What makes a good protein bar, choosing the right one

What makes a good bar?

It's pointless to have a bar with all the essential Nutritional Content, but tastes so bad you cannot stomach another bite! Protein bars don’t taste like candy bars! and it's certainly the kind of taste you have to get used to, but they are very healthy and convenient alternatives to a meal or protein drink. A good bar should have a good nutritional profile, high in quality protein, moderately low in carbohydrates, sugar and saturated fat. The Nutrients test will score as follows:

1 - No beneficial nutritional content whatsoever

2 - Bar has very little nutritional value

3 - Not bad

4 - Bar has below average nutritional content

5 - Average nutritional content

6 - Ok - Bar has above average nutritional content

7 - Good nutritional content

8 - Very good nutritional content

9 - Excellent nutritional content

10 - This bar has it all!

The Taste Test will look for good, rich flavor, good texture and good overall size. Those bars with bitter aftertastes or a sticky texture that sticks to the wrapper will lose points. We want you to enjoy your bars, after all it's your money that's being spent and we want you to get the most out of your fitness program, therefore getting the right bar is crucial. The taste test chart is below:

1 - Awful

2 - Yuck!!

3 - Not bad

4 - Below Average

5 - Average taste, not good, not bad

6 - Pleasing taste

7 - Very pleasant taste

8 - Very good bar

9 - Excellent all round taste

10 - Wow!

Overall Score. Here we'll take both nutritional content and taste test into consideration. Some bars may have great nutritional content, but let down by the taste or vice versa, so we will take both into consideration with the final overall score. The overall score chart will mark as shown:

1 - Not Recommended

2 - Bad Choice

3 - Not bad

4 - Below Average

5 - Average

6 - Ok

7 - Good

8 - Very Good

9 - Excellent

10 - Best Buy

Ok, now it's time to take a look at the bar reviews

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