Episode 28 – LIVE Taste Test: Protein Bars!

Hey, guess what? Dietitians LOVE food! We love to eat food, talk food, make food, discover new foods, and we certainly love to asses the nutritional merits and pitfalls of all things food. So, grab a snack to crunch and munch along as we sample LOTS of commonly consumed protein bars on the market. We’ll chat through our likes and dislikes and rank each based on their nutrition profile and their taste.

Protein Bar Gina (Taste) Nicole (Taste) Nutrition (Gina) Nutrition (Nicole) Total         (20 max)
ONE Bar – Maple Glazed 5 3 4 4 16
ONE Bar – Almond Bliss 4 4 4 4 16
Kellogg Special K Protein Meal Bar 3 4 2 2 11
88 Acres Chocolate Sea Salt 4 4 5 4 17
Epic Bars – Almond Butter Chocolate 3 3 5 5 16
Rx Bar – Mint Chocolate 4 4 5 5 18
KIND Protein Bar – Crunchy Peanut Butter 4 4 3 3 14
Perfect Bar – Mocha Chip 5 5 4 5 19
Oatmega – Chocolate Peanut 2 3 4 4 13
Vega Protein Bar – Salted Caramel 3 3 5 4 15
Caveman Collagen Protein Bar – Chocolate Walnut 2 2 4 3 11
No Cow Bar – Chocolate Fudge Protein Bar 1 1 4 4 10
Go Marco – Cashew Caramel 3 3 3 3 12
Power Crunchy Protein Energy Bar – Salted Caramel 4 4 4 4 16

The winner………..

Resources and Show Notes

Bon Appetit article: How Quest Won the Battle of the Protein Bars

Bars (on Amazon)