legendgary's Journal, 21 Sep 19

I used to love Boost. Now, after a 30 day juice fast and 2 weeks of healthy, low carb eating I just can't eat them - came off sugar, I suppose. I just checked the nutritional values for the Boost plus Protein and I was gobsmacked: 249kcal (for 1 bar, <50gr), 13g fat, 17g pure sugar. Makes me think the "plus Protein" is a clever marketing gag to hide that it's still mostly sugar 🤷‍♀️ 

Are you trying to increase your protein intake? Seems like a lot of calories and sugar if it’s a treat. Probably better off with some nuts and a piece of fruit for a sweet/protieny snack. Lol I don’t think proteiny is a word 😂 

I didn't buy it myself, the missus did as I probably wouldn't have even picked it up in the first place, personally. I used to have a bit of a sweet tooth, and loved sweet things but now I would rather just have a nice salad with meat and/or cheese. I have no bother keeping protein well above 100g a day so wouldn't normally even consider trying something like this. For me, a treat is more like getting an Indian takeaway some items of which are actually quite healthy, lots of protein, herbs and spices etc. P.S I did actually eat it a bit before going to the gym, so ending up curling and benching the calories away lol😁 

Lol I would just stick to what you have been doing then, it’s clearly working! And ditch that snack 👎 😂  

if you want to increase protein just get a small portion on chicken . consumer liars at their best ! this will still be packed with sugar . ( but yeah they do taste nice lol😉) 

Yes there's still a fair bit of sugar in it, it does taste OK, but I actually prefer the taste of a lot of much healthier foods now anyway