If you’re watching your cholesterol, the American Heart Association says to limit your amount of saturated fats to 6% of your total calories for the day. That comes to just 13 grams a day for a 2,000-calorie diet. A MET-Rx Protein Plus Peanut Butter Cup has 6 grams of saturated fat in a 300-calorie bar. You’ll also get a lot of processed ingredients and sugar alcohol. A Power Crunch Red Velvet bar has 8 grams of saturated fat from palm oil, which puts you at more than half your limit for the day. You’ll also get 8 grams of added sugar.
A Quest Nutrition Lemon Cake is a little better at 2.5 grams of saturated fat from palm kernel oil, but you’d probably be better off with a chocolate sea salt RX Bar with just 2 grams of saturated fat. The RX Bar is one of the healthiest protein bars. It has fewer ingredients than other bars (and ones you can pronounce) as well as 5 grams of fiber that comes from dates and nuts.