Quest protien bars

So I heard about and tried the Quest protien bars.  3-4 net carbs.  They taste pretty good but then I researched more and some are saying they are not all that good for weightloss.  Anybody?

Opinions vary.... they seem to run along these lines...

They basically look and act like a candy bar, and gobbling down candy bars is not a behavior you want to encourage coming from where we come from.

However, the nutritional aspect is certainly not at all like a Snickers bar, and that tends to make people feel they are a nice safe option to boost protein.

My personal opinion is you can do better by eating just real foods.  You can get more volume and a better nutritional package for the calories invested.

I think some people these can work well for.  I personally do not think I can have them in my diet -- they trigger my snack monster.  But the fiber content in these is impressive (and they taste great).  

Personally, I don't think they are the ideal weight loss food. BUT, I do use them when I travel to make sure I get that extra protein that I may not get when I'm on the road. What I have noticed about Quest Bars (and this is just a personal thing - for me) is that they are a little bit triggery, meaning I finish one and feel as if I want another. They do not give me any sense of fullness or satiety. Therefore, I use them with caution. However, if I had to choose between a Quest Bar and a big old chocolate chip cookie from Starbucks or Panera Bread  you can bet I'll go for the Quest Bar!

As you see, some here find them to be a trigger food, but that is a very individual thing - most any food you can think of can be a trigger for somebody, so pay attention and see if it apples to you  (they don't bother me in that way - I can take them or leave them.)

Some will call them candy bars and declare them evil - funny that this puritanical group doesn't declare protein dirnks as simplyl milkshakes and therefore evil. It's all a matter of perspective.

I see them as a convenience food that, overall, we should be minimizing in our new life along with all the other processed/packaged/fast foods. But as a convenience food they aren't bad - they meet my basic requirement of having less than ten calories per gram of protein - and they are convenient in that they are fairly insensitive to storage conditions. You can keep them in the car,purse or gymbag and they don't melt (some even like to microwave them a few seconds before eating).

I don't have them at home where there are better alternatives, but on the go they work just fine.

Don't be so sure.  Many physicians counsel eliminating the shakes 4-6 weeks after surgery in favor.  So they are in effect equally condemned as the bars.

After that point they end up in the same space as protein bars: "occassional protein supplement in a pinch".

I wouldn't make them a staple of your diet for several reasons.  One, they are very processed and full of chemicals.  Two, they are fairly high in carbs if you are trying to stay lower-carb.  Three, they can trigger you.  Someone on here called them "glorified candy bars" or "pseudo candy bars" and they're right. 

For me, I found that when I resorted to eating them during WL mode that they absolutely put the brakes on my losing.  Also, they are a bit of a trigger for me too.  I understood this a little better last week when I didn't have any in the house and I realized that IF there had been some in the house that I absolutely WOULD have eaten one for an evening snack....even though I wasn't hungry at all    

Hi: I just started eating Quest bar, they are great I love them. I have about two bars a week when I'm running around town and have no time to eat real food. At 21 mg of proteins they are not bad for my eating plan. I like the Vanilla Almond Crunch, I think I have tried all the flavors, taste good to me. After WLS only you can control your eating habits, if you have no control don't start eating things outside your doctors eating plan.

Wishing you the Best today and always, we are all in this thing together.

God Bless.

88 Lou

I would check with your dietician.  Ours has told us it's a decent high protein meal replacement. 

I keep them with me as an alternative to regular food if I am in a situation where I can't eat (like going to a dinner where there is a buffet meal with only high fat proteins).  That happened to me twice in the past few months, where there was no option to have something not fried or swimming in fatty gravy.  I sat and ate my quest bar, knowing I got my 20 grams of protein in.  For me, Quest bars are not a trigger food, but that may differ for others.

I tried them and didn't like them. They are way to dense and heavy and I really didn't like the flavor. I use Atkins bars when I need a little protein boost especially when I am traveling. Most have between 10 and 15 grams of protein and are low in sugar and carbs, and they taste good. I always have 1 or 2 in my backpack for long plane rides.