#portable-snacks

#portable-snacks

While Walmart sells OMNI plant-based meats and countless other high-protein products from name brands, the grocer's many in-house labels are always worth searching for, as they provide great quality and nutrition at a much lower price tag.

Start with the obvious question: how much protein are you actually getting per scoop? Most decent powders fall somewhere around the 20-25 gram range. That's enough to make a real dent in your daily intake, especially if you're trying to push past the 100-gram mark without eating chicken six times a day.

Trail mix is usually a mix of nuts, dried fruit, chocolate, or other ingredients, and while it's not difficult to craft your own (like a scrumptious pumpkin spice trail mix), it's still nice to buy a pack once in a while. There's no better place to do so than Aldi, which has many options based on your desired ingredients.

How could we keep the benefits of Chris's sad toast-fiber, healthy fats, sustaining carbs-and make something that actually tastes good? Our answer was a cookie. We started experimenting in the Test Kitchen and set out to accomplish two things: It has to taste good and make you feel good. The former came easily, as I've developed hundreds of cookie recipes, including writing a whole book on them. But the latter was more difficult.

We are in the midst of a high protein craze. Every week I get dozens of protein-packed pitches to my inbox, and I'm sure you've seen the protein bars plastered all over subway cars, protein-ified menu items at fast-casual chains like Starbucks and Sweetgreen, and protein versions of classic products (protein pasta, protein crackers, protein...yogurt?) lining practically every aisle at the grocery store.