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<blockquote data-quote="InsaneCdn" data-source="post: 453547" data-attributes="member: 11791"><p>The biggest challenge is the protein.</p><p>Other than protein shakes (really expensive), most snacks just don't cut it for protein.</p><p>GORP does - 1/2 nuts, 1/2 raisins. Most kids can't handle swapping seeds for 100% of the nuts - half, maybe.</p><p>The packaged cheese-and-crackers stuff probably comes close.</p><p></p><p>But most stuff just doesn't have anywhere close to enough protein.</p><p>Yogurt is great... if its PLAIN. And what teenager wants to eat plain yog? But the flavored stuff has too much carb in relation to protein.</p><p></p><p>Pound for pound and dollar for dollar, nothing matches the protein content (and calories and general nutrition) of good old peanuts.</p><p>Some schools (not ours) only have peanuts on the hit list - tree nuts are allowed... in which case, its expensive, but other nuts work just as well for the nutrition factors.</p><p>Need the protein because... the only thing worse than low blood sugar, is a blood-sugar spike-and-crash combo.</p><p></p><p>Yah, I know. Its one of those things where you just can't win.</p><p>And no, I'm not showing up between classes so he can grab his GORP in the car.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="InsaneCdn, post: 453547, member: 11791"] The biggest challenge is the protein. Other than protein shakes (really expensive), most snacks just don't cut it for protein. GORP does - 1/2 nuts, 1/2 raisins. Most kids can't handle swapping seeds for 100% of the nuts - half, maybe. The packaged cheese-and-crackers stuff probably comes close. But most stuff just doesn't have anywhere close to enough protein. Yogurt is great... if its PLAIN. And what teenager wants to eat plain yog? But the flavored stuff has too much carb in relation to protein. Pound for pound and dollar for dollar, nothing matches the protein content (and calories and general nutrition) of good old peanuts. Some schools (not ours) only have peanuts on the hit list - tree nuts are allowed... in which case, its expensive, but other nuts work just as well for the nutrition factors. Need the protein because... the only thing worse than low blood sugar, is a blood-sugar spike-and-crash combo. Yah, I know. Its one of those things where you just can't win. And no, I'm not showing up between classes so he can grab his GORP in the car. [/QUOTE]
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