Protein bars

The history of protein bars, now so widespread and functional for certain specific uses, is linked to their use and subsequent development that originated during the war. Soldiers who found themselves in hostile territories, without the possibility of obtaining food and subjected to psychophysical stress , needed to nourish themselves quickly and integrate all the nutrients necessary for their harsh daily needs.

From this need, over time, bars have found their way and from being a war food they have become extremely present today, very often playing the role of meal replacements or supplementary food in the diets of athletes and people subject to calorie restrictions.

Nowadays, the universe of protein bars has become almost infinite, the flavors, ingredients, and product types are able to satisfy every request.

However, amidst all this offering, we must know how to choose and not get carried away by marketing, but take care to observe and analyze the products we want to purchase.

Very often the quality of these products is absolutely low because their enormous diffusion has made bars an extremely commercial and easily accessible product . Chocolate substitutes, poor-quality vegetable oils, cheap artificial sugars, and very poor protein sources and other added sugars often make this product, which we expect to be healthy, harmful and difficult to digest.

However, there are also many high-quality products on the market that are worth buying; you should simply pay attention to reading the label without being influenced by marketing.

The first thing to make sure is that the chocolate coating is dark and not a mix of oils, and that the proteins used are whey, preferably lactose-free. If the bar is vegan, make sure it's soy-free, contains as few artificial sugars as possible, and is free of preservatives, colorings, and thickeners.

If your choice must fall on fruit bars on the market, there are some very good ones, but even in this case pay attention to the sugars and fruit present, certainly prefer those with dried fruit and dates and also in this case avoid preservatives, colourings and thickeners.

In conclusion, bars are excellent meal replacements capable of expressing a pleasant taste and providing us with all the necessary nutrients. The choice must always fall on quality products since nutrition is the first weapon we have at our disposal to have a healthy and efficient life.

Read the label and don't be misled, as often happens, by nutritional tables that don't specify the quality and origin of the raw materials. Instead, carefully read the label and the ingredients listed.