Protein bars are a relatively cheap and handy snack, which provides to the body pure protein equal to one dosage of a protein shake.
Every muscle build diet, suggests that you eat at least 5 to 6 protein rich meals a day. Taking under consideration the daily rhythm of an average person, it is almost impossible to cook five meals every day or even carry those meals to work. That is exactly why protein bars are really useful. You can put it in your bag or store it in your office and it gives your body about 30 grams of pure protein. That is what you ultimately expect from a meal, the intake of a 30 gram protein dosage.
How can we determine, which are the best protein bars in the market? As for any bodybuilding supplement product, there is a large variety of protein bars. You will find protein bars with whey protein, protein isolate, casein protein, etc… However, in order to find out, which one is the best we must compare three factors: a) price b) total protein amount c) additional ingredients and d) the taste.
After some research, I have done in the market; here is a list with the 5 most popular brands:
1) ISS Research Oh Yeah Bars, 28 grams of protein for each bar.
2) Optimum Nutrition Whey Crisp Bars, 25 grams of pure whey protein for each bar.
3) Premier Nutrition Premier Bar, 30 grams of protein.
4) Labrada Lean Body Gold Bars, 30 grams of protein.
5) Detour Lean Muscle Bars, 32 grams of protein.
The question is if the most popular ones are also the best? The answer in this case is yes. Established brands in the supplementation field offer high quality products like the ones mentioned above. Optimum Nutrition is one of the tops in all kinds of supplements. Its Whey Crisp protein bar can only be of high quality. 25 grams of pure whey protein per serving is an excellent in-between snack. The Labrada Lean Body Gold Bar is one of the most tasteful bars and also provides 30 grams of protein.
In your search for the best protein bar, you can also find bars, which contain 40 grams of protein. Low sugars are something you should additionally check on the label of the product. The price for these five best protein bars varies somewhere between $2.20 and $1.50 per serving.
So, finding the best protein bars is not a hard task after all. If you would rather pass on our recommendations, then just make sure to take under consideration the three factors mentioned above, before you make your final choice.
Keep those muscles pumping!