muscle milk is pretty low in sugar also.
I eat protein bars and powder all day everyday just to get in what I need.

I generally only use them either an hour before or right after I workout. The only ones I use on a regular basis are Pure Protein Chocolate Deluxe. 180 calories, 20g protein, 2g dietary fiber, 2g sugars, 75 mg sodium

I LOVE detour lean muscle... 16grams protein.. 2grams sugar... 190 cals... and they are DELICIOUS!!

You need to read the label on anything you plan to eat. Some are indeed a candy bar with some low grade protein added (Soy Lecithin)

They are pricey but I started eating Quest protein bars.

Depending on the flavor they are 200 calories, 20g protein, 20-25g Carbs, but 15-20g of fiber.

I eat Horleys Carb Less protein bars. 184cals, 3g fat, 5g carb, 4g sugar. Taste great and full me up. I usually workout at the gym first thing in the morning but on Wednesdays I have a class at the gym after work instead so I have a protein bar as a late afternoon snack to get me through the class. I would be too hungry otherwise! They're also good to carry in your bag and eat when you crave a choc bar.