DavidHigh Protein Bars No Sugar - Sugar Free Protein Bars, Low Carb, Gluten Free - 28g of Protein, 150 Calories - David Bar On-The-Go Snack - Cake Batter Flavor, Pack of 12

I work in the health profession. As a lifelong athlete, I have tried MANY bars in the past. I like different bars for different reasons. But I REALLY like this bar. It just makes sense. Trust the science. Go to the David bar website and listen to what Dr Peter Attia has to say. After initially hearing about the David Bar on the Huberman Lab, I tried the variety pack, then rated each bar in terms of flavor / what I like. I recommend you do the same. My top 2 are the chocolate chip cookie dough, and fudge brownie, but this is a personal choice. I have been purchasing bulk packs since then. Sometimes protein bars can be hard to digest - that has not been my experience with the David bar.

These ars sooooooooo good. I had RNY gastric bypass 15 years ago, my husband is 14?years out and my daughter just had it in December. As a family we are almost 500lbs lighter. So needless to say protein bars and drinks are a staple in our household. These bars have the best texture, almost like a brownie or cake, almost like the texture of a candy bar. And the flavor is over the top fresh, sweet but not too sweet. They keep you full and you feel good. I just ordered more love them.

The previous formula was a reasonably clean protein bar that I could find (still not completely clean), and I thought they were delicious, but now they’ve just changed the recipe and added maltitol, sucralose, and Acesulfame potassium (Ace-K), all of which are ingredients that many health-conscious people recognize as harmful to health.I reached out to David customer service, and they were really kind and responsive, which I appreciated. Nevertheless, I’ll post almost verbatim what I sent to them, because I want to encourage other consumers to fight for our health, and to consistently demand from companies that they stop selling us poison. Check out the other 1-star reviews here. People care. We do not want these ingredients.Note – I’ve had to remove the links to the studies I included, because Amazon will automatically redact them. But if you search for any of the things I’ve noted, you’ll find the research easily.------Message sent to David Protein: I want to share some feedback that you will hopefully consider, especially if other people like me write with the same concerns. I believe your product is a premium one (it certainly has a premium price) :) and it seems to be marketed towards people who take their health seriously. It’s frustrating that the food industry has continued on a decades-long trend to remove food from food. EPG, for instance, is not food. It’s an indigestible, synthetic, fat-like product. Take a look at these crazy side effects (some of which I experienced): (link to study was removed – google “EPG digestion side effects”) (Edit: Spoiler alert.... you might experience orange oily goo leaking out of your bum, including when you think you're passing gas...but surprise! Nope - time to shower and change your underwear immediately. I wish I was kidding. After I stopped consuming these bars, this bizarre symptom went away completely. EPG is not digestible by humans. EPG should not be sold. Google Olestra. This is Olestra 2.0.)I realize this ingredient was in your old formula, but I begrudgingly made my peace with it (Edit: this is no longer true - see my note above), but my true thought was – why don’t you just use a small amount of real fat? We, consumers, are not looking for calorie-free, food-free “food.” We want real food.Maltitol is a sugar alcohol. In recent years, it has come to light that sugar alcohols are associated with liver cancer. Check out: (link was removed – google “sugar alcohols and liver cancer”). I always mistrust something that seems too good to be true, especially sugar alternatives. Many health-conscious people, myself included, would be happy with just a small amount of real sugar or honey or maple syrup, as opposed to synthetic sweeteners. I believe that the danger of sugar alcohols will become more widely known over the next decade and people and companies who are paying attention will begin to shun them.And then you added sucralose and Ace-K. :( These are awful ingredients. I saw one of your Instagram ads, where people were pointing this out, and your responses to them were that they are “safe” and “FDA approved.” Do you know how many toxins and carcinogens are FDA approved? That can’t be the only source of “truth” that we listen to, because the FDA is not an angelic and altruistic organization. They are part useful and part pure evil. Both of these ingredients (and other artificial sweeteners), are linked to cardiovascular disease – which is the #1 killer in the US. Please check out: (link was removed – google “artificial sweeteners and heart disease”). Here’s another article on Ace-K: (link was removed – google “Effects of acesulfame K on human health”).If I were developing a product, I wouldn’t even consider including “questionable” ingredients (those that have raised enough red flags that they could be dangerous, even if there wasn’t a definitive cause/effect study produced). Why take the risk? There are so many extremely safe natural food ingredients to use. The problem is that little bad things like this, here and there, are used in tons of our food products, and over the decades, they add up to a big cumulative effect and cause serious diseases. Please consider this comment again: health-conscious people are looking for real food. The true solution is to just make everything from scratch at home, but it sure would be nice to find one convenient, truly clean protein bar to have occasionally. Thank you for reading, and I’ll truly miss your bars. They were delicious.

Why did you pick this product vs others?:Really love this product! I’ve tried a lot of different protein bars but this one stands out for the low cal count and 0 sugars. The flavor is also really good, didn’t taste artificial like many other bars. Personally really enjoy the peanut butter chocolate chunk! Overall really recommend. I’m gluten free so these bars are perfect for me and didn’t taste chalky. 5 stars.

This is honestly one of the best bars when it comes to protein per calorie. The fudge brownie flavor isn’t bad, it does have that typical protein bar taste, but it’s not the worst. It’s a little gooey, which is why I keep them in the fridge, but the crispy bits give it a nice texture. What I really like is how efficient they are. I can stay in a calorie deficit and still hit my protein goals. If that’s something you’re working on too, I’d definitely recommend giving this bar a try. As for the price, I feel like we’ve all spent more on things that weren’t nearly as useful, so i’d say it’s worth it.

These protein bars are incredible. I purchased the peanut butter chocolate chunk flavor and not only do they taste delicious, but it's really hard to believe the amount of protein packed into each bar. All of the protein bars that I've tried previously were always too sweet, but these bars have just the right amount. The perfect snack to have during the day!

The cake batter flavored high protein bars which I spent $39.99 on , didn’t taste like cakes or cake batter & the only way I can say that it’s high protein is because they claim that on the box !!!!It mentions putting the box in the fridge (which I think I should have done). The packages of bars were difficult to open because every piece of the bars- which touched the inside packaging was stuck to it. It really could have used some wax paper (between the bars and its packaging) or have it already cut into little pieces like a Hershey’s Bar.The box arrived inside a larger box (which protected them). They weren’t hard, stale or dry. They smelled perfectly fine (but then I had nothing to compare it against). Am I satisfied? It’s difficult answering that. Will I be buying more? NO. Were they worth the money? NO. Will I be asking for a refund? Probably not since I can’t actually return anything (I’m handicapped, bedridden and have been in a long term care facility since 2021) . I’ll probably ask my aides if they would like any, and also have the aides ask the patients if they would like some (our aides are aware of who can eat and those who cannot real food).

Great quality & ingredients. My problem with them had been delivery to Florida in the summer. The company finally fixed this by shipping overnight with a cold pack in the box.Thanks to David for listening to your customer!