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<blockquote data-quote="Marguerite" data-source="post: 385700" data-attributes="member: 1991"><p>Don't beat yourself up over the hospital. Or anything. You made the best decisions you could at the time, based on what information you had. If she had been eating normally, you wouldn't have needed to find a hospital. If you said this to her she would probably say, "Not being able to eat is not my fault," to which you can reply, "It's not mine either."</p><p>This is not a fault issue and blame should not come into this anywhere. What is, is. You both have to deal with what is, and adding in a whole lot of "mgt have beens" only adds to your workload. You did your best. Sometimes it works out, sometimes it doesn't. Some consequences can be surprisingly useful (as Shari pointed out).</p><p></p><p>Now, my main note here - the subject of fruit shakes. They are a good alternative. You can still hide an egg in there if you think she can handle it texture-wise. Make sure you use a blender, not hand-beters or a hand whisk because only a blender can really mix the egg in without chunks of egg white causing problems. Alternatively, separate the egg and just hide egg yolk in there. BUT - don't think of fruit shakes as being lower in sugar. You can reduce the sugar somewhat, but the problems with sugar all translate to blood glucose levels. Oranges (and therefore orange juice) are loaded with sucrose, which is the same as the white stuff in the sugar bowl. It breaks down to fructose and glucose. Weak acids (such as citric acid, found in acidic fruits and stomach acids) increase the rate of breakdown.</p><p>Other fruits also contain sucrose and also fructose, in various amounts. Fructose does taste sweeter than sucrose, it is an isomer of glucose which means it has the same atoms in its make-up and chemically is very similar. But because it tastes sweeter than sucrose, which is where we (with our Western diets) get our sweet tooth 'fix' needs met, substituting fruit could help reduce the blood sugar problems you're currently dealing with, when she's ingesting a lot of added sugar. Just go easy on the orange juice. Fructose plus sucrose (or plus other sweeteners) tastes a lot sweeter than the components. So again - fruit shakes, using no added sugar whatsoever, could be a way to give her the sweet taste but not the same level of sugar high.</p><p></p><p>However - there still will be some level of fast sugar hit, unless you can lower the GI somehow. Adding fat in some degree (such as the egg yolk) or even full-fat ice cream (one small scoop should do it) should help. Or even a dollop of cream.</p><p></p><p>A good fruit shake to try, if she can handle the texture - 50:50 water and pure juice (no added sugar, no added anything) - about half a cup in total. Half to one banana. Other fresh fruit, especially strawberries (only two or three), maybe mango if you have it, passionfruit if you have it (strain out the seeds if they will be a problem for her), fresh pineapple and kiwifruit in extreme moderation (because of the enzyme problems in those fruit). If you want, a single raspberry will give this a deep sunset colour. </p><p></p><p>I lived on shakes like this years ago, when I as trying to cut back on calories. The problem was, it was too high a GI and I already had insulin resistance. It also left me ravenous my mid-morning. I've since found that adding a tablespoon of cream would have helped (ironically) to lower the GI.</p><p></p><p>Instead of ice cream you can get fruit-based desserts which can be added to give extra flavour and chill. Also, if you want chill (plus want to use out of season fruit) you can use frozen fruit, with a strong blender. I use a Bamix stick blender, it can handle frozen fruit. I've often turned out a fruit blend, no added sugar (that includes no added honey) which could have been eaten out of a cone. Or you can freeze the mix as ice pops (just put a stick in as you freeze it) and nutritionally, it's the same but it gives her a different texture to deal with. She also has to eat it before it melts - could speed things up. If she finds it too difficult, she can put it back in the freezer to keep it solid.</p><p></p><p>Something I did for my kids when they were teething, was frozen bananas. Use the ripe ones, where the skins are yellow and beginning to get spotty. Peel them, cut them in half and push a stick into the cut end. Freeze on a flat tray, then store sealed in the freezer (so a frost-dree freezer won't dehydrate them). They really are delicious and have enough natural sugars in them (mostly fructose) to taste sweet enough. Bits don't break off, so they're ideal for babies who need something cold in their mouths on those sore gums. But texture-wise, could be reassuring for difficult child too.</p><p></p><p>Also if you can, add some acidophilus powder to the mix, to try to ensure her gut flora are in balance. You can buy it in capsules but I prefer to buy the stuff in the powder form and add a quarter tsp to my breakfast cereal. You just have to keep the acidophilus in the fridge to keep the bugs viable.</p><p></p><p>But fruit shakes alone - high GI still. BOLO, in other words.</p><p></p><p>Marg</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marguerite, post: 385700, member: 1991"] Don't beat yourself up over the hospital. Or anything. You made the best decisions you could at the time, based on what information you had. If she had been eating normally, you wouldn't have needed to find a hospital. If you said this to her she would probably say, "Not being able to eat is not my fault," to which you can reply, "It's not mine either." This is not a fault issue and blame should not come into this anywhere. What is, is. You both have to deal with what is, and adding in a whole lot of "mgt have beens" only adds to your workload. You did your best. Sometimes it works out, sometimes it doesn't. Some consequences can be surprisingly useful (as Shari pointed out). Now, my main note here - the subject of fruit shakes. They are a good alternative. You can still hide an egg in there if you think she can handle it texture-wise. Make sure you use a blender, not hand-beters or a hand whisk because only a blender can really mix the egg in without chunks of egg white causing problems. Alternatively, separate the egg and just hide egg yolk in there. BUT - don't think of fruit shakes as being lower in sugar. You can reduce the sugar somewhat, but the problems with sugar all translate to blood glucose levels. Oranges (and therefore orange juice) are loaded with sucrose, which is the same as the white stuff in the sugar bowl. It breaks down to fructose and glucose. Weak acids (such as citric acid, found in acidic fruits and stomach acids) increase the rate of breakdown. Other fruits also contain sucrose and also fructose, in various amounts. Fructose does taste sweeter than sucrose, it is an isomer of glucose which means it has the same atoms in its make-up and chemically is very similar. But because it tastes sweeter than sucrose, which is where we (with our Western diets) get our sweet tooth 'fix' needs met, substituting fruit could help reduce the blood sugar problems you're currently dealing with, when she's ingesting a lot of added sugar. Just go easy on the orange juice. Fructose plus sucrose (or plus other sweeteners) tastes a lot sweeter than the components. So again - fruit shakes, using no added sugar whatsoever, could be a way to give her the sweet taste but not the same level of sugar high. However - there still will be some level of fast sugar hit, unless you can lower the GI somehow. Adding fat in some degree (such as the egg yolk) or even full-fat ice cream (one small scoop should do it) should help. Or even a dollop of cream. A good fruit shake to try, if she can handle the texture - 50:50 water and pure juice (no added sugar, no added anything) - about half a cup in total. Half to one banana. Other fresh fruit, especially strawberries (only two or three), maybe mango if you have it, passionfruit if you have it (strain out the seeds if they will be a problem for her), fresh pineapple and kiwifruit in extreme moderation (because of the enzyme problems in those fruit). If you want, a single raspberry will give this a deep sunset colour. I lived on shakes like this years ago, when I as trying to cut back on calories. The problem was, it was too high a GI and I already had insulin resistance. It also left me ravenous my mid-morning. I've since found that adding a tablespoon of cream would have helped (ironically) to lower the GI. Instead of ice cream you can get fruit-based desserts which can be added to give extra flavour and chill. Also, if you want chill (plus want to use out of season fruit) you can use frozen fruit, with a strong blender. I use a Bamix stick blender, it can handle frozen fruit. I've often turned out a fruit blend, no added sugar (that includes no added honey) which could have been eaten out of a cone. Or you can freeze the mix as ice pops (just put a stick in as you freeze it) and nutritionally, it's the same but it gives her a different texture to deal with. She also has to eat it before it melts - could speed things up. If she finds it too difficult, she can put it back in the freezer to keep it solid. Something I did for my kids when they were teething, was frozen bananas. Use the ripe ones, where the skins are yellow and beginning to get spotty. Peel them, cut them in half and push a stick into the cut end. Freeze on a flat tray, then store sealed in the freezer (so a frost-dree freezer won't dehydrate them). They really are delicious and have enough natural sugars in them (mostly fructose) to taste sweet enough. Bits don't break off, so they're ideal for babies who need something cold in their mouths on those sore gums. But texture-wise, could be reassuring for difficult child too. Also if you can, add some acidophilus powder to the mix, to try to ensure her gut flora are in balance. You can buy it in capsules but I prefer to buy the stuff in the powder form and add a quarter tsp to my breakfast cereal. You just have to keep the acidophilus in the fridge to keep the bugs viable. But fruit shakes alone - high GI still. BOLO, in other words. Marg [/QUOTE]
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