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The only 'good' bar I've found is Vive. Minimal artificial shit, too.
But you should not be using the bars in any case as they predominantly seem to contain a 'fibre' which is actually a relatively easily digested long chain starch, alongside all that sweetener crap.
Its way better just to have a high protein yog instead.
When I got lean- I cut them out of my diet and the difference was almost absurd...I'm going back to the absurd diet for 1 month now, and we'll see what I can acheive.
Sadly- I put the weight back on and have been essentially on a bulk pattern recently.
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So I now have a recipe for you to try if you should wish.
Makes a large amount of 'clean' protein bars- you decide sizing, but calories based on what I have here.
Ingredients:
2 x large bananas (350g with skin on) [175 calories, ish, 50g carbs]
350g smooth peanut butter (Excess oil removed from initial opening of pot- reserved for cooking ftw) [2100 cal, 130g Fat, 35g Carb, 105g protein]
40g Coconut Oil [40g fat, 360cal]
150g Vegan Protein without artificial sweeteners (again I use Vive or Amazing Grass- vive chocolate works best) [ 525 cal, 110g protein]
2 egg or chia replacement [120 cal, 6g fat, 6g protein, 10g carb -ish]
Cinnamon x lots.
Vanilla extract
Pinch of salt
(optional: 1 desertspoon of cocoa powder).
Mush bananas, mix everything together. You want a batter thats not dry nor wet, kinda like gingerbread mix.
Divided into Tablespoon cookie size:
Bake at fan 17o for 8-10mins on a lightly sprayed baking sheet/ foil. Let cool.
they should hold together and pop off the pan easy.
Total macros: (roughly and rounded up
2900 cal. 100g Carbs. 180g Fat. 220g protein.
I tend to make 25-30 little tiny cookies:
120 cals, 10g Protein, 7g Fat, 4g Carb.
Divide it how you like, I think I could reduce the PB- swapped for almond/coconut milk- and will try in the next batch and post results.
Bulk powders vegan protein bar, yuck! Like eating chocolate sawdust. Sorry planet... back to my whey ones again next time.