Sunday, Aug 19, 2012 at 21:55
It helps being able to buy them in bulk with a member discount but protein bars are not cheap anywhere anymore.
I also use the Go Natural HiProtein nut crunch bars which don't have as much protein %.
The Shotz bar is 20.2g to a 55g bar and the Go Natural is only 11g to a 50g bar. I have both because the Shotz is soy protein and the Go Natural is nuts and whey. I like to mix it up a bit and it will add a variety of flavour to my limited diet as I walk around Australia.
What helped me decide to buy these was a combination of dietary needs, the need to eat something high in protein everyday but didn't take up too much room in my pack and trekking cart, the need for a daily treat to satiate the sugar and carb cravings I get after a long sweaty day of walking and something that doesn't need refrigeration or comes in a pill.
I used to raid my rations and eat all my breakfast bars or all the cheap muesli bars and sesame snaps as a late night snack while out trekking. 1 protein bar does the trick for me now.
I have also designed a breakfast muesli with a bit of protein in the way of nuts, cacao and chia but the protein bar is an essential part of my trekking menu when fresh produce and other perishable vegetarian gluten free options are not available or I'm just too tired to go shopping.
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