Protien Bars

[vestax03a]

What is everyone's opinion of protein bars? The good things and bad things about them.
I usually have 1 or 2 a day (Met-Rx Protein Plus or Pure Protein) They help me get over cravings for sweets. But anyway how do you guys feel about them?

 

[VooDoo Lady]

Real food is ALWAYS a better choice to a bar....but there is no denying the convenience of them.

I usually eat one a day, I like Met-Rx Protein Plus Bavarian Mint or Pure Protein Chewy Chocolate Chip.

If you have the choice of a chicken breast or a protein bar, clearly you want to go with the real food - BUT if the choice is a protein bar or a candy bar - well then, you know what to do.

VDL

P.S. Shakes are a better option to a bar, BTW - if you have a blender handy, they don't have some of the crap fillers that bars have.

 

[Stryc-9]

I eat them if I'm away from home and can't make a proper meal...

One of the things that bothers me about the low-carb bars is that the damn glycerine gives me an "irritable bowel" so to speak...

 

[the nature boy]

I'm currently hooked on premier protein bars. 31g of protein, and only 12 grams of carbs. For some it's too much carbs. But to me, it's like a sore dick, you can't beat it.


Also the foil tuna fish packets are almost as convienient as protein bars. More g's of protein, and no carbs.

 

[MR. BMJ]

As for the low-carb bars, they are very handy, but after about 2 of them, towards the end of the day the oligofructose which is indigestible is a feeding ground for microrgansims in the lower GI. This creates a very bad case of gas build-up later in the day from the release of gas from the organisms. This sucks when sitting in class all day...ouch...I mean whewwweyyyy.

BMJ

 

[diamonddiceclay]

if you read the labels carefully, you can find healthy ones like the pure pros by ABB-ZERO SUGAR

 

[magsman]

Optimum makes a good one toasted coconut. 21 gm pro. 2.5 gms carbs 5 gms fat.

Also Myoplex lite peanut butter crunch 15 pro 25 carbs 4.5 fat.

Good stuff!!!

 

[alexiarenee]

I agree with voodoo, when I was going to diet for a comp., this lady who owns a supplement store and who helped me get everything together told me it would be best if I cut them out and only ate real food!! I love them, so that was hard- I had to finish my box and then that was it. But, the is no denying the convenience and most (not the ones with loads of sugar) are better than grabbing a sugary fattening snack!
What is with those "protien" bars anyway that have like 30 grams of sugar and 8 grams of fat?? Sounds almost like a Snickers bar to me!

 

[chillin408]

I use to avidly eat protein bars(like 2-4 a day), but I have not ate more than 4 in the last 2 months. Through my experience with them, I have found, that sometimes when I eat bars instead of real food , I end up eating less calories, but this depends on the bar and the real food I plan to eat. For example, late night, there were times when I would feel content after eating 1 designer protein bar(250 calories), but I would need to eat 700 calories from nuts and tuna to acheive the feeling of content. Even when this is the case, I prefer real food because it allows me to know exactly what I am eating and usually real-food is healthier(i.e no trans,saturated fat,hydro. oils,high GI carbs). I am not sure about this, but I also think that generally real food(as long as its low GI carbs,fats, or protein) does not cause as much insulin activity. As a general rule, I do not eat any processed (carb) foods(except post-workot), or nutrition(including low-carb/protein) bars. If I only had the option of eating a protein bar or sweets, I would definetly eat the protein bar.