Maple beans high in protein! Are they a good snack?

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I never actually noticed until today but the maple beans I eat have 18g of protein per serving. Ths sounds like a good alternative when you need protein. Can any shed some light on this? When would be a good time to eat them? PWO? Before bed?

[nozzle]

Are these baked beans with maple flavoring? I've never heard of maple beans before and googling it produced lots of recipes for Maple Beans (baked beans with bacon bits, maple syrup and other flavorings). The nutritional facts I found for one of the recipes was...
calories 188
fat 1.9g
cholesterol 5mg
protein 8.5g
carbohydrates 34.9g
fiber 6.0g
sugar 16.9g
sodium 715mg

If the nutritional information is similar, I'd say no, this is not a good snack.

I wouldn't eat these before bed because there are too many sugars and carbs.

You should only have a whey/dextrose/maltodextrin PWO shake. Beans do not fit in this as there is too much fiber, not enough protein, and no dextrose or maltodextrin.

[desperad0]

check that they arent high in sugar.

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They are baked beans yes and usually in molasses. I found another can just to show you the nutritional facts.

Energy : 349 cal
Protein : 16g
sugar : 21g
fat : 3.6g
Sodium : 884 mg

I know it's high in sugar but as a snack for protein with 16g shouldnt that be good also?

[Coz]

1) High in Sugar
2) Protein from beans is incomplete when consumed alone.

[Dauthi]

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They are baked beans yes and usually in molasses. I found another can just to show you the nutritional facts.

Energy : 349 cal
Protein : 16g
sugar : 21g
fat : 3.6g
Sodium : 884 mg

I know it's high in sugar but as a snack for protein with 16g shouldnt that be good also?

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You could also say the same thing of:
Swedish Meatballs - 12 of them
360 cals
24 g protein
some gross amount of fat(this is off the top of my head)

and Labrada Protein Bars
330 cals
30 g protein
large amount of sugar and about 9 g of fat

No, it's not really a good snack. KFC is better than this. /forum/images/graemlins/grin.gif

[Adam Knowlden]

Nozzle layed the smack down! /forum/images/graemlins/grin.gif