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9-Pack MET-Rx Big 100 Colossal Protein Bars (Peanut Butter Pretzel)

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Amazon has 9-Pack MET-Rx Big 100 Colossal Protein Bars (Peanut Butter Pretzel) on sale for $16.64 when you clip the 20% off coupon on the item page and check out via Subscribe and Save. Shipping is free with Prime or on orders $25+.
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Amazon [amazon.com] has 9-Count MET-Rx Big 100 Colossal Protein Bars (Peanut Butter Pretzel) for $22.19 - 20% off when you 'clip' the coupon on the product page - 5% when you checkout via Subscribe & Save = $16.64. Shipping is free with Prime or with orders of $25 or more.
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Model: MET-Rx Big 100 Colossal Protein Bars, Great as Healthy Meal Replacement, Snack, and Help Support Energy, Peanut Butter Pretzel, With Vitamin A, Vitamin C, and Zinc, 100 g, 9 Count

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Unfortunately, it looks like the METRX marketing department has succeeded. With 47g of carbs (tapioca starch, enriched flour) and 27g of it being added sugar (corn syrup, high fructose corn syrup), and then soybean and palm oil, this is not much more than a candy bar with more empty carbs and added protein. Even conservatively speaking, an actual meal replacement bar would not have greater than 50% of the serving be empty calories.

There is 30g of protein out of a 100g serving. You're getting 30% protein and 70% junk. Corn syrup and enriched flour wouldn't really make you full. It'll spike your blood sugar and make you hungrier and crave more food.

For comparison, this METRX bar has 410 calories, 12g of fat, 47g of carbs, 27g of added sugar, 30g of protein.
A regular Snicker's bar has 250 calories, 12g of fat, 33g of carbs, 27g of added sugar, 4g of protein.


Don't get me wrong, I'm not against the convenience of high protein meal replacement bars. There are cleaner options (though more expensive) like sans meal replacement. But personally I would go for an optimum nutrition individually packaged protein shake + a nuts and dried fruit trail mix.

TLDR: This METRX bar is just a glorified snicker's bar with added protein.
Whoa. 27 grams of sugar! Would rather have a standard protein shake and a bowl of ice cream.
for anyone that needs to know: 5lbs of isolate frontpage slickdeals typically work out to about 2-3cents per gram of higher quality protein. These contain soy protein. These work out to around 6 cents per gram, plus a huge amount of sugar they do look delicious though.

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for anyone that needs to know: 5lbs of isolate frontpage slickdeals typically work out to about 2-3cents per gram of higher quality protein. These contain soy protein. These work out to around 6 cents per gram, plus a huge amount of sugar they do look delicious though.
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Quote from GNC5672 :
for anyone that needs to know: 5lbs of isolate frontpage slickdeals typically work out to about 2-3cents per gram of higher quality protein. These contain soy protein. These work out to around 6 cents per gram, plus a huge amount of sugar they do look delicious though.
Whoa. 27 grams of sugar! Would rather have a standard protein shake and a bowl of ice cream.
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03-23-2023 at 06:31 AM.
These are meal replacement bars.
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03-23-2023 at 09:06 AM.
I usually don't mind a little added sugar in a meal replacement bar, but 27g added sugar is a bit much.
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Quote from GNC5672 :
for anyone that needs to know: 5lbs of isolate frontpage slickdeals typically work out to about 2-3cents per gram of higher quality protein. These contain soy protein. These work out to around 6 cents per gram, plus a huge amount of sugar they do look delicious though.
What is the biggest difference between protein shake vs a meal replacement?
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What is the biggest difference between protein shake vs a meal replacement?
The standard protein shake made from whey powder usually has low carbs and low fat, and is predominantly protein.

A meal replacement bar will mimic a meal by having some amount of fats, carbs, and protein.

The source of the three is what's important. I don't mind a lot of carbs in a bar, but i try to limit the added sugars and to make sure the majority of carbs are complex carbs.
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Quote from bchamber707 :
These are meal replacement bars.
Unfortunately, it looks like the METRX marketing department has succeeded. With 47g of carbs (tapioca starch, enriched flour) and 27g of it being added sugar (corn syrup, high fructose corn syrup), and then soybean and palm oil, this is not much more than a candy bar with more empty carbs and added protein. Even conservatively speaking, an actual meal replacement bar would not have greater than 50% of the serving be empty calories.

There is 30g of protein out of a 100g serving. You're getting 30% protein and 70% junk. Corn syrup and enriched flour wouldn't really make you full. It'll spike your blood sugar and make you hungrier and crave more food.
  • For comparison, this METRX bar has 410 calories, 12g of fat, 47g of carbs, 27g of added sugar, 30g of protein.
  • A regular Snicker's bar has 250 calories, 12g of fat, 33g of carbs, 27g of added sugar, 4g of protein.

Don't get me wrong, I'm not against the convenience of high protein meal replacement bars. There are cleaner options (though more expensive) like sans meal replacement. But personally I would go for an optimum nutrition individually packaged protein shake + a nuts and dried fruit trail mix.

TLDR: This METRX bar is just a glorified snicker's bar with added protein.
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way too much sugar. the Protein Plus bars are way better but it seems that MetRX is on its way out as they arent really stocked in any stores anymore (i used to be able to find them at any walmart) and their price online has gotten insane.
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