by Jeff Casto

Created on: July 30, 2009

As a golfer, I have tried various snacks, energy drinks, and energy bars to try to maintain a consistent level of performance throughout the round. I usually eat a healthy breakfast before playing, and then quickly eat some kind of snack between the ninth and tenth holes. I also drink Gatorade during the round, especially in the summer.

One item I tried recently is the EAS Myoplex Deluxe Chocolate Peanut Butter Protein Bar. Soon afterward, I realized that this was not the proper use of this type of supplement. First of all, this bar is huge in comparison to a candy bar. It weighs 3.17 oz. (90g) and contains 340 calories. By the time I finished it, which took a couple of holes, I felt stuffed. It sat in my stomach like lead. Instead of feeling energetic, I now felt lethargic and dull. Lesson learned: this is not a quick energy bar. It's not to be consumed during periods of high physical activity, but after them.

What this bar is:

This bar is a nutritional supplement for use as a meal or snack replacement or as a post-workout muscle recovery product. I didn't realize it when I bought it, but the EAS web site states that this bar is formulated to support those striving to achieve maximum size and strength. I don't think I fit that category, since I'd actually like to be a few pounds smaller. Stronger would be nice, though.

Nutritionally, it has 30g of protein, 9g of total fat, 35g of carbohydrates, and a long list of vitamins and minerals: Vitamin A, Vitamin C, Calcium, Iron, Vitamin E, Vitamin K, Thiamin (B1), Riboflavin (B2), Niacin (B3), Pyridoxine (B6), Folic Acid, Cyanocobalamin (B12), Biotin, Panthothenic Acid, Phosphorus, Iodine, Magnesium, Zinc, Selenium, Copper, Manganese, Chromium, and Molybdenum.


Ingredients:

The main ingredients are Whey protein isolate, calcium caseinate, milk protein isolate, milk protein concentrate, high fructose corn syrup, hydrolyzed geletin, glycerine, maltitol, cocoa (processed with alkali), fractionated palm kernal oil, high maltose corn syrup, sorbitol, and water.

It also has a bunch of other ingredients that make up less than two percent of the total: Fructooligosaccharides, coca, natural and artificial flavors, sugar, vitamin and mineral blend, glutamine peptide from hydrolyzed wheat protein, L-glutamine, unsweetened chocolate, soy and/or canola oil, mono- and diglycerides, carmel color, soy lecithin, high oleic safflower oil, salt, corn maltodextrin, cocoa butter, sucralose, tocopherols, and ascorbic palmitate.

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