Clif vs Odwalla bars

[wakatak87]

nvm...go to my quic critique thread and give me some one line advice..anythingg!

[JohnboyF]

Yes I know bars arent the best cus of the sugar in them, but at least its mostly evaporated cane juice...I live in a dorm so Im kinda desperate for something to eat besides microwaved oatmeal/fruit and veggies/sandwiches/yogurt.
So anyone know whats best between Clif and Odwalla bars? Clif has more vitamins/fiber/protein, while Odwalla has less nutrional stuff but it uses oats instead of a bunch of soy and supposedly has a lot of random healthy stuff (antioxidants). On amazon you can get 48 of any bar for 34 bucks shipped (70 cents each)

It shouldn't matter if you live in a dorm or not...we have many members who are in school or live at school...

You have a microwave right?

You can steam veggies,cook rice, cook eggs you can also buy a girr...

Now your protein bar question...

Cliff

Nutrition Facts:

Serving Size: 1 Bar
Servings Per Container: 12

Amount Per Serving:

Calories: 240
Calories from Fat: 40
Total Fat: 4.5 g 7%
Saturated Fat: 1.5 g 10%
Trans Fat: 0g
Cholesterol: 0 mg 0%
Sodium: 150 mg 6%
Potassium: 260 mg 7%
Total Carb: 45 g 15%
Dietary Fiber: 5 g 20%
Insoluble Fiber: 4g
Sugars: 20 g
Other Carb: 20 g
Protein: 10 g

10 grams of protien from 240 cals worthless

[wakatak87]

Eggs only come in cartons of 12, much too big for our tiny fridge. Like I said I eat veggies in my dorm, and I get eggs on my salad from the residence hall restaurant. But how exactly do you steam veggies in a microwave? that sounds good...

And by girr do you mean grill? Cus yeah my roomate has a foreman that he never uses, I bet hed let me use it. But again, frozen chicken breasts from the local safeway come in HUGE bags that definitely couldnt fit in the fridge, any ideas?

Oh and how exactly do you cook rice in the microwave, Im guessing it starts with an uncooked box of brown rice from the grocery store...

Im not really into the bars for the protein, mainly the carbs. Are they bad carbs or something?

[JohnboyF]

Eggs only come in cartons of 12, much too big for our tiny fridge. Like I said I eat veggies in my dorm, and I get eggs on my salad from the residence hall restaurant. But how exactly do you steam veggies in a microwave? that sounds good...

And by girr do you mean grill? Cus yeah my roomate has a foreman that he never uses, I bet hed let me use it. But again, frozen chicken breasts from the local safeway come in HUGE bags that definitely couldnt fit in the fridge, any ideas?

Oh and how exactly do you cook rice in the microwave, Im guessing it starts with an uncooked box of brown rice from the grocery store...

Im not really into the bars for the protein, mainly the carbs. Are they bad carbs or something?

Buy egg whites they come in a carton like a 500ml carton of milk....

Steaming veggies is easy add a cup of veggies 15ml of water and put it in for 2-4 min...

Buy the chicken use your friends grill cook enough for a week then store flat in a tupper ware... or if space is really an issue TUNA in a can or chicken in can...

You can buy istnat brown rice from uncle bens or ONE HUge bag of brown rice...

Steps


Select a deep microwave dish with a cover.
The ratio is what's important...for 1/2 cup of rice, add one cup of cold water; for 1 cup of rice, add two cups of cold water...you get the idea.
Cover, and place in the microwave at max (ie 900W) for 12 minutes without disturbing.
Remove from microwave and let stand a few minutes before fluffing with a fork.
You can add salt before cooking if you wish, or cook the rice in chicken or other stock instead of water.
Never fails!

[JohnboyF]

Also if u want the bar just for carbs why not just eat oatmeal? or other carb sources

[wakatak87]

Yeah youre right screw the bar, oatmeals cheaper anyways, and tastes great when you get that quaker weight control stuff (1g sugar).

Thanks for how to cook rice...hope my cheap microwave wont explode from going that long. Do you put any flavor on yours?

Another thing Ive been doing is microwaving wheat tortillas with beans in them (no cheese), is that a good idea?

[JohnboyF]

is that all your eating??

Beans are seen as carb source IMO..

So your eating carbs/carbs where is the protein?

[big L 17]

theres so many different things u do do eggs do come in packs of 6 i buy the,.they have chicken breast that comes in packs of 3 ur ref coudnt be that small if u relay want it you will find a way good luck

[chest6]

lol protein bars? Those are the biggest loads of crap ever. I never eat a protein bar unless it is like 100% emergency..

[adioz]

Anyone try Kashi bars? fat 5 g, carb 28g and protein 12g.. many flavors to choose from.. is it worth it? or substituting for something else maybe?

[y100adics]

eat FOOD