Re: update to and all those interested

[Guest guest]

- I am glad that you found your visit with Dr. H to be

positive, what we always want!

Re the 1,000 calories -- I was re-reading my notes from when

was young. At 2 years of age, she was still drinking more than 32+

ounces of milk (and that was when they introduced vanilla pediasure

into her diet -- she drank half milk and half pediasure). So that

16 ounces of milk and 16 ounces of Pediasure represented 740

calories alone!!!! 8 ounces of Pediasure is I think 240 calories,

and 8 ounces of milk is 130 calories (well, 2%milk is that much).

So clearly it wasn't hard to get another 250+ calories into her.

One yogurt, some refried beans and rice, pasta with butter, rice

cereal and fruit in the mornings, a banana, goldfish crackers, etc.

Milk and formula are a HUGE source of easy calories for kids.

Remember the milkshake trick. SMALL size is important so our kids

aren't overwhelmed. Take Pediasure or Peptamen Jr. about 3 oz, mix

in high calorie ice cream, add 1/3 envelope of Carnation Instant

Breakfast, little bit of milk or half and half, and some flavoring --

chocolate syrup or fruit of some kind -- and you have a small,

delicious treat for your child that is roughly 300 calories.

Put it in some fun cup maybe with a straw??? Make it a treat each

afternoon, and it is easy.