Rise Bar

The simplest ingredients combined to form delicious protein-rich snacks — here is the Rise Bar.

It is a protein bar made for athletes, adventurers, and anyone else looking for a filling treat to refuel between meals, but with minimal ingredients.

But just because a bar is minimalist does not mean it’s good for you.

I know this because, during the R&D process for the Human Food Bar, I taste tested and carefully studied over 100 protein and nutrition bars (and yes, it’s an obsession). 

So, are Rise Bars healthy? For a such simple bar, the answer is more complicated than you’d think. For example, there’s a hidden danger that makes this bar a bad choice for a lot of people. 

Let’s dive in! 

With a variety of flavors to choose from, the Rise Protein Bar promises that it is good for your body as well as your taste buds.

Let me be that judge of that.

Rise to the Occasion with Rise Protein Bars

Customers don’t just love the Rise Bar for what’s inside it, they also love the idea behind it: that everyone has the potential to rise above and fuel life’s adventures.

Rise Bars provide you with the energy and nutrients you need to better your health and your life, one day at a time.

Are Rise Bars healthy?

Let’s review the macros and ingredients to find out if Rise Bars are actually as healthy as they claim to be.

A plant-based Rise Bar weighs 60g, has 260 – 280 calories, and contains the following macronutrients:

• Protein 15 g
• Carbohydrate 21 – 25 g (14 – 16 g net carbs)
• Fat 13 – 15 g
• Saturated fat 1.5 – 3.5 g
• Fiber 1 – 4 g
• Sugars 12 – 14 g (with 11 – 12 g Added Sugars)

These protein-rich bars may help in recovery and muscle repair after a workout.

The high number of calories, however, make Rise Bars a little more than a snack. They’re an option for breakfast or afternoon meal replacement.

Rise Bars have sufficient healthy fats to help you stay full for longer, but less than 5 grams of fiber means this bar will not do much to improve your digestion.

The healthiest protein bars have about 6 – 8 g of sugar. The Rise Bar goes way above this mark, not considering the equally high amount of added sugars.

Rise Bar Quick Take

Rating the Rise Bar

Rise Bars are healthier than a lot of other bars, and I would not consider them Fake Food. But, they’re definitely not a bar everyone should be eating daily. And some people should avoid them altogether.

Taste and Texture:

Nutritional Macros:

Plant Protein:

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Pros

Rich in protein

Minimal and wholesome ingredients

No artificial sweeteners preservatives or sugar alcohols

Fully plant-based non-GMO vegan product

Gluten-free and soy-free

Variety in flavor

Tastes good

Cons

Low in fiber

Inconsistent texture and taste

High in sugar

Oily bars and sometimes the oils can leak from the wrapper

Contains lectins

3.5

Do Rise Bars Rise to the Challenge?

Healthy snacks don’t have the best reputation of tasting good, even when loaded with sweeteners.

Are 4 or 5 minimal ingredients enough to make the Rise Bar healthy and tasty?

Texture and Taste

Customers can’t seem to agree on the taste and texture or Rise Bars because the products are highly inconsistent.

The changes in taste, color, and texture from bar to bar, as explained by the creators of Rise Bar, are caused by the natural variations in the raw ingredients.

There are three available vegan Rise Bar flavors:

• Lemon Cashew
• Chocolatey Coconut
• Sunflower Cinnamon

Every Rise Bar has a nut butter foundation and is sweetened with coconut nectar. Carob powder is used in place of chocolate, but the chocolatey flavor may not be what you expect.

Customers have also reported the presence of a certain aftertaste in the bars, which could be the pea protein isolate.

The texture is somewhere between chewy and cakey, but they may also be dry and chalky depending on the batch you purchase.

These protein bars have the potential to be delicious, but there are just too many inconsistencies to decide.

Nutritional Macros

Here are the macronutrients you get from a full Rise Bar:

• 15 g Protein
• 13 – 15 g Fat
• 21 – 25 g Carbohydrates

Rise is the perfect bar for you if you are looking to gain some muscle, containing high protein and carbohydrates with minimal fat.

But should you be consuming this protein bar on the regular?

Well, the ingredients are clean and the plant-based protein is healthy. However, Rise Bars do have quite a lot of added sugars which may not be good for you.

The fiber content is also minimal and will do little to help your gut function or regulate your blood sugar.

Rise Bars are convenient and travel well, but might not provide you with sufficient nutrition on their own.

We advise that you eat them as a way to supplement your diet with more protein and calories.

Plant Protein or Fiber Content

Sourced from the easy-to-digest pea protein isolate, the 15 g of protein in the bar is sufficient to build and repair your muscles after a strenuous workout session.

The bars serve as a great protein supplement, especially when you are on the go and don’t have much time to eat.

The fiber content, however, could be higher. The Lemon Cashew Bar, for instance, contains only 1 gram of fiber.

The maximum amount you can get per bar is 4 g, which is problematic if you are looking to reduce your carb intake, improve gut function, or control your blood sugar levels.

Quality of Ingredients

It’s refreshing to see a bar with simple ingredients. Most plant-based snacks in the market have upwards of 15 ingredients.

With Rise, you get at most 6 ingredients per bar, including:

• Cashews
• Sunflower butter
• Coconut nectar
• Organic cinnamon
• Organic lemon extract
• Pea protein 

The Chocolatey Coconut Bar uses carob powder as an alternative to cocoa powder. Carob is naturally high in fiber and low in fat and sugar.

One thing to be aware of is that there are a lot of lectins in Rise Bars. The cashews, peas and sunflower butter are loaded with them.

If you’re not familiar, lectins are proteins that some plants evolved to make them toxic to predators. They can cause or contribute to systemic inflammation in some individuals, setting the stage for a variety of ailments, as well as weight gain.

If you think you might be sensitive to lectins, steer clear of Rise Bars.

Value for Money

The calories and high healthy fat content in Rise Bars are enough to address your hunger pangs, and the taste might not be that bad depending on the flavor you purchase.

The protein bars, however, lose points because of low fiber, high calorie, and high carb content.

Multiple consumers have also written negative reviews concerning the decreasing size of the bars regardless of the increase in price.

Low Sugar

OK, this is the hidden danger I was talking about. No, I am not being dramatic. Too much sugar really is a problem.

We all eat too much sugar and the amount of sugar in Rise Bars is high compared to other healthy protein bars. Yes, it is sourced from natural coconut nectar which claims a glycemic index of only 35. However, unless you’re a diabetic, that’s just lipstick on a pig. SUGAR IS STILL SUGAR.

The added sugars also come from honey, which, while natural and healthy, are used at an amount that is problematic.

However, even with 12 – 14 g of sugar and 11 – 12 g of added sugars, Rise Bars don’t taste as sweet as you would expect.

Rise Bars vs the Human Food Bar

High-quality premium bars don’t come by often, which is why it’s hard to compete with the Human Food Bar, particularly in terms of nutrition and fiber content.

Try the Human Food Bar today and see for yourself!

But first, let’s see how the Rise Bar compares to the Human Food Bar in this table:

The Human Food Bar is everything you have been looking for in a healthy snack, and more.

You get what you pay for, and the Human Food Bar only serves you the best and healthiest ingredients in a delicious snack bar.

Is Rise Bar the Plant-Based Snack for You?

We give Rise Bar an overall rating of 3 out of 5. Not too bad, but not too good either.

The snack has simple and healthy ingredients, but it fails in terms of taste, fiber content, and sugar content. Our buyer’s guide can answer any other questions you may have.

The next time you are walking down the protein bar aisle and just don’t know which snack to go with, try the Human Food Bar — you won’t regret it.

Still not sure? Check out these reviews of other fiber rich bars we tested:

• No Cow Bars
• Think Bars
• Zing Bars
• Dang Bars
• GoMacro Bars
• Good! Snacks Bars
• Misfits Protein Bars
• Orgain Protein Bars
• Rise Bars
• Vega Bars

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