PHD Nutrition : Smart Bar Protein Bar

PhD Nutrition have recently brought back the Smart Bar, a bar they originally released without too much fanfare but which nevertheless had a lot of fans. However, anyone who remembers the old Smart Bar can forget about any comparison to their new version. The new Smart Bar brings a complete package never before seen in any protein bar and which has seen PhD struggle to keep up with the phenomenal demand witnessed for Smart Bars.

What Makes the Smart Bar a Winner?

PhD launched the Smart Bar at the 2017 Bodypower expo, giving away thousands of bars across the weekend. The feedback was off the charts with many people remarking that the Smart Bar was quite simply the best protein bar they have ever tried.

What makes the Smart Bar stand out in our view is that with a triple layer to each bar it provides a richer taste experience and texture than any other bar. Where some protein bars tend to have their layers coalesce into one indistinguishable mass of sweetness in your mouth, a Smart Bar has a very different taste and texture to each layer.

Starting with a chocolate coating which enrobes a crunchy outer layer featuring caramel, packed around a nougaty centre, each Smart Bar flavour follows the same theme but with a different flavoured coating, centre and outer layer. What it means is that while the texture is very similar (which is a good thing!) each flavour tastes quite distinct unlike say Carb Killa Bars where some of the bars taste very similar to each other.

Macros are Solid Only

Each Smart Bar features 20g of protein from a diverse source of proteins while containing a low amount of sugars. With the protein blend including milk but also collagen and soy protein, we would not say this is among the highest quality protein blends around, not when other bars like Combat Crunch deliver a similar taste but with a much higher quality of protein.

Also, while the sugar content is low, the overall level of carbohydrates is quite high as are the calories. In addition, the saturated fat content of these is high for a protein bar. Compare the 7g of saturated fats to something like a Quest Bar or Combat Crunch and you can see why to get the knockout taste and texture these deliver, there has to be some compromises made with ingredient selection.

Despite these concerns, we really enjoyed each Smart Bar flavour with us perhaps giving the edge when it comes to taste to the Caramel Crunch and Cookies and Cream flavours. Really though, no matter what flavour you pick, we think Smart Bars will amaze you with how great they taste and have definitely taken the protein bar market into a new era.

Flavours

Smart Bar flavours for sale in our shop:

• Caramel Crunch
• Chocolate Brownie
• Cookies & Cream
• Dark Choc Rasperry
• Chocolate Peanut Butter
• Blondie
• Salted Fudge Brownie
• Birthday Cake
• Mississippi Tough Mudder Pie