Ranked by Swap Score
The 6 Best Healthy Snack Bars
Our snack bars, ranked by our 0-100 Swap Score from real per-serving macros - protein and fiber up, sugar and calorie load down. The higher the score, the better the everyday swap.
- Quest Nutrition
Protein Bar - Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough
Cookie-dough chew carrying 21g of protein and 14g of fiber under the hood.
21g protein1g sugar200 calper 1 bar (60g)Beats Snickers Bar, Kit Kat, Little Debbie Cosmic Brownies
Buy on Amazon →85Elite swap - Legendary Foods
Protein Pastry - Strawberry
A toaster-pastry doppelgänger packing 20g of protein and only 2g of sugar.
20g protein2g sugar150 calper 1 pastry (56g)Beats Uncrustables PB & Grape, Eggo Homestyle Waffles, Frosted Strawberry Pop-Tarts
Buy on Amazon →84Elite swap - Barebells
Protein Bar - Caramel Cashew
Tastes like a candy bar, reads like a protein shake: 20g protein, 2g sugar.
20g protein2g sugar200 calper 1 bar (55g)Beats Reese's Peanut Butter Cups, Snickers Bar, Clif Bar Chocolate Chip
Buy on Amazon →68Great swap - KIND
Dark Chocolate Nuts & Sea Salt Bar
Whole almonds you can see, 5g sugar, and enough fiber to actually hold you over.
6g protein5g sugar200 calper 1 bar (40g)Beats Nature Valley Crunchy Granola Bars, Nutri-Grain Bars Strawberry, Quaker Chewy Chocolate Chip Bars
Buy on Amazon →48Fair swap - RXBAR
Protein Bar - Chocolate Sea Salt
Three egg whites, dates and nuts — 12g protein, no whey, nothing you can't pronounce.
12g protein13g sugar210 calper 1 bar (52g)Beats Nature Valley Crunchy Granola Bars, Clif Bar Chocolate Chip, Little Debbie Oatmeal Creme Pies
Buy on Amazon →47Fair swap - That's it.
Apple + Strawberry Fruit Bar
Two ingredients: apples and strawberries, pressed into a bar. All the sugar is fruit.
1g protein17g sugar100 calper 1 bar (35g)Beats Welch's Fruit Snacks, Fruit Gushers
Buy on Amazon →22Fair swap
The Swap Score is our own transparent editorial formula from real per-serving macros, not an official nutrition rating.


