Two questions...

When did you first try Protein bars?

Did it go down OK?

I'm 5 weeks out, and on soft foods, so no Protein Bar for me yet. However I know pre-sleeve they sometimes did not sit well, so I'm curious how they are for people post-sleeve.

maybe 10 weeks out or so? because I walk A LOT and sometimes need a little boost to calories/protein. I have only found one I like, and it is a treat for when I am extra active, not a daily thing.

or when my hormones make me a stark raving lunatic, because the one I like is also chocolate.

I started literally the day I was allowed solid foods. For me that was 40 days post-op. I only had one and it took me a full hour to eat, but so worth saving myself a protein shake at that point. I was SOOOOO done with protein shakes. Of course, I still needed to keep supplementing with shakes in those early days, since I still couldn't eat very much. But I did fully transition from shakes to bars as quickly as I was physically able.

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After 2 months post op. My dr says no to them because of the high carb. He recommends only 20 carbs a day till goal and most Protein bars would put you over that. However I do every once in a while have one when I'm doing a long workout or as a Meal Replacement. I have no problem getting them down.

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I had to wait until about 6 weeks because of the small bits. Even then, I could not eat more than 1/2 of one.

Quest bars were tried around the 4-5 week time frame.

When chewed well they dissolved nicely. Some of the other brands i've tried we not so easy to handle due to them bing clusters of nuts, berries or granola....not to mention the unwanted carbs.

I use the quest bars to make cookies. Love them!!

About three months out I started quest bars, could eat a half maybe or a third.

I am looking forward to the Oh Yeah Protein bars. I think they are only 1 net carb.

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I've only had a couple of them and usually at races where they are the snack item when you cross the finish line. Not something that I would purchase on my own due to carbs and calories, but they were there and I needed something in me. Plus I typically only eat about half of it then throw it away from disliking it.

I've only had a couple of them and usually at races where they are the snack item when you cross the finish line. Not something that I would purchase on my own due to carbs and calories, but they were there and I needed something in me. Plus I typically only eat about half of it then throw it away from disliking it.

The ones they give at finish lines are very high in carbs because those macros are good for recovery. Things like Cliff Builder Bars, Kind bars, Lara Bars, bonk breakers and such (in my experience). So two totally different things.

The ones most people are talking about are much higher Protein and lower carb-- Quest, Combat Crunch, Think Thin, Power Crunch, Oh Yeah. They typically have like 20-22g protein and 5g or less of "net" carbs if that's what you count... If you don't it's still only 1-2g sugar tops and around 10g Fiber.