Protein shakes for 11 year old boy?

[N9ne-41]

My little cousin is having trouble gaining weight and hes as skinny as a bone. I gave him a sip of my protein shake and he liked it now my aunt wants to know if its fine for him to be drinking them ?

[quank]

he hasn't even hit a growth spur yet. why the fck would you want to start him on protein shakes now??? tell your aunt to cook for christ sakes if she want him to gain weight.

[shadar]

Protein doesn't make you gain weight, calories do. Tell your aunt to give the kid more food if he needs to be bigger. But I'm willing to bet he's not too skinny at all... better to be a little thinner when you're younger than too fat. Easier to put the weight on as he grows up than it is to take it off.

[guerrillaTANK]

no need for an 11 year old boy to be drinking protein shakes.... he just needs to eat!

[N9ne-41]

no need for an 11 year old boy to be drinking protein shakes.... he just needs to eat!

He can't eat a lot. He won't eat a lot.

Thats the problem.

[MS614]

It wont have any negative side effects

[The___Situation]

He can't eat a lot. He won't eat a lot.

Thats the problem.

Ever hear of ensure? If not check it out.

[whitely]

My little cousin is having trouble gaining weight and hes as skinny as a bone. I gave him a sip of my protein shake and he liked it now my aunt wants to know if its fine for him to be drinking them ?

You'll proly flame/diss me, but giving protein shake to a skinny 11 yo boy seems just plain stupid to me.

1. proteins are the worst way to go if you want to add weight
2. even if you're on a 'protein for a weight' plan, it's not for a 11 yo
3. if he's that skinny that you're worried, and he doesn't want to eat, there's a reason for it. There's a place called a hospital where you can check the boy. I bet there are at least 1000 things that might be 'causing it. Or maybe he's ok, just skinny by your standards. I was super skinny till 18! Doctors can be very helpfull with this.

I have a friend that is extremly skinny, and he eats like everybody else. It's just that he has some rare white blood cells deformity and it's just impossible for him to add weight.

[xxtotuxx]

Maybe a homemade gainer? Would be easier to eat if the kid can't eat much.

[JustNavid]

How about making him a milkshake? Put milk in, few bannanas add stuff here and there , mix it up and give it to him ..

[sikstr8six]

My little cousin is having trouble gaining weight and hes as skinny as a bone. I gave him a sip of my protein shake and he liked it now my aunt wants to know if its fine for him to be drinking them ?

My four year old drinks them. He's not powering down three a day, but I make him one with a banana in the blender every once in a while.

[JustNavid]

My four year old drinks them. He's not powering down three a day, but I make him one with a banana in the blender every once in a while.

[red_cat]

One shake a day won't hurt him at all. It's just freakin protein.

[shot_gun]

My little cousin is having trouble gaining weight and hes as skinny as a bone. I gave him a sip of my protein shake and he liked it now my aunt wants to know if its fine for him to be drinking them ?

give him weight gainer instead, (low amounts of sugars)

oh by the way, im repping you, stupid for what you got negged for.

[The___Situation]

give him weight gainer instead, (low amounts of sugars)

oh by the way, im repping you, stupid for what you got negged for.

Once again, check out ensure! It is made for little kids!

[N9ne-41]

give him weight gainer instead, (low amounts of sugars)

oh by the way, im repping you, stupid for what you got negged for.

Appreciate it man. Thanks. And yeah, thats what i gave my aunt and him, a pretty clean weight gainer. She wants it for once a day in the morning and blend it with a banana and some strawberries.

[Maxwell1995]

He can't eat a lot. He won't eat a lot.

Thats the problem.

The average protein shake has 100-200 calories in it. It's not going to make him grow. Especially if he's at age 11. Like a lot of other people said, he needs calories. Not JUST protein. Tell your aunt if she wants him to grow, shovel food in the kid's face.

[aCb123]

I give them to my little brother all the time but hes 13. Not going to be harmful but you might as well just give him some chocolate milk or a milk shake.

[kmorris85]

It wont have any negative side effects

Unless... it has SUPERDROL in it

[Maxwell1995]

Unless... it has SUPERDROL in it

^^^this

[gspsilva]

He can't eat a lot. He won't eat a lot.

Thats the problem.

What do you mean can't? if you mean like he just doesnt want to them tell him to man the F up lol force feed him lol

[Panabol]

Blend it up as a weight gainer with banana+peanut butter+1 scoop whey+honey+oats+oils

[meatball2010]

Give him Deca. haha just kidding. Nah, protein shakes are fine, but they are a SUPPLEMENT. Meaning, he should not live on shakes, he should take the protein shake only to SUPPLEMENT his REAL COOKED MEALS of the DAY.

And for the record, 11 year olds can be skinny. Some of the greatest athletes started off skinny. It's the kids that mature to early who usually get passed up by the late bloomers. I know this, because I was one of them. I started High School (freshmen) 5' , 99 lbs. Yes that's tiny. I graduated (senior) ALL DISTRICT, 5'11" 185 & had varsity team weight room records. I then went on to play college ball at 6'0" 225 (college senior). It's not a bad thing to be skinny, I was. Just make sure he participates in athletics whether he's small right now or not. It will benefit him later when he grows.

MEATBALL

[hedfullofmusic]

Those two words shouldn't come to mind to an eleven yr. old.

[bassbehemoth]

Quality protein, fish oil, creatine mono, a good multi and this 11-year-old kid is good to go.

[seanb1979]

Give him Deca. haha just kidding. Nah, protein shakes are fine, but they are a SUPPLEMENT. Meaning, he should not live on shakes, he should take the protein shake only to SUPPLEMENT his REAL COOKED MEALS of the DAY.

And for the record, 11 year olds can be skinny. Some of the greatest athletes started off skinny. It's the kids that mature to early who usually get passed up by the late bloomers. I know this, because I was one of them. I started High School (freshmen) 5' , 99 lbs. Yes that's tiny. I graduated (senior) ALL DISTRICT, 5'11" 185 & had varsity team weight room records. I then went on to play college ball at 6'0" 225 (college senior). It's not a bad thing to be skinny, I was. Just make sure he participates in athletics whether he's small right now or not. It will benefit him later when he grows.

MEATBALL

**** even dennis rodman was like 5ft 10 or something before his sr year of high school, then he grew a ton... scrawny at 11 is somewhat normal

[T50]

It just protein. Why is everyone acting like he said hes about to give him steroids? Give the goddamn kid some protein and don't worry.

[kmorris85]

It just protein. Why is everyone acting like he said hes about to give him steroids? Give the goddamn kid some protein and don't worry.

just make sure the protein doesnt contain superdrol

[TastesLikeRoids]

its just protein............half you guys are acting like hes starting him on a cycle or something

[kdog1189]

You want calorie dense foods. Shoot for stuff like PB, whole milk, red meat, and a donut or the like every once in a while. Such foods have a lot of calories but not a whole lot to make you feel full. For example, I could probably eat over 1000 calories of PB (~20 spoonfulls) and feel just as full as if I ate only 300 calories of some other carb/fiber heavy food (for example two servings of oats).