Any approved BCAAs?

[Jen1985]

I normally supplement my consistent workouts with BCAAs.  Every single thing on the ingredient list is a big word I don't understand   Are there BCAAs out there that would work during a whole30? Is that even a thing or do you just go without them for 30 days? Thanks!

[jmcbn]

2 hours ago, Jen1985 said:

or do you just go without them for 30 days?

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Think of it as a little experiment to see how well you can perform just with real foods.

I'll not lie to you. Your performance may suffer initially. But stick with the pre/postWO recommendations & three template meals and you should come out the other side even stronger.

[lesmyers]

Are they not approved?  

[jmcbn]

There are most likely compliant ones out there, we'd just prefer that you get the nutrients that you need from your food (chicken, fish & eggs are all excellent sources of BCAAs), otherwise how will you know exactly what it was that made you feel/perform better?

[lesmyers]

7 hours ago, jmcbn said:

There are most likely compliant ones out there, we'd just prefer that you get the nutrients that you need from your food (chicken, fish & eggs are all excellent sources of BCAAs), otherwise how will you know exactly what it was that made you feel/perform better?

As an endurance triathlete, I wouldn't stop taking them as they really do help with recovery on long an/or hard days. I've always eaten a clean diet and on big training days I do need the extra help in recovery. 

[ThyPeace]

I don't know much about this subject, but I can Google pretty well.  Here's a list of foods that are high in BCAAs.  All but one (peanuts) are compliant:

http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/ask-the-macro-manager-what-are-the-best-bcaa-food-sources.html

ThyPeace, Mmmm, chickentunasalmoneggs...