Eating Outdated Protein Bars - Bodybuilding Discussion on Bodybuilding.net Supplement Forum

TeacherCoach27 · 03-31-2005, 07:35 PM

Now I am sure that we all here know how expensive it can be to purchase supplements. Well I have got my hands on some protein bars that are just a bit outdated. Anyone have any word on the longevity of these items. I am sure that they will be ok. I just don't know if they will lose any of their nutritional values, and lastly if there is any harm. Maybe I am just a cheap bastard but when you can get them for about 10 cents a bar I wanted to check into it.

Sleazy · 03-31-2005, 08:09 PM

10 cents a bar?!?! If I had the means I would buy them too. Even if they do lose some of their nutritional value, you can't beat that price.

I don't think its a big deal as long as they aren't years old, especially since they are sealed and have preservatives. I eat outdated stuff in my fridge all the time and I'm still kickin

slayer of souls · 04-01-2005, 08:44 AM

I have been trying to find outdated bars for ages.

You just found the pot of gold under the rainbow. What kind is it?

TeacherCoach27 · 04-01-2005, 09:46 AM

Detour, U-Turn, Powerbar Protein Plus, and KONG. Some are 2004 but most are just a month or two old. I found a surplus store here in town. I also got a pound of Glutamine for $9. Not expired.

slayer of souls · 04-01-2005, 10:22 AM

From all of those I love Kong. It seems like it has a better source of carbs. The others taste just like a candy bar.

Speaking of bars, I know they are a horrible replacement for a meal but I just tried the new EAS bar (sample) and it is just killer good.

TeacherCoach27 · 04-01-2005, 10:27 AM

Where are you purchasing yours from? I have yet to come across those new EAS bars but I have heard good things. The KONGS are legit too

erik373 · 04-01-2005, 10:31 AM

I'll purchase bars from bulknutrition every once in awhile or sometimes my local walmart will have some sort of protein bars for cheap (although they taste like crap) I want to find a place to get them for $0.10 a bar now too :P

slayer of souls · 04-01-2005, 10:45 AM

EAS was giving out samples at SND, which I HATE. I live in canada.

Each time I go to Popeye's I always get free bars, customer service and staff knowledge is great.

I am just looking to find bars like Kong at a good price, to me its my cheat meal/candy. I think I deserve it.

apocalypse · 04-05-2005, 03:56 PM

After I became the assistant manager at Eckerd, I was doing the date check and found about 100 protein bars, Met-RX brand that was out of date. I only at half of them because it was the old kid bars, and their taste is not that appealing. I finally threw them away when I emptied my supplement cabinet. I never got food poisoning or anything of that sort, so my advice would be to go ahead and buy it unless its out of date by a year or so.

Dr X · 04-06-2005, 09:41 AM

It's just a sell by date. I'd eat them unless they were years past due.

03-31-2005, 07:35 PM	#1 (permalink)
TeacherCoach27 Rank: New Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Topeka, KS Posts: 9	Eating Outdated Protein Bars Now I am sure that we all here know how expensive it can be to purchase supplements. Well I have got my hands on some protein bars that are just a bit outdated. Anyone have any word on the longevity of these items. I am sure that they will be ok. I just don't know if they will lose any of their nutritional values, and lastly if there is any harm. Maybe I am just a cheap bastard but when you can get them for about 10 cents a bar I wanted to check into it.

03-31-2005, 08:09 PM	#2 (permalink)
Sleazy Administrator Rank: Lightweight Experience: 3-5 Years Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Midwest Posts: 1,214 Country: Gender:	10 cents a bar?!?! If I had the means I would buy them too. Even if they do lose some of their nutritional value, you can't beat that price. I don't think its a big deal as long as they aren't years old, especially since they are sealed and have preservatives. I eat outdated stuff in my fridge all the time and I'm still kickin Last edited by Sleazy; 03-31-2005 at 08:13 PM.

04-01-2005, 08:44 AM	#3 (permalink)
slayer of souls Rank: Member Experience: 5-7 Years Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Toronto Posts: 311 Country: Gender:	I have been trying to find outdated bars for ages. You just found the pot of gold under the rainbow. What kind is it?
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04-01-2005, 10:22 AM	#5 (permalink)
slayer of souls Rank: Member Experience: 5-7 Years Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Toronto Posts: 311 Country: Gender:	From all of those I love Kong. It seems like it has a better source of carbs. The others taste just like a candy bar. Speaking of bars, I know they are a horrible replacement for a meal but I just tried the new EAS bar (sample) and it is just killer good.
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04-01-2005, 10:31 AM	#7 (permalink)
erik373 Rank: New Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 21	I'll purchase bars from bulknutrition every once in awhile or sometimes my local walmart will have some sort of protein bars for cheap (although they taste like crap) I want to find a place to get them for $0.10 a bar now too :P
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04-01-2005, 09:46 AM	#4 (permalink)
TeacherCoach27 Rank: New Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Topeka, KS Posts: 9	Detour, U-Turn, Powerbar Protein Plus, and KONG. Some are 2004 but most are just a month or two old. I found a surplus store here in town. I also got a pound of Glutamine for $9. Not expired.

04-01-2005, 10:27 AM	#6 (permalink)
TeacherCoach27 Rank: New Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Topeka, KS Posts: 9	Where are you purchasing yours from? I have yet to come across those new EAS bars but I have heard good things. The KONGS are legit too

04-01-2005, 10:45 AM	#8 (permalink)
slayer of souls Rank: Member Experience: 5-7 Years Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Toronto Posts: 311 Country: Gender:	EAS was giving out samples at SND, which I HATE. I live in canada. Each time I go to Popeye's I always get free bars, customer service and staff knowledge is great. I am just looking to find bars like Kong at a good price, to me its my cheat meal/candy. I think I deserve it.
	slayer of souls's Sig:"Man is born free, but everywhere he is in chains " Rousseau http://miseryofreflection.imeem.com/

04-05-2005, 03:56 PM	#9 (permalink)
apocalypse Rank: Bantamweight Experience: 10+ Years Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 925 Country: Gender:	After I became the assistant manager at Eckerd, I was doing the date check and found about 100 protein bars, Met-RX brand that was out of date. I only at half of them because it was the old kid bars, and their taste is not that appealing. I finally threw them away when I emptied my supplement cabinet. I never got food poisoning or anything of that sort, so my advice would be to go ahead and buy it unless its out of date by a year or so.

04-06-2005, 09:41 AM	#10 (permalink)
Dr X Rank: Lightweight Experience: 10+ Years Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: in the deep recesses of your mind Posts: 1,059 Country: Gender:	It's just a sell by date. I'd eat them unless they were years past due.
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