<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>The Protein Bar Lab</title><description>Homemade bars that beat the wrapper</description><link>https://the-protein-bar-lab.brightnoll.com/</link><item><title>Why a &apos;High Protein&apos; Label Can Still Mean You&apos;re Basically Eating a Candy Bar</title><link>https://the-protein-bar-lab.brightnoll.com/posts/why-a-high-protein-label-can-still-mean-youre-eating-a-candy-bar/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://the-protein-bar-lab.brightnoll.com/posts/why-a-high-protein-label-can-still-mean-youre-eating-a-candy-bar/</guid><description>A breakdown of how to actually read a protein bar&apos;s nutrition label, and the red flags that reveal a heavily marketed bar is closer to a candy bar in disgu…</description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 12:00:02 GMT</pubDate><category>how to read protein bar nutrition labels</category><category>protein bar red flags</category><category>are protein bars actually healthy</category></item><item><title>Why Protein Bars Give You Stomach Trouble (It&apos;s Probably the Sugar Alcohols)</title><link>https://the-protein-bar-lab.brightnoll.com/posts/protein-bar-sugar-alcohol-digestion-guide/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://the-protein-bar-lab.brightnoll.com/posts/protein-bar-sugar-alcohol-digestion-guide/</guid><description>That bloated, gassy feeling after a protein bar isn&apos;t random — it&apos;s a specific ingredient class doing exactly what it&apos;s known to do.</description><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 12:00:05 GMT</pubDate><category>protein bar stomach problems</category><category>sugar alcohols bloating protein bar</category><category>why do protein bars cause gas</category></item><item><title>3 Protein Bar Label Red Flags Marketing Wants You to Miss</title><link>https://the-protein-bar-lab.brightnoll.com/posts/protein-bar-label-red-flags-guide/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://the-protein-bar-lab.brightnoll.com/posts/protein-bar-label-red-flags-guide/</guid><description>Grabbing a bar because it says &apos;20g protein&apos; on the front? 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