I agree that protein bars are just junk food…“glorified candy bars”.
Other convenient whole food alternatives to protein bars:
-hard boiled eggs
-almond butter and disposable spoons
-raw almonds
-tuna in those vacuum packs and a disposable fork
-canned white meat chicken with those peel off lids and a disposable fork (high in sodium)
-homemade peanut butter balls (p.butter mixed with protein powder, dried fruit, flax seed oil, cocoa powder)
-fish jerky
-“light” yogurt (fat free, sugar free) with a scoop of protein powder mixed in
-fresh banana slices (coins), topped with natural peanut butter, rolled in shredded coconut or rice crispies (sometimes)
-or have a small portion of a bb meal, or a protein shake as a snack
Hey Randman! I’m going on this field trip with Adam176 too. I have to say that I am with him on this one. We can’t take any food with us really. We are 18year old biology students doing a field study in the middle of South Wales (middle of nowhere literally… the nearest shop is just 30 minutes away!) There’s 100 of us in total all staying in one big room with space on the coach for 1 suitcase each. We have nowhere to keep any food in our ‘accommodation’ too. We are trying… filling shoes with nuts, filling socks with Grow! and shoving bars in our boxers! I appreciate the suggestions that you made Chinadoll but we have been trying to think of ways around this ever since the dam study was announced and it just is’nt possible to take enough real food for us both for the week. Now about the bar issue… firstly 30g of carbs is not a lot of carbs in one serving. Even in my strictest of diets I only limit my carb total to 200g per day (one of the most underrated nuggets of advice from JB!). In a 1:1 ratio with protein, this number of carbs is definitely acceptable. Secondly, glycerine does not have a big effect on insulin levels. I have had a long in depth discussion on this topic with one of my tutors in Oxford. He is one of the world’s leading experts in technology to combat duabetes and in short has recommended the use of glycerine himself to the NHS with regards to managing insulin levels in elderly patients. He adds caution to not exceed 100g per day as this is the level that might cause some digestiion problems. A little bit of insulin won’t do us too much harm anyways as we are spending half our time climbing soddin big trees! Thanks for all of your feedback and replies everybody… I’m so pleased that I have finally found a forum where people who reply know what they are talking about and show a real passion for what they do!