So, I recently discovered Quest Bars… OMG! 
My November Foodie Penpal sent me a Coconut Cashew bar. I left it on the kitchen table at work and it disappeared so I didn’t try them then.
They seem to have a cult following! So I decided to stop at GNC and buy three to try. First off, the nutrition makes my day… so much fiber and protein! Since I track calories, protein, and fiber, these are great! I’m going to review them in the order that I’ve tried them.
Chocolate Peanut Butter. 160 calories, 20 grams protein, 17 grams fiber. My first Quest Bar. It was pretty tasty. I would buy it again. I was surprised at the softness of the bar, it is kind of malleable.
Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough. 190 calories, 21 grams protein, 17 grams fiber. And this is the bar that made me into a cult follower too! It was so good!
Peanut Butter and Jelly. 200 calories, 20 grams protein, 17 grams fiber. Nothing special, I wouldn’t buy this one again. It was tasty but not that amazing to be worth 200 calories and almost $3.
At this point, after three days, I was now out of my initial three bars that I purchased… so no more for a few days. Come the next week, I stopped into a Vitamin Shoppe on my way home and spent almost $30.
As I continued on my drive home couldn’t resist breaking into the bag and I ate a package of Quest Cravings Peanut Butter Cups.
Oh My!!! 240 calories, 20 grams protein, 17 grams fiber. They are kind of an odd texture, they seem powdery and I found myself worried they would crumble away to dust but I really liked the taste. Do they taste like a Reese’s Cup? No, but they are good and I didn’t regret eating them 15 minutes afterward like I would have if I had eaten two Reese’s!!! (I am so glad I bought two packages! One is still in my cupboard for a later date)
Lemon Cream Pie. 160 calories, 20 grams protein, 17 grams fiber. Not my favorite. When I first bit into it I thought “Lemon Pledge.” The second bite tasted better, then by the time I finished it, I thought it was okay but I don’t think this would go on my buy again list…
Cookies and Cream. 180 calories, 21 grams protein, 17 grams fiber. Yum again! Little chunks of things that taste like chocolate cookies. Absolutely want this one again!
Strawberry Cheesecake. 160 calories, 20 grams protein, 17 grams fiber. Honestly, I don’t remember eating this one. It was Thursday morning and that is an early day to get to work… Mindful eating? Nope.
Banana Nut Muffin. 170 calories, 20 grams protein, 16 grams fiber. Pretty good. Considering how many bananas I eat in general, I don’t think I’ll get this one again because really, more banana stuff? No thanks! But it isn’t going on the no list for taste.
I still have five more bars and a pack of peanut butter cups in the cupboard. Vanilla Almond Crunch, Cinnamon Roll, Chocolate Brownie, Double Chocolate Chunk, another bar of Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough, and one more pack of the Cravings Peanut Butter Cups.
For sure these have entered my diet for now and the future. I want to try all the flavors and then decide which ones I want to buy as boxes of 12.
(Two posts, in one day? Well, I started this one three days ago but didn’t finish it until tonight)