Do you consider protein bars to be cheat meals

shoopster · 08-14-2007, 06:36 PM

Do you consider protein bars to be cheat meals? I'm curious, I'm not sure what to think.

Kybar · 08-14-2007, 06:48 PM

Unless you add it as part of another meal, but they are meal supplements after all

Guard_Pass_old · 08-14-2007, 06:55 PM

What kind of nutrition profile does it have? That should answer your question.

terracotta · 08-14-2007, 07:03 PM

depends on the protein bar.. ISS Oh Yeah bars are definitely cheat meals.. mmmm

SavageOne · 08-14-2007, 07:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Guard_Pass

What kind of nutrition profile does it have? That should answer your question.

Definitely. Some, I would classify as cheat meals, but it all depends on which one you're talking about.

shoopster · 08-14-2007, 08:43 PM

What would you say of those bars? Cheats or not.

http://www.bodybuilding.com/store/design/sustain.html

http://www.bodybuilding.com/store/vpx/zero.html

http://www.bodybuilding.com/store/lab/cookie.html

The labrada leanbody cookie bar flavor oatmeal apple cinnamon has 5 more grams of carbs in it than the one shown.

qw3r · 08-14-2007, 09:07 PM

all protein bars are a cheat if they arent planned. zero impact or sustain, if you decided to eat that instead of a tupperware of chicken and broccoli because you are lazy or didnt organize and plan your time well, then you cheated imo. if your plan is to eat a bar a day, that is perfectly fine.

MattyH7688 · 08-14-2007, 09:09 PM

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Originally Posted by qw3r

all protein bars are a cheat if they arent planned. zero impact or sustain, if you decided to eat that instead of a tupperware of chicken and broccoli because you are lazy or didnt organize and plan your time well, then you cheated imo. if your plan is to eat a bar a day, that is perfectly fine.

agreed 100%

shoopster · 08-14-2007, 09:30 PM

Okay cool thanks, If I use them then I will use them as a MRP, I usually use 2 Isopure shakes a day as MRP's in between breakfast and lunch and in between lunch and dinner, so maybe sometimes instaed of having a shake I can have a bar.

Denzelfan · 08-14-2007, 10:42 PM

They all have carbs, sugar or sugar alcohal. It's a cheat meal to me.

shoopster · 08-15-2007, 09:08 AM

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Originally Posted by Denzelfan

They all have carbs, sugar or sugar alcohal. It's a cheat meal to me.

How in the world are carbs a cheat? So I guess you never eat any fruit since you don't eat sugar. Or vegetables since they have carbs. What do you eat then.

ZDub212 · 08-15-2007, 09:34 AM

I consider anything that deviates from my normal diet or anything that doesn't fit into my macros to be a cheat meal...mostly...if it's not whole food, it's a cheat.

For example...even if I were to have a protein bar that had for example: 40g of protein, 20g of carbs, & 7g of fat...because it's not whole food, I would consider it to be a cheat.

If I had a meal with three tablespoons of PB instead of my usual two, that is a cheat meal.

Cheat meals are defined by the individual...so it's really up to you.

Lightning3 · 08-15-2007, 09:42 AM

at 6'2" and 152 pounds nothing is a cheat meal, everyone lighten up and munch on a chocolately protein bar...

Skull Crusher Chris · 08-15-2007, 09:46 AM

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Originally Posted by ZacharyMills

I consider anything that deviates from my normal diet or anything that doesn't fit into my macros to be a cheat meal...mostly...if it's not whole food, it's a cheat.

For example...even if I were to have a protein bar that had for example: 40g of protein, 20g of carbs, & 7g of fat...because it's not whole food, I would consider it to be a cheat.

If I had a meal with three tablespoons of PB instead of my usual two, that is a cheat meal.

Cheat meals are defined by the individual...so it's really up to you.

Quite true!

uhockey · 08-15-2007, 09:54 AM

I believe all natural bars that fit your macros are NOT AT ALL cheats, but the moment you get into the refined/overprocessed cookie bars full of artificial ingredients it is a cheat, whether it fits macros or not.

Clearly a bar isn't the same as oats/chicken, but a well formulated bar with all natural ingredients is not a cheat.

Non-cheat: Sustain, Zero Impact, Cliff Natural Bars, etc.

Cheat: All the cookie and cake bars, most of the "trail mix bars," and pretty much anything that contains a whole bunch of ingredients that require scientific nomenclature to describe.

muscleandgains · 08-15-2007, 09:59 AM

i only use them if there is nothing else to eat ..usually ill have a meal replacement or go to chik fil a and get 2 CHICKEN BREAST and just swallow them with alot of water!!

ZDub212 · 08-15-2007, 09:59 AM

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Originally Posted by uhockey

I believe all natural bars that fit your macros are NOT AT ALL cheats, but the moment you get into the refined/overprocessed cookie bars full of artificial ingredients it is a cheat, whether it fits macros or not.

Clearly a bar isn't the same as oats/chicken, but a well formulated bar with all natural ingredients is not a cheat.

Non-cheat: Sustain, Zero Impact, Cliff Natural Bars, etc.

Cheat: All the cookie and cake bars, most of the "trail mix bars," and pretty much anything that contains a whole bunch of ingredients that require scientific nomenclature to describe.

While I can certainly say that I agree with you for the most part, I will say that I'm really too much of a whole food kind of person to consider anything else (Protein bar) as an MRB.

shoopster · 08-15-2007, 10:04 AM

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Originally Posted by Lightning3

at 6'2" and 152 pounds nothing is a cheat meal, everyone lighten up and munch on a chocolately protein bar...

Nothing? I consider anything that is bad for you a cheat meal. I don't eat the same thing every day.

Guard_Pass_old · 08-15-2007, 10:08 AM

I can't have bars cause I'll eat too many at once so even if they are quality bars they end up being a cheat.

haiz69 · 08-15-2007, 10:12 AM

The only bars that aren't cheats to be are:

Sustain
VPX Zero Impact

Other than those two, every other protein bar is a cheat for me.

IRON HORSE J · 08-15-2007, 10:15 AM

Vpx Ftw!!

shoopster · 08-15-2007, 10:19 AM

I really want to try sustain and VPX ZI since so many have talked about how good they are

MoonMan12 · 08-15-2007, 10:19 AM

Most aren't healthy, I didn't realize it for a while but I consider them "cheating" when used as a meal replacement.

IRON HORSE J · 08-15-2007, 10:24 AM

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Originally Posted by shoopster

I really want to try sustain and VPX ZI since so many have talked about how good they are

The Pumpkin is my fav

shoopster · 08-15-2007, 10:35 AM

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Originally Posted by jhicks3301

The Pumpkin is my fav

cool I will have to try it. How often do you eat them?

IRON HORSE J · 08-15-2007, 10:38 AM

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Originally Posted by shoopster

cool I will have to try it. How often do you eat them?

Whenever I don't have any food available...
I travel a lot and on planes that is all I can eat...

And sometimes if I'm on the go and I have nothing to eat and I'm about to hit the gym I eat one.... Its kind of like In case of an emergency

Denzelfan · 08-15-2007, 11:09 AM

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Originally Posted by shoopster

How in the world are carbs a cheat? So I guess you never eat any fruit since you don't eat sugar. Or vegetables since they have carbs. What do you eat then.

Have you heard of a low carb diet? And dont compare protein bars and vegies. Vegestables are a good source of good carbs.

deserusan · 08-15-2007, 11:11 AM

They are all cheats.

shoopster · 08-15-2007, 12:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Denzelfan

Have you heard of a low carb diet? And dont compare protein bars and vegies. Vegestables are a good source of good carbs.

Yes I have heard of a low carb diet, you said you didn't want carbs. I didn't compare protein bars and veggies. I know vegetables are a good source of carbs

Lightning3 · 08-15-2007, 12:33 PM

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Originally Posted by shoopster

Nothing? I consider anything that is bad for you a cheat meal. I don't eat the same thing every day.

What I meant was just eat food and not worry about if its a cheat or not, you're skinny so just EAT