can anyone...?
ok i use a few
my favorites are the atkins bars, they come in many flavors some are meal size and some are snack size.
i also like the south beach bars.
ohyeah makes a wafer protein bar which i get at vitamin shoppe.
you will have to try a few and see what you like best.
the ones i mentioned above are high protein and low in carbs and sugar etc.
good luck, jacki
EAS has a AdvantEdge Carb Control bar....
i like double chocolate crisp
17g protein, 4g net carbs
silver packaging.... i get them at Pathmark (and clip those EAS coupons)....
For a cheaper snack, try one ounce of cheddar cheese, can go low fat if you're watching fats...
but no carbs and 7 or 8 g of protein per ounce, if I remember correctly.
I buy a brick of cheese, slice it up into one ounce slices, and baggie it for work. Costs wwwaaayyy less than a protein bar (but I do LIKE the chocolate bars, so I switch back and forth)
Mary C
I'm not a huge fan of protein bars - many leave an aftertaste to me.
1/2 cup ff ricotta has 20gm of protein. Sweeten w/ splenda and cinnamon for a rice pudding like snack.
Greek Yogurt has anywhere from 13-15gm protein/6 ounces and they have nonfat varieties. Sweeten with splenda and fresh berries or sf jam. Or splenda/cinnamon and sf apple preserves for a yummy treat. I have not tried it, but another friend puts in about 1/3 packet of sf jello crystals in hers and loves it.
2 lowfat/nonfat cheese sticks (polly o) has 16gm protein (8 in each)
Here's a sample menu for me to get protein in:
B: 1/2 cup ricotta w/ splenda and cinnamon 20gm
S: Fage (greek yogurt) with berries 15gm
L: Small salad w/ 3 ounces chicken 21gm
S: 2 cheese sticks (sometimes just one) 16gm
D: 3 mini meatballs with sf spaghetti sauce/cheese and some veggies 21gm
S: 1 sf/ff fudge pop 3gm
TOTAL: 96gm protein.
It took me awhile to get to this point - and there are many many days where I can't finish everything. However - my protein goal is 70 and my nut said not to exceed 85gm due to potential kidney problems. The menu above is probably not what I would eat in one day because it would be to much protein - but it's a way for you to se how to get in protein and stuff.
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ross eats the south beach diet cereal bars -- i dont' like them -- those are the lowest in sugars
good luck
roberta
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Let someone know that you are thinking of them
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