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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have a teenage boy athlete, and a younger daughter, also athletic, who has decided to be a vegetarian, so I'm asking these questions both perspectives. We are having disagreement about this between the co-parents.

[b]How do we feel about ingredients that have been specifically modified to increase protein? [/b] Protein powder, high protein tortillas, chickpea pasta, kodiak waffles, impossible "meats", etc . . . One parent thinks that adding protein is always a benefit.  The other thinks that it's another form of processing and so not ideal.

Also, do you monitor how much protein in is meals, or how much your kid is eating, or figure that given a variety of healthy choices, your kid will get what their body tells them they need?

Finally, for the vegetarian kid, do you worry if your kid is relying a lot on dairy to meet their protein needs?  Is variety important?

Parents are on different "sides" on all these issues, and I think it would be better if we parented consistently.  [/quote]

Foods marketed with that are usually low quality harmful proteins like soy or rice.

Some protein powders are good though, if they are not soy based, and don't have fake sweeteners like sucralose, stevia, etc. [/quote]

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