eating snacks while dieting

[FaberKuslo]

Guys, what other options besides protein bars are there with low qty of calories when you are losing weight, I'm just fed up with protein bars and I need to have any snack in between meals to keep my metabolism going.
Thank you.

 

[stevesmi]

getting rid of protein bars is the best thing you can do for losing fat. each bar is like 200 empty calories in my view.

for me fruit, nuts, sweet potato, oatmeal are better choices.

 

[muskate]

A protein shake would be a much better option then a protein bar. The problem with protein bars is that they have a lot of carbs and fat in them. To make the product in a bar form, they need to add carbohydrate and fat binders. Even a low calorie protein bar is going to have at least 5-6g of fat and 20-25g of fat.

A protein shake on the other hand will be virtually carbohydrate and fat free. You get the high quality whey protein without any of the additional calories.

For a whey protein - you want to see nothing but that in the ingredients list. Whey protein, natural flavours, a natural calorie free sweetener like stevia and then maybe some salt, soy lechitin and cocoa powder. There are a lot of good products on the market. I personally use isolation from n2bm.com. A good whey isolate should be pretty much fat and carb free. Isolation has 26g protein, 1g carb, 0g fat per 30g scoop.

 

[MasonicBodybuilder]

I would go with fruits, veggies, even eggs and a piece of chicken will do the trick.

 

[Jay Scott]

Rice cakes. Honestly speaking most competitors survive and not go mental just because they munch on rice cakes which helps to fill up the stomach.

Also include a lot of green veggies in your meals. Thats helps with the appetite.