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<blockquote data-quote="Marguerite" data-source="post: 172979" data-attributes="member: 1991"><p>That actually doesn't sound too bad. He's getting concentrated carbs for breakfast - when it can be used most effectively. Protein, carbs and vegetable fat for lunch (fat is OK if he's burning it up as fuel; vegetable means no cholesterol). Protein, fat, carbs for dinner. The half banana - some minerals and vitamins. </p><p>More food would be better, but at least he's doing better than my nephew who would eat nothing else but Vegemite sandwiches for breakfast, lunch and dinner 7/52.</p><p></p><p>I'd be letting him eat when he's hungry, as long as what he eats is good enough food to count towards his daily food allowance.</p><p></p><p>When easy child was a baby I thought I had the youngest anorexic on the block. She would go all day with only one bottle of formula. That was it. In between she might have plenty of watered-down fruit juice and maybe a rusk (made from wholemeal bread). She often wouldn't finish her bottle, or the rusk. She went on like this from about a year old, to over two years old.</p><p></p><p>WYS, I wouldn't worry too much about him for now. Keep an eye on him, maybe try and get some vitamins or other supplement into him. Will he take vitamin pills? Sometimes they're easier than trying to get our boys to drink liquid supplements. </p><p>I'd be worrying about calcium, protein, vitamins & minerals. In that order. </p><p></p><p>What vegetables will he eat? Does he eat carrots? Raw or cooked? What about vegetable sticks with a dip of some sort? Will he drink milk? Even as milkshake? Would he eat custard? Eggs?</p><p>Although difficult child 3 doesn't like dips (creamy texture) there are some that he will eat - taramasalata and tzaziki are two that come to mind. Tzaziki is yogurt-based and really healthy. The shop-bought stuff is often not great, but it's really easy to make. Although both those dips are usually eaten with chunks of bread, they can also be eaten with vegetable sticks. A big afternoon feed of tzaziki has protein, calcium, trace minerals, some vitamins, fibre, some natural antibiotic. It's good stuff. If he filled up on it and had no room for dinner, it wouldn't be a tragedy.</p><p></p><p>I wouldn't stress too much. Try to extend the variety a little (don't push him too hard, though) so he's got a bit more variety, but when he gets a growth spurt he will get hungrier.</p><p></p><p>If your son is growing taller, then he is not so badly malnourished. His body has to get the raw materials from somewhere. Muscle growth requires protein; bone growth require calcium. Trace minerals and vitamins help other activities continue well. Carbs and fats fuel his activity by providing energy.</p><p></p><p>The main worry - calcium, Vitamin C and protein. The first two you can supplement (but not at the same time or it can precipitate out and cause kidney stones, if you give him big doses). The protein, he's getting from the chicken and the peanut butter.</p><p></p><p>An idea with the banana - why not stick the other half in the freezer? Peeled,d of course. Push a pop stick (or whatever you call them) into the cut end. The riper the banana, the better. You eat them frozen. A good freezer should freeze them had enough to stop any browning in the banana. If your freezer is frost-free, you need to seal the frozen bananas to avoid freezer burn. These are great in summer as a treat. Really good for teething babies, too, because they don't drop and they don't have big bits that break off and become a choking hazard.</p><p></p><p>Tzaziki recipe - you need a good quality European style (thick) plain yogurt (no flavour, no sugar). Add salt to taste. To a cup of yogurt, add about half a cup of finely shredded cucumber (use continental cucumbers for preference). Squeeze out any liquid from the cucumber before adding the flesh to the yogurt. Squeeze in a clove of garlic (more, if you like more) and for added taste, chop in some mint and/or dill weed. Store it in the fridge, serve with chunks of bread or vegetable sticks.</p><p>Do not make this in a blender - it turns watery and is awful.</p><p>You can also serve a number of meat dishes with a dollop of this on the side.</p><p>You say he won't eat vegetables - then serve this with bread (more traditional). </p><p></p><p>My kids aren't into vegetables much, but I found some combinations they enjoy - difficult child 1 discovered tomatoes plus continental cucumber, both chopped on a plate with a splash of olive oil and a dash of red wine vinegar. Served with bread chunks. And currently I've been using a waffle blade mandoline to cut carrots into a basket-weave effect. A bowl full of those while the kids are playing games and they eat them like they're potato crisps. Easy to do - you need the wavy blade slicer set for thin cuts. After each pass, rotate the vegetable 90 degrees and slice again. It is slower than plain slicing, but still fast enough for me, if it means the carrots get eaten. Doing potatoes like this and deep-frying them makes for a real gourmet effect with basket-weave look potato crisps.</p><p></p><p>Carrots like this are easier to eat as well because there is less chewing involved. You CAN steam them, but they are fragile and need to be not overcooked.</p><p></p><p>I'd be giving him the diet he wants for now, and getting him to take supplements. And wait for the growth spurt, hopefully he will get an appetite then. Don't stress too much just yet. Just keep his food healthy.</p><p></p><p>Witz, my young friend with FSH Muscular Dystrophy - I think they stopped stuffing calories into her when she was strong enough to stay awake and manage for a whole meal. They were stuck in a Catch 22 loop - the little girl was too tired to eat enough, and without food going in she wasn't building muscle and didn't have enough fuel to give her any energy. She was a real worry for some time. Her mother is vegetarian and has always been very slim. In fact, I do wonder how much of the daughter's slight build is the FSH and how much is heredity. We rarely see them now, from one year to the next. They live in an isolated country community "out back" in the western deserts. At least, the parents do. Both kids are now independent.</p><p></p><p>Marg</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marguerite, post: 172979, member: 1991"] That actually doesn't sound too bad. He's getting concentrated carbs for breakfast - when it can be used most effectively. Protein, carbs and vegetable fat for lunch (fat is OK if he's burning it up as fuel; vegetable means no cholesterol). Protein, fat, carbs for dinner. The half banana - some minerals and vitamins. More food would be better, but at least he's doing better than my nephew who would eat nothing else but Vegemite sandwiches for breakfast, lunch and dinner 7/52. I'd be letting him eat when he's hungry, as long as what he eats is good enough food to count towards his daily food allowance. When easy child was a baby I thought I had the youngest anorexic on the block. She would go all day with only one bottle of formula. That was it. In between she might have plenty of watered-down fruit juice and maybe a rusk (made from wholemeal bread). She often wouldn't finish her bottle, or the rusk. She went on like this from about a year old, to over two years old. WYS, I wouldn't worry too much about him for now. Keep an eye on him, maybe try and get some vitamins or other supplement into him. Will he take vitamin pills? Sometimes they're easier than trying to get our boys to drink liquid supplements. I'd be worrying about calcium, protein, vitamins & minerals. In that order. What vegetables will he eat? Does he eat carrots? Raw or cooked? What about vegetable sticks with a dip of some sort? Will he drink milk? Even as milkshake? Would he eat custard? Eggs? Although difficult child 3 doesn't like dips (creamy texture) there are some that he will eat - taramasalata and tzaziki are two that come to mind. Tzaziki is yogurt-based and really healthy. The shop-bought stuff is often not great, but it's really easy to make. Although both those dips are usually eaten with chunks of bread, they can also be eaten with vegetable sticks. A big afternoon feed of tzaziki has protein, calcium, trace minerals, some vitamins, fibre, some natural antibiotic. It's good stuff. If he filled up on it and had no room for dinner, it wouldn't be a tragedy. I wouldn't stress too much. Try to extend the variety a little (don't push him too hard, though) so he's got a bit more variety, but when he gets a growth spurt he will get hungrier. If your son is growing taller, then he is not so badly malnourished. His body has to get the raw materials from somewhere. Muscle growth requires protein; bone growth require calcium. Trace minerals and vitamins help other activities continue well. Carbs and fats fuel his activity by providing energy. The main worry - calcium, Vitamin C and protein. The first two you can supplement (but not at the same time or it can precipitate out and cause kidney stones, if you give him big doses). The protein, he's getting from the chicken and the peanut butter. An idea with the banana - why not stick the other half in the freezer? Peeled,d of course. Push a pop stick (or whatever you call them) into the cut end. The riper the banana, the better. You eat them frozen. A good freezer should freeze them had enough to stop any browning in the banana. If your freezer is frost-free, you need to seal the frozen bananas to avoid freezer burn. These are great in summer as a treat. Really good for teething babies, too, because they don't drop and they don't have big bits that break off and become a choking hazard. Tzaziki recipe - you need a good quality European style (thick) plain yogurt (no flavour, no sugar). Add salt to taste. To a cup of yogurt, add about half a cup of finely shredded cucumber (use continental cucumbers for preference). Squeeze out any liquid from the cucumber before adding the flesh to the yogurt. Squeeze in a clove of garlic (more, if you like more) and for added taste, chop in some mint and/or dill weed. Store it in the fridge, serve with chunks of bread or vegetable sticks. Do not make this in a blender - it turns watery and is awful. You can also serve a number of meat dishes with a dollop of this on the side. You say he won't eat vegetables - then serve this with bread (more traditional). My kids aren't into vegetables much, but I found some combinations they enjoy - difficult child 1 discovered tomatoes plus continental cucumber, both chopped on a plate with a splash of olive oil and a dash of red wine vinegar. Served with bread chunks. And currently I've been using a waffle blade mandoline to cut carrots into a basket-weave effect. A bowl full of those while the kids are playing games and they eat them like they're potato crisps. Easy to do - you need the wavy blade slicer set for thin cuts. After each pass, rotate the vegetable 90 degrees and slice again. It is slower than plain slicing, but still fast enough for me, if it means the carrots get eaten. Doing potatoes like this and deep-frying them makes for a real gourmet effect with basket-weave look potato crisps. Carrots like this are easier to eat as well because there is less chewing involved. You CAN steam them, but they are fragile and need to be not overcooked. I'd be giving him the diet he wants for now, and getting him to take supplements. And wait for the growth spurt, hopefully he will get an appetite then. Don't stress too much just yet. Just keep his food healthy. Witz, my young friend with FSH Muscular Dystrophy - I think they stopped stuffing calories into her when she was strong enough to stay awake and manage for a whole meal. They were stuck in a Catch 22 loop - the little girl was too tired to eat enough, and without food going in she wasn't building muscle and didn't have enough fuel to give her any energy. She was a real worry for some time. Her mother is vegetarian and has always been very slim. In fact, I do wonder how much of the daughter's slight build is the FSH and how much is heredity. We rarely see them now, from one year to the next. They live in an isolated country community "out back" in the western deserts. At least, the parents do. Both kids are now independent. Marg [/QUOTE]
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