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What is your absolute favorite protein bar, brand and flavor?

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WWWindy

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I've eaten a fair amount but being in the southwest we may not have a whole lot available. So, what is your absolute favorite protein bar, the brand and flavor.

I'm tied with two, Pure Protein Lemon Cake 20g protein, 2g sugar, 190 calories and think! 10g protein, 5g sugar and 150 calories. One I'll use as a meal replacement and the other a snack.
 
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MET-Rx Peanut Butter Pretzel protein bars. I swear, I lived on these for a couple of years. They are not low-calorie however and they have plenty of sugar and salt. They are huge and provide 30 grams of protein but contain 410 calories.

I used to break these in half and I would just nibble on one half all morning and then I would nibble on the other half all afternoon and then I'd have a regular dinner. But when I was hiking, I would put a dozen of these in my backpack and I wouldn't bring any other food.

Caveat: these are definitely not for the faint of heart and not for beginners. They taste like they should be bad for you. And they are covered with this kind of caramel yogurt dip, like frosting on the bottom and up the sides. I used a potato peeler to shave this off because I didn't want the calories and I didn't like the sweetness.

I used to buy these by the 12-pack, back in the day when they offered 12. Now you can only get them in 9, as far as I know. If you buy them individually they are usually around $3 or more. If you buy them by the box, they're about $2.25.

The rule of thumb, according to my nutritionist is that every 10 calories of food should contain 1 gram of protein. In other words if you ate 500 calories, you got 50 grams of protein. Most protein supplements are off in this department, but you can make up for it in other foods you eat during the day.

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Thanks to the members of this group, I have now purchased a huge number of Premier Protein shakes in three flavors: vanilla chocolate, and caramel. They also have cookies and cream, banana, peach, strawberry, fudge and pina colada and I don't know what else.

I bought a bunch of extracts, beginning with rum and vanilla. Then at Target the other day I saw that they had all this syrup you pour over ice chips to make a snow cone. I bought three different flavors of those.

I have protein powder and powdered peanut butter and I'd doll these shakes up with something like that and I add soft fruit if I have it: raspberries, bananas, peaches, strawberries. applesauce, pineapple. Frozen fruit is just as good as fresh.

Sometimes I also make a little magic milk to add to this. I can get one of these protein shakes up to 50 grams of protein very easily.

Depending on how much mixing needs to be done, I will either put the stuff in a blender, or use my blender cup.

I used to buy MET-Rx bars at Safeway in the protein bar section. I bought these Premier Protein shakes for $7.99 / 4-pack at Target, and they have them online so you can have them delivered.
 
WWWindy said:
I've eaten a fair amount but being in the southwest we may not have a whole lot available. So, what is your absolute favorite protein bar, the brand and flavor.

I'm tied with two, Pure Protein Lemon Cake 20g protein, 2g sugar, 190 calories and think! 10g protein, 5g sugar and 150 calories. One I'll use as a meal replacement and the other a snack.
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I haven't tried any bars, just the shakes. But the Pure Protein Lemon Cake sounds pretty good. I'll pick some up.

One thing I always keep in my purse just in case I feel weak or have a strong candy-bar craving is an Atkins Caramel Chocolate Nut Roll Bar. It only has 7g protein, low sugar and carbs but at 190 calories, I eat them sparingly, maybe once a week. But let me tell you, they are delicious and will hold you over in a pinch.
 

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I still feel like I'm only just starting to try out the protein bar options; I've tried perhaps 8 types so far and have been sticking strictly to low calorie options, and budget friendly i.e. $1 per bar or very close. Most are too soft for my liking (like a warm 3-muskateer) or are overly artificially sweet.

So far my go-to is Protein One 90 calorie bars, strawberry & cream flavor. Very chewy so it takes some time to eat the little thing; sweet enough to curb your sweet tooth / snack attack - and at only 90 calories it wont bust any calorie budget. And...they are not good enough to want two in a row.
 

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Quest makes a s'mores bar. It has chocolate hunks in it but I pull those out. I'm not one for much chocolate or the high sweet level. I try to adhere to 20g of protein to 5g of sugar. My husband and I like the Protein One bars. I forgot about the Atkins bars. Thanks Brenda.
 
I have tried a few of the quest bars (they have one that is chocolate sprinkled donut flavor) but I was not happy with them (the taste just wasn't right). I tend to stay away from the protein bar because it fills me up way to fast for the little bit of protein it gives in return. I would rather drink a protein shake and vastly increase my protein intake and not feel that heavy feeling in my stomach that I get with a protein bar. But that's just me. :)
 
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