I Tried Out New 'Healthy' Snacks – Here’s the Truth About Their Ingredients!

SOME granola, energy or protein bars aren’t as good for you as they sound as they’re full of additives, sugar or fat.

But as they’re a handy snack to have on standby to stop you reaching for unhealthy options, finding the right one for your aims can be useful.

Today, I’ve looked at some new products on the market to see what they really contain . . . 

GUT BAR

Zoe’s Gut Health Bar has a chew that makes it so satisfying Credit: Supplied

ZOE’s Gut Health Bar contains ten plant ingredients, including almonds, cashews, edamame, red lentils, flaxseeds, pumpkin seeds, seaweed and kombucha.

It comes in two flavours – dark chocolate and sea salt and raspberry and goji berry.

The sea salt is my favourite as it has a sweetness, bitterness and saltiness, a great nutty flavour and a chew that makes it so satisfying, helping keep you fuller for longer.

With 196 calories, it contains 8g of fibre, 7g of protein and less than 5g of sugar per bar.

From £2.67 per 38g zoe.com .

PROTEIN

The Grenade ‘Soft Core’ range is indulgent and didn’t have that taste of a protein bar Credit: Supplied

GRENADE is well known for its protein-packed bars. Now, it’s just launched the new “Soft Core” range with, as the name suggests, soft centres.

There are three flavours – double chocolate, chocolate peanut butter and golden caramel, which is the one that I tried.

It has a caramel flavour, with caramel dough and dipped in white chocolate.

It was indulgent and didn’t have that taste of a protein bar or the texture.

It was soft and gooey, like a real chocolate bar. It does have 15g of protein, less than 2g of sugar and 189 calories per bar.

This isn’t for vegetarians as it contains whey protein and bovine collagen. They contain some sweetener and rapeseed oil, too.

From £1.82 for a 50g grenade.com .

FIBRE AND PROTEIN

The Fibre+Protein bars are gluten free with no palm oil or artificial ingredients Credit: Supplied

DR Megan Rossi, aka The Gut Health Doctor, has created cereals, granolas and bars that focus on gut health.

Now, she’s brought out these Fibre+Protein bars. When increasing protein, people should also up their fibre intake to avoid having too many toxins in their digestive system –  which can place extra demands on the gut.

These were developed to marry both protein and fibre in one bar. I tried blueberry, with 9g of protein, 8g of fibre, 6g of sugar, 145 calories and ten diverse plant-based ingredients per bar.

Vegan friendly and gluten free with no palm oil, artificial ingredients or sweeteners, it was tasty without feeling overly heavy.

Great as an afternoon snack or quick breakfast.

£1.11 for a 40g bar at bioandme.co.uk .