Serving Size: 1 bar | Fat: 13g | Total Carbs: 15g | Fiber: 11g | Protein: 8g | Sugar: 1g | Net Carbs: 4g

I sampled the cookie dough flavour for this review. This bar has a soft, creamy texture with crispy rice bits throughout that add a nice crunch. I wouldn’t describe the flavour of this bar as cookie dough. To me, it had more of a bitter dark chocolate flavour. I could taste the stevia in this product, but it wasn’t strong as some other stevia-sweetened products. Overall, I would agree that this bar felt like an indulgence, mostly due to the chocolate flavour and melt-in-your-mouth texture throughout the bar. The ketogenic, or keto, diet is a very low carb, high fat diet that’s associated with several health benefits, including weight loss ( 1). Fats blend (almond butter, palm stearin, coconut oil), Chocolate flavoured coating (inulin from chicory root, palm kernel and palm oil, brown rice protein, cocoa powder [processed with alkali], sunflower lecithin, salt), Whey protein isolate, Semi-sweet chocolate chips (fair trade cane sugar, chocolate liquor, cocoa butter, sunflower lecithin, vanilla extract), Cocoa powder, Acacia gum, Rice flour, Whey crisp (whey protein isolate, tapioca starch, cocoa powder [processed with alkali], calcium carbonate, sunflower lecithin), Inulin from chicory root, Almonds, Sea salt, Natural flavour, Tocopherols. This combination will provide a great pump and cause the metabolic stress that helps break down muscles, forcing them to grow bigger. 3. Don't Rely On Them to Build Absolute Strength Fats blend (almond butter, palm stearin, coconut oil), Chocolate flavoured coating (inulin from chicory root, palm kernel and palm oil, brown rice protein, cocoa powder [processed with alkali], sunflower lecithin, salt), Whole grain brown rice protein, Soluble corn fibre, Semi-sweet chocolate chips (fair trade cane sugar, chocolate liquor, cocoa butter, sunflower lecithin, vanilla extract), Rice flour, Inulin from chicory root, Organic whole grain brown rice flour, Natural flavour, Cocoa powder, Sea salt, Tocopherols, Stevia leaf extract.

That's why we asked a handful of nutrition experts for help in determining what criteria make the best protein bars. What makes a protein bar "healthy"?

grams sugar maximum: The best protein bars have no more than 13 grams of sugar, with a few exceptions that made the list (and the experts explain why). No, Love Good Fats contain inulin which is an oligosaccharide. Are Love Good Fats bars protein bars? Fats blend (sunflower seed butter, organic palm stearin, coconut oil), White chocolate flavoured coating (inulin, palm kernel and palm oil, milk protein isolate, cream with natural flavour, sunflower lecithin, vanilla powder, salt, stevia leaf extract), Pea protein, Glycerin, Rice flour, Inulin, Brown rice flour, Almonds, Oligofructose, Natural flavour, Sea salt, Erythritol, Stevia leaf extract, Tocopherols (contains sunflower oil)It’s easy to make your own popcorn at home and you can add healthy flavourings such as dried herbs, cinnamon or chilli rather than salt or sugar.

Forearms respond well to high-rep sets. The high time under tension gives both forearms and upper arms that "full" look. And since high-intensity upper-body exercises can be dangerous because of the two-joint action, a safer approach is limiting weight on fat-grip exercises and focusing on higher reps and longer time under tension. Whole-food ingredients: Whether they're used to flavor or sweeten, the best protein bars only use whole food or natural ingredients—no artificial ingredients allowed.First, let’s cover the mainstay of these bars, the fat profile. Though they contain healthy unsaturated fats from almond butter, the majority of fat in these bars (57%) is saturated. This high percentage of saturated fats isn’t ideal, but the source of saturated fats is more of a red flag. There are two sources of saturated fats here – coconut oil and palm stearin oil. Though this product promotes coconut oil as a main ingredient, palm stearin oil (a more processed vegetable oil) is listed before coconut on the ingredient list, indicating that palm stearin oil contributes more saturated fat than coconut oil. To improve this fat profile, there should be a higher percentage of unsaturated fats and/or more coconut oil used than palm stearin oil. A small bar typically contains around 150kcals – that’s less than a Mars bar (228kcal) but more than a banana (89kcal). Because these bars are made from dried fruit and nuts they are more nutritious than biscuits, chocolate or sweets. They are also high in fibre and the fats are usually from nuts, which contain healthier unsaturated fats, unlike the saturated fats found in chocolate, cakes and biscuits. Experts largely recommend prioritizing protein derived from whole foods, such as almonds and lean meats. Whether eating a protein bar daily is considered “healthy” is largely dependent on how much protein you’re already receiving from diet alone. Instead, choose bars made mostly from whole foods such as oils, spices, natural sweeteners, nuts, and seeds. Because the keto diet is high in fat, you should also look for healthy fats such as nuts and nut butter, MCT oil, avocado oil, and flax, chia, or hemp seeds. Additional factors