NOTE: This is the second of three flavors that I have tried. The review is relatively the same with adjustments made for flavor. I work out 4-5 days per week and often struggle with getting enough protein in my diet. These bars were highly recommended and have turned out to be quite helpful. I have tried several varieties , and these truly taste like a dense chocolatey, chewy brownie. They are overall delicious, but there is a hint of an aftertaste. Of the three varieties I have tried, these are ranked #3 simply because nothing can replace the taste and texture of a good quality chocolate. Eaten with a glass of milk the bars are quite filling; I always feel as if I have had a special treat! I often use them as an afternoon or evening snack and take them with me when I travel. Actually I keep one or two in my car just in case. They are convenient, individually wrapped, and quick and easy. Increasing other sources of protein in my diet, snacking on these bars, and continuing my workout regimen, my muscle mass has continued to develop along with improvement in my strength and stamina (I am over 70 years old). One thing alone has not been responsible, but the overall increase in the amount of protein in my diet has been aided by the addition of these protein bars. The only problem I have with them is keeping my non-exercising husband from eating them! Give them a try; I don't think you will be disappointed. Top 3 Likes: -Excellent source of protein and a yummy snack -Great taste and texture -Individually wrapped to go anywhere any time Top 3 Dislikes: -No dislikes for these treats!

Quest has many good flavors but I find the Double Chocolate Chunk to be the best. It tastes like a very hearty chocolate chip cookie. Quest Bar are the indisputable #1 name in protein bars. Don't even pretend there's another competitor on the market, Quest is two letter grades above the next best bar. Trust me, I know this because for months I tried dang near every bar out there before even discovering Quest! Wasted time, wasted money, but it's given me a very good perspective on the overall protein bar market. Most protein bars are too many calories for too little protein. My general rule is anything less than 1 gram of protein for every 10 calories is not worth it. That'd be 200 calories for your basic 20g bar. So most brands are out right from the start. Balance Bar, Cliff, Atkins, these brands are of little use. Besides Quest, you're going to want to be looking at two brands: Pure Protein and Met-Rx. Pure Protein's Double Chocolate Deluxe flavor is 21 grams of protein for 180 calories, that's about as good as you're going to find. Met-Rx produces some highly efficient bars such as their Protein Plus brand Chocolate Roasted Peanut which is 32 grams of protein for 310 calories. Of course, you're going to want to be careful with that many calories, even if it is a lot of protein. There are, however, three highly notable reasons why Quest Nutrition's bars are decisively better than anything Pure Protein or Met-Rx produce. First of all, Quest Bars are the best tasting bars on the market, period. I don't know how they do it but these bars taste almost like real food. Compare that to the over-processed taste of most protein bars and you're sure to adore Quest. Secondly, Quest is nearly the only bar on the market to forgo "sugar alcohols." These are an ingredient that can cause major stomach pains! Check the label on your bars, many of them even contain a warning message because these sugar alcohols can and do cause problems. Thirdly, Quest is, calorie for calorie, the most efficient bar on the market. Their best 4 brands with 20 grams of protein and 160 calories are the top efficiency I've found out of any protein bar. It's worthy of noting that Quest Nutrition is in the midst of a class action lawsuit at the moment. It has not gone to court yet so take these allegations with a grain of salt. But they are accused of mislabeling the nutritional information in two areas: 1 -- It is said they do not have anywhere near as much as fiber as advertised -- which, frankly, would be a good thing! Each Quest bar is listed as having nearly 70% of our daily recommended fiber, and I eat 3 or 4 of these things a day! That's an awful lot of fiber. 2 -- It is said they have understated the calorie count by 20%. While this potential hiccup is worrying, it's important to note that even if this IS true (which has not been proven), Quest are STILL the best protein bars on the market! Make sure you stick to the lowest calorie Quest bars which are the following: Double Chocolate Chunk Chocolate Peanut Butter (not to be confused with Peanut Butter Supreme!) Strawberry Cheesecake Lemon Cream Pie These 4 bars are 160 calories each, which even at a potential 20% increase will be 200 calories. 200 calories isn't the #1 lowest on the market but these bars taste much, much better than any other bar so those few extra calories would be worth it, that's IF the allegations are even true, which have absolutely not been proven.

1) They are horrible when they are shipped soft as you receive them put them into the refrigerator 2) Make a cup of Sumatra coffee (kcup's) are fine as these bars are sickly over sweetened but no bad aftertaste 3) Add vanilla creamer to coffee 4) Dip the bar only 1/4 inch at a time into the coffee and let it stay there for a bit 5) Bite off a piece when it is not too hard and not too soft there is a perfect moment 6) Since the coffee will have a mild bitterness, the coffee will tone down the sweetness and the combined flavors are good together and the texture going from fridge to coffee will create a perfect texture zone 7) The trick is to not overly chew but more like little nibbles and let the bar dissolve in your mouth while keeping it with the coffee. Only use your front two upper and lower teeth to nibble and then chew with front teeth only never push to the side of your mouth or chew with your back teeth Between nibbles refresh with just coffee alone Engage your tongue as the pieces break up and use the top and bottom side of your tongue Go slow and take your time do not force it This works with the peanut butter bars too!

These are tasty, soft, and chewy and they give you a noticeable bump of energy however when they first came out they had random sized and shaped chunks of chocolate in them which have been replaced with the equivalent of little hershey kisses which are ok but nothing like the original larger chunks of chocolate...

These protein bars are tasty and have great 20 grams of protein to help me get the correct, supplemental amount of protein I need a day