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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have read that barely no one in America needs to worry about protein intake and that we are all getting more than enough.

That said - I think my husband has bought our high schooler some protein bars to have a snack before after school practice. I don’t think he thinks too hard about it. I would just take her to the grocery store and let her try some she’s interested in. I think Larabars are minimally processed. Not totally sure if those are considered protein bars but they contain nuts so I would think that should be good enough for your purposes. [/quote]

This poster raises an important point.

Protein needs depend a LOT on the specific activities that someone does, and the need for protein supplementation well depend on that plus their regular diet.  No one who doesn’t know these things about your kid can advise you, so I’d ignore the people trying to tell you that you don’t need to supplement.  You may not need to or you may - it really depends.

Most people on this forum (relatively sedentary adult omnivores) definitely don’t need to supplement protein.  Powerlifters or very long distance runners who don’t eat animal protein almost certainly do.  It really depends.  [/quote]

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