11:23. Lunch is still a long way off. Your stomach disagrees. The morning started according to plan: coffee, breakfast, laptop. Then sometime around 11, the drawer-opening begins. Biscuits? Chocolate? Those three almonds you’ve been carrying around for two weeks? There is a fourth option: a well-chosen high-protein snack.
What counts as a high-protein snack?
A product does not become “high protein” just because PROTEIN is printed across the front in giant letters. Under European Union rules, a “high protein” nutrition claim may be used when at least 20% of the food’s energy value comes from protein. So yes, there is actual maths behind the marketing.
Why choose a snack that contains protein?
Protein is not magic dust. However, a meta-analysis of randomised trials found that acute protein consumption reduced hunger and increased feelings of fullness. Longer-term effects are less clear, so we are not promising miracles.
In normal-human language: a protein snack will not fix your life, but between two meetings it may be a more practical choice than blindly attacking the office biscuit tin.
Okay, so which protein snack should you choose?
| If this is what you’re craving | Start here |
| Chocolatey, dessert-like experience | Protein BAR |
| Something sweet and crunchy | Protein POPS |
| Savoury, crunchy snack | Protein CHIPS |
| Something between breakfast and a snack | Protein CEREAL |
| Quick, drinkable protein | Whey protein shake |
If you want chocolate: Protein BAR
The Nanosupps Protein BAR range includes flavours inspired by all-time dessert favourites, including Chunky Cookie Dough, Fudge Brownie, Glazed Cinnamon Roll and Maple Syrup Pancake. Chunky Cookie Dough contains 16 g of protein per bar, while Fudge Brownie contains 15.6 g.
The more important question is often no longer “protein bar or chocolate?” but Cookie Dough or Brownie? Sorry, we cannot remain objective here. We are biased towards all of them.
If you want chips: Protein CHIPS
One of the biggest protein-snacking misconceptions is that a high-protein snack has to be sweet. It doesn’t. Nanosupps Protein CHIPS BBQ uses plant-based protein sources and contains 8.2 g of protein per 40 g bag. This is not a protein bar dressed up as chips. It is chips. It just happens to contain protein too. Slightly less fuel for the guilt machine in front of Netflix.
If you want sweetness and crunch at the same time: Protein POPS
Nanosupps Protein POPS White Chocolate and Milk Chocolate combine soy-protein puffs with a chocolate coating and provide 10 g of protein per pack. Movie. Laptop. Sofa. POPS. You get it.
So, the best protein snack is…
…the one you genuinely enjoy eating and that fits into your overall diet. Protein matters, but so do taste, texture, serving size and the ingredient list. Taste first. Protein included. Welcome to the Nanosupps Protein Snacking Club.
Sources and professional background
European Commission – Nutrition claims: “HIGH PROTEIN” may be used when at least 20% of the energy value is provided by protein.
Kohanmoo A. et al. (2020), Physiology & Behavior – systematic review and meta-analysis on protein, appetite and satiety.
