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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This is kinda a follow up to the other posts about protein. 
DD is 13. 
Breakfast was 2 eggs on naan bread with cheese 24g protein
Lunch ramen with veggies (corn/carrots/edamame) 14g protein

Mango smoothie just now with greek yogurt, mango, almond milk, chia seeds. 16g protein
That’s 54g already today and hasn’t had dinner yet. 
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I'm not a trainer, but it's going to be very difficult for a growing 13 year old to be a competitive athlete as a vegetarian. Some chicken or fish solves a lot of issues. A good steak would be best. My kids - boys - are athletes and there's no chance they could compete at their level as a vegetarian. Their caloric and protein intake is insane from an adult perspective. Adolescence alone requires a lot of nutrients. And then add heavy workouts. Almond milk and chia seeds don't do it. A vegetarian is going to be competing at a severe deficit. You can be a perfectly healthy adolescent as a mindful vegetarian that priorities other sources of protein. But I don't think you can be a competitive athlete in the teenage years as a strict vegetarian. We evolved to be omnivores for very good reasons. [/quote]

My kids are vegetarians and highly competitive athletes.  There are a lot of elite athletes that are vegetarian.[/quote]

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