Product Review: Fullbar

When I was home over the break, I picked up some different nutrition bars at the local health food shop.  One of those bars was Fullbar, which I had never heard of or seen before.  The creator of the bar, Dr. Michael Snyder, claims that Fullbar, when eaten thirty minutes before your mealtime, will make you feel full so that you eat less at your meal and still feel satisfied. 

I just wanted a snack.

Usually when you see products like this, they either have a lot of protein or a lot of fiber.  Fullbar really has neither (four grams of each), so I was curious to see how it would do.

The verdict? 

I guess it held me over– but just as much as any bar would do.  I would hardly call this a hunger-reducing miracle bar.  It’s basically cocoa-flavored puffed wheat, but honestly, I’ve had bars that taste much, much better. Although the texture was nice (really chewy), it had an artificial, almost chalky taste to it, which was strange, because the ingredients are pretty much all natural.  The bar contains: Brown rice syrup, puffed wheat, semi-sweet chocolate chips, honey, soy protein concentrate, acacia gum, glycerine, agave syrup, canola oil, soy lecithin, natural flavor, and salt.

In my opinion, there are two advantages to this bar: it’s BIG, so if you are a volume eater, it might appeal to you.  It definitely has a “quantity over quality” aspect going for it.  Also, it’s slightly less in calories (160 per bar) than many other nutrition bars out there, so if you are trying to lose weight, it would be a smart choice.

Here are the nutritional stats:

calories: 160

total fat: 3 grams  (saturated fat: 1 g)

total carbs: 31 grams

Dietary Fiber: 4 grams

Sugar: 13 grams

Protein: 4 grams

Here’s a picture of the package:

You can go to their website here to learn more about the bar.