The truth is this: I just don't eat enough protein. I'm trying to watch my carbohydrate/protein ratio, since if I had my druthers (note to self: find out what "druthers" are and get some), I would live on nothing but very red strawberries, sushi, freshly baked hot bread, honey and chocolate. Lots and lots of chocolate. Thus, because the demands of the modern life are such that I do not have a sushi chef waiting to whip up some albacore sashimi for my morning vittles, I rely upon protein bars. Lots and lots of protein bars. Easy to grab, portable, and don't gank too many carbs so that I'm crawling under my cubicle desk, trying to find the Peanut Butter M&M that fell down there last week. If I could eat a bowl of Special K Red Berries while driving 65 mph on the freeway during my morning commute, I would do it. But I can't because I don't want to die in a fiery car crash covered in milky cereal flakes. So when they came out with protein bars, I was very happy, because yay! Protein! No milky death! Works for me.

Except, wow they were really expensive! And then looking at their nutritional information, the chocolate peanut crunch bars I bought had 10 g of protein for 190 calories. Not bad, but Zone Perfect Peanut Butter Crunch bars have 14 grams of protein for 210 calories, and a box of six costs almost half what a pack of Special K protein bars does. The taste...okay, marginally better than the Zone Perfect bars, but given that they skimped on 4 grams of protein, they could fill up with a little more flavor. The verdict? Meh. They weren't a waste of money, in that I ate all of them, but I guess if you really loved the taste or as a healthier alternative for a Butterfinger, they would be worth it, but as a daily plan? Not so much.