Move Over Chef Jay
December 17, 2009
By: Scott Welch BASc (Nutrition), CAAP (Advertising)
Amongst the “food bars” that make up the bar market, one of my longstanding favorites has always been the TRI-O-PLEX bars made by Chef Jay (pictured with me on the left). No, we don’t REALLY go to the same barber). My fav is the peanut butter chocolate chip flavor but the banana walnut version also tastes great. When I get my hands on these, I eat two in a row sometimes. Back to back baby! Sometimes one on top of the other like a giant sub! Ya, I’m a savage. I’m not hungry for about 8 hours afterwards (but of course I eat anyway!! Ha Ha!) But I think there’s a new kid in town Jay so take off your over mitts, set down your chef’s hat, put the apron back on the counter and stuff the whisk in the dishwasher and pay attention. Just kidding big guy!
Ultimate Nutrition Gets In Bar Biz
Ultimate Nutrition which has never been known as a “bar company” they’re more powder focussed, has decided to throw their hat in the “bar ring” and develop a food bar called “Iso Meal Xtreme” and the taste 
kicks ass! I mean this thing’s even got icing on it! It contains 31 grams of protein and 470 calories per serving. But don’t let that sway you because the thing is HUGE! It weighs 120 grams which looks almost double the size of traditional bars and will fill up even the hungriest lumberjack (don’t ask me where I came up with that stupid expression). Anyways, I don’t want to go on and on but this one tastes great. As with the OhYeah! and Supreme bars, the taste on these is addictive but keep in mind that all the calories add up. If you eat these and still eat like a pig, you’ll get fat in no time. If you eat these bars instead of a meal (when you’re busy or something) you’ll do fine.
More Protein Bar Recalls
January 25, 2009
The protein bar recall is spreading more and more throughout North America. I even spoke with a supplement distributor in Europe Friday and he’s very concerned as they’ve been carrying peanut-flavored protein bars made in the U.S. for some time now. There are so many companies affected by this recall because many protein bars are made at only a few manufacturing plants. If one of these plants bought their peanut paste or peanut products from the contaminated source, all the peanut flavored bars they make for companies could be contaminated!
More Contaminated Bars?
The following is an updated list of recalled protein bars but we expect this list to grow. Check in with us every few days as we update the list.
Supreme Protein Bars- NutriSystem Inc. Peanut Butter Granola Bar, sold on its Web site but not in retail stores.
- Premier Nutrition is recalling select Twisted and Titan brand nutrition bars that contain peanut butter
- Nature’s Path Organic Foods is recalling peanut butter-flavored Optimum Energy Bars.
General Mills is recalling Lara Bars and JamFrakas made with peanut butter.- Clif Bar recalled: Clif Bar, Clif Builders, Clif Kids, Mojo, and Luna bars made with peanut butter.
- Abbott Nutrition recalled ZonePerfect Chocolate Peanut Butter bars, ZonePerfect Peanut Toffee bars and NutriPals Peanut Butter Chocolate nutrition bars.
- NUTRILITE Energy Bars
- Chef Jay:
- Peanut Butter Tri-O-Plex Duo Bar (100 gram)
- Peanut Butter Tri-O-Plex Cookie (85 gram)
- Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Tri-O-Plex Cookie (85 gram)
- Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Tri-O-Plex Lite Bites Cookie (57 gram)
- Peanut Butter Tri-O-Plex Brownie (85 gram).
To see each recall, click on the company name on each line above. For a detailed list of all recalls, visit the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.