We tried all of Costcos store-brand protein bars and there was a clear winner.
Find out which bar was the best, according to our food editors and registered dietitians.
Costco is full of healthy, delicious snack optionsfruit bars and pistachios are just a few of our favorites.
Photo: Protein bar: Alex Loh. Costco: Getty Images.
And some of thebest high-protein, RD-approved snacksyou can buy are protein bars.
Protein is anessential macronutrientthat plays a major role in keeping our bodies functioning and healthy.
To help you find the tastiest protein bar, we decided to try all of Costco’s store-brand offerings.
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Plus, learn which protein bars didn’t make our must-buy list.
The #1 Protein Bar to Buy at Costco
Peanut butter lovers, rejoice!
Kirkland Signature’s Chewy Protein Bar, Peanut Butter & Semisweet Chocolate Chip is the bar for you.
Instead, the nutty, sweet flavor of the bar had several of our testers saying “Yum!”
Of course, we can’t forget about the protein in a protein bar.
These bars are also gluten-free, so they’re perfect if you’re following agluten-free diet.
All of these factors made Costco’s chewy protein bar stand out for our testers.
The major issue our testers had was the flavor.
These bars, unlike our favorite one, usestevia, a no-calorie sweetener.
Our testers felt like it overpowered the other ingredients in the bar and left an unpleasant aftertaste.
These bars also weren’t visually appealing and were too chewy at times.
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