take to me about Nutrition Bars

[firedoghfd]

So what do you all think. Sometime it is hard to eat a meal mid-day. what bars are the best. something i can toss in my bag and eat if don't have a meal ready and it's time to eat. i won't do it often.

 

[UKStrength]

I'm a 'food first' kind of lad, so my first instincts are to tell you to get your act together and cook some meals!

However, I do recognise that life isn't always that easy and therefore MRPs/protein bars do come in handy every now and again.

To be honest, whilst pretty convenient, pre-made protein bars are very much like 'weight gainers', they're usually full of poor ingredients and a waste of money.

Some better ideas would be to:

1. Make your own protein bars, there's some great threads here by Aggravated and Joshua86 for a some recipes:

They'll provide all the calories and protein you'll need, save you a ton of money and are packed with goodness unlike some of these commercial bars

http://anabolicminds.com/forum/recipes/116667-all-protein-bars.html

http://anabolicminds.com/forum/bulking/117212-great-homemade-meal.html

2. Make a protein shake/meal replacement drink, again here's some ideas:

http://anabolicminds.com/forum/recipes/123137-protein-shake-recipe.html (thanks simonrr)

http://anabolicminds.com/forum/recipes/44789-favorite-protein-shake.html (thanks to thesinner)

http://anabolicminds.com/forum/recipes/32782-weight-gainer-mrp.html (author banned)

http://anabolicminds.com/forum/weight-loss/640-homebrew-meal-replacement.html (author banned)

http://anabolicminds.com/forum/recipes/89458-your-favorite-homemade.html (author banned)

If worst came to worst, you could even stick some protein powder (dry) in a shaker until you need it, and top off the meal with some fresh fruit and nuts.

Hope this gives your some inspiration mate.

 

[the GUNSHOW]

X2 make your own I do 700cals and 36g of proein and dos not cost me that much

 

[mytime09]

yea bro make your own. taste better and way cheaper.

 

[UKStrength]

X2 make your own I do 700cals and 36g of proein and dos not cost me that much

yea bro make your own. taste better and way cheaper.

I think you've got all the incentives you need now to hit the kitchen and make some bars!

 

[jp17815]

yea bro make your own. taste better and way cheaper.

Taste way better.
Unless you like chewing on what tastes like wax for 20 mins.

JP.

 

[UKStrength]

Taste way better.
Unless you like chewing on what tastes like wax for 20 mins.

JP.

I still have nightmares about maximuscle 'slim meal' bars... so nasty the dog wouldn't eat it when i dropped some on the floor!

 

[CaponeCEO]

I really liked the MetRX cookie bars. They were around 25g of protein and quite tasty. But i agree with making your own too. Buying the boxes gets expensive and one day youll get a good pump and eat the whole box.

 

[jp17815]

I really liked the MetRX cookie bars. They were around 25g of protein and quite tasty. But i agree with making your own too. Buying the boxes gets expensive and one day youll get a good pump and eat the whole box.

Ewe.
That was the kind I was talking about.
My god.
Took me forever to chew them down.

JP.

 

[SilentBob187]

If you're out and don't have your homemade bars with you, you could always try VPX's Zero Impact bars, 400+ cals, 30g protein, complex carbs and mostly good fats. They're filling.

 

[p00ndawg]

I'm a 'food first' kind of lad, so my first instincts are to tell you to get your act together and cook some meals!

However, I do recognise that life isn't always that easy and therefore MRPs/protein bars do come in handy every now and again.

To be honest, whilst pretty convenient, pre-made protein bars are very much like 'weight gainers', they're usually full of poor ingredients and a waste of money.

Some better ideas would be to:

1. Make your own protein bars, there's some great threads here by Aggravated and Joshua86 for a some recipes:

They'll provide all the calories and protein you'll need, save you a ton of money and are packed with goodness unlike some of these commercial bars

http://anabolicminds.com/forum/recipes/116667-all-protein-bars.html

http://anabolicminds.com/forum/bulking/117212-great-homemade-meal.html

2. Make a protein shake/meal replacement drink, again here's some ideas:

http://anabolicminds.com/forum/recipes/123137-protein-shake-recipe.html (thanks simonrr)

http://anabolicminds.com/forum/recipes/44789-favorite-protein-shake.html (thanks to thesinner)

http://anabolicminds.com/forum/recipes/32782-weight-gainer-mrp.html (author banned)

http://anabolicminds.com/forum/weight-loss/640-homebrew-meal-replacement.html (author banned)

http://anabolicminds.com/forum/recipes/89458-your-favorite-homemade.html (author banned)

If worst came to worst, you could even stick some protein powder (dry) in a shaker until you need it, and top off the meal with some fresh fruit and nuts.

Hope this gives your some inspiration mate.

http://anabolicminds.com/forum/recipes/116667-all-protein-bars.html

This thread was a God send, my fav is the whey protein, peanut butter, oats and honey bars. awesome.