Question:
WHy are all the protein bars I tried soooo overly sweet?

I do like detour bars, they are sweet but are meant to taste like candy. I tried about 12 different brands now and after one bite the sweetness turns my tummy. The atkins were the worst! Any suggestions? Are there crunchy bars out there? I think the coatings are the problem. Wendy    — Wendy H. (posted on June 5, 2003)

June 5, 2003
I was just talking about this today at work. I don't understand why all protein supplements have to be sweet. I'd LOVE to find something that is cheese, garlic or onion flavored or even nacho - anything but SWEET. The coatings on most protein bars make me ill but I have found that if I get the ones with a white coating - not chocolate - it tastes much better and doesn't make me feel quite so nauseous. Let me know if you find something not sweet. I'm working on a few recipes to see if I can figure something out on my on - well other than cheese sticks and pork skins - GAG.
   — Vicki H.

June 5, 2003
Try a protein bar called Power Crunch!!! They are awesome.. They are not to sweet and the peanut butter ones are to die for:)
   — ChristinaJ

June 5, 2003
I have this issue with most artificially sweetened products (Crystal light, diabetic candy, etc.). It's like they figure since it's not the real thing 10 times as much will be better. Blech!
   — [Deactivated Member]

June 6, 2003
Hi, Wendy. I really like the Luna bars. They're all about 180 calories with 10 grams of protein. They do, however, have 26 grams of carbs--12 grams of those are sugar. They're sweet, of course, but they're chewy, kind of like a rice crispie treat. I usually have half of one at about 10am and the other half at 3pm at break time a couple of times a week. They're kinda like a treat for me. The Detour and U-Turn bars gross me out and it takes me three days to eat one. Good luck on finding something you like!!--Julie
   — Julia T.

June 6, 2003
As a woman, soy protien is the WORST protien supplement for you. Switch to whey... it is so much better. The reason why? HORMONES! Soy protien is full of plant hormones that women can usually tolerate unless they are trying to lose weight!! YES, that's right! Why? Because we store our hormones in our fat... and as we lose weight, we are losing all those extra hormones our body doesn't need. They end up going through your blood stream and your body gets chemically "messed up" and by adding MORE hormones, your body gets even more messed up. Try staying away from Soy protien and see if that makes life easier. I know it did for me! Also... I just have to tell you this: Great news for protien bar hunters!!! Grap a Detour bar the next time you are in GNC or Rite Aid... This is the most awsome tasting protien supplement on earth. I mean it... it tastes just like a snickers bar!! AND itis GOOD for you! LOL!! Never thought anything would taste as good as being thin!! LOL Supplement Facts per one 40 gram bar: 160 Calories; 45 of those calories are from fat; total fat grams, 5; 20 mg of cholesterol; 13 total carbs (fiber-2 grams, sugar-5 grams); 15 grams of protien; and lots of vities! I am going out to grab a box of these today... the FIRST time I have EVER bought a whole box of one kind in 15 months... these are that awesome! My HUSBAND eats them!! He HATES soy and whey protien. He really likes these, and can't taste the protien. I have to get enough now, so he can take one for a snack at work every day! LOL!! Better than LOTS of things he eats instead! You won't regret buying or eating these bars! Good luck and let me know how it goes, okay! Hugs!
   — Sharon M. B.