Our 6 yr old has lost weight.

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Our 6 yr old is not tiny and petite but she is not fat either. She

is tall for her age and any time she is weighed she is good for her

height.

The problem is her picture is in the dictionary by the words 'picky

eater' She eats hamberger, cheese, eggs, applesauce, gingerbread,

chicken. She will sometimes eat a knew dish and act like she really

likes it but will not even taste of it again such as the pizza.

She has always been very constipated. I have been giving her juice

mixed approximately 1 cup prune juice, 3 cups grape juice, 4 cups

water. She get about 6 oz. 3 to 4 times a day and this has seemed

to help her constipation. She has a bm now almost every day.

Nothing massive and is still pretty big and firm but at least she

isn't going 4-6 days with out a movement.

The problem is she has lost 10# since we have started this diet 6

1/2 wks ago. I don't know what to do if she continues to loose

weight. She get 3 meals plus at least 3 snacks every day but eats

such a little bit most of the time. She has always been this way

but before SCD we always had her mainstay, pasta.

Any advice?

Sandy M.

Whole family SCD 6 1/2 wks.

[Guest guest]

Thanks for replying Jody.

Yes I am making the SCD gingerbread. At this time we don't have

anything in our home that isn't SCD legal.

No she won't drink smoothies. It took quite awhile before she would

drink the dilluted grape juice. After she finally accepted the fact

that this is what grape juice is going to be I started adding the

prune juice just a little, like maybe a couple of table spoons in the

2 quarts, at a time. It took quite awhile before she would drink her

small glass of that. Then I started increasing it and we are where we

are now.

Knowing her, I don't think she would even taste of a smoothy. I might

try a yoghurt one though as she used to like commercial yogart cups as

long as they were smooth.

Sandy

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> Are you making SCD gingerbread for her?

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> Anything made of of nuts is pretty high in calories.

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> Will she drink smoothies? You can put avocados in smoothies and make

> them with coconut milk. Both are very high in calories.

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> Jody

> mom to -7 and -9

> SCD 1/03

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