grenade protein bars

Toronto actor confused after buying protein bar box with individually wrapped wood

One Toronto-based actor was recently bewildered after purchasing a pack of protein bars that were mysteriously replaced with tiny wooden logs instead. 

According to a TikTok featuring Joel Cumber, the actor was reaching for a simple treat when he discovered that the Grenade protein bars he purchased didn't feel the same as they normally do. 

The video, which has amassed over 48,000 views at the time of publication, shows Cumber and his roommate opening up several individually-wrapped protein bars to find wooden logs instead. 

Cumber told CP24 that the bars were purchased at a Walmart location in Ottawa. 

@mitchwood_ @Grenade my roommates opened their protein bars and found LOGS!!!! Explain!!! #grenadebars #scam #sketchy ♬ original sound - Mitch Wood

While the mystery is yet to be solved, plenty of respondents under the video began to pitch their own ideas about why the mix-up happened. 

"Might've been a box used for product photography? But why did that end up being shipped out?" one person suggested. 

Others were desperate for answers and began quickly tagging the U.K.-based company behind the protein bars. 

"Might've been a display pack that was accidentally shipped," another comment reads. "Please I need to know why and the outcome," one person wrote. 

Grenade did not immediately respond to blogTO's request for comment on the incident, leaving it unclear how the tiny pieces of wood managed to make it into the box. 

Lead photo by

@mitchwood_


Latest Videos



Latest Videos


Join the conversation Load comments

Latest in Eat & Drink

Dessert spot shuts original location and goes all-in on Toronto's new food hall

Toronto restaurant that opened with big buzz has permanently closed

5 tiramisu in Toronto you need to try at least once

Justin Trudeau showed up to eat at a Toronto restaurant this week

Pick-you-own strawberries at farrms in Ontario open for the season this month

Win free ice cream for the summer and a Chapman's chest freezer

People in Ontario have mixed feelings about The Beer Store's monopoly ending

The 10 hottest new bars in Toronto right now