Protein bars?

[BlackBerryJuice 349]

I'm thinking of buying some Protein Bars as I seem to get unpleasant sensations from my Protein Shake for some reason. I used to be obsessed with Zone bars, but I feel like they are not high enough in Protein and a little too coarse in texture for me at this stage. Can someone recommend a softer high-protein bar? Doesn't have to be low-carb.

[Oregondaisy 2,021]

Do you have a costco there? I eat the Premeire Protein bars. They are very good. they have 30 grams of Protein in them.

I also really like the Oh Yeah bars which are like kit kat bars. I get them at vitacost.com. I like the chocolate mint and the choc. Peanut Butter. very yummy!

[Stacie 1]

I was just going to post this same question! So I will just bump it up, any more recommendations for Protein bars?

[Georgia 2,908]

I like the Pure Protein bars (also lactose intolerant!) which have 20 grams of protein, less than 2 gr sugar and about 160 calories. Several flavors (chocolate and PB/chocolate the best!) You can buy at Walmart. You find them where the protein power, etc is found.

[mp8btpc 33]

Luna bars have a great one that is called peanut buttter cookie. YUMMMMY. They have them at Walmart and I think at WinCo.

[Oregondaisy 2,021]

I believe that the Pure Protein bars have sugar alcohol in them which gives me horrible gas. I'll have to look on the label next time I am in a store.

[goodlife 3]

The only ones I've eaten so far have been the Atkins bars...every one I look at is just too high in carbs for me.

Maybe when I'm further out.

[coreyandbrett 0]

Oregondaisy....I had to laugh at your post, atleast now I know I'm not the only one that sugar alcohol does that too.

[mp8btpc 33]

The only ones I've eaten so far have been the Atkins bars...every one I look at is just too high in carbs for me.

Maybe when I'm further out.

I was so confused when I purchased a box of the Atkins bars because on the front of the package it says in big letters only 2 net carbs, then I got the bars out and the nutrition information on the back of each bar says 22grams of carbs. Anyone explain this to me?:001_tt2:

[Oregondaisy 2,021]

Oh they seem to think that if you subtract the Fiber from the carbs, you come out with net carbs. Some people believe they can only count net carbs, and some believe a carb is a carb. Just depends on which way you want to look at it. In the Atkins books, they swear that you only need to count net carbs.

[goodlife 3]

Yeah I'm in the camp of "a carb is a carb".

[BlackBerryJuice 349]

Yeah I'm in the camp of "a carb is a carb".

I'm the camp of "If I'm gonna have a carb, let it be sugar and not a sugar alcohol that will make me feel like I'm going to expel an alien out of my rectum."

I looked at buying Oh Yeahs on Ebay, but they have a pretty unimpressive nutritional profile. 210 calories, 13 g fat, and only 14 g Protein. Zone bars are a better choice, they have half the fat for the same amount of calories/protein. But I'm afraid to buy them as they were one of my binge foods pre-surgery.

I tried some called "Protein 32." They have 32 g Protein and something like 280-320 calories (took out the garbage with the wrappers already). When I had half the bar, it was fine. The 2nd time I had an entire bar over the course of an hour, I thought I was going to die. They must expand in your stomach or something, because I felt extremely full about half an hour after I had the last bite. The taste was fine, though - not as good as some of the lower-protein bars, but I'm not expecting a bar with 32 grams protein to taste like a Snickers, anyway. I liked the fudge kind, if anyone wants to give it a try.

Edited September 13, 2010 by BlackBerryJuice

[mp8btpc 33]

I'm the camp of "If I'm gonna have a carb, let it be sugar and not a sugar alcohol that will make me feel like I'm going to expel an alien out of my rectum."

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And you thought my incision exploding into my eye was gross! I think you trumped me! yay! LOL:001_tt2:

[Oregondaisy 2,021]

I looked at the Pure Protein bars today at the store and they had 9 grams of sugar alcohol. If I ate one of those, I had better plan to stay home alone for quite awhile. Sugar alcohol and I do not get along well at all so I avoid it like the plague.

The Oh Yeah Bars are not something I ate when I was losing. I eat them now, because I figure it's better than eating candy.< /strong>

[Classiladi13 0]

Hi all. Can you tell me how far out you were when you started eating Protein bars? I'm a month out today, and having a heck of a time getting all my Protein in. On my pre-op diet, I lived on Protein shakes and bars, but I'm so sick of the shakes, I don't think I can stomach another one and would like to know when I can try the bars. I can call my doctor and ask, just wanted to get your input.

Thanks!!!!!