foods

Rachael - posted on 01/21/2009

J is 4, weighs 24 lbs...  he doesn't really like abything fatty... thats the problem.. it is like he senses the fat, and refuses to eat it

Marguerite - posted on 01/21/2009

My daughter is very underweight also, she is 17 months and 18lbs. How old is your son, and what are some fatty things he likes to eat, my daughter is pretty picky, well just choosy I would say. Thanks, Marguerite From Cedar Rapids Iowa

Rachael - posted on 01/14/2009

That would be great Juli. We have all sorts of tricks too, but none of them seem to work with J. Maybe you have some we havn't tried yet!

Juli - posted on 01/14/2009

I think ongoing communication w/the school and teachers is the best thing for the lunches they deem 'unhealthy'.  I've learned I have to talk to the school several times a year about Memphis' issues, especially if they have a rotation of teachers.  

What I do for Memphis is put 'extras' in the foods he does love.  Such as muffins, he loves them, so I started to puree the veggies and add them in.  Cauliflower is a good one because you can't taste it and it really makes them moist.  He love milk too so I often add heavy cream to it for more fat & calories (you could also do this in mashed potatoes).  And I bought some tasteless nutritional supplement to make his smoothies with (I know there is a good one Walgreen's carries on their website for chemo patients that is great for under weight kids).  I'm really lucky because he loves peanut butter and it's really high in fat/calories/protein.   

I have a list of 'tricks' his food therapist gave me about a year ago, if anyone's interested I can try to scan & post it, or just write down a few of the tips.   Just let me know.

Juli

Linda - posted on 01/13/2009

Hello i know what you are saying my son s autistic but has the eating disorder with it and he will only eat certain chocolate bars, crisps, bread with viniger in or tomato sauce so a very unhealthy lunch box and there was no way of getting him to eat a school dinner.

we were told by his physicologist to let him eat it so now we do and that is the only way he is surviving some how.

Schools need to be educated more into childrens needs

Rachael - posted on 01/11/2009

yeah, i guess with the nations focus on obesity, folks forget that there is an opposite end to that stick.

Chris - posted on 01/11/2009

I can definitely understand your point of view. My 12 y/o son is only 58 lbs. Back in April he lost 7 lbs (went from 60 lbs to 53 lbs) after breaking his arm, and still hasn't gained back all the weight yet. He was one of the babies who hadn't yet doubled his weight at 1 year (let alone 6 months like he should have!).



One of the things I have him eating is "smoothies" that I make with a banana, frozen yogurt, lactose-free milk, and sometimes a splash of chocolate syrup (he is lactose intolerant). I suppose you could even add peanut butter in if your son isn't allergic. Our naturopath wants me to add whey powder (lactose free) but B. doesn't like it. It has been a very long, slow battle just to get him to gain the weight he has over the last 8 months.



Keep your chin up! You are doing the best you can, and that is all that can be expected of you. Unless you have an underweight child, people just don't understand.