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The new Lidl Gain Bars are healthier than Grenade protein bars

February 11, 2025 /

Published by Finn Hayden

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The other day I was excited to find a whole host of new high protein products at my local Lidl, and I mentioned in the post that I wrote about those high protein products that I was particularly excited about the new protein bars available at Lidl. As a fan of the standard protein bars from Lidl, I was very intrigued to see what made these new protein bars different.

Lidl Gain Bars

I'm not sure if you can tell by this picture, but the packaging on these new protein bars has clearly been designed to look similar to the Grenade protein bars. Even the name is similar - 'Gain Bars' is obviously supposed to make you think of 'Grenade Bars'.

 

But what was really interesting is that when I started comparing the nutritional statistics of these new Lidl protein bars, they were actually more impressive than the Grenade Bars in many ways.
Lidl Salted Caramel Gain Bar
Lidl Salted Caramel Gain Bar
For example, the Salted Caramel Grenade protein bar contains 370 calories per 100g, and the Lidl Gain Bar only contains 305 calories per 100g. The Salted Caramel Grenade protein bar contains 16g of fat, whereas the Lidl Salted Caramel Gain Bar only contains 7.6g of fat per 100g. The Lidl Salted Caramel Gain Bar contains 0.3g of sugar more per 100g, but also contains 2.6g more fibre, and 0.7g more protein. So in pretty much every category, the Lidl Salted Caramel Gain Bar is healthier than the Salted Caramel Grenade protein bar.
Lidl Peanut Butter Gain Bar
Lidl Peanut Butter Gain Bar
It's a similar story when you compare the Lidl Peanut Butter Gain Bar to the Peanut Nutter Grenade protein bar - the Lidl Peanut Butter Gain Bar is lower in calories (52 calories fewer per 100g), lower in fat (5.7g less fat per 100g), and lower in sugar.
All this, plus you'll pay the very reasonable price of £1.29 for one of the Lidl Gain Bars, whereas a single Grenade protein bar can set you back £2.70 from Tesco.
Once again, Lidl impresses me with the high protein products they have on their shelves. The team at Grenade must be quaking in their boots.

Finn is the editor of You Well and has been writing about travel, health, and more for over 10 years.

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