Protein bars

 Hello everyone. I hope that you all had a good weekend. Anyways I have a question. I am going to be away all w-end and leaving my protein shakes at home. What is everyone's favourite protein go to bar for those that use them. I've only tried one and wasn't too keen on it. I'm looking into buying a few for the w-end. Any comments and suggestions would be perfect.

When I buy a box I usually go for the Premiere ones at Costco. When I am buying a few to get through until a Costco trip I buy the Equate double choc or choc peanut butter from Walmart. Just make sure the expiry date is still far off. They can be stale and not very good...lol. I have had a 'chewy' one once and it wasn't so easy on the teeth or tummy.

Have a good weekend away. Being prepared is the key.

Kristie

 Thanks alot for the quick reply. I am such a preparer for things!

I've tried alot ofdifferent ones and I too prefer the premier, there's 3 flavors in a case.

 So if I were to buy the Premier ones would they be considered a meal replacement?

Protein bars usually come in two different sizes..one is a snack size suitable for just that (a snack)..usually under 200 calories, the OTHER is a meal replacement bar, usually almost twice as large as the snack size and usually above 300 calories.

What is the price per case and how many, do you happen to have the calories and nutrician break down.....thanks

My favourite are the Oh Yeah bars (not the wafer ones), which taste like a chocolate bar. You can get them at the Low Carb Grocery or Shoppers (at $30 or so for a box of 12), but they are cheapest at Costco ($17 for a box of 12). They are 190 cals, 15 g. protein, 8 g. fat and 4g of sugar. 

Atkins has many varieties of protein bars; they are usually like a chewy granola bar but I find them a bit too sweet. The nutrition numbers on those vary widely from one type to another so be sure to look at the label.

You can usually get single bars of various types at Shoppers, so you can try different brands without commiting to a whole box.

Good luck!

Lorraine

I really like the Atkins bars.. high in protein.. low in sugar and not as many carbs as a lot of bars out there.. and they taste really good!

 I only tried my first protein bar a couple of weeks ago, so I can't really compare the one I had but I really enjoyed it. It was a Pure Protein bar from shoppers (the chocolate peanut butter flavour--tasted like a reeses peanut butter cup), 20g of protein in a 50g bar with 190cals and 2 grams of sugar. I like that at some of the bigger shoppers you can go and compare the different bars and buy one to sample. Maybe that might be a better option than buying a case first time...