I'm done with those protein bars, they all taste nasty

[Ondrea Tye 23]

I bought a boat load of them and even though each box has a flavor to it, they all basically taste like mildly flavored cardboard. It's just plain nasty. So I'm tossing them all out. I can't stand them! total waste of money. I should have bought just a few boxes but ending up buying a boatload and just can't stomach the taste. The idea was to have a simple easy snack on the go but these are hardly Snacks if they taste so awful.

[Newme17 3,444]

They take an acquired taste. Some are good, most are not. I would make myself eat them just for the benefits. But I do agree, they're pretty nasty.

[Ondrea Tye 23]

To me there's plenty out there for me to make or eat rather than settling for those nasty tasting bars. I don't think any weight loss includes making yourself eat something that does not taste well. I do cook and can make my own that taste better I bet or just find other alternatives for Snacks such as low fat string cheese and such. I am done eating mildly-flavored sawdust. Waste of money.

[tamara2333 33]

I find that Oh Yeah is the absolute best out of all of the ones I tried

[MowryRocks 679]

37 minutes ago, Ondrea Tye said:

To me there's plenty out there for me to make or eat rather than settling for those nasty tasting bars. I don't think any weight loss includes making yourself eat something that does not taste well. I do cook and can make my own that taste better I bet or just find other alternatives for Snacks such as low fat string cheese and such. I am done eating mildly-flavored sawdust. Waste of money.

Have you tried P3? They are portioned meats, cheeses, nuts, (some have dried fruit). they range from 11-15g Protein. My favorite are the Deli Snackers ones, Ham, Turkey, and Cheddar (150 calories) I can't stomach the bars either. I'd rather eat dirt.

[Ondrea Tye 23]

22 minutes ago, MowryRocks said:

Have you tried P3? They are portioned meats, cheeses, nuts, (some have dried fruit). they range from 11-15g Protein. My favorite are the Deli Snackers ones, Ham, Turkey, and Cheddar (150 calories) I can't stomach the bars either. I'd rather eat dirt.

OMG thank you! I am going to stock up. I will try it though thank you!

[MowryRocks 679]

Also...If you go to the perky Jerky website, go to "contact us" fill out the form. There is a bariatric surgery drop down. They will send you free samples.

[Ondrea Tye 23]

I can make my own Jerky but I will try for the samples Ha ha! . It's really easy. I wish the Kind bars were allowed they are so delish but too much surgery, boo hoo.

[PoppyT 12]

I have found some I like through a company called "Nothing Naughty". You should have seen the girls at work when a box arrived with that name on it. They all had supercilious looks on their faces lol. I assured them it wasn't "one of those" deliveries. We all had a good laugh at the name.

[SarahSleeve 170]

I found Premier Protein brand bars and they are pretty good! They have meal bars with 30g Protein and snack bars with 15g protein and 7g. So far I've liked every flavor I've tried.

[Alex Brecher 10,486]

6 hours ago, Ondrea Tye said:

I bought a boat load of them and even though each box has a flavor to it, they all basically taste like mildly flavored cardboard. It's just plain nasty. So I'm tossing them all out. I can't stand them! total waste of money. I should have bought just a few boxes but ending up buying a boatload and just can't stomach the taste. The idea was to have a simple easy snack on the go but these are hardly Snacks if they taste so awful.

The BariatricPal Store carries a pretty wide variety of over 60 Protein bars that don't taste like cardboard! We offer a 100% satisfaction guarantee on all products sold.

Personally, I try staying away from Protein Bars. I'll eat them when I'm on the go and don't have time to grab real food.

[Berry78 4,259]

Individually wrapped bars could be donated to a food pantry. At least someone might get some use out of them

[Ondrea Tye 23]

15 hours ago, Alex Brecher said:

The BariatricPal Store carries a pretty wide variety of over 60 Protein bars that don't taste like cardboard! We offer a 100% satisfaction guarantee on all products sold.

Personally, I try staying away from Protein Bars. I'll eat them when I'm on the go and don't have time to grab real food.

I am happy you do have a guaranteed! I actually bought 5 different flavors from bariactric pal that set me back a tiddy bit. (salted toffee pretzel, chocolate covered peanut dream, crispy Peanut Butter crunch, peant butter pretzel and variety pack.) They all tasted awful and barely edible. Honestly couldn't distinguish one from the other dispite their fancy names. They are just plain awful tasting. Honestly, the names and photos on the boxes give the illusion you're going to eat something tasty, but really are all gawd-awful. No offense to the ones sold at bariactric pal store, I tried others in the markets, and as far as I am concerned, they ALL suck. I guess you can't make something with low calories, and full of Protein to be palatable. I am just not going to force myself to eat something that tastes like flavored sawdust. Sorry. I do LOVE the vitamin patches. Great idea!

Edited February 22, 2017 by Ondrea Tye

[Ondrea Tye 23]

I will try one and see. I hope you're right!

[OutsideMatchInside 10,166]

Oh Yeah One and FitCrunch are delicious. Oh Yeah are fine for a bariatric person in WLS phase. Fitcrunch are more for people in or near maintenance who need to get/keep their daily calories up.