I am using them like once a day for one of my 2 snacks, or should I use something else? I am also using whey protein with water before and after my work out is that okay?

aisuotoko wrote:


I'd stay away from using protein bars as much as you can. They're good every now and then, but they are loaded with a lot of bad crap. Very high in refined sugars (normally), have a lot of sodium, and also usually pack a ton of carbs. Also, the calorie to protein ratio is pretty poor.

When it comes down to it, a "protein" or "power" bar is just a well marketed candy bar that is slightly more nutritious.

For example, the protein bar you're eating --


Calories
240
Sodium
190mg
Total Carbohydrates
31.0g
Sugars
20.0g
Protein
16.0g


240 calories for just 16 g of protein! A good whey protein shake gets you 25 g protein for every 120 calories. For the same amount of calories in this bar, you'd bet 50 g of protein versus 16.

On top of that 20 g of sugar and 31 g of carbs! Really not very good nutritional quality.

Better to stay with foods like egg whites, cottage cheese, whole grain cereal, fruits, etc.

A good whey protein shake is good because normally it has a very low calorie to protein ratio, and very low carbs and sugar.

it depends. if you're only a teir 1 on the nutrition plan, then a 100 calorie snack is half a protein bar. an entire bar would be considered a 200 calorie snack, like in teir 2 or 3. Also, a protein bar is in it's own sepearte category than snacks. for example, if you're allowed 1 200 calorie snack and 1 protein bar, you can eat 2 protein bars per day. If your'e allowed a 100 calorie snack, then you can eat 1 & 1/2 protein bars a day.

I've been eating the Luna Protein bars that are designed for women, but they have a lot of good stuff, I don't see why men can't eat them... and they taste great. Here are the nutrition facts:

Calories: 180
Fat Calories: 35
Sodium: 125mg
Fat: 4g
Sat Fat: 3g
Carbs: 27g (only like 12 net carbs though)
Sugars: 12g
Proteins: 10g

IMHO it's ideal, and they're only $1 at the grocery store.

The Premier Nutrition bars I'm eating don't seem so bad. They're more of a meal replacement with the amount of calories, but next to comparable portions of other bars the fat and sugar seem lower and the protein in high.

Calories: 270-290
Fat: 6-8g
Sat Fat: 3.5-4.5g
Carbs: 25-27g
Sugars: 8-10g
Protein: 30g