Guest guest Posted May 20, 2003 Report Share Posted May 20, 2003 Beth, My son is large for his age and is an eater! (He was 10 in October, weighs 109 lbs - just lost 12 lbs, and is 5'1 " tall) However, I was seeing him just lay around and being very lethargic. What we found after we got some of his dietary scheduled organized, was to give him a food supplement drink once or twice a day. We found one of the meal-replacement drinks was not enough to fill him up instead of a meal, however if he drinks one as soon as he gets in from school, he is not so starving at mealtime later. This also provides the majority of his vitamins and minerals, as his stomach gets pretty angry if he takes most daily vitamins in pill form. We've noticed a marked improvement in his daily energy by adding this. His typical eating schedule is: Upon Waking: Slimfast Breakfast: Cereal & Cinnamin Toast (fake butter, sparing cinn and sugar) Lunch: Cold Sandwich w/2oz meat, fresh fruit, jello or pudding, granola bar After School: Slimfast or Ramen Noodle soup Dinner: usually noodles or pasta w/4oz meat or fish, steamed veggies, fruit Before Bedtime: few crackers w/low fat peanut butter or dry cereal The only meal we are struggling with is the Before Bedtime one.....we have a hard time getting it to make it thru til morning. Otherwise, his pancreas stays pretty happy on this unless he deviates much from it. Donna Womack (Cameron's Mom) Fort Worth, TX PS. You can see a picture of Cameron (and me!) on the profile of my " play name " of RedHeadAtHeart@.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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