Are These Protein Bars Better Than Anabars?

[@Exercise4CheatMeals]

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[@KnightProfessional]

I respect the 100 percent honesty. Thank you for getting this out so quick .

[@Gaganpreet708]

This is why I'm a huge fan of your channel. No bs and keep it 100 even though it's a competitor.

[@ashmaypt]

I'd rather have a protein shake alongside an actual chocolate bar 😅

[@watermelonsAI]

you'd probably be eating the same amount of sugar either way 😉

[@williammclean6594]

​@@watermelonsAI it really doesn't matter if it has sugar calories are the only thing that matter at the end of the day

[@watermelonsAI]

@@williammclean6594 you know absolutely nothing about nutrition. your context is purely for weight loss

[@williammclean6594]

@@watermelonsAI I know everything about nutrition I know that you have to eat nutrient-dense foods to be healthy but if you care about weight loss calories are the only thing that matter and eating sufficient protein. People always demonize sugar but it's just carbs you can still eat it as long as you don't go overboard and have thousands of calories worth of it

[@watermelonsAI]

@@williammclean6594 you clearly demonstrate again, you know nothing about nutrition. why does protein matter in a caloric context, I thought macros don't matter, except they do.... Your body doesn't selectively choose purely protein as the only macro that matters, your body needs carbs and fats in an optimal environment. Look at the role dietary fats play in hormomal functions, how carbohydrates being protein sparing. Look at the studies of effects of carb loading vs eating lots of dietary fats during a caloric surplus. There's a big difference. Insulin also plays a huge role in your body and how it stores fat or builds muscle. Intramuscular fat and insulin resistance is all from the effects of sugar. Look at how insulin drugs affect your body composition, there's tons of studies out there. That's all the effects of high/low sugar which directly impact your insulin levels, the drugs only mitigate that. Calories in and calories out is concept most people repeat, but people forget that insulin and hormonal levels directly affect your caloric expenditure, which can drastically change your caloric intake requirements... All that info, is assuming you also ignore the psychological effects, which also play a large role in your diet and lifestyle.

[@ENZO-xu4sn]

A collab with Derek would be awesome. Just got the cookbook and it's great. Looking forward to a lot of these recipes.

[@NockYT]

Super respect the 100% transparancy despite being a Gorilla Mind athlete. Your channel is such a valuable resource. Appreciate you.

[@austingeorge4888]

This is why I watch you because you are so honest

[@bribradt3450]

Would love to try them to see what the hype is about. I can't justify the price tho. I like to buy ingredients in bulk and make a batch of protein balls (or bars) at home every week... mix up 160g quick oats, 120g whey, 120g milk, 80g peanut butter OR nutella (or 40g of each) until it forms one giant ball. Then divide the weight by 6 and roll into smaller portion size balls.. Absolutely delicious and highly customizable. Roughly 250 calories and 20g of protein.

[@fangblade360]

ayo link the recipe!

[@Bleepbloopblappp]

Yeah I like to try new stuff but I can never become a repeat customer. I have a family to take care of! It’s cool for all these people who broke through to me making money though I’m all for it, it’s just not for your average person to afford. Making stuff at home is the way to go, and both this channel and the remington James channel have some good recipe ideas, I’ve used several from both

[@2022RelentlessSpirit]

This sounded like a solid honest review! Thank you!

[@SeanStaxxMusic]

I love how you’re a gorilla mind athlete but kept it all the way 💯. That kind of honesty is rare now a days 🔥keep it up bro

[@F8isRIPPIN]

Appreciate the honesty! One of the many reasons that you're my favorite channel.

[@MiguelRaggi]

I make my own protein bars with a bit better macros and way better flavor by combining oats, amaranth pops, peanuts, egg whites, unflavored whey, and some honey and a touch of coconut oil. I add various nuts, dark chocolate chips, cranberries, etc and bake at low temperature for a while.

[@Vnm-sh1jv]

Nothing, in my opinion, will ever surpass the Protein bar by Robert Irvine. That birthday cake flavor omg 😋

[@johnkan11]

Thank you for keeping it real man

[@RandomPerson-p6h]

Respect your honesty

[@robertterrell2417]

As always. I truly respect your honesty, even though you're a gorilla mind athlete. This is why I'll ALWAYS trust your opinion, on taste. Bought your cookbook ( early ) BTW

[@Economical_Overeem]

Gained a new subscriber for being straight up and transparent

[@フレひ]

Best protein snack imo is the Black Max white chocolate covered “Oreo” cookies, would love to see if you could recreate them!!!

[@marcmcphee]

Those are delicious 🤤

[@stroudw]

Wish these bars didn’t have vegetables oils 😢(palm and kernel oil)

[@USNavySquid128]

The Robert Irvine Fit Crunch bars in PB or Mint Chocolate are legit the best ones on the market for taste. Gonna try Anna and Gorilla but have to say I bet the Fit bars are better. Tastes like a candy bar almost with no sugar.

[@amorfati4927]

I haven’t tried Gorrilla or Robert Irvine but most of the Anabars are straight up delicious.

[@Vnm-sh1jv]

Yes! I prefer birthday cake and PB though. Everytime I mention that bar, people are usually clueless.

[@irunthepeg]

Grenade White Chocolate Salted Peanut is the BEST tasting protein bar I've ever had. It tastes like an actual chocolate bar. I think I could choose it over an actual chocolate bar. I have tried every Anabar and only the Monster Cookie Crunch one is worth the money.

[@keepitgutter28]

fulfil are very similar to barebell in taste & in texture, i like quest hero bars but only the chocolate coconut & chocolate caramel pecan are super delicious with decent macros. i just got into nicks keto protein bars, the choklad peanot & karamell choklad are lava 🌋

[@jeremytate6875]

I gave up on nut butter bars and ended up just making my own. Cashew butter is a way better neutral base and doesn’t overpower the mix ins

[@chefmurray]

Damn. Total transparency. Respect 😂

[@btsager]

Great Review. I really wanted to like the Gorilla Mind Bars, I love their protein powder, but the bars I got have been very firm/hard. Not as soft as yours appear. I don't know if it was because they got too hot while shipping or what. They put in an ice pack, but when they arrived the ice pack was melted and they were very warm in the box so obviously the ice pack didn't help much.

[@TeemoForLife]

Integrity goddamn 💯

[@Wealth.is.Health]

Real respect for keeping it 100

[@Gano-mm9xu]

Love the honest review

[@justinjohnson4278]

Idk if it would raise the price or not but I would think it would be a genius move to replace the peanut butter with sunflower butter on the anabars for the more fruity/non peanut butter friendly flavors

[@HangryPandaMike]

Sounds like Derrick needs to redo the bars. What about the outright bars from tiger fitness/MTS nutrition?

[@FromVtotheD]

How is the sweetness on them? I like Anabars but they are just way too sweet

[@spencersteele2070]

Nick spits the truth and I trust his taste buds

[@tony7682]

I'm picky on macros for protein bars. Want

[@theoutsiderjess1869]

I really want to try Greg's new cico bar and I also really got back into Anabar as my protein intake is too low

[@samjones7015]

Top reviews, proper mouth breather though

[@erebus015]

Anabars are pretty awesome but they aren't low calorie, which is fine as long as you check the nutritional facts. I didn't think I'd ever try Anabars until I saw them at Trader Joe's, which was pretty cool to see.

[@CameronBurley]

Still waiting for the part two if the PESCIENCE protein review lol

[@dillonfosa]

Thanks for keeping 100!

[@colinvazquez5643]

Am I also gonna have to pay $10 shipping for them?

[@christianjames92]

the best protein bar that's low calorie that i've tasted is Nick's bars. Those bars are legit like eating a candy bar and they're like 12 grams protein for like 170 calories. It's insane. And there's zero sugar.

[@MidnightSky1821]

Im gonna give the Annabars a go this week & then coach Greg's bars. After, I wil give these bars a try. For the CICO Bars, I'm thinking the two new ones but open to feedback from anyone here. Also, are the authentic bars any good? My personal favorite bars are Fit Crunch Bars.

[@AdanPG23]

Nick keeps it reals

[@makito106]

I tried to get into protein bars but they were expensive and the taste was ok. I don't see the point when I can buy a protein powder. Is there a low sugar protein bar that cost less than $2 and it tastes good

[@jfwlifts]

lol at least know I know not to buy the $135 variety pack since they all taste the same. thanks for the honest review e4cm :)

[@languageonly]

I was disappointed when I finally tried Anabars. Too much peanut butter flavor in flavors that shouldn't have had it, like the fruity cereal. It tasted more like a pb rice krispie treat to me. Not bad, but not what's on the label. I love fruity pebbles and I didn't taste it at all. Barebells are still the clear number one for me, Grenade 2nd, and a few other brands vying for 3rd.

[@hectorsoulless]

Ditto.

[@extinctnatty]

I've never had a protein bar better than the fruity cereal anabar. By far the best one I've ever hard.

[@brandonkula1313]

IMO, easily the worst of the Anabars, but its clearly not made for me.

[@extinctnatty]

@@brandonkula1313 what is your favorite ? I've had the s'mores and wild berry. Both were subpar to the fruity cereal.

[@brandonkula1313]

@@extinctnatty funny enough, Smores is my favorite haha I do really enjoy the Cookies and Cream one as well and Monster Cookie Crunch is solid.

[@amorfati4927]

⁠​⁠@@brandonkula1313 I’m not sure if it’s the worse but I agree that I don’t think it’s very good. Which is odd because that was the one I was the most excited about… which part of the problem was my expectations vs the reality of what it was made it not live up to the hype I had in my own head. Which I mean… as far as a protein bar goes it’s still probably a 8/10 of compared to other bars in the space. The Monster Cookie Crunch and Cookies and Cream are my two favorite and it’s a good trade off to buy both so you have the dark chocolate and white chocolate to go back and forth on. I love Strawberry so I want to try the new one but I don’t want to build it up in my mind too much to be disappointed.

[@officialdannyg]

I don’t know why they give them flavors. They all taste like peanut butter bars ft some flavor. My favorite one though is the smores Anabar. The white chocolate ones are buns.

[@rampage222555]

I've enjoyed most of the Gorilla Mind products I've tried so fay, with the exception of the chocolate peanut butter protein. Tried it a year ago when it launched and can say it's one of the worst I've tried ever. So I was skeptical when they announced the protein bar. I think I'll give this some time to see if it goes through a proper reformulation like Greg's new protein bars.

[@Primal391]

Anabar monster crunch is the best ;)

[@Danifoxx8]

Wow, just bought the oatmeal one yesterday… now I’m disappointed after watching this video. Idk how I missed this one!

[@woahnellie22]

Best bars are H‑E‑B granola bars tho

[@TheGentileGabe]

The protein peanut butter chocolate chip ones taste great. Have one before each workout

[@woahnellie22]

@@TheGentileGabe I eat a butter tortilla every day before I don't work out 😬

[@nintendoborn]

I mean most bars to me are too high calorie for me.

[@フレひ]

What happened with the Remington beef regarding him stealing recipes? Didn’t think I’d ever see you mention him again on this channel

[@MindyTunnell]

They had a love fest where he came clean. They forgave him. Go check out the vids from around that time.

[@CC22448]

I don't understand why nobody's tried to make a protein bar with almond butter or some other type of neutral tasting butter. I like the Anabars but I stopped buying them because over time I didn't like how no matter what flavor I got the peanut butter flavor just overpowered everything. GM is clearly trying to be a direct competitor (even has the exact same amount of protein), but I was slightly disappointed to see that they are also PB-based.

[@homeslice4551]

Outright Bars are the OG meal replacement bar. They have almond butter options

[@juntakyle]

Anabars are a bit higher in calories, but they literally get them shipped to me next day. Factory must be close.

[@s.s12687]

Cashew or almond could’ve been used on the oatmeal 😂

[@jessethompson1545]

Anabar is hard to beat. It’s the best tasting protein bar I’ve ever had.

[@williammclean6594]

Protein bars are kind of a waste of calories if you're cutting because some meal would just fill you up more and you really shouldn't be snacking if you're on the cut because calories from snacks really add up

[@tommygunzz8117]

Quest birthday cake protein bar >>>>>>>

[@StreetHitzEnt]

I'll stick to my Ninja Creamis... Light years ahead 🍨

[@muccmaster]

The only protein bars worth it are Pure Protein bars. They taste great, have awesome macros, and are so inexpensive compared to the insanely overpriced protein bar market.

[@theoutsiderjess1869]

They need to add more peices to their stuff

[@jaymoney7984]

They both come from the same factory in china 🇨🇳

[@Jay-sy5yf]

Jina?! Are they seriously made there ?

[@lazerusmfh]

They may be better but fuck the price of those all expensive bars I can buy two dozen eggs for the price of a single bar

[@watermelonsAI]

I will never take $3-4 for a protein bar seriously. I might buy to get a taste, but it will never be a repeat purchase. "fitness" youtubers are slowly adding in more and more sugar, and it's not good at all. What really dumbfounded me was when all these "fitness" youtubers promoted sour strips which are literally 100% sugar and nothing special that makes it cater to a fitness audience such as low sugar, fiber, protein, calories. There's no difference if I eat normal gummy worms instead. I hate how derek, like greg, is getting away with the "IMO fiber" thing because he's Canadian. In the US, you legally cannot count it as dietary fiber since your body does digest it and raises your blood sugar. That's why quest moved to corn fiber. Combined with high sugar content, there's nothing about this that justifies it's price IMO

[@bearforce187]

I tried several of the anbars and felt they all sort of tasted the same.

[@Maximumoverbite]

Was looking for this one. I live in Houston and all our H‑E‑B’s have them. Decided to buy one of each and apart from the fruity pebbles one, I can’t tell the difference between any of them. The texture’s great and calling it a “protein packed candy bar” is a fair enough CYA but otherwise, they all kinda taste the same.

[@bearforce187]

@@Maximumoverbite I live in Canada and we have them at some supplement stores, they do taste the same and they is too much sugar in them.

[@amorfati4927]

It’s all about adherence which is something RJF does very well. Your average person will have no problem eating Anabars which is better off that what they’re doing now. It’ll be hard pressed to have them choke down Quest bars or something like that (just using an example). It’s really not even “meal replacement” and shouldn’t be looked at that way. Should be literally “replace your candy bar problem with this.” Same idea with ice cream and some of these easy and healthy Ninja Creami (and otherwise) recipes. Don’t try and get people to cut out food they’re not going to cut out. Meet them where they’re at and find things that are 90% or so the exact same taste and consistency.

[@signalfire6691]

All those grams of sugar (in the peanut butter, the chocolate and otherwise) and only 1 gram of fiber???? That's the reverse of what it should be. Lazy to use sugar-infused PB and chocolate. BOTH of them are just candy bars with a little protein powder added. You can make your own.

[@Mehvish-v1z]

Very good

[@unbantwin3900]

How is 6.4 below average. What scale are you using lmao

[@Gab3PR]

👌🏽💯💯💯💯

[@s.s12687]

Rem wants you to promote him no matter what and worship him Derek is ok with the criticism

[@jgoldian47]

Just bought a box of cookies and cream and peanut butter cup I do agree, the anabars are legit the best tasting bar, mainly because of all the fat and sugar. Hopes are high for these

[@TeemoForLife]

Same calories anyway lol Doesn't matter iff ohh aomuxh fat and sugar

[@jgoldian47]

​@@TeemoForLife that's the dumbest thing I've ever heard Caloroes from sugar and fat DO matter smh The overall taste will be WAY different if a product is packed full of sugar and fat. Ya the caloroes itself won't be much different but I'm more concerned about taste and consistency if I'm buying protein bars

[@TheTenCentStory]

@@jgoldian47 exactly, if calories from sugar and fat don't matter then you should simply buy a candy bar...

[@jgoldian47]

​@@TheTenCentStory smh You aren't getting it

[@reign1594]

So you care for taste and not macros? What's the point 😂😂😂

[@JoshCranePro]

Yeahhhhhhh no disrespect to any of these companies but why buy ANY of those protein bars when you can whip up a huge container of protein cookie dough? Then again, that's why it's a diet cheat code.

[@woahnellie22]

I like your groufit

[@TimDEagle]

Barebells are the best

[@wealthconsciousness6725]

Not gonna lie. Totally addicted to Anabars

[@TheTenCentStory]

I find you calling a 7 average freakin crazy, brah. 7's like driving 2 hrs to eat the protein bar type score. One bite, everyone knows the rules. 😆

[@CameronBurley]

Why use peanutbutter if all it does it make it dumb high in calories and mask the taste of the actual flavour profile they’re trying to recreate? At that point have a shake and a chocolate bar/some cookies for the same macros lmfao. These high cal bars are dumb, not to mention expensive as fuck

[@EHNB3]

Sounds like derek needs your help

[@Dantedmc713_]

Anabar are the best!!!!

[@adrian3482]

Grenade is the best protein bar.

[@keepitgutter28]

I wanna try their oreo flavored one

[@richardroyal2295]

I want lower calorie. High protein

[@marietepacheco1038]

Built bars 130 calories with 17g protein

[@keepitgutter28]

the puffs they have is where the magic happens.. like a chocolate covered marshmallow

[@jgoldian47]

The anabar monster crunch and fruity white chocolate is amazing tastes wise They taste so good i had to stop buting them for real

[@KalvinPatel]

Tbh no protein bar is good, not Derek's, not Remington's, etc. All processed junk in them lol. Not friendly on the stomach

[@MarvelousMadDog]

Those bars are both terrible. Riddled with the worst seed oils. Avoid!

[@Cintroz]

Blah blah blah

[@MuhammadShafiq-cg2ph]

Nice❤

[@MuhammadShafiq-cg2ph]

Nice

[@2jmajjic]

Derek should b ashamed of himself 🤣, 3 “diff” flavors and yet they all look and probably taste exactly the same

[@MindyTunnell]

They said the same exact thing about anabar when they came out. They're all pb flavored.

[@2jmajjic]

@@MindyTunnell the first few flavors were like cinnamon and white chocolate they tasted like pb sure but they also tasted like the names suggested

[@Reppintimefitness]

Every bar is better than anabar 😂 Even jail bars

[@TheTenCentStory]

[@CheeseStickzZ]

All protein bars are shite. Stop making a big deal about something that is suboptimal and eat your actual food

[@malikmuneeb3426]

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[@DanzoSrife]

Gorilla Mind is so amazing for letting their endorsers keep it 100% real, it shows how they are only seeking to be improve and be honest.

[@Gano-mm9xu]

Honestly think you're an idiot to go out and spend $45 to $50 after shipping to have 12 protein cars especially when the macros really are not that good. Call me cheap but I'm good with the quest or Kirkland bars

[@bribradt3450]

Agreed. Having perfect macros aren't as much of a concern for me as the cost. I find it way more cost efficient to buy ingredients in bulk and make a batch of protein balls (or bars) at home every week. I mix up 160g quick oats, 120g whey, 120g milk, 80g peanut butter OR nutella (or 40g of each) until it forms one giant ball. Then divide the weight by 6 and roll into smaller portion size balls.. Absolutely delicious. Roughly 250 calories and 20g of protein.

[@MusclesMann]

Quest are $3-4 dollars per bar bud. Just stick with Kirkland Costco bars

[@lordjiraiya6230]

Barbells is like 30.00 for 12. Which breaks out till 2.4 ish a bar. And the taste is great

[@Gano-mm9xu]

@@MusclesMann not if you buy them in bulk at sams club...so yea its the kirkland bars or quest depending if im hitting up sams or costco

[@amorfati4927]

@@Gano-mm9xu Damn you’re still getting ripped off bruh… Amazon has a 12 pack for $22 which is like $1.83 per bar. However, back onto topic… the whole deal is adherence for people. Anabars and such are either for people who have problems adhering so something with 80-90 more calories is still way better than what they were doing… or if you’re someone with a sweet tooth just literally using it as a replacement for a candy bar. Also, sadly… most of the population IS too lazy to whip up even easy home made substitutes that are way lower calorie and better macro packed. It’s always hard for people to wrap their head around these things because YOU’RE not that way but the truth of the matter is you have to meet people where they’re at and find the smallest easy tweaks to get them on their way. No different than conversations, arguments, debates and what not. Almost nothing ever comes of them… and if you’re like any guy I’ve ever met who is married (I’m just using it as an easy example), months down the line their wives will say something to them that they were trying to say to the wife MONTHS ago like it’s the first time they’ve ever heard such a thing but they either weren’t ready for it at the time or they saw the shit on Instagram or TikTok or something dumb.

[@lukeharris2622]

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[@ronburgandy7571]

A candy bar with added protein wins every single time.

[@peejayfromhell]

You Americans and your peanut butter... but well gotta admit youve done it right, along with cereal. God i love American cereal, nothing in Europe comes close. What you in fact cant pull is chocolate. American chocolate is so damn terrible, be it Reese's or Hersheys.. its just bad. It tastes like this horrible thing from the 90ties called "chocolate like product" just with more sugar.

[@MalikJunaid-b5q]

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