Birthday parties can be fun and also overwhelming especially if you are planning for a milestone year. An 18^th birthday party offers all sorts of more grown-up party possibilities. Unless you’re going the surprise party route, be sure to clear your plans with your child and involve him in the planning. Here are a few 18^th birthday party ideas to inspire you into creating the party.

Surprise Party

A surprise party is always a fun and relatively easy option. The trick is keeping it a surprise. Enlist the help of a couple of your teenager’s friends to assemble a great guest list, choose a location – a cool sushi restaurant, or even your home. Get your child to the designated location at the appointed time – and keep it a surprise. You can also set up a taco bar, or a buffet table.

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If you’re confused about when to use energy bars, gels, and drinks, read on and discover the latest on what to consume when, for optimum performance.

Energy Bars

Energy bars are designed to help keep your energy up during long training sessions or races, they contain high energy ingredients, such as cereals, dried fruits, nuts, sugars and honey. You can eat them during longer sessions but they may be harder to digest than energy drinks.

Many energy bars are high in sugars and carbohydrates and can pack in 200-300 calories. Use them for intense training sessions, rather than as a meal or snack replacement, or you could unbalance your blood sugars and cause cravings and weight gain...

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