The Five Plus Journey
Clean, premium protein bars—designed to help you live well and age well.
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The Story Behind the Movement
We built Five Plus Protein because the options weren't good enough.
Not for Lynda — my wife, who has been managing Lupus for years. Not for the people who read every label and walk away disappointed. Not for anyone who is serious about what they put in their body and deserves better than what the food industry has been willing to give them.
We looked at what was on the shelves and we made a decision.
We would build something better.
Not better by a little. Better by a standard.
No added sugar. No seed oils. Non-GMO. Gluten-free. No ingredients you have to research to understand. No compromises hidden in the fine print.
This isn't a protein bar company.
It's a declaration.
A declaration that clean food should not be a luxury — it should be a standard. A standard that reshapes what should be acceptable on our shelves. That aging well is not about fighting time — it's about refusing to let the wrong choices accelerate it. That the people who are serious about their health deserve a brand that is equally serious about what it puts in their products.
Clean ingredients should be the standard — not the hardest thing to find in the grocery store.
The bar the industry didn't want to build. So we did.
If this resonates with you — we are your people. You are ours.
Build. Fuel. Restore.
Live well. Age well.
— Joel & Lynda Montesano
Founders, Five Plus Protein
Like you, we want to be healthy.
We’re committed to aging well and living longer, but the world around us and our own health challenges made this even more difficult.
Over the last 40+ years, we tried virtually every protein supplement in existence, with frustrating results: Sugar crashes. Upset stomachs. Unpalatable flavors. Inedible textures. Genetically modified (and highly suspect) ingredients.
A Better Bar, By Design
So we built it ourselves. Clean protein. Real ingredients. Built for steady energy, easy digestion, and the people who are done settling for less. A bar for real humans — people who are serious about aging well, living well, and refusing to compromise on what goes into their bodies.
Five Plus Protein LAST Bars
Loaded with plant protein and fiber for digestibility. And ingredients like turmeric and cacao that may have anti-inflammatory properties. 0 Sugar Added. Tastes Great
As we continue to expand our product offerings with more flavors, varieties and nutrition for more lifestyles, our non-negotiable promises remain the same:
Turmeric, cinnamon, cacao and ginger have been studied for their antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties. These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA.
Dreamed up in Oklahoma.
Crafted in California.
All of Five Plus Protein’s LAST bars are American-made and crafted in California from recipes perfected in our co-founders’ home state of Oklahoma. We use only premium, purposeful, non-GMO and vegan ingredients in every bar.
CEO, Founder
Joel Montesano
Fitness has always been central in Joel’s life. His enthusiasm for exercise began in his teens, and continued through 14 years in the US Navy – including eight years in the Naval Nuclear Power Program. He holds a bachelor’s degree in business management, a master’s degree in cyber security, and a 3rd Degree Black Belt in Tae Kwon Do.
After 40 years experimenting with protein supplements – and finding nothing that he felt measured up – Joel founded Five Plus Protein with his wife, Lynda, and Bridget Grover.
Joel founded Five Plus Protein out of conviction — that people who are serious about their health deserve better than what the food industry has been willing to give them.
Co-Founder
Lynda Montesano
Lynda has had a highly varied and successful career, and has always been physical fitness champion and advocate. She has worked as a model and spokesperson, an aerobics instructor and was the owner of a successful furniture store, where she was an innovator in visual merchandising, advertising and furniture design.
Today, Lynda helps advance Five Plus Protein’s mission of providing superior quality, non-GMO, vegan protein bars that are delicious as they are healthy.
Clinical & Nutrition Advisor
Bridget Grover
Bridget is currently a college professor who holds a bachelor’s degree in exercise science and kinesiology as well as a master’s degree in healthcare law. She has been a physician assistant for more than 20 years, working in emergency medicine, family practice and geriatrics. She served as vice president of a healthcare organization that delivered care at the bedside to nursing home residents. Bridget was also a collegiate long-distance runner and is a certified personal trainer.
Bridget now serves as Clinical & Nutrition Advisor to Five Plus Protein, lending her extensive medical, healthcare, and training expertise to ensure every product meets the highest standard of quality and integrity.
FAQs
The five in our name stands for our standard: no added sugar, non-GMO, vegan, gluten-free and high fiber. The plus is what we add: plant protein, prebiotic fiber, and botanicals like turmeric, cinnamon, ginger and cacao, studied for their antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties.
Each bar has 12g protein, 8–9g fiber, 0g added sugar and about 190–200 calories. The full ingredient list and nutrition panel for every flavor are on its product page.
Yes. They're certified gluten-free and non-GMO and made with 100% plant-based ingredients, with no dairy. They're produced in a facility that also handles common allergens, so check each label's allergen statement.
Our recipes were developed in Oklahoma and the bars are made in California. You can buy them here on our site and at select partner locations.
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