Special K protein bars

Jenny_L74
on 3/1/11 11:49 am
Is anyone else eating these? Are they ok to eat as a snack? 10g of proein.
codlover
on 3/1/11 12:04 pm - Celina, OH
Keep an eye on the sugar and carbs. Not sure about Special K bars, but many have more sugar or carbs than protein.
Best of luck with the search. My local Kroger store has a ton of bars and 95% of them do not go into my cart.
Jim from Celina   328 Pounds...GONE !!!!!      
Susan S.
on 3/1/11 12:06 pm, edited 3/1/11 12:06 pm - Roselle, NJ
THey have 15 grams of sugar to 10 grams of protein.....so the ratio isn't great. (I try to match sugar to protein or exceed with protein. South Beach Diet protein bars (not snack bars) are a little better.....6 grams sugar...10 grams of protein. Susan
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LBL 10-30-08 - Joseph Fodero
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Katari
on 3/1/11 12:42 pm - OR
I eat the premier protein bars. 30g protein, 23g carbs, 8g sugar.
Katie 
Ht. 5'2  HW 234/GW 150/LW 128/CW 132 
Size 18/20 to a size 4 in 9 months!




mittenfarm
on 3/1/11 2:30 pm - County Line, MI
Too little protein for the amount of calories and carbs.
-Wanda
Highest -380  Surgery- 345     Goal- 150   Current-150     5 ft. 8 in.

(deactivated member)
on 3/1/11 5:47 pm
 I am so  mistrustful of ALL these bars  .   I mean what is the main ingredient , grain, carbs   ?  What we're trying to stay away from ?  then  whey  ( thats ok )  then FAT .. and  some kind of SWEETENER , none of which are really good .  

Bottom line is most of them taste more or less like - hello - CANDY BARS 

Theyre FATTENING  .

they MAY be filling for some people  .. for me,  they make me want to eat MORE .   Give me REAL FOOD , a soup  , a salad with some  lowfat protein in it ...  and some water to drink ...  now for the same amount of calories I've sat down for a  MEAL  , I don't need to take a laxative  and im  not  looking to eat something else .... 


hazelnut6
on 3/1/11 8:06 pm
You have to watch the sugar/carbs on those bars. 

There is a new product out by Special K though...it's a flavored water packet.  I tried the lemon Ice Tea the other day.  It has very low carbs, 40 calories and 0 table sugar.  This, too, you have to not over-do it because it does have artificial sweeteners.  But the bonus is, the water drink has 6 grams of protein in it and 4 grams of fiber!  And it tastes really good!





larkinwelch
on 3/2/11 1:57 am
 My favorite is Atkins Advantage Chocolate Peanut Butter Bar. It has 19g of Protein nad only 1g of Sugar, and it is delish!
        
JennaKopanyi
on 3/2/11 2:08 am - Harpers Ferry, WV
I shy away from Special K products, they tend to be higher in carbs than alternate brands. At least their carbs tends to exceed their protein (and like Susan, I try to match or have protein exceed)

Here are some that I like:
Premier Protein
Pure Protein
Focus28

Too addictive to have in house:
Luna Protein (chococherryalmond)
Slim Fast (cookie dough) meal bar

Also stay away from the SlimFast "snack" bars, they only have like 2gms of protein
AMYH-M
on 3/3/11 3:00 am - League City, TX
RNY on 05/06/08 with
I eat Oh Yeah wafer protien bars, 14g protien, 8g carb, 2g fiber, 2g sugar, no sugar alcohol, 210 calories. Chocolate mint taste like thin mint girlscout cookies, and peanutbutter cup (not the chocolate peanutbutter ones) taste like Reeses.
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