{"id":4076,"date":"2011-05-31T08:16:30","date_gmt":"2011-05-31T07:16:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alisonsdiary.com\/?p=4076"},"modified":"2012-05-29T21:33:24","modified_gmt":"2012-05-29T20:33:24","slug":"protein-shakes-make-you-a-macho-giant-drink-me","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alisonsdiary.com\/2011\/05\/protein-shakes-make-you-a-macho-giant-drink-me\/","title":{"rendered":"Protein Shakes make you a macho giant. DRINK ME."},"content":{"rendered":"

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Protein shakes. Teenage boys love \u2018em. They collect their pocket money together swing into Holland Barrett \u2013 it bills itself as a health food\u00a0 shop so if they sell it\u00a0 it must be good for you. Here the young guys part with their cash to purchase powder to mix with water to gulp down to turn them\u00a0 into Quade Cooper \u2013 or which ever sporting hero they are particularly keen on.<\/p>\n

We have had a stramash<\/a> in our house over this. The first time a giant white plastic container arrived it was a gentle protein muscle builder. I wasn\u2019t happy about it but it was his money and it seemed fairly innocuous whey powder. Yuk. When he tasted it he wasn\u2019t impressed so it fizzled out.<\/p>\n

Then yesterday he came home, ran\u00a0 upstairs with his friend and a paper bag which put my level of suspicion to high. On asking one reluctant Teenwolf what it was, it seems he has graduated to\u00a0 a red\u00a0 tub which he reluctantly showed me so I could have a good look at the ingredients.\u00a0 This is what they are.<\/p>\n

Dextrose. HPLC Pure Creatine Monohydrate, Taurine, Disodium Phosphate, Trimagnesium Phosphate, Monopotassium phosphate, citric acid, Grapeskin exatract, aspartame, starch flavouring, malodextrin, Butylated hydroxytoulene.\u00a0 100g contains 301 cals. Each scoop 130 cal – 32.3 cab, 32.1 fat – might as well be in heiroglyphics. So …<\/p>\n

I googled\u00a0 it. And the first god knows of the 14,800,000 results\u00a0 are all PR for the product from the manufacturer or distributors various. So what the hell is this stuff? How does it effect our kids? What are the longterm effects on kids or adults for that matter?<\/p>\n

As girls want to get tall, slender and have bodies like The Saturdays \u2013 boys want to develop muscles , be tall, broad and built like a brick outhouse.\u00a0 Teenwolf\u2019s\u00a0 particular passion is rugby . And professional rugby players generally tend to be monstrous these days.. Big, beefy, machines.<\/p>\n

Dave is 6ft I am 5 6 1\/2\u201d we are not going to breed an official giant but a giant is what he wants to be. So he eats well, and tons of it too, he exercises a lot, training, running, playing but at what point do you interfere with what nature is doing. My, perhaps naive attitude is if you eat a well balanced diet then why stuff all this artificially created rubbish down your throat. As a Mum I can\u2019t turn a blind eye to the great red plastic tub (red danger red danger) and the fact that it is hidden in the bottom of the wardrobe you know there has to be reason.<\/p>\n

On reading the label it appears it is not to be taken by people\u00a0 under 18 \u2013 so Holland And Barrat should be asking for ID should they? Well they wouldn\u2019t sell them beer or cigarettes so why should they sell this shit?<\/p>\n

So what would you do?
\nWhat do you do?<\/p>\n

Answers on a postcard please. Actually postcards not required just leave a comment here\u2026please\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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