Whey Protein Isolate+Concentrate

I’ve been trying to find a way to indulge in protein bars regularly without burning a hole in my wallet, most of them are either unsustainable on a budget or are filled with sweeteners, preservatives, etc. That’s what led me down this rabbit hole. I tried some recipes and was able to crack a few, to suit my taste and macros. Then, recently I picked up a few Whole Truth bars because I like their taste, and that's when I noticed something interesting, they list the exact percentages for every ingredient. So I decided to reverse engineer them. Converted the percentages into grams for a 67g bar (20g protein), tested a few batches at home, tweaked the texture and it worked. The formula is surprisingly simple and clean *(Shoutout to The Whole Truth and* *sorry for using your recipe).* After a few iterations, I was able to recreate all 4 flavours pretty closely same texture, similar taste, \~20g protein, but at a fraction of the cost. Tip: At times binding might be an issue, I personally add a few more dates and peanut butter to tackle this, but alternatively you can skip molding them into bars and either consume them directly or make laddoos (balls). Here's the ingredient breakdown: **🍫 Double Cocoa:** 1. Cashews: 22.8 g 2. Dates: 17.4 g 3. Whey protein blend: 12.7 g 4. Almonds: 6.7 g 5. Cocoa powder: 4.0 g 6. Cocoa butter: 3.35 g (regular butter works just fine) **🥜 Peanut Cocoa:** 1. Peanuts: 30.8 g (\~31 g) 2. Dates: 18.8 g (\~19 g) 3. Whey protein blend: 11.4 g 4. Cocoa powder: 2.7 g 5. Cocoa butter: 3.35 g (regular butter works just fine) **🫘 Coffee Cocoa:** 1. Cashews: 23.5 g 2. Dates: 16.8 g 3. Whey protein blend: 12.7 g 4. Almonds: 6.7 g 5. Cocoa powder: 2.0 g 6. Coffee: 2.0 g (chicory or no chicory) 7. Cocoa butter: 3.35 g (regular butter works just fine)  **🌰 Hazelnut Cocoa:** 1. Hazelnuts: 26.5 g 2. Dates: 16.5 g 3. Whey protein blend: 15.0 g 4. Cashews: 3.0 g 5. Cocoa butter: 3.0 g (regular butter works just fine) 6. Cocoa powder: 3.0 g

So i ordered a whole truth protein powder 1kg on zepto. looked at the product and gave the OTP. but after opening the outer cover (which is usually damaged), i found out that product has missing expiry date and other labels and also it looks like it is very old taken from the bottom of the warehouse. I complained to zepto and they said "In Open Box Delivery, issues like expired, near expiry concerns can be identified in real time" they also said "we explicitly mention our open box delivery norms on the product detail page" and refused me a refund. i said i am genuine customer ordered 100s of items with very few returns but no help. (if this policy is about fraud, they could have easily confirm this . right ?) i lost hope. blamed myself. then i ordered it again from zepto. now delivery agent explicitly said you can't open the outer cover for inspection. open box delivery is just for cross checking whether i got the right item and expiry. then i go and asked chatgpt. it said to raise as food safety issue. **"Food safety issue - missing expiry label. Cannot consume.”** (and asked to DM brand on instagram if it fails. even if that fails, asked me to raise a FSSAI compliant on food safety violation - selling food without expiry) i got some hope and tried it. it worked 100%. also it seems i can't upload images here

I’ve been lifting for a few years and my rule was always simple, protein powders with lowest price per Kg wins. So over time I’ve been thru a ridiculous list: ON, nakpro, nutrabay, GNC, TWT, Super You, True Basics and Wellbeing and many I can’t even remember. Even when I was in the US, this Costco (Kirkland) protein I’ve attached a pic. Macros were similar always but experience was vast, 1. Some had weird disgusting after taste, some tasted ok but very heavy, some foamed (like Amul) and some I could never finish. Recently I started paying more attention to how I actually felt after drinking, mostly post workout in the evening. And realized the texture and digestion mattered so much. All of the cleaner ones felt noticeably lighter and move thru the day easy. New rule is simple, spend a bit on protein but make sure it’s light and tasty. Best ones I’ve had are **WBN chocolate and TWT Coffee. Both are incredibly tasty and light.**

My protein supply for 10 days Thailand vacation - 1. 10 Amul Blueberry 20g 2. 20 TWT bars 20g 3. 10 Truebasics whey isolate 28g Total 88g/day. What are the other options I can get in Thailand to finish the rest 40-60g more per day? I can’t eat meat or eggs. Please suggest some dishes or restaurants in Bangkok and Pattaya. Do you think I will be able to do 40-60g more from vegetarian food in Thailand? If not maybe I carry 10 more whey sachets?

I work at The Whole Truth :) I can safely say that we have been putting the % composition of each ingredient in the bar on the pack from day one, for this purpose! This is food you can make at home. As food should be. No marketing or legal team is going to come and ask you to take this down. More power to you and anyone who has the time and interest in making this at home! The others can buy us where they buy food :) You can come to our kitchen sometime and make a few bars to takeaway too, if you are interested. It will be very similar to what you did at home, plus a load of lab tests for safety. So glad you liked the bar recipe and shared it here. Favourite platform x favourite brand! Edit: Our chef asks you to try using cocoa butter instead of butter to get some more shelf life. I think it helps with your binding problem too :)