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Hey everyone,

My goal is to lean out and burn maximum body fat. Since I'll be commuting from classes every day, I bought a box of protein bars yesterday which I've heard are really good for some of my meals.

Here are the nutrition facts. Is this bar good for my goals?

MET-Rx ProteinPlus bars - Chocolate Chocolate Chunk
Serving size: 1 bar
320 calories
32g protein
3g net carbs (32g total carb.)
0g trans fats
9g total fat - (8g saturated)
210mg sodium
2g sugar

What do you guys think?
 
thts pretty high in saturated fats. you are better off making your own. do a search for recipes and there is a post that has abunch of recipes for homemade bars.

Also, what are the other 29g of carbs in that bar. i find it hard to believe its all dietary fiber. if its sugar alcohols, they still spike insulin, just not as much.
 
Unless, homemade, bars are nothing but garbage made from mostly animal fats.

I'd choose a shake over a bar.
 
Well I'm still home, so I do make shakes.

But I'm asking about when I start commuting to school and need meals during class and on the go.

Would this bar be ok?
 
My opinion on the bar is that if it isn't food, don't eat it.



Here is one that IS food: -My opinion, of course... EAT IT. :p

(requoted from one of my other posts)

Depending on where you go, you can get my personal favorite all natural ORGANIC FOOD BAR for between $2 and $3 each which are a great (14grams) protein boost.

I get them here because I live in the sticks. -

# Made With Organic Enzyme Active Sprouts (Nutritionally Superior To Unsprouted Seeds and Grains)
# 10 Grams of Healthy Fats
# 14 Grams of Protein
# No Trans Fatty Acids
# No Refined Sugars
# Over 2000mg of Phytonutrient Rich Sprouts
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Ingredients:
Almond butter*, date paste*, honey*, brown rice protein*, flax sprouts*, quinoa sprouts*, raisins*, sesame seeds*.
*From organic farming


REAL FOOD.

It is the best I have found.
 
No place I've gone to has anything like that (I just ran out to 4 health stores around me).

Is the 8g sat. fat in these bars truly that negative? I was just so taken back by the 32g protein, 3g net carbs in each bar.

I thought to lean out, you should be consuming plenty of protein. It seemed like a good fit for a meal in a classroom situation.
 
8 grams of sat fat in one meal is not a good thing. Sat fat is okay and even needed in certain amounts, however you should get it over a day span through meats, with your egg yolk, that kind of thing. The rest should be poly/mono fats as much as possible.

My other concern (and another reason I don't like store bought bars) is you don't really want to have the Pro/carb/fat combo that even when in a cutting phase or in a clean bulk really for that matter. It might throw you off being the number of fat is so much lower than the number of carbs and protein but thats 70 of calories from sat fat, and thats no good. Also if its a meal replacement you do need carbs, ditch all that sugar alcohol stuff. Not good for you. Get a whole grain,fruit, good carbs in your bar. So good protein, good carbs, low good fats. You don't want more than 1-2 grams of sat fat per bar.

Again is you must get a bar you are going to have to look at some packages better, however you could have made some in the time it took for you to run around to all those stores.

check out your bar ingredients...horrible really, do you know what most of that stuff is, see the sugar and all that un-need stuff in there.

Now look at this one, still would rather do homemade, but much better. The king of pre-made bars in my opinion for meal replacement. Not to mention they taste like heaven. Order online if need, but stop buying those horrid protein candy bars.

In general smaller the ingrediant lists, the better. The one the guy posted above is not bad, but not great. To much overall fat in one bar for cutting in my opinion. And to much simple sugar.
 
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acg1587 said:
No place I've gone to has anything like that (I just ran out to 4 health stores around me).
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Do you have a "Whole Foods" store near you? They are a chain of "healthy" supermarkets across the country. When I first found these, that is where I bought them. My dad buys them at the one by him, so I know they still carry them.

If you don't have one around, you might look them up online to see which stores cary them in your area. Natural foods co-ops often order special items for you as do health food stores.

Depending on how serious you want to get with what goes into your mouth, you could usually coax a natural food store to order just about anything you want.
 
I just looked back at the homemade protein bar recipe list, and found this one. I just made a batch! Is this better for me?


Combine in Large Mixing Bowl

8 Scoops Whey (Vanilla is very good)
3 Cups Oats
1 Package Sugar Free Fat Free Pudding (Any flavor is good)
2 Cups Skim Milk

Mix until a sticky batter is formed (may take a few minutes)

use a large spoon to spread out the mix into the bottom of a Pam-sprayed glass or metal cooking tray (spread until even)
put in the fridge overnight and cut into 8 equal bars that yield:
3g fat
28g carbs
29g protein
257 calories
 
they're gonna be a lot better for you as a 'on the go snack' vs. store bought bars.

go check the healthy recipes. i'm posting a protein waffle/pancake recipe that's damn tastey, and good for you.
 
Would they be ok as a meal, paired with a fruit perhaps?

(I'm roughly consuming 330-400 calories/meal to maintain weight)
 
yeah, they are basically 20g protein 20g carbs and 1g fat per serving (1 double waffle or 2 belgian waffles) and you'd hardly notice they are 'healthy waffles' from the taste and texture.

toss some berries on top and you'd be set, but no butter. i don't believe in eating carbs and fat together
 
Hey guys,

Those protein bars that I made yesterday (the recipe I posted above) did not solidify over night.

I checked on them this morning, and it's still in a sticky form sort of state (not cut-able yet).

I'm thinking maybe it's because pudding doesn't solidify in the fridge?
 
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