Protein Bars ??? What's Your Fav ???
I've had the Premier Protein Bars and they're pretty good. Quite dense.
I've also used the Atkins protein bars. There's a Peanut Fudge one that I quite like.
I used to eat the Kirkland ones prior to surgery but I really dislike the consistency of them now and they are hard to chew down. They were my go to pre surgery but not now.
I try not to eat them too often but I keep a box at work and some in the glove box just in case I get caught up and can't eat when I should.
Referral - May 31/17; Orientation - June 15/17; First Appt Nurse - June 26/17; Bloodwork and ECG - June 27/17; Sleep Study - July 5/17; Dietician Appt - July 10/17; Counsellor Appt - July 10/17; Abdominal Ultrasound - July 10/17: Endoscopy/Colonoscopy - July 25/17; Second Dietician Appt - September 14/17; Internist Appt - October 2/17; Meet the Surgeon - November 21/17; Pre Surgery Nutrition Class - January 12/18; Surgery - January 16/18
At our one month nutrition class, the TWH suggested that any protein bar we have be at least 14g of protein, and 200 calories or under.
I like the Simply Protein Chocolate Peanut Butter. Pure Protein bars are good in a pinch too - high in protein.
I bought one Quest chocolate chip cookie dough bar and couldnt choke it down . It's really trial and error to find what you like.
TWH (Toronto) | Starting Weight - 300, GW- 175
Referral: Jun 21/17 Orientation: Aug 23/17 NP: Sept 27/17 Social Worker: Sept 27/17 Nut Class: Oct 3/17 Sleep Study: Nov 6/17 NP Follow Up: Jan 3/18 Psych: Jan 12/18 Nut: Jan 15/18 Surgeon: June 1/18 Pre-Op: July 27/18 SlimTime: Aug 3/18 Surgery: Aug 17/18
SlimTime: -13.5 M1: -18 M2: -14 M3: -14.2 M4: -14.4 M5: -9.4 M6: -6.4 M7: -6.4 M8: ?
I haven't tried too many but I do have Pure protein bars and enjoy a couple different ones. They seem to have the lowest carb count and not bad calories. If I have one it just really cuts down on any other carbs for the day. It pretty much uses up my allotment :(
Referral: March 2017, Orientation: June 2017, Nurse, Social Worker, Nutritionist, Pharmacist: Dec 2017, Physiotherapist and f/u with Nurse: Feb 2018, Meet Dr. Lindsay: Feb 2018, Pre-Op Feb 26, 2018, Start Optifast (4 weeks): Feb 27, 2018, SURGERY: MARCH 27/18 at St. Joseph's in Toronto with Dr. Lindsay. Height 5'2," 49 Years old, Hw: 365, Pre-Op Weight (start of Opti 355), SW 334 CW 175. Weight Loss: Pre-op -19, M1 -23, M2 -18, M3-18, M4-14, M5-14 M6-10, M7-14 M8-8, M9-14 M10-5, M11-10 M12-0, M13 -3, M14 -6, M15 -7
Hello,
I just tried NuGo Slim Bar last night. It was pretty good. Here are some guidelines bariatric patients should follow when choosing protein bars: low sugar, low fat, high protein, no maltitol, low carb. I believe this bar has all of the above. I bought it at Fortinos in the organic section. I had the dark chocolate raspberry. At first I smelled it and didn't think it would taste that good but it was nice.