But if you're trying to avoid simple carbs, then aren't meal bars not necessarily the best way to go? I'm not sure what the carb source is for Balance bars specifically, though, I may have a wander down to the drug store in the student centre to check it out, but most of those bars seem to rely on simple sugars (for ease of digestability) as their primary carb source.
Kaiser does bring up an interesting point though regarding protein metabolism and children. No one's really sure what the effects of the 1g protein/1 pound body weight or even 1g protein/1 kg body weight (which is the study-supported number) are for children.
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