How I choose a protein bar

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The first thing I want to mention from the beginning is that I DO NOT RECOMMEND protein bars for daily consumption. Also, I am no affiliated with any commercial entity of any sort.

✅ BARS

Sometimes, I bar 2 protein bars for the kids from Lidl. I’ll pack them in their school lunch 2 or 3 times a week.

I don’t have protein bars in my house because I would just eat them at night when I’d wake up.

It’s very simple: I am unhinged and I don’t want to invest any amount of will to abstain from eating. So I simply don’t keep protein bars in my house.

Protein bars contain no sugar and more protein, but I stay away from them because they represent dessert as well and I treat them as such.

✅ OCCASIONALLY

Occasionally, on the weekend or on a day when I’m burning for something sweet and I am about town, it so happens that I buy such a protein bar.

This maybe happens twice a month. So, on average, I don’t even get to eat one protein bar a week.

For example, the clock turns 3 PM and I haven’t had anything to eat.

I just go into any shop and I find some light ham and some light cheese and I wrap them nicely into a roll (no bread).

I don’t waste time buying tomatoes and cucumbers. I just eat that roll on the street, like some Neanderthalian. I’ll even get some dessert: 2-3 apples.

Many times I, can find a large variety of protein bars in the shops.

🏆 PRO Tip: During moments of stress, instead of buying a bag of chips or sweets, pastries or pretzels, I prefer buying a protein bar and 2 apples and I’m satisfied.

In the end, if I eat something, there should be some protein in there as well, not just sugar, flour and oil.

✅ SO HOW DO YOU CHOOSE A PROTEIN BAR?

I get this question often in the comments section. So I have 5 criteria: