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Posted by: vetta717

what are your opinions on the balance bar?

Posted by: atherjen

JUNK! too much sugar and additives. read the label!

real food is MUCH better!

Posted by: aggies1ut

People need to get off the bars. Sheesh, I know it's an easy conveniance food, but all bars are crap.

Posted by: vetta717

is there any bars that are good?

Posted by: P-funk

no, none.....get serious!!!

Posted by: vetta717

would you suggest whey protein isolate or concentrate?

Posted by: P-funk

I use a blend. isolate is good, especially if you are lactose intolerant. But those are not MRP (meal replacment shakes) which is why you are using the bar right? You should get a good MRP and a shaker bottle.

Posted by: atherjen

isolate being the BEST but concentrate isnt bad either.

Posted by: vetta717

What is a good meal replacement shake?

Posted by: atherjen

to be quite honest with you - whey protein, ground oats, natural peanut butter or added hempseed or flax oil and some fruit!

Posted by: P-funk

Quote:

Originally posted by atherjen
to be quite honest with you - whey protein, ground oats, natural peanut butter or added hempseed or flax oil and some fruit!

yeah, or even just flax and an apple. but those are tough becasue you have to carry a whole bunch of stuff to do it. That is why I recomend getting an MRP, jsut mx with water shake and there you go.

Posted by: vetta717

Do you use the flavored whey or just the plain?

Posted by: P-funk

I use chocolate whey from optimum protien or EAS precision protien. I like Prolab's lean mass matrix cinnamon oatmeal MRP (but if I remember correctly I don't think Jen does

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Posted by: atherjen

Quote:

Originally posted by P-funk
I like Prolab's lean mass matrix cinnamon oatmeal MRP (but if I remember correctly I don't think Jen does

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I had a veryyy bad experience with it is all Im going to say!

Posted by: Premo55

Actually literature suggests that isolate may not be the best protein after all, because the speed of absorption and uptake is far too fast...in fact certain literature that I've read recently suggests that casein might indeed be the best protein, and that a mix of whey concentrate and casein is the bst post workout protein fix...

Peace.

Posted by: kvyd

so no bars are good? Ive been eating the met-rx protein plus ones like when im at school seems to be ok. has a bit of sugar like 11g per bar and 32 protein. Can anyone tell me what is no good about it?

Posted by: aggies1ut

Posted by: kvyd

Ok i just went and read the wrapper for one of those met rx bars. And other than sugar and perservatives no problem... i mean its better than a candy bar if I have no other real option.

Posted by: kvyd

heres my scenario i have like 5 min between my first period and 2nd period classes. So i eat the bar on the way. what in the way of shakes has like 300-375 calories that i could drink instead of this bar I really thought these things were good... evidently not

Posted by: JoeR.

kvyd, I do the same thing, easting inbetween classes. I eat real food, that particular meal consists of:

-2.5oz turkey on 1 slice wheat n' fiber bread
- 2 raisen oatmeal cookies(in the recipe section)

Comes out to about 239 cal; 25 carbs; 4.5 fat; 24.5 protein
Not bad for an inbetween meal, also you can easily add any macro nutrient to that snack by adding turkey, or using differnt ingrediants for the cookies.

Hope that helps
Joe

Posted by: aztecwolf

ditch the bars everyone!

Posted by: P-funk

Quote:

Originally posted by Premo55
Actually literature suggests that isolate may not be the best protein after all, because the speed of absorption and uptake is far too fast...in fact certain literature that I've read recently suggests that casein might indeed be the best protein, and that a mix of whey concentrate and casein is the bst post workout protein fix...

Peace.

I have read similiar things. That is why I always recomend a blend unless the person is lactise intolerant in which case the only isolate protein is the way to go

Posted by: Paynne

The only time I eat the bars is during snowboarding trips when cooking for myself is out of the question. We eat all meals out. So I buy a box of bars and live on them. Of course I'm also burning an extra 2000 cals a day. Normally, no bars for me.

Posted by: zakk

anything that comes in "bar" form is a candy bar to me and my diet. much easier to look at it like that.

If you have a sweet craving, it is better then a snickers, but it would definately be a "treat" meal, not a daily thing.

Posted by: MrsMiche

If the sugar is the problem then are the low carb bars ok or is there another problem w/them?

Posted by: aggies1ut

For one thing, low-carb bars have glycerine and sugar alcohols which are crap.

Posted by: Jodi

Quote:

Originally posted by zakk
anything that comes in "bar" form is a candy bar to me and my diet. much easier to look at it like that.

If you have a sweet craving, it is better then a snickers, but it would definately be a "treat" meal, not a daily thing.

No in all cases

Sad but true........some candy bars are healthier than protein bars

Bars are crap PERIOD!!!!!

Posted by: kvyd

alright thanx guys.

What should i replace it with since i have like 5 minutes to eat.

Posted by: Jodi

Protein shake or a can of tuna and some fish oil caps.

Posted by: kvyd

k ill look in to that probley go with shakes since it might be tough eating a can of tuna on the way to class heh..

thanx guys

Posted by: I Are Baboon

TRUE, real food is better than bars, and TRUE, protein shakes are better than bars. However, bars have their place. When I am mountain biking and 15 miles out in the woods, I'm not about to bust a chicken breast, a can of tuna, or a protein shake from my backpack. Bars come in real handy sometimes. You have to stay nourished while riding, and bars about the only option you have.

My Balance Bar of choice is peanut butter.

Posted by: Jodi

Quote:

Originally posted by I Are Baboon
TRUE, real food is better than bars, and TRUE, protein shakes are better than bars. However, bars have their place. When I am mountain biking and 15 miles out in the woods, I'm not about to bust a chicken breast, a can of tuna, or a protein shake from my backpack. Bars come in real handy sometimes. You have to stay nourished while riding, and bars about the only option you have.

My Balance Bar of choice is peanut butter.

Yes, well your summer workouts tend to differ than most people here.

If I was out on my bike all day, then my body would NEED something like a Balance bar.

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