Odwalla bars!

[thistlechaser]

I was wrong in my last post. One bar has 16g of protein, which is a darned lot!

Taste-wise it's... okay. It smells better than it tastes, which is odd. Smells almost like something you'd feed a horse, mixed with grape juice. Sort of oaty-grapey.

It tastes more like figs, which is odd because it has no fig in it. And it's dense as hell. Imagine a whole lot of Fig Newtons, like tons and tons and tons of them. Now imagine them being compressed down to a bar the size of a playing card. Mix in some uncooked oat meal, and you have this thing.

Luckily they're pretty darned filling, and you can only eat them in tiny little bites. Very dense and pretty dry.

Comments

[somniesperus.livejournal.com]

For nutrient drinks, I really like chocolate Boost and/or Ensure (or, to be more accurate, the generic brand equivalents *g*). They're not weight-loss, but they do have nutrients.

For bars, I like Luna bars. They are very tasty and also full of goodies like vitamins and stuff. Have also started taking those One-A-Day vitamins for women, and that seems to be going well.

Obviously, I'm like you and I don't get a lot of this stuff from...actual food. *g*

[thistle-chaser.livejournal.com]

One-A-Day for women is just what I take, too. I eat crap and haven't fallen over dead yet, so they must be working.

I've not encountered Luna bars yet, but I'll keep my eye open for them!

[laurelwood.livejournal.com]

I'll second the Luna Bars. They come in a billion flavors, they're pretty inexpensive (Trader Joe's prices are quite low and their selection is great.) For more staying power, I like the ProMax bars, too. 20 grams of protein and they keep you full for a few hours. They're not quite as tasty as Luna Bars, though.

If you do venture into Trader Joe's again, you might consider picking up some of their roasted, salted almonds. (They're in bags with all the other nuts and dried fruit, usually facing the produce section.) Tastier and cheaper than you'll find anywhere else. (And if you like dried fruit, I highly recommend their "slab" apricots, too.)

[thistle-chaser.livejournal.com]

Ah, I'll probably/hopefully be going tomorrow, so I'll look for them. Thanks!

[loup_noir]

Thirding the Luna Bars. They're about the tastiest of the batch.

Have you tried hummus yet? Dolmas? A lot of Mediteranean food is vegetarian and very good. Babaganoush (no clue as to true spelling) is good. Both the hummus and the babaganoush should be scooped up with pita bread, preferably warm pita bread.

Trader Joes has a lot of very good veggie food. Look for Amy's and Cedar Lane in the frozen section for instant meals. I went through a veggie period and found their stuff the best. None of the ready-made veggie burgers were worth a thing. A local place up here does a kick-butt veggie burger. With blue cheese, it's a real treat.

[thistle-chaser.livejournal.com]

Nope, no hummus or dolmas yet. There are lots of things like that still on my list, but some of them are going to wait for November. My mother is coming out then, and she likes different sorts of places (Indian, Greek, all that), so she'll be a good "buddy" for some of these stranger ones...

Woo, thanks for the TJ info. I might go there tomorrow at lunchtime.

[metron-ariston.livejournal.com]

Fourthing the Luna bars. I really don't like /any/ meal bars, but they're the only ones I've been able to eat more than half of without feeling like I'd gag if I tried to eat any more. *g* Definitely less grainy/oaty than what you described.

Hope the edamame work out for you!

Oh, and it's incredibly boring but cottage cheese is usually good for a protein/calcium source. I vastly prefer ricotta, but even the part skim has a lot more fat than cottage cheese.

And I highly recommend you get some hummus and warm pita before November. *Mmmmmm*

[thistle-chaser.livejournal.com]

Luna bars sound like a big "yes!". :) Thanks for the info!