Protein bars:
Obviously a high source of protein buuuut, be mindful if you’re gravitating towards one for a meal replacement that they aren’t laced in sugar or are full of too many ingredients that you don’t know the names of.
They’ve been associated with fitness and as an accessory for those living that #healthylife for a while now, but really (when it comes down to it) eating whole complete proteins is a much healthier way of getting your protein intake for the day.
In my humble opinion I would say to healthy, lose weight or gain muscle you should:
- Eat whole foods where possible, vegetables, fruits, natural sources of protein I.e legumes (beans and pulses), animal protein and nuts (and other healthy fats).
- Protein does NOT equal health. A lot of people when they start off in their health journey go overboard on the protein. Protein is one of the major building blocks of our body needed to make extremely important proteins in our bodies for certain molecular and biochemical functions. But we don’t astronomical amounts. You can google how much protein you need for your body, age and size
- If all you were to eat was protein you would be constipated along with an array other health issues
- There is protein in most things, protein, fat and carbohydrates make up a lot of food products just in different quantities, for example Did you know carbs contain protein too?
On average there is around ten grams for a serving of bread. - Eat a protein bar, if you’re in need of a protein source or a snack but incorporate it as part of a balanced lifestyle with all the other food groups and plenty of fruit and veg. And make sure you check the levels of sugar and the ingredients.
- If you are looking for a tasty protein bar. I recommend Pro2go. I’ve only tried this flavour and I it was pretty good. I look forward to trying the other flavours and seeing how it compares
HealthyScientist 