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<blockquote data-quote="susiestar" data-source="post: 386970" data-attributes="member: 1233"><p>They make all sorts of energy and protein bars. I strongly advise stocking up on bars that are made with the 40-30-30 ratio - 40 % car, 30% protein and 30% fat, for his snacks and times when the hunger gets so bad. There are a couple of brands that are made this way, the Zone bars and the Balance Bars. I HATE anything that tastes like health food and these bars taste GOOD to me. You MUST read labels because a LOT of the bars have little or no protein and that is exactly the opposite of what he needs. You can also get some bars that are higher in protein, but they may or may not taste good. My kids like the taste of the snickers marathon energy bars (NOT candy bars, these are in the energy bar/diet section, at walmart here it is the pharmacy not the grocery section) but they won't eat them because they are too hard to chew. </p><p> </p><p>If you buy one or two of several flavors you can see what kinds he likes, then you can send these as his snack. They are quick to eat so he won't miss much of the recess, or maybe he could even take one out to recess as long as he doesn't share or throw the wrapper on the ground. He can even eat one in class if the hunger gets the better of him.</p><p> </p><p>It is real hunger, so the school needs to let him eat when he feels he needs to (within reason, of course). If the school does not have a snack for the kids, at age 6 they are all probably in need of one. I know at that age we parents all worked together to provide healthy snacks for the class all year. They were just not old enough to go from 8:30 to 3:30 with just lunch. </p><p> </p><p>Even now with thank you in fifth grade we don't do ANYTHING afterschool other than come home unless we have a snack with protein for him. He is not on medications and needs this very much. If we are going to the store we let him get popcorn chicken at the deli or a protein bar or something. It makes a HUGE difference in him, so it will likely make more of a difference to your difficult child.</p><p> </p><p>You asked about a mood stabilizer. Did the docs tell you risperdal is a mood stabilizer, and is that what you are expecting the risperdal to do? If so, you have been misinformed. Risperdal is an atypical antipsychotic and works on aggression and violence. It may help moods, but it is NOT a true mood stabilizer. If he needs a mood stabilizer he should be on something like depakote, lamictal, etc... He may need the risperdal in addition to the mood stabilizer, but he will need a mood stabilizer too if the medications are supposed to control his moods. </p><p> </p><p>The protein bars are easy and fast, which may make life a lot easier for your difficult child and his teacher. Just make SURE that they have protein in them. For the rest of his diet, the 40-30-30 ratio is good to follow for all of us, diet wise, as a general rule. There are some books about the "Zone diet" that have a lot of good ideas for snacks and meals that follow this. The author is Dr Barry Sears. They are pretty easy to find used, and it can make a real difference in behavior and thinking. I am NOT saying your difficult child needs a "diet", just that it can be helpful to follow that 40-30-30 ratio whenever possible. Esp with a child, because so much of how kids handle situations can depend on if they are hungry or tired or both. The books are just ways to find some recipes and snacks that will help with the extreme hunger that risperdal and some other medications create. One snack idea that surprised me was to have 2-3 oz of deli meat with half of a snickers bar. It is a bit high in fat and empty calories, but you get the sweet taste and enough protein that it doesn't create problems with too much sugar. another handy suggestion is to have egg mcmuffins if you are going out for breakfast - they are a bit too high in fat, but mostly meet the 40-30-30 rule. If you make htem at home with ham instead of canadian bacon they are affordable and give a good start to the day.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="susiestar, post: 386970, member: 1233"] They make all sorts of energy and protein bars. I strongly advise stocking up on bars that are made with the 40-30-30 ratio - 40 % car, 30% protein and 30% fat, for his snacks and times when the hunger gets so bad. There are a couple of brands that are made this way, the Zone bars and the Balance Bars. I HATE anything that tastes like health food and these bars taste GOOD to me. You MUST read labels because a LOT of the bars have little or no protein and that is exactly the opposite of what he needs. You can also get some bars that are higher in protein, but they may or may not taste good. My kids like the taste of the snickers marathon energy bars (NOT candy bars, these are in the energy bar/diet section, at walmart here it is the pharmacy not the grocery section) but they won't eat them because they are too hard to chew. If you buy one or two of several flavors you can see what kinds he likes, then you can send these as his snack. They are quick to eat so he won't miss much of the recess, or maybe he could even take one out to recess as long as he doesn't share or throw the wrapper on the ground. He can even eat one in class if the hunger gets the better of him. It is real hunger, so the school needs to let him eat when he feels he needs to (within reason, of course). If the school does not have a snack for the kids, at age 6 they are all probably in need of one. I know at that age we parents all worked together to provide healthy snacks for the class all year. They were just not old enough to go from 8:30 to 3:30 with just lunch. Even now with thank you in fifth grade we don't do ANYTHING afterschool other than come home unless we have a snack with protein for him. He is not on medications and needs this very much. If we are going to the store we let him get popcorn chicken at the deli or a protein bar or something. It makes a HUGE difference in him, so it will likely make more of a difference to your difficult child. You asked about a mood stabilizer. Did the docs tell you risperdal is a mood stabilizer, and is that what you are expecting the risperdal to do? If so, you have been misinformed. Risperdal is an atypical antipsychotic and works on aggression and violence. It may help moods, but it is NOT a true mood stabilizer. If he needs a mood stabilizer he should be on something like depakote, lamictal, etc... He may need the risperdal in addition to the mood stabilizer, but he will need a mood stabilizer too if the medications are supposed to control his moods. The protein bars are easy and fast, which may make life a lot easier for your difficult child and his teacher. Just make SURE that they have protein in them. For the rest of his diet, the 40-30-30 ratio is good to follow for all of us, diet wise, as a general rule. There are some books about the "Zone diet" that have a lot of good ideas for snacks and meals that follow this. The author is Dr Barry Sears. They are pretty easy to find used, and it can make a real difference in behavior and thinking. I am NOT saying your difficult child needs a "diet", just that it can be helpful to follow that 40-30-30 ratio whenever possible. Esp with a child, because so much of how kids handle situations can depend on if they are hungry or tired or both. The books are just ways to find some recipes and snacks that will help with the extreme hunger that risperdal and some other medications create. One snack idea that surprised me was to have 2-3 oz of deli meat with half of a snickers bar. It is a bit high in fat and empty calories, but you get the sweet taste and enough protein that it doesn't create problems with too much sugar. another handy suggestion is to have egg mcmuffins if you are going out for breakfast - they are a bit too high in fat, but mostly meet the 40-30-30 rule. If you make htem at home with ham instead of canadian bacon they are affordable and give a good start to the day. [/QUOTE]
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