Cooking a whole batch of chicken every 5 minutes of the day can be a laborious and almost impossible process, so we need other ways to get protein in, particularly whilst on the move. Protein bars can be an easy and somewhat enjoyable way to do this. So let’s jump into Asda and see what they’ve got to offer. I’ll list off each brand and give you a few lines on each bar. I’m going for the ‘proper’ protein bars too, not your very small dose of protein, health bar ‘bites’.
8 Amazing Protein Bars You Can Buy From Asda
- Warrior Raw
- Grenade Carb Killa
- USN Trust Bars
- Barebells Protein Bars
- FulFil Protein Bars
- PHD Smart Bar
- Optimum Nutrition Bars
- Asda Sports Nutrition Bars
Warrior Raw – High Protein range
1 – Flapjack Chocolate Brownie
2 – Flapjack Chocolate Peanut Butter
3 – Flapjack Rainbow Cupcake
4 – Flapjack White Chocolate Cranberry
5 – Flapjack Salted Caramel
You’re looking at around 21g of protein per bar and on average, 250 calories. This is decent for macros and a nice hit of protein whilst on the go. Warrior Raw products get a good review and don’t have a bad variety of flavours as you can see! The white chocolate cranberry is a nice little addition as opposed to your normal chocolate and caramel malarkey.
Grenade – Carb Killa range
1 – Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough
2 – Caramel Chaos
3 – White Chocolate Salted Peanut
4 – Fudged Up
5 – White Chocolate Cookie
6 – Chocolate Chip Salted Caramel
Grenade has always tried to level up their flavours and go for a ‘dessert’ style of bar, again a good range of flavours, I do have to say, they look rich! Around 23g of protein and averages at about 220 calories per bar, the macros are slightly better!
USN – Trust range
1 – Cookie Bar Salted Caramel
2 – Cookie Bar Double Chocolate
3 – Cookie Bar White Chocolate Raspberry
4 – Crunch Bar Raspberry Cheesecake
5 – Crunch Bar Fudge Brownie
6 – Crunch Bar Salted Caramel
7 – Crunch Bar White Chocolate Cookie Dough
USN offers a lovely variety of flavours, that raspberry cheesecake sounds like a bit of me! But anyway, a little bit less protein in these bars, around 15g whilst still hitting about 250 calories so if protein intake is your goal then these may not be the best, not by a lot but you might opt for a more protein-dense treat.
Barebells
1 – Salty Peanut
2 – White Chocolate Almond
3 – Caramel Cashew
4 – Double Bite Caramel Crisp
Some slightly more traditional types for you to chew on here, Barebells keep it simple and classy even with their packaging, having said that they’re packed full of flavour, I’ve been known to enjoy a Double Bite Caramel Crisp every now and then and it doesn’t disappoint. Averages out at around 20g of protein and 200 ish calories, very good for macros!
Fulfil
1 – Chocolate Hazelnut Whip
2 – Peanut and Caramel
3 – Chocolate Caramel
4 – Chocolate Salted Caramel
So if you don’t like caramel, maybe try the hazelnut whip or go elsewhere! Very caramel-focused over at Fulfil, so if you do like it, then you’re in luck!! 20g of protein and 200 calories or somewhere around that, good macros. Don’t write these bars off!
PHD – Smart Bar range
1 – Birthday Cake
2 – White Chocolate Blondie
3 – Salted Fudge Brownie
4 – Dark Choc Raspberry
5 – Plant – Vanilla Fudge
6 – Plant – Peanut Butter and Jelly
Peanut Butter and Jelly?! Yes absolutely, I’m here for it…plant-based too which is good to see! PHD is obviously an OG in the sports nutrition game and so you know you’ll be getting a quality product. Around 21g of protein and 240 calories so not drastically different to a lot of the other ranges here.
Optimum Nutrition
1 – Whipped Bar Chocolate Caramel
2 – Whipped Bar Chocolate Peanut
3 – Crisp Bar Marshmallow
4 – Crisp Chocolate Brownie
5 – Crisp Peanut Butter
A couple of different ‘types’ of bars here, the whipped and the crisp, I’m very interested in both, that marshmallow is calling to me. Like PHD, Optimum Nutrition has been in the game for a while so it’s no surprise that they have good reviews. Again if you want to know you’re eating good, go with these…20g protein and 200 calories or around there, it’s not out of the ordinary, but it’s good!!
ASDA Sports Nutrition
1 – Cherry Yoghurt
2 – Cookies and Cream
3 – Peanut and Caramel
Of course, own brand, don’t turn your nose up just yet because these have good macros – they range from around 19 – 29g of protein and the usual 230 ish calories. The cookies and cream hitting a whopping 29g of protein!
There are many options you could consider when shopping for protein bars at ASDA and maybe you could try a bunch! I’m a Barebells man but I have delved into many of the other brands and don’t hate them at all. Have a look at some reviews, try them yourself and let me know what you think, I’d be interested to know if you dislike ‘salted’ chocolate as much as I…enjoy!!
