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I find them very yummy, sometimes too yummy. What is your experience with them? It seems like it's the only Protein Bar I can handle with taste. I usually use it as a snack between my 5:30 am Breakfast and 12pm lunch. I know the doctor says no eating between meals but I'm a teacher and can't eat just when I want.

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I like them but I try to eat them in times of emergency and don't like to rely on them as part of my daily routine. Too many calories for my preference. If I can eat veggies and real Protein I opt for that. Though I don't have issues hitting my protein goals.

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I like them but I try to eat them in times of emergency and don't like to rely on them as part of my daily routine. Too many calories for my preference. If I can eat veggies and real Protein I opt for that. Though I don't have issues hitting my Protein goals.

Are you eating any fruit as well? My doctor says fruits and vegetables after eating your protein is good but Low carbers usually shy away from fruit at the early stage. My thing is that the only vegetable I like to eat is lettuce and onions. So it's hard sticking to low carb if I can't eat much more.

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I also love Oh Yeah bars. I try and eat cottage cheese, chicken & eggs and bars for on the go or when I am starving and can't eat food.< /p>

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These bars are very addicting and serve as a sugar craving for me.

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Personally I think they're junk food - they're either artificially sweetened if they're truly low carb, which is dubious at best. I think any sort of sweet food - artificially sweetened or with sugar - does drive you to want more. I also think the ingredients are man made, not natural and not healthy. I am a teacher too - I take a bag of cut up raw vegies to school and when the kids have fruit break, I have a few, or I might have them when the kids have their snack right before recess time (we dont get lunch till 1.45). I think I'm modelling good eating to my class, and a lot of the kids that dont like fruit have started bringing carrots or cucumber for fruit break. Of course in Australia we dont have school lunch systems, there's usually a canteen but all in all students bring their lunch from home.

I also think they're too many calories for a snack - but that's because I'm a 3 meals a day kinda person so my meals are heavier on the calories and I couldnt afford that many for a snack - if I was a five small meals a day sort of person I guess then a Protein bar would be more reasonable.

I think they taste like eating candles anyway, but that's just me.

I would get pretty hungry between a 6.30 am breakfast and a 1.45 pm lunch but I take breakfast to school with me (or keep stuff in my pigeon hole and in the fridge in the staff room) and eat at about 8.30 instead, so that I can eliminate the need for any sort of substantial snack.

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""I think they taste like eating candles anyway, but that's just me.""

Oh my God. I just spit my Crystal Light all over my keyboard!!!!!

I *am* in search of the BEST Protein bar for Lap Band patients - That was the "search" I put in - and got this thread!!!

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These bars are very addicting and serve as a sugar craving for me.

I agree they are awesome bars, I try to limit myself but if I must have a "treat" I use these bars for Portion Control and to keep away from the other things I don't need. I am with you on this one.

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My nutritionist scolded me when I told her I was eating them. Most are sweetened with sugar alcohol, which is good for diabetics as it doesn't affect glucose levels but still has a high caloric value. Most manufacturers don't include them in the carb count but she says they should. She suggested string cheese or veggies instead.

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I like the taste. I do not buy them very often but they are a treat if I am having a true craving for chocolate. I am sticking to Protein Snacks - slice of peppered turkey with a piece of cheese, cheese stick or laughing cow cheese triangle, turkey pepperoni slices.

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