Best Healthy Protein Bars

Sometimes you don’t have the time to make a protein shake and you need to rely on a protein bar. Times like a long drive somewhere, or while your traveling, in class, or at work. The problem is that there are so many protein bars that are just not healthy. They are either filled with artificial sugars, soy, or low grade whey protein. The mistake many people make is to get a popular protein bar that tastes good, or one that gets lots of attention because it has been promoted to the market.

So, it makes sense that people tend to try and avoid the protein bar trap. But that’s not a great way to think. There are plenty of protein bars that are both healthy, tasty, and full of protein. Here are three examples.

 

Vega Protein Bars

Vega is one of the most famous brands of vegetable protein powders, and they make one of the best vegetarian protein bars on the market. So, if you’re not able to take whey protein and don’t want to take soy, this is the protein bar I would recommend. Vegetarian protein bars have a bad reputation for not tasting too good, but Vega bars are the exception. They don’t have the super dense and sandy texture that you find with some of the other popular brands. In fact, they are quite taste. I personally like the coconut style (it’s a chocolate and coconut mix) but you can also get a peanut butter mix.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Square Organics  (A Delicious Plant Based Protein Bar–Square actually)

These are really, really good. They have a superior taste to almost all the mainstream protein bars. Especially when you look at some of the popular ones  (Quest, while a great protein source, doesn’t’ have the best texture). They make a bunch of flavors such as Mint and Chocolate Coconut. Women might like the mint ones, but guys who are concerned about raising testosterone levels might want to stick with the Chocolate Coconut since mint does has a propensity to mess with Test levels and increase estrogen.

They are gluten free and also don’t have any soy protein, which is a great reason to add them into your daily protein bar needs. They are really one of the healthiest protein bars around.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RXBAR (A Whole Food Protein Bar)

If you’re looking for a whole food protein bar, and are not interested in the meat style bars (such as Epic all natural meat bars) then RXBAR is perfect. It’s made with egg whites and nuts plus other nice things. You can get a maple version, or a coffee and chocolate, or, my favorite, the salt and chocolate. They have a nice amount of protein, and are made with a few simple ingredients. There is no protein powder in them. The protein comes from the egg whites and the nuts. They have a bit of a dense texture, but they are not sandy….they are very chewy.

But you are going to be getting a protein bar that is super healthy. It’s not made with powders, it’s actually composed with real foods. Egg whites and nuts supply the protein, and things such as chocolate or maple syrup provide the flavor for the different bars. You can get a rich salt and chocolate design, or you can get a maple flavor, or even special flavors such as pumpkin pie spice.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Vegan Protein Bars

These Macro bars are high in  protein, soy and gluten free, and actually pretty tasty. I rank them behind the Vega and Square when it comes to Plant Based protein bars, but they are way superior to some of the low protein vegan bars that are on the market. You get a nice amount of protein in a healthy bar.

 

 

 

 

 

More Plant Based Protein

ALOHA is a really excellent plant based protein. It’s low in sugar, and gives you a lot of healthy protein. You won’t get the same amount of protein as you would with a whey or soy (but remember, you should avoid soy). They make them in a bunch of flavors. Peanut butter and chocolate is one of the most popular flavors, but they also make a really excellent lemon one that you should try out.

 

Grass Fed Whey Protein Bars

If you do like the idea of a whey protein bar, but are concerned about the additives and the whey itself, then this is a great choice. It’s made from grass fed whey and there are no artificial flavors. It’s non-gmo, gluten free, no artificial flavor enhancers, and it’s really healthy. Very rare on the market. So, if you’re concerned about Sucralose , and even things that are so called “healthy” such as stevia, this is a perfect choice. A tremendous protein bar for your daily protein needs. Perfect for the office or other times when you can’t get a big shake in. Extremely healthy.