Health Bars

Richo · 01-13-2006, 08:39 AM

I have a couple boxes of them health bars such as Milo's bar, Hi-Topps and K-Time Honeynut Crunch Bars.

What is everyone's view on them type of bars? worth the money?

**Sixpack** · 01-13-2006, 09:00 AM

Not a great source of food at all opt for a shake or make your own meal replacement man. Many of these contain alot of added fillers , HFCS and other things.

Richo · 01-13-2006, 09:10 AM

what about if your going to start to bulk?

plus, i am currently unable to use supps yet due to fininacal (sp) reasons. so i can't just go make up a shake. and i find them to be convient (sp) as you just need to take one out of the box and eat it. especially if you are too busy to make a actual meal or something.

**Sixpack** · 01-13-2006, 10:45 AM

Well I would think in the long run the health bars would be more spendy then whey protein? I just think real food would be cheaper also whole wheat bread or oats,tuna, egg or egg whites, skim milk there are many options that are better and prob cheaper that take very little time to prepare.

RockyIV · 01-13-2006, 01:11 PM

A cheap shake alternative is ground up oats and whey protein. They are cheaper than the bars and don't contain so much saturated fat. Whey protein and oats are pretty cheap. You may want to keep the bars with you incase the choice is fast food or not eating.

**ravadongon** · 01-13-2006, 01:34 PM

I agree with what Six says, there are better options that are still reasonably quick to prepare... but with that said, I am definitely going to be loading up on some cytogainer MRP shakes and some Balance protein bars, before school starts this year, because I am going to 'literally' have no time to prepare food...

**DJSTARER** · 01-13-2006, 04:17 PM

dude, looking at your diet, IMO, I think you can have a few of these/day. They arn't optimal, but in ur particular case, you'll be okay. You need more carbs and fat than anything with all that cardio, so the bars are okay in moderation.

i don't mean to disagree with six and all those guys, certainly an oats and whey shake is way better and definately cheaper, but if you can't... you can't.

01-13-2006, 08:39 AM	#1
Richo IMPC Contestant Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Australia Posts: 491 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 12	Health Bars I have a couple boxes of them health bars such as Milo's bar, Hi-Topps and K-Time Honeynut Crunch Bars. What is everyone's view on them type of bars? worth the money? __________________ Richo's Road to Track & Field Journal Thread http://www.ironmass.com/forums/worko...ack-field.html ----------------------------------------------------- Stats Age - 18 Weight - 50kg 1RM Benchpress - 42.25kg 1RM Barbell Row - 45kg 50m Time - 8secs Standing Long Jump - 2.20m -----------------------------------------------------

01-13-2006, 09:00 AM	#2
Sixpack Optimum Sponsored athlete Join Date: May 2005 Location: Arizona Posts: 867 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 15	Not a great source of food at all opt for a shake or make your own meal replacement man. Many of these contain alot of added fillers , HFCS and other things. __________________ ["Tough Times Don't Last But Tough People Do" My Pops RIP http://www.optimumnutrition.com/ "Fueling your desire for success" www.rippedacadamy.com Mod-massmonsterz.com ISSA certified

01-13-2006, 09:10 AM	#3
Richo IMPC Contestant Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Australia Posts: 491 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 12	what about if your going to start to bulk? plus, i am currently unable to use supps yet due to fininacal (sp) reasons. so i can't just go make up a shake. and i find them to be convient (sp) as you just need to take one out of the box and eat it. especially if you are too busy to make a actual meal or something. __________________ Richo's Road to Track & Field Journal Thread http://www.ironmass.com/forums/worko...ack-field.html ----------------------------------------------------- Stats Age - 18 Weight - 50kg 1RM Benchpress - 42.25kg 1RM Barbell Row - 45kg 50m Time - 8secs Standing Long Jump - 2.20m -----------------------------------------------------

01-13-2006, 10:45 AM	#4
Sixpack Optimum Sponsored athlete Join Date: May 2005 Location: Arizona Posts: 867 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 15	Well I would think in the long run the health bars would be more spendy then whey protein? I just think real food would be cheaper also whole wheat bread or oats,tuna, egg or egg whites, skim milk there are many options that are better and prob cheaper that take very little time to prepare. __________________ ["Tough Times Don't Last But Tough People Do" My Pops RIP http://www.optimumnutrition.com/ "Fueling your desire for success" www.rippedacadamy.com Mod-massmonsterz.com ISSA certified

01-13-2006, 01:11 PM	#5
RockyIV Amateur Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 32 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 0	A cheap shake alternative is ground up oats and whey protein. They are cheaper than the bars and don't contain so much saturated fat. Whey protein and oats are pretty cheap. You may want to keep the bars with you incase the choice is fast food or not eating. __________________ "No, maybe I can't win, maybe the only thing I can do is just take everything he's got. But to beat me, he's gonna have to kill me, and to kill me, he's gonna have to have the heart to stand in front of me, and to do that, he's gotta be willing to die himself and I don't know if he's ready to do that. I don't know, I don't know."-Rocky Food Log: http://www.fitday.com/WebFit/PublicJ...l?Owner=Jtiger

01-13-2006, 01:34 PM	#6
ravadongon Audere est Facere Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Perth, Australia Posts: 372 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 7	I agree with what Six says, there are better options that are still reasonably quick to prepare... but with that said, I am definitely going to be loading up on some cytogainer MRP shakes and some Balance protein bars, before school starts this year, because I am going to 'literally' have no time to prepare food... __________________ My Weight Training Log - http://ironmass.com/forums/showthread.php?p=112673 For Full Journal visit - http://forum.athletes.com/showthread.php?t=2466 or http://charliefrancis.com/community/...ad.php?t=11822.

01-13-2006, 04:17 PM	#7
DJSTARER eating more folate... Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: State College, PA Posts: 4,048 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 114	dude, looking at your diet, IMO, I think you can have a few of these/day. They arn't optimal, but in ur particular case, you'll be okay. You need more carbs and fat than anything with all that cardio, so the bars are okay in moderation. i don't mean to disagree with six and all those guys, certainly an oats and whey shake is way better and definately cheaper, but if you can't... you can't. __________________ My philosophies on training: "Extreme training yields extreme results" "Just because you can, does not mean you should" "The best program is the one you are not doing" Penn State Powerlifting-181 lb weightclass PGA Professional of America Current Stats: 474 Squat 601 Deadlift 320 Bench Goals for next training cycle: 500lbs squat and a total over 1400 in competition

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