20 Best Gluten Free Dairy Free Protein Bars (2022 Updated)

I ordered a pack of 5 x 12 bars of 5 different flavours, because I knew these bars before and liked the taste (of certain flavours) a lot, but unfortunately I can’t find them within the EU anymore, so I had to order from the UK website directly.

As for the taste: I personally like White Choc Salted Peanut and Chocolate Caramel best. White Choc is my absolute favourite right now. Unfortunately I didn’t like Dark Choc Raspberry, PB+J (too little “sourness” in the jelly part, too floury) and Speculoos (I found them a little bland, missing the speculoos spices) too much.

But that may just be my personal taste. A thing, however, that bothered me when my package arrived and still bothers me every time I want to eat a Chocolate Caramel bar is, that the fifth case of bars (which was the Choc Caramel) got crushed in the delivery box.

Not only the case got crushed, bot also the bars inside, which caused every single bar I’ve eaten of that flavour so far to be dry because the broken chocolate coating let air reach the protein filling.

🙁 Today, after I took another bar out of the crushed box, I noticed that the packaging of that bar even had opened on one end. Presumably due to the bar being crushed inside the case. The bar inside was in particularly bad shape and extra dry.

I find this very unsatisfactory, since I paid for an intact product. This led me to write this review, which is sad, since I actually like the bars. I would advise Misfits Health to come up which a better packaging solution, so that the shipped bars won’t be crushed (I think the box in which the 5 cases came in was too small to fit them all, so the fifth box was crammed inside violently, and the cases aren’t sturdy enough to protect the bars inside).

If you examine the macros for many “Protein Bars” you find they would more accurately be called “Carbohydrate Bar”, “Sugar Bar” or “Fat Bar”. Misfits is one of few that manage to offer far more protein than anything else whilst still being palatable, which is not at all an easy thing to do.

Yes, the ingredient list is rather long, but most of the ingredient selections are rather clever or at least less bad than those in many other long-life, convenient bar shaped edibles. For example, the selection of xylitol and stevia as the main sweeteners, whilst many other bars use processed dates (super, but very high sugar) or maltitol (a polyol with relatively high glycaemic impact) or some of the less desirable sweeteners like aspartame.

Flavour wise. definitely okay! Not quite delicious dessert, but pleasant. Also the bars have some really lovely textural variety including via sprinkles and crunchy bits layered onto the top, which makes them far more interesting than the uniform processed fudge of some of their competitors.

Thumbs up!.

I’ve tried a million brands of protein bars and they’re all pretty gross, or basically just a candy bar, or not enough protein. This is definitely the best protein bar I’ve had, because it tastes decent, has 15 g of protein (which is PLENTY! especially for a snack) and a healthy dose of FIBER, which is extremely important for digestive health.

I often struggle to get enough protein in my diet to support my weight-lifting routine, but ever since I’ve been regularly eating these protein bars, I genuinely feel more energetic and strong in the gym.

And it’s a wonderful feeling to see my muscles pop again. Some flavors are better than others. I thought I’d like dark choc raspberry the best but it didn’t have enough raspberry flavor to my liking.

That’s one common thing I’ll mention: the pictures make it seem like it’s bursting with filling, but it’s really just a modest amount of filling. My favorite so far is the chocolate caramel, but I’ll say that none of them are objectively gross to me.

Even the ones I like the least are still okay and palatable. I’ve just purchased the limited edition variety pack to try the other flavors not in the standard variety pack, so we’ll see which one can top chocolate caramel.

If you’re on the fence, consider giving it a try! You might be pleasantly surprised like I was.

Most energy bars I’ve tasted–which isn’t that many, because, as a nutritionist, I’m picky about ingredients–are way too sweet for me. I was therefore prepared to really dislike these bars. Oops, THAT sure didn’t happen.

These are now my absolute favorite bars: sweet but not overbearing, nice texture, soft but not melty on warm days. The only other bar I like are Clif’s Chocolate Brownie flavor, but I really don’t like eating soy protein, and I question a few of their other ingredients.

Finally finding an all-organic tasty bar, one with whole foods ingredients and low added sugar, has eased my neurotic fears about eating bars. I find these delicious and satisfying. The only downside that I see with these is that they’re small.

This isn’t an issue for me, but Mr. 6’4,” to whom I’m married, would require almost two of these, and by his standards, they’re a little expensive to do that.

I’ve been using Orgain protein powder for a few years and love it. I typically get chocolate with the greens. I got the cookie dough bars. I was excited because I’m gluten free, and it’s rare to see this flavor gluten free.

The bars are meh. They have a strange consistency–like squished, but that’s just how they are. They aren’t awful, but they aren’t really good either. I won’t be buying more. There are a lot better allergen-friendly protein bars to be had out there.

Skip these and go for the protein powder instead.

I don’t usually like protein bars. Finding good ones are few and far between. This was my first purchase of the bars. I’ve been purchasing the vegan protein powder going on three years now and love it.

I just got the brownie bars and wow!! They are really, really good!! It took me a while to try them because protein bars are not usually good, to me. However, Orgain’s vegan protein powder is awesome so why wouldn’t the bars be as well? Right? The answer is.

YES!! They’re great!! The perfect size. Great taste. AND the price is good as well. Guys. you’ve gotta try these! I’m not getting paid to say this. They really ARE very good! I’ll be ordering the S’mores next! Stand by!! Review coming!! Thanks Orgain for yet another great product!!!!.

First off, I will say that I am dairy free and gluten free and avoid soy, so I have a reasonable expectation for these type of products. I also reguarly use erythritol and stevia, so I am used to their after taste.

(If you can eat whey protein, do not waste your time or money on vegan bars!) Moving forward with this in mind, this isn’t the worst vegan bar I have tasted but it by far isnt the best. The texture is a little more dry than most vegan bars but I would say it includes the typical grittiness.

The sweetness is at an okay level, but you can definitely tell they used stevia. Lastly, the flavor is off. I didn’t expect birthday cake flavor, but the best way I can describe it is very much like vegan vanilla protein shake with very minimal vanilla flavor and a whole lot of earthy flavor.

I honestly can only stomach about half the bar at a time with a cup of coffee to help wash it down. Nutrition wise – it is excellent which is why I went ahead and tried it, knowing this disappointment may happen.

The flavor and texture were so far off my liking I don’t think I will try different flavor. They are pricey enough and nutritious enough that I will force myself to eat them until the box is gone, but I will not be buying again.

I like other Nugo vegan bars a lot and was interested to try this trail mix flavor. It is pretty good, but is somewhat odd in two ways. First, it tastes more like kettle corn than like trail mix. Second, each bite tasted different than the one before – but with kettle corn being the most prominent flavor.

It wasn’t bad, but the inconsistency across the bar and with the labeled flavor make this not my favorite Nugo flavor (I prefer double dark chocolate and chocolate chocolate chip).

These have been my go-to bars for a while. I have several dietary restrictions, and these are a tasty, safe bet when I need a portable snack with a boost of protein. They’re a snack, not a meal replacement, so not too high in calories, but just big enough to keep my face busy for a couple of minutes (and fill a chocolate craving).

I’ll keep buying them from Vitacost, too – combined with a promo the price is as low as I’ve seen anywhere.

I am new to Aloha and still trying out flavors. So far I’ve loved all that I’ve tried (Mint, White Chocolate Peppermint, Peanut Butter Cup), but this Coconut Chocolate Almond is outrageous! Thank you for a delicious replacement to my old protein bar – which I no longer miss thanks to Aloha! For those complaining about the cost, don’t buy a high quality protein bar then.

These are not cheap ingredients. Any high quality bar is going to cost between $2. 00 – $3. 00. I can’t think of one that doesn’t.

It is definitely my favorite. I am eating one right now. I also bought your new one the lemon cashew bar not nearly as good as I expected. It is very hard to detect the lemon flavor. I would maybe try it again if you were to enhance the lemon flavor.

You have many bars that I enjoy but due to summer heat those with chocolate dipped can not be shipped until about October. My first orde tried and the chocolate was melted.

thanks for feeding me when I don’t have time to have proper meals! no skipping meals allowed! this bar is lower carb compared to other protein bars- organic- with pretty high to balanced protein – and yummy! the bar with a cold pressed organic green juice substitutes a meal when I can’t eat more.

saves my butt plenty from hanger and keeps my metabolism stronger by not starving such! :).

Excellent product and company. My sons and husband eat these every day for breakfast. The Chocolate Peanut Butter is the favorite for two of them. Safe for Celiacs and delicious.

I was introduced to this product by a co-worker who also needs a good source of morning protein bar without a chocolate covering and a good full peanut butter flavor, FINALLY!! I absolutely LOVE this product, it is Perfect for me.

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Our daughter is a college student on the go, who is also on the Fodmap diet, and these bars fit her lifestyle and dietary needs well. She loves the flavor and the nutritional profile is impressive. Price is good too.

We will be buying more. Highly recommended.

The ultimate reason why I purchased the SPORT Organic Plant-Based Performance Protein Chocolate Mint, is because it contained “real” sugar and not stevia. It is hard to find a GOOD bar like this one that did not have stevia in it.

But now, it does have stevia in it. Now all your sport bars have stevia in them. Boo-hoo. Please, please, change back to your original recipe. If you do this, I can see that you will have the niche market of “true health customers” on your side.

After dibbling and dabbling with other vegan protein bars, this is a brand I can see purchasing again. Why? Macros: calorie to sugar to protein is solid. Those are my top three concerns, hence why i bought this.

Smell: faint white chocolate smell- no complaints here. It doesn’t have to have a big punch. Doesn’t smell like artificial sweeteners/syrups. Texture: if you’re looking for a “caramel pull”, you’re not going to have that in this.

You will have a bar that you can hold with the least amount of fingers and it won’t bend in half. Crunchy, not crumbly, and a smooth white chocolate coating that doesn’t leave a weird film on the the roof of your mouth.

Taste: After finishing my bar, there wasn’t an artificial sweetener aftertaste. You know, those proteins bars that taste of “_____ extract” and stevia/monk fruit/whatever your palate dislikes, none of that over here.

As someone who is sensitive to sugar, I didn’t find this too sweet nor too rich. I wish the lemon was a touch bit stronger, but I also understand most people may be sensitive to sour/acidic foods. Overall: I would buy this flavor again and try the other fruity flavors, as those are my top flavor of choice.

For size comparison, smaller than a No Cow bar (very artificial btw) but roughly same size as a NuGo Slim (love them).

This wasn’t just “good for a protein bar,” “good for a misfits bar,” etc. I don’t personally loved s’more flavored things ironically (just s’mores themselves. ) but the marshmallows entertained with each layer elevates this TREAT (with bonus: nutritional PUNCH) like no other.

It REALLY does stand out. A few seconds in the microwave or not, it’s got the perfect texture cloud-like lightness, satisfying chew and hint of biscuity crunch. As long as the blend of slightly caramely, chocolatey and tastefully sweet (without being bitter or the least bit rich) is for you- GET IT FOR YOUR BODY.

Get it for your soul!!! And your family and your friends and everyone in between honestly. I suffer from a severe chronic illness that doesn’t allow my stomach much of a break. This settles. This tastes incredible.

You want this!.

These bars really are SO moreish (pun intended). I’m a massive Misfits lover (loyal since day 1) but this flavour has quickly become one of my absolute favourites. It’s super chocolatey, quite like the double chocolate brownie, but has sweet pools of marshmallow hiding inside, perfect with the slight crunch and subtle biscuit taste! It takes me straight back to making s-mores at summer campfires as a kid, with a big chocolatey grin! It’s sweet without being too sweet, and absolutely satisfies a morning sweet-tooth or late afternoon craving! It’s the perfect pick-me-up and I always make sure to have one in my bag, ready to have on-the-go or for snack emergencies 🙂 Also love to have this bar heated up a tiny bit in the microwave, the marshmallow melts and oozes into the chocolate and it is pure HEAVEN.

Perfect for a snack, dessert, chopped on top of oats or a yogurt bowl, you name it. 10/10 from me!.

I’ve had a few of these from my local store a few times. I have to say the chocolate peanut butter is my favorite, but this bar is SOLID!! For the macros, the flavor is outstanding. I’ve always been a carrot cake lover myself, but I love that this actually brings the cinnamon and spice to the table.

I can actually taste a spice in it! Amazing!!!!!! I do wish One would make a variety pack for their plant based bars. I want to try them all!.

I’ve had a hard time finding a vegan bar I liked. Usually the peanut butter or chocolate doesn’t taste good. Cinnamon tastes like you’re downing those red hot dots. I was so happy to find a new flavor! Banana bread tastes GREAT.

I really didn’t like the carrot cake, but banana bread is delicious. BRING THEM BACK.

I tried these in a whole foods and was excited until I ate one and wondered why the sugar was so low. it is maltitol! and if you know anything about maltitol , if you consume too high amount of it it causes a laxative effect and also is an IBS trigger sugar.

so I will pass. Wish you used a maple sugar or even stevia.

Taste and nutrition as well as ingredients are all super. Only downside is that I only discovered that they were NOT organic, was after eating a few of them. All the nice words about vegan and organic on the website led me to think the bars were organic.

Very disappointing. I gave the rest to my dog. He liked them :).

Not as tasty as I’d imagined. Very hard to eat, you need lots of water when eating this. A good alternative though to normal cereal bars with lots of sugar.

These are the tastiest, healthiest bars I’ve found! My husband, kids, and I love the Peanut Butter and Coconut. We aren’t as crazy about the chocolate flavors as they taste sort of like the old Power Bars but they are still good.

Our favorites are the mini kids bars- all the flavors are great!! Make awesome school snacks that I don’t feel any guilt about!.

These are great bars if you’re looking for a snack you don’t have to feel bad about! The flavor on these is good because it’s not too sweet, and I like the texture as well because I prefer bars that are more on the dense side.

Had no issues with shipping/handling either, everything got to me on time and in perfect condition.

Awesome. Finally I have found a solid, filling protein bar that isn’t loaded with tree nuts. My one critique is that the bars need to be packed with just a bit more care. A couple appeared to be a little bit crushed in their cardboard package.

I enjoy shopping at vitasave. ca because they offer a great variety of Vega products. I recently purchased the Vega 20 g Protein Bar Chocolate Peanut Butter Single Bar and I’m very pleased with it. The bar is very tasty and satisfying.

It’s also a good source of protein and fiber. I would definitely recommend this product.

This yummMmmliciousNesss 🤭 stays in my bag. ( that’s my self-created word) don’t worry when I’m excited I create my own English 🤣! So this bar is packed with amazing delicious flavors of chocolate and peanut butter.

This is a Gluten-free, NON GMO, Vegan, Plant based protein bar… which keeps me full and satisfy my chocolate cravings. It has only 1g of suger 👍🏻 which is great. It’s very light weight to carry in bag… never melts or loses shape….

and I love this super bright orange color which makes me feel happy each time I look at it. Orange colors 🧡🧡🧡anyways put me in a Happy, Positive, Productive mood. So this protein bar is a great combination of all great things.

Give it a try 👍🏻.

I take this product because I am always on the go, and I need a quick snack that will give me sustained energy. This protein bar definitely fits the bill! The bar is really tasty, with a great texture and a perfect level of sweetness.

It’s also packed with protein, which helps keep me feeling full and satisfied.