Product Review

Product Name: Weider 32% Protein-Bar

Price: 1/5

Taste: 4/5

Effectiveness: 3/10

Overall: 8/20

Description: That strange stylised image that appears on all Weider products could lead you to believe he's some kind of Kernel Kentucky of the bodybuilding world (what that would entail I have no idea...). Unfortunately this bar is no-where near the lofty heights of good old KFC in terms of quality.

The Weider 32% Protein-Bar is to me a mystery; I can't tell if it's intended as a light snack that meanwhile gets you some protein, or a portable substitute for protein shakes. If it's the latter then it certainly fails to deliver; it's only really good for providing those with more money than sense with a (very tastey) chocolate bar that you can enjoy with out feeling completely guilty (although you should still feel guilty).
To be honest though I doubt it's really meant to be either of those things. What it's really meant to be is a scam to trick those too gullible to read the nutritional information and those who blindly trust the Joe Weider name. Good thing they're delicious or I might be fuming.

Let's look at the facts. The bar contains about 19.2 grams of protein for every 60 grams of bar, this is compared to 46-50 grams for the same amount of whey. This isn't great, especially if you bare in mind that humble tinned corned beef will get you around 16 grams and for a lot cheaper.
The bar also contains 27 grams of carbohydrates for every 60, compared to 1-3 for a good protein shake. I'm eating a chocolate moose right now (I'm a rebel) and that only has 19 grams of carbohydrates.
Now if you consider that one bar costs £2 you can see why it's pointless - you'd be better off buying a fresh tuna sandwich from a sandwich shop and a chocolate moose; it would cost you about the same and be far more beneficial.

Sorry Joe, not this time.Though to be fair this is pretty much true of all protein bars, and as they go this one is pretty tastey and has a lot of protein. So if you must buy a protein bar, then Joe Weider 32% Protein Bar is a good one to go with.



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