![]() Primal Kitchen protein bars is non-GMO, gluten free, dairy free, soy and canola free and have only 3 grams (!) of sugar. Made with chewy almonds and dark chocolate, it has a satisfying caramel-like texture. It’s perfectly chewy, light, and I love that the protein comes from grass-fed collagen – one of the most complete and easily digestible proteins that also improves your digestion (I wrote more about benefits of collagen in this butter coffee with collagen post). What’s to love: This is currently my absolute go-to protein bar. So where do you find an actually wholesome, nutrient-dense nutrition bar that has superfoods instead of loads of sugar and soy? I’ve tried dozens of bars, and here’s my list of top delicious nutrition bars made from real food ingredients. Quest bars are a highly processed food-like product that has nothing to do with wholesome nutrition. Neither does anything labeled “gluten-free” or “organic”. Low carb protein bar doesn’t equal healthy. You can never truly know how they’re made, and this is where you almost blindly have to rely on each brand’s integrity. Added flavors are made in labs and serve to mask the lack of flavor of the other ingredients in the product. According to Bulletproof’s Dave Asprey, “Sucralose damages healthy gut bacteria, and when heated it converts into carcinogenic and genotoxic chloropropanols.” Sucralose is an artificial sweetener that may or may not cause cancer, bowel disease, and DNA alterations in mice. Monkfruit tends to be considered a “clean” sweetener. Monk fruit extracts, called mogrosides, can be processed to manufacture a powdered sweetener that is 200 times sweeter than sugar. Lo han guo, also known as monkfruit, is the Chinese equivalent of stevia. The bar claims to contain “no added sugars” but what it does have is Lo han guo and Sucralose.A balanced diet with a variety of fruits, vegetables, legumes, and whole grains will provide a much better fiber profile for your digestive system. Incidentally, Quest has been sued with the plaintiffs claiming that the actual fiber count is lower than stated in the package. ![]() ![]() The problem with ingesting 18 grams of this IMO, is that it feeds only a small subset of our gut bacteria. Although it is found naturally in fermented foods, it is much cheaper to manufacture it in factories by applying enzymes to various starch sources. ![]() It is a syrupy goop that tastes slightly sweet but is not considered a sugar because it is a long-chain molecule. Isomalto-oligosaccharides (IMO), the source of fiber in the bar, is also known as fake fiber.In some cases, they may cause digestive problems such as bloating, cramps, and gas. Bodybuilders buy them in powdered form to add to food and drink. Whey protein isolate milk protein isolates are a byproduct of cheese production. The protein sources are not something you can make at home or buy from a farmer.Protein blend (whey protein isolate, milk protein isolate), isomalto-oligosaccharides, almonds, water, natural flavors, sea salt, lo han guo, sucralose.įooducate brings up a few very interesting points about Quest bars, advertised as “low carb gluten free nutrition bars”: Upon a little research, I was shocked by the ingredients: After trying just one bar, I felt unusually heavy and bloated. After noticing the Quest bar craze on Instagram in the fitspo community, and I decided to give it a try. And not every label that said “natural” stands for what it claims. But living the busy New York lifestyle, sometimes a nutrition bar is a perfect on-the-go fix. When I have choice, I prefer to snack on whole foods – fruit, veggies or nuts, or making my own nutritious superfood snacks (like these homemade protein energy balls). Scroll down to see our top nutrition bars. Update: Due to the popularity of this post, there is now a follow-up post, Quest Bars, Demystified: 6 Nutrition Experts Weigh In. ![]() This post may contain affiliate links, which means that we make a small commission when you place orders using our links. ![]()
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