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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]DD, 12, plays multiple sports and trains about 5 days a week. She is not much of a meat eater and we've been struggling to make sure she gets adequate protein. We've tried a few protein bars but they were very processed and most tasted chalky.
Any recommendations for protein bars with clean ingredients that your tween/teen likes?
TIA[/quote]

Pure Protein brand bars are great.  21g of protein in a tasty, mild bar (I get the chocolate flavor).  Only 180 calories, only 2g of added sugar.  They are the gold standard in my opinion.  Also consider shakes by Driven Nutrition.  I get the vegan chocolate.  Again, mild flavor.  You're looking for high protein to calorie ratio, minimal added sugars.

Everybody saying she's getting enough protein from an ordinary diet is full of it.  Shoot for 1g of protein per pound of body mass per day.  I weigh 165lb (male), so I shoot for 165g of protein.  That is very difficult to do without protein bars and shakes.

Higher protein aids in muscle building but also, very importantly, in recovery.  Ignoring protein needs is a fast track to injury.[/quote]

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