 Welcome back to my channel and welcome if you're new here My name is Jen, and I am a certified weight loss and nutrition coach And I am on the WW or weight watchers blue plan. I have a super fun video today I have been doing quite a few taste tests I've done a couple of Trader Joe's Pumpkin hauls where I've taste tested the products and I recently did a taste test a video of all the Healthy snacks from GNC and you guys seem to really really like these So I'm going to make it kind of a series here on my channel where I'm taste testing some of your recommendations and Some products that I think are important to see what's good and what's not good Especially when it comes to clean healthy foods So today is the next video in that series today I'm going to be taste testing clean Meaning clean ingredients healthy ingredients nothing artificial protein bars So I spent about an hour at my local health food store combing the aisles trying to find every single clean protein bar Available and I ended up with quite a lot So I have piles of protein bars and this isn't even all of them and what we are going to do today Is we're going to go over ingredients. I'm going to share calories fiber and protein Which are very very important to get in every single day especially hitting a protein goal So I'm going to share with you protein grams fiber grams calories and smart points on all plans now The points should be the same on all plans because the only thing that really fluctuates are zero point foods So none of these bars have zero point foods in them. So the points will be the same on all plans So I'm going to share all of that with you. We are going to taste test every single bar We're going to give it a thumbs up or a thumbs down and I'm going to be honest with you I have not tried any of these bars. So this is a first impression taste test So I'm super excited. I may just find a new favorite protein bar So before we jump into the video if you're new to my channel, make sure that you stick around and subscribe I'd love to have you come over and join me I am going to be doing like I said taste testing videos in the future and I do upload most days of the week So head on over and join us. We'd love to have you join our YouTube community Of course, if you love taste test videos, give this one a big thumbs up It really helps out my channel and lets me know that you're enjoying these videos So thank you for that and check out that description box down below where you're going to find my nutrition coaching website I have a little bit of everything for everyone when it comes to nutrition coaching. It is important to have knowledge So make sure you're electing to take part in the macro calorie calculation. That is really important I have one-on-one coaching and group coaching so head on over and join us as part of the nutrition coaching Also, you'll find links and discount codes to my favorite things and if I can find any of these bars online I will link them down below for you as well I'm probably just going to head to Amazon and see what they have and lastly you'll see the link to come over and join My Facebook group again. We'd love to have you over there as well So we have a lot of bars to taste a lot. So let's get started lucky for me today I've only eaten breakfast so I'm a little bit hungry Which is going to be important because like I said, we have a ton of protein bars to taste test 13 bars to be exact. That's a lot of protein bars Just a reminder, these are all clean ingredient protein bars Which means that they don't have any questionable oils or ingredients I don't know if they are all WW friendly, but we're about to find out They all have 250 calories or less Which is important for those of us that count calories in addition to points or maybe just counting calories Snacks should be between 200 and 300 calories. So 250 and below is perfect as far as calories goes So let's taste test the first bar in today's video So the first bar is the garden of life high protein weight loss bar and see salt caramel So I do have my notes here where I have written down the important information for today's video So this bar is 200 calories. It has 15 grams of protein, which is great 13 grams of fiber. This is actually one of the highest fiber bars. So that's amazing and it's only five Smart points. Oh, and I'm gonna share with you guys the price So I paid $2 and 50 cents for this bar at my local health food store. So see salt and caramel Let's give it a taste. So here's what the bar looks like. It is kind of a chewy It looks like there's big chunks of peanuts in there. I will tell you it smells really really good So here we go. Cheers Really good. It is a little bit sandy and those chunks that you saw those are like Serial chunks or cracker chunks. It's kind of hard to explain but they have the consistency of a cracker This is really good. And this is organic non-gmo again 13 grams of fiber only one gram of sugar It is a vegan and gluten-free and it's made without dairy or soy Great option on WW because it's only five smart points and it has a really good flavor. It's sweet The only downfall I would say is it's a bit sandy, but it's not unbearable. It's really good I would definitely definitely buy these bars again. I have my water for in between each bar Kind of cleans my palate the next bar is Kate's real Food bars in peanut butter and milk chocolate. I'm pretty darn excited about this one This one has absolutely stellar ingredients. They all have really good ingredients, but this one is literally real food 260 calories six grams of protein so a little less protein, but still pretty good four grams of fiber It is 10 smart points on WW and it costs me $2 and 49 cents to pick up at the health food store so this is non-gmo has all-natural honey gluten-free and USDA Organic and literally the ingredients like I said are amazing. So here's what the bar looks like that looks incredible It's a very granola bar. Oh my gosh. It looks so good. The raisins the chocolate. Let's try it. Cheers So delicious so delicious one of the favorite bars. I've ever tried when it comes to kind of a granola protein bar Absolutely amazing. It says real food for real life and real activity and real energy These are delicious. They are high in points, but they are incredible. So if you count calories 260 is not bad, and it is truly truly delicious. The next bar is the greens brand This is the plus bar protein. So this says it made with peanut butter way protein isolate and greens super foods So this is a great way to get in your greens as well 250 calories 18 grams of protein. So absolutely amazing on the protein three grams of fiber Nine smart points for this bar, which this is a pretty hefty heavy bar and it is $2 and 79 cents So I can't wait to try this. Let's see if it gives us any more information. It says Soy free and non-gmo and all-natural. So let's try it. So here's what the bar looks like. It's green I'm not mad about it, but it definitely is green and it has kind of that chewy bar look to it It smells really good. Smells very peanut buttery. Cheers Ugh, I don't like it at all. Oh I'm not at all. So when you first take a bite of it the peanut butter front and center So you're like, okay, this isn't that bad. It's sweet, but then But then the greens hit you Smack in the face and it tastes like spirulina or greens powder. What's disgusting? I don't like it at all I would never buy this again. I actually won't be finishing this bar No for the points the calories everything about it The only thing it has going for it is all of the protein, but no No, sis. Next up is the live bar in blueberry vanilla and kale. So this actually sounds really delicious I know there's kale in it, but it just sounds so good the blueberry in the vanilla So this is an organic superfood a bar with a compostable wrapper And it says gluten-free soy-free dairy-free corn-free GMO free and this bar is 220 calories This is a good size bar eight grams of protein. So not bad four grams of fiber It's nine smart points on WW and it was $2 and 75 cents It has clean ingredients like literally the ingredient list is absolutely perfection There is nothing artificial in here at all and these are all handmade bars says eat real food So let's eat real food. So here is what the bar looks like. So again, we've got granola. It smells amazing I can smell the blueberries all the way back here. I mean, oh It smells so good. It smells like blueberries and honey. It does have a little green look to it from the kale So hopefully that isn't the shining flavor. Oh, I can't wait to try this. Cheers This is delicious. I don't taste kale at all. It has very nutty flavor There's lots of real nuts in here pumpkin seeds sunflower seeds I definitely taste the sweetness of the blueberry and that creaminess of the vanilla. This is amazing I would totally buy this again. I would eat this again. There were several other flavors I'm actually going to try some of the other ones 10 out of 10 this bar ingredient wise calorie wise is great It is a little bit high in smart points. This is absolutely delicious. This would be great for breakfast It gives me breakfast all the way. Next is the epic foods bar. So they make them meat bars as well This is a lemon and it says here dates almonds cage-free egg whites sea salt and lemon oil That is it. So this bar is 210 calories It has 12 grams of protein way to go epic 4 grams of fiber It is 8 smart points on ww and it was $2 and 55 cents and I can smell the lemon through the package Well, here is what the bar looks like it looks really good and again Lemon lemon overload in the smell. Oh, it literally smells like fresh lemons. I'm excited for this I love lemon anything tears Super delicious super super delicious now the texture of the bar the minute I bit into it was taffy Caramel that kind of really chewy texture, but it is so Delicious it has great flavor. I taste the lemon, but it's not overpowering It is so good you guys and they have other flavors of these bars as well. This is another one I would definitely definitely buy again I'm actually surprised so far on how many of these taste as good as they do being healthy clean good ingredient bars Way to go epic next up is organe protein snack bar We all know that organe is known for plant-based proteins that have excellent ingredients. This is chocolate chip cookie dough So this bar is plant-based. It has 10 grams of protein and it is organic It also says gluten-free soy-free and vegan so this bar has a hundred and forty calories Already it's going to be WW friendly it has 10 grams of protein which is killer with only a hundred and forty calories Three grams of fiber. It is for smart points. That's amazing, and it was a dollar eighty nine So super affordable great smart points great calories with a huge punch of protein. It's already a win in my book I'm hoping it tastes good because if so this will be a go-to. So here is what the bar looks like It's kind of carmely looking in texture. You can see chunks of cookie dough and chocolate chip I'm excited once again. I love organe organe is a nice clean brand of protein powders bars So here's to hoping this tastes good cheers Holy Smokes is this delicious. It has chocolate chips It has cookie dough bites. It is sweet. It is salty It has a really really good texture kind of a mix between The carmely but kind of sandy at the same time but in a good way Holy smokes. I buy these these will be in my pantry 140 calories 10 grams of protein and four points. Oh my god get these bars Wow So next up is the scalp organic bar in cherry chocolate and cherry So this bar literally has like eight ingredients dates sunflower seeds sunflower seed powder Pumpkin seeds cocoa cherries and organic cherry flavor That's a little questionable and I saw that in the store because generally when it's flavored It is natural flavors or artificial flavors, but this is organic cherry flavor So I'm wondering if that is like an extract. So that's what I'm hoping for that would definitely make this a nice clean bar So this is 220 calories 10 grams of protein. So not bad Six fiber. That's great. It is eight smart points and two dollars and 29 cents Smells good. So here's what the bar looks like. This is the first bar we've had today that has a chocolate base You can see all the nuts and the cherries smells really good. I smell the dates I heavily smell the date. So I'm hoping that the other flavors come forward. You know the cherry So let's try it. Cheers Good Really really good. So I taste the chocolate but the chocolate to me comes off coffee More of a coffee flavor, which I really like it It pairs really well with the cherry and the nuts and the cherry definitely is of a real cherry flavor So I'm not getting an artificial cherry flavor. It's really good. It tastes like a chocolate covered cherry and a cup of coffee It's kind of a mix between those two. It's really really delicious It says it is organic plant-based and grain free. So this is another win Next up are the thunderbird bars real food hazelnut coffee in maca So this bar i'm pretty excited about it is a nut and seed real food bar. It is non-gmo It is gluten-free paleo and vegan. It is grain free and there is no added sugar literally ingredients literal ingredients are Dates hazelnuts almonds cacao butter cacao powder vanilla extract chia seeds coffee beans maca powder and himalayan pink sea salt That's it. So i'm really hoping that the hazelnut coffee is the prominent flavor maca is Incredibly good for you. I'm pretty excited about this. So this bar is 220 calories four grams of protein So probably not a protein bar per say more of like a food bar or a snack bar or a meal replacement bar Five grams of fiber, which is great. It is eight smart points two dollars 25 cents So this looks delicious. Look at all the nuts and seeds. Oh my goodness smells really good again I smell the dates which is a great way to add sweetness to something naturally So i'm i'm not mad about that, but i really hope i get the hazelnut in the coffee cheers Holy smokes this bar stellar 10 out of 10 out of 10 So good. It is sweet. It has whole chunks of nuts. I got the big chunk of hazelnut with some coffee This is absolutely incredibly delicious. They did have other flavors of this one as well This is so good. This is real food. It tastes like real hearty food Nothing artificial like some of those other protein bars out there And then none of those horrible ingredients like malatol and maltodextrin and sucralose This is absolutely delicious So this next bar i'm pretty darn excited about this is the primal kitchen coconut cashew Collagen bar you guys know I put collagen in my coffee every single day I'm a huge proponent of collagen. So this is primal kitchens bar now primal kitchen makes absolutely clean delicious products Everything primal kitchen is a 10 out of 10. This is a collagen fuel bar. So it is keto friendly It is paleo. It has 14 grams of protein Heck yeah Three grams of sugar. It is gluten and grain free and it has seven and a half grams of collagen. So that's awesome So this bar is 200 calories 14 grams of protein Great nine grams of fiber amazing seven smart points on w w and this bar was only a dollar 29 So this was the cheapest bar of all the bars that I picked up So here is what the bar looks like this looks delicious with all of the nuts and seeds So when I smell this bar It completely brings me back to my childhood. Do you remember those neopolitan coconut candies those ones? That's what this smells like it literally smells like those candies. Oh my gosh. I'm so excited. Cheers It's stuck to my key literally I can't even get off my teeth you guys Holy moly. Mm-hmm. Well, it's still stuck in my teeth. It's very chewy. It's not sweet at all It has a weird aftertaste to me It tastes Chucky kind of pasty very earthy I don't like it at all And that's a bummer because I love primal kitchen products, but this is a no-go for me It was affordable. It is a decent amount of points. I don't care for it at all It is so chewy. It sticks to your teeth. I could barely bite through the bar. Mm-hmm No Next up is the vital proteins collagen bar and peanut butter cookie Here's to hoping this is better than a primal kitchen collagen bar I wanted to make sure I picked up a couple different options for collagen bars You guys know this is the collagen I use in my coffee everyday vital proteins Again, they make really clean whole real food products. So this is peanut butter and cookie It has eight grams of collagen 17 grams of protein only one sugar and 11 grams of fiber It also has mct oil and of course is made with a boy bovine collagen So I pretty much gave you all the info, but it is 200 calories. It's only five Smart point. So that's amazing two dollars and 15 cents. So super affordable super low point lots of protein Let's let's let's take a look. So here is what the bar looks like It looks like a peanut butter cookie literally with the cookie bits in it Mmm. This definitely is peanut butter vibes. I can definitely smell the peanut butter smells delicious cheers I see you vital proteins. I see you. This is really good. Now. It's not overly sweet But it's very peanut buttery. It has bits of cookie in it. It's really really delicious They also have other flavors. I would totally buy this again And it's a win on so many levels. It's a win on points Protein calories. It even has collagen Definitely definitely give the vital proteins when it's dry Skip the primal kitchen and pick up the vital proteins Next up is the kais bar in cookie dough with eight ingredients So this says kais the life changing bar eight ingredients 10 grams of protein dairy free and gluten free And every bar helps those in need So what kais does is donates a portion of their profits to children in need Try to give them food in the united state So the last one they did is they fed over a thousand children in the oklahoma city area With proceeds from these bars. So that alone is amazing 200 calories 10 grams of protein, which is fantastic two grams of fiber seven smart points two dollars and 39 cents And this is cookie dough flavor because who doesn't love cookie dough So here is your bar. You can see the big chunks of chocolate in there And it kind of has that chewy texture looking to the bar Smells good. Let's try it. Cheers. I mean, it's pretty good. The texture is good when I eat it I really taste the chocolate from the cookie dough coming through. It's like chocolate chips. That's really good and sweet But the bar itself to me doesn't have a ton of flavor. I get peanut butter From more than cookie dough. I do love the chocolate in there. I love the cause I like this bar. I would probably buy this bar again But I don't know if this would be something that I would eat regularly I'd like to try some of the other flavors but for the cause the ingredients it has a lot of protein It's it's a win. It's just not my favorite of the day. All right, my friends two more bars Next up is primal kitchen almond spice protein bar So these are little baby square little baby square bars. So this is the almond spice It says no gluten or grains eight grams of protein two grams of sugar use cage-free eggs Which doesn't mean anything and it is keto friendly So here's to hoping this is better than the collagen primal kitchen bar 200 calories, which is a lot Literally, this is the size of the bar That's the size of the bar for 200 calories But it packs eight grams of protein in this little bar six grams of fiber. So that's amazing This bar you guys is eight points. So for those of you on ww Some of these other bars are a lot bigger bar for your point So I don't know unless this is stellar and delicious and amazing I'd probably go for a larger bar, but this was only a dollar 29. So super super affordable Here's what the bar looks like It's a little lackluster in its appearance. It's nice and thick though. I'll give them that Smells really good like super cinnamon-y and spicy, which it's fall. So I'm definitely here for that. Cheers This is the grossest thing. Oh the taste is still in my mouth. This is the grossest thing I've ever had in my life. Oh you guys it's so bad and the taste just won't go away Ugh It is so spicy like so much spice, but then it has this weird like sour milk taste. I don't even know Zero out of 10 negative 10 out of 10. I do not recommend No, this is seriously no offense primal kitchen. I love you in so many of your other products, but your bars No Next up is the good to go bar. This is actually a keto bar and this is in vanilla and almond Who I'm I'm ready. So this is a keto bar Like I said, it has two grams of sugar four net carbs and seven grams of fiber The only ingredient in here that isn't necessarily clean is urethra tall Now there's five grams of urethra tall, which isn't too bad But all of the other ingredients are really good So if you're on keto or you watch your carbs, this is a good choice for a bar Providing it tastes good. So here's what your bar looks like. It's quite interesting. It comes in these little like Square pieces. So you could save a little bit for later. I guess it smells kind of cookie. I can definitely smell the vanilla I'm just hoping that the urethra tall that's in here doesn't come through because it has a very cooling effect, which I don't care for at all. So Cheers This is actually really good. So look at the texture of this bar. It is definitely like a cookie. It's good I don't really taste the urethra tall. It doesn't come through as cooling. It's very Cookie-y. It tastes like a cookie. I do taste the vanilla. It also kind of has a little bit of coconut taste to me I wonder if there's coconut in here No, but I know what it is. It's the almond flour So all that's in here is almond flour urethra tall vegetable glycerin apple cider vinegar It does have natural flavors aka artificial flavors, which most keto products do Ground chia seeds sea salt baking soda and rosemary extract. So not bad. So this is 170 calories so really really good calorically it has six grams of protein seven fiber And again, it has five grams of urethra tall It is five smart points and two dollars and 25 cents So if you watch your carbs or you're on keto, this is a good choice It tastes good and it has pretty clean ingredients The only thing again, I don't love is the natural flavors, but this is a win a win for the low carb and keto community for sure So that is everything my friends. I hope you enjoyed this taste test We had a lot of fantastic bars honestly more We're good than I anticipated and some of them are incredibly delicious We had ww friendly bars. We had low carb bars and we also had absolutely horrible bars in my opinion Now I always say all of our taste buds are different So I do recommend that you try all of these bars Even the primal kitchen ones that I didn't absolutely love or even that greens bar You may love those so I highly recommend that you give them a try If it's something that you want to work into your day because they're great ingredients Nice and clean real food satisfying and filling So I'm really excited that I did this video. That was a lot of bars I'm full that was definitely my snack and maybe a portion of my lunch But I'm really happy that I found so many delicious bars and some new staples for my diet I am so excited. So if you enjoyed today's video, give it a big thumbs up It means a lot to me and it tells me to keep doing these taste tests and also down in the comments Let me know what other products you would like to see in a taste test video I have a few other ones up my sleeve, but I would love to hear from you guys Make sure you are subscribed and that your bell notification is turned on So when I do another taste test, you don't miss it and of course check out that description box down below for my coaching website I'd love to help you reach your healthy lifestyle goals Whatever those may be the link to head over and join my facebook group and links and discount codes to my favorite things And again, I will link all of the bars that I shared with you today that I can find Online and I will also share points and calories down in the description box as well So that way you can kind of make a good decision on what you may want to purchase But lots of wins today my friends lots of wins. Thank you again So much for hanging out with me and enjoy the rest of your day. Bye