Protein bar review
In need of some protein bars to stash in your desk or car for long afternoons or to curb your hunger on your way home? The following reviews 10 protein/power bars.
Personally, I am a foodie; I love the texture of foods, I love baking and cooking and the overall art and presentation of food. While some protein bars have a beautiful presentation, have good ingredients or are better designed to help you recover or get fuelled for a workout, I can’t and won’t eat something that has bad texture or flavour!
**I will also preface with: I am not a fan of Stevia sweetened products or products that contain Sugar Alcohols, but it is very hard to find products free of either nowadays.
Stevia is a low-calorie alternative to sugar that comes from a plant, but given it’s shared heritage with ragweed, my body is not a fan.
Sugar alcohols are genetically modified ingredients that are lower calorie, but still affect your blood sugar, so personally, I’d rather eat the real thing! **
The following review looks at a few different things:
- Curb appeal
- Texture
- Price
- Ingredients
- Satisfaction





ALMOND BUTTER CHOCOLATE
P – 12G
F – 7G
C – 25G
SUGAR – 19G
P – 14G
F – 15G
C – 18G
SUGAR – 7G
P – 16G
F – 8G
C – 31G
SUGAR – 4G
P – 15G
F – 4G
C – 16G
SUGAR – 3G
P – 13G
F – 8G
C – 19G
SUGAR – 14G
Chewier texture, given the dates, but good flavour. Liked the short ingredient list, but noted the higher sugar content. Although natural, sugar is still sugar and affects blood sugar and insulin response.
Very nice ingredients list and overall look of the bar. On the chewier side of things, with lots of pieces stuck in teeth. Very strong undertones of dark chocolate or port, almost earth like.
I wish I had known taste before buying this. First bite and a few chews in, I thought I was eating rotten cantaloupe and I had to check that it was not passed its expiration date. The upside? It has a good amount of fibre to offset sugar, but not worth the texture or taste.
That texture was enough to throw me off, even though I was drawn by the ratio of P to F to C and the amount of sugar in one bar.
Mint taste was not overpowering.
Texture is chewy with well-balanced flavours.
CURB APPEAL 8/10
TEXTURE 7/10
PRICE 6/10
INGREDIENTS 9/10
SATISFACTION 8/10
CURB APPEAL 7/10
TEXTURE 7/10
PRICE 5/10
INGREDIENTS 7/10
SATISFACTION 5/10
CURB APPEAL 3/10
TEXTURE 1/10
PRICE 3/10
INGREDIENTS 6/10
SATISFACTION 2/10
CURB APPEAL 8/10
TEXTURE 3/10
PRICE 5/10
INGREDIENTS 6/10
SATISFACTION 4/10
CURB APPEAL 9/10
TEXTURE 8/10
PRICE 7/10
INGREDIENTS 9/10
SATISFACTION 9/10





P – 12G
F – 10G
C – 22G
SUGAR – 16G
P – 10G
F – 14G
C – 10G
SUGAR – 1G
P – 21G
F – 7G
C – 24G
SUGAR – 2G
P – 14G
F – 7G
C – 22G
SUGAR – 5G
P – 11G
F – 12G
C – 35G
SUGAR – 16G
CURB APPEAL 9/10
TEXTURE 9/10
PRICE 8/10
INGREDIENTS 9/10
SATISFACTION 9/10
CURB APPEAL 7/10
TEXTURE 4/10
PRICE 6/10
INGREDIENTS 3/10
SATISFACTION 6/10
CURB APPEAL 7/10
TEXTURE 8/10
PRICE 9/10
INGREDIENTS 7/10
SATISFACTION 7/10
CURB APPEAL 8/10
TEXTURE 6/10
PRICE 6/10
INGREDIENTS 6/10
SATISFACTION 6/10
CURB APPEAL 8/10
TEXTURE 5/10
PRICE 4/10
INGREDIENTS 8/10
SATISFACTION 6/10