Re: Are we doing diet correctly?(lots of Questions)

[Guest guest]

Thanks for ananlyzing all this with me. I am going to follow up w/

the calorie counting but as you mentioned it can take some time. The

things in his lunch bag sort of is a combination of what I think he

should eat and what he likes. I guess I feel really mean not sending

him allowable " treats " as he watches the other children sitting next

to him eat hamburgers on rolls, cookies, french fries etc. His

teachers say he is really a good sport about it but I went to the

holiday party and he was saying " Chocolate chip cookie, donut "

w/these longing eyes. I guess I push the guilt I feel way down by

saying to myself " I am doing the best for him that I can " but I guess

there is more of an emotional toll than I have allowed myself to

acknowledge because the tears have just started rolling down my face

just writing about all of this. The raisins and prunes made their

way in b/c he was asking for them and it said it was allowed. Can he

not have them at all? I do give him carb veggies but beyond carrots

and butternut squash what is there. I do make a pudding/kugel that

is butternut squash, carrot apple, nut etc. He does not view it as a

treat. It has become more of a way to get veggies into him. I

apologize for unloading my runon sentences at you. I know with time

this all will become easier.

> >

> > The costco honey is Dutch Gold.

> >

> >

> > Typical day for my 3 1/2 yo 41 lb. son

> >

> > diluted juice 60 H20/ 40 juice

> > midas waffle(pecan flour)

> > 2 prunes/handful raisins

> > 1/2 banana

> > applesauce -small amt for taking supps

> >

> > school lunch bag(Don't know when he eats what exactly)

> > water bottle

> > banana

> > box raisins(really small one)

> > fresh pineapple (sometimes doesn't eat)

> > applesauce(often comes home uneaten)

> > zucchinni muffin(alm flour)or peanut butter brownie

> > Thermos w/poultry/Steak and baby carrots(some always comes home)

> > pork rinds(small amount)

> > 50/50 juice portion

> >

> >

> > after school

> >

> > I try to offer fruit/veg usually break down and give more banana

or

> > 1/2 waffle or muffin depends on what I see he ate at

school/breakfast.

> > This is a really hard part of the day. He comes home very tired

from

> > a long school day and I haven't seen him all day. I want a

positive

> > environment to work on interacting with him.

> >

> > dinner

> >

> > protein

> > veggies

> > last night i made stir fry sometimes eggs/spinach

> > tonight I'm roasting chicken and trying to make butternut squash

fries

> > He usually seems hungry because although he has been willing to

eat

> > some veggies he will not fill up on them. We literally sit and

feed

> > them to him. I try to offer pears, oranges. He will have one

bite

> > and then be done.

> > Sometimes a pineapple juice pop.

> > over the weekend I made Beef Stew w/ a gravy entirely of veggies

to

> > put over other veggies as a sauce. He liked it but didn't eat a

> > large portion.

> >

> > Sorry to write so much, but he often wakes early(5am). this

moring

> > he climbed in our bed and announced " i'm hungry " . This of course

is

> > wonderful but I'm constantly anxiety ridden. Why won't he eat

soup?

> > Too many bananas? Too much nut flour? Too many eggs? Am I

starving

> > him?

> >

> > If I can't get my little one to fill up on veggies am I doing it

all

> > wrong?

> >

> > Thanks. I guess if I'm in this for the long haul I want to do it

> > correctly. We did do the intro diet but with a little fruit. As

far

> > as his previous condition I didn't see him as having gasto issues

(no

> > pain or bowel problems)but after starting general dietary

> > intervention he did have die-off and definately has gluten

> > sensitivity. I often wonder if that means his leaky gut will

heal

> > faster.

> >

> > Thanks for the input.

> >

> >

> >

>

[Guest guest]

The dried fruit really isn't a good idea this early into the diet. It

is a LOT harder to digest.

Try to look at this in a different way. I know it's hard. But take a

look at the list of foods that he CAN have and try to come up with fun

ways to serve them.

You can cut fruit into shapes with cookie cutters. You can make knox

blox (gelatin) and cut them into shapes.

Make him some quarter sized cookies and pack them in his lunch so that

he is getting a dessert.

I know it all seems overwhelming. But that old addage of " looking at

the glass half full " will go a long way as well as making lemonade

from lemons. This diet may seem like a " lemon " to you, taking the fun

out of his eating experience. But really sit back and look at all of

the things he CAN have and pretend you get paid $100 for every

creative way to serve the food that you can come up with.

As for other high carb, easy-to-digest foods: avocados, mangos,

peaches, papaya, pears.

You can make smoothies, popsicles, " pudding " (see recipes for orange

and green pudding on pecanbread.com).

The hard part is to think " outside the box " , both figuratively and

literally (moving away from box mixes and pre-packaged foods).

Just take a deep breath and say " I think I can, I think I can, I think

I can " .

Also, I still need his exact age, height and the other info I asked

for to be able to determine how many calories he needs per day.

Jody

mom to -7 and -9

SCD 1/03