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14 Protein Bars Worse Than a Snickers

These seemingly healthy snacks pack in more calories, sugar, or carbs than the beloved candy bar!

When many of us don't have time to sit down to a meal, we often reach for a protein bar to quell our growling tummies. While grabbing this portable snack may seem like a better move than biting into a candy bar, it's usually not.

Countless protein bars out there are just sugar- and carb-laden calorie bombs in disguise. And many are no less nutritionally void than a Snickers bar. In fact, the chocolate-coated peanutty treat boasts 250 calories, 33 grams of carbs, and 27 grams of sugar—a nutrition panel quite similar to, if not better than, many seemingly healthy bars out there.

So check out which protein bars are worse than a Snickers below and then grab one of The 16 Best Nutrition Bars for Every Goal instead.

PowerBar Cookie Dough

Powerbar cookie dough

230 calories, 3 g fat (0 g saturated fat), 220 mg sodium, 46 g carbs (2 g fiber, 29 g sugar), 8 g protein

Met-Rx Big 100 Super Cookie Crunch

Met rx super cookie crunch

420 calories, 14 g fat (6 g saturated fat), 320 mg sodium, 42 g carbs (3 g fiber, 26 g sugar), 32 g protein

PowerBar Chocolate Brownie

Powerbar chocolate brownie

330 calories, 9 g fat (4.5 g saturated fat), 180 mg sodium, 40 g carbs (5 g fiber, 27 g sugar), 30 g protein

Clif Blueberry Crisp

Clif bar blueberry crisp

250 calories, 5 g fat (0.5 g saturated fat), 180 mg sodium, 44 g carbs (4 g fiber, 22 g sugar), 9 g protein

PowerBar Chocolate

Powerbar chocolate

220 calories, 3 g fat (1 g saturated fat), 200 mg sodium, 45 g carbs (3 g fiber, 26 g sugar), 9 g protein

Met-Rx Big 100 Crispy Apple Pie

Met rx apple pie bar

400 calories, 10 g fat (5 g saturated fat), 390 mg sodium, 48 g carbs (2 g fiber, 29 g sugar), 31 g protein

PowerBar Vanilla Crisp

Powerbar vanilla crisp

230 calories, 3.5 g fat (0.5 g saturated fat), 200 mg sodium, 46 g carbs (2 g fiber, 26 g sugar), 8 g protein

Met-Rx Big 100 Peanut Butter Pretzel

Met rx peanut butter pretzel

410 calories, 12 g fat (5 g saturated fat), 600 mg sodium, 47 g carbs (3 g fiber, 28 g sugar), 30 g protein

Clif Berry Pomegranate Chia

Clif berry pomegranate chia

250 calories, 4.5 g fat (0.5 g saturated fat), 160 mg sodium, 45 g carbs (4 g fiber, 22 g sugar), 9 g protein

PowerBar Peanut Butter

Powerbar peanut butter

230 calories, 4 g fat (0.5 g saturated fat), 200 mg sodium, 44 g carbs (2 g fiber, 26 g sugar), 10 g protein

Met-Rx Big 100 Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough

Met rx chocolate chip cookie dough

380 calories, 5 g fat (2 g saturated fat), 150 mg sodium, 50 g carbs (2 g fiber, 25 g sugar), 28 g protein

PowerBar Chocolate Peanut Butter

Powerbar chocolate peanut butter

230 calories, 3.5 g fat (1 g saturated fat), 200 mg sodium, 44 g carbs (2 g fiber, 27 g sugar), 9 g protein

Probar Wholeberry Blast

Pro bar wholeberry blast

360 calories, 16 g fat (1.5 g saturated fat), 25 mg sodium, 51 g carbs (5 g fiber, 26 g sugar), 8 g protein

 

Met-Rx Big 100 Chocolate Caramel Coconut

Met rx chocolate caramel coconut

400 calories, 10 g fat (8 g saturated fat), 330 mg sodium, 46 g carbs (2 g fiber, 32 g sugar), 30 g protein

 

 

 

 

April Benshosan
April is a born-and-raised Brooklynite who has a passion for all things health, wellness, and tastebud-related. Read more about April
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