Re: intro diet again questions

April 26, 2007

I guess there is a chance, but I'm sure you'll see. Here's a little video from

a guy I like, about how he got his son to eat more foods. You might like it

too.

mrsdeals wrote:

my 3 yr old has been on scd 7 mos and 3 days ago we decided to do the

intro again because he is limited to eggs, apples, porkrinds,

raisins, welchs juice, tropican oj & dole pineapple juice. he refused

to eat anything else. so he has been on strike for almost 3 days now

only drinking grape juice. the plus side is we are loading up his

drinks with supplements, the downside is that he is lethargic, weak

and hungry signing & asking for chips (porkrinds) and candy (raisins)

all day. we are not giving in. he only tasted a tablespoon of

chicken/egg puree last night but no other food.

even though he is somewhat lethargic from hunger, he seems so much

more alert, communicative & making great eye contact. he is signing

like crazy (new signs i have never seen), speaking more clearly,

taking turns while being attentive at an activity for 15 mins, etc.

this is not normal behavior.

i know now that he can not have porkrinds or raisins but do you think

that those 2 items could have been the culprits? i would hate to

think that the apples, eggs or juice were causing him to not

progress.

maybe the apples are the problem because they are not organic.

i just found cold pressed apple cider so i am going to introduce that

today. if the cider is made from non-organic apples is there a chance

he will react from it?

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April 26, 2007

Thank you for the video link - it did give me inspiration for our son. He is

12, dyslexic. We've been on SCD since Jan 1, 07 and in January and February he

ate more variety and I was so hopeful but March and April have been the pits in

terms of the variety he will eat.

He has once again self restricted himself to about 4 foods. For example: At

first he loved the nut bread I made but now he won't touch it. When I ask why,

he says he just isn't in the mood for it. Hubby and I continue to eat a variety

but our son refuses. The only meat he will eat right now is ground beef, with

salt. Veggies are carrots and broccoli, fruit is apples. Once in a while he

will eat eggs, almond pancakes with butter on them, and a steak ( but we cooked

steak the other night and it is still in the refrigerator as he flat out refuses

to eat it - and it was an expensive steak)

Anyway - I am thinking that if I could get him to eat even one bite of a new

veggie, such as a green bean, each day then maybe he would begin to branch out

again. I would just ask him to eat it each day - the same veggie over and over

I'm thinking - and a tiny piece not a full bite.

I might even try to get him to take a tiny bite of each thing dad and I are

eating for supper.

I figure it is worth a try.

Should I just refuse to purchase the ground beef, which would force him to eat

something else eventually? Which is what I'm tempted to do.

He didn't used to be picky - until age 5 or 6 he used to eat chicken, turkey and

pork and various cuts of beef as well as various veggies.

- Zachariah age 12, extremely dyslexic, dysgraphic, SCD 1-1-07

----- Original Message -----

From: bnana

I guess there is a chance, but I'm sure you'll see. Here's a little video from

a guy I like, about how he got his son to eat more foods. You might like it too.

.

April 27, 2007

It is true that some children do not tolerate apples well, but pears work just

fine for them. Truly, the only way to know is to try it and watch. Remember

though, that he will need his apples pealed and cooked for several months. You

can make sauce out of them, or just let him eat cooked slices. Perhaps the

issue was that he was eating too advanced of foods for his stage in healing.

For the first several months, all fruit and veggies should be pealed, seeded,

and well cooked. My son has been SCD for a year now, and he still cannot

tolerate dried fruits or even raw fruits at this time. His behavior and stools

do not chance, but his lab work indicates yeast and bacterial overgrowth when I

try to move to raw or dried fruits and veggies. Every child is different, but

perhaps you just moved too quickly. If I remember correctly, didn't he also do

a nine day food strike for you when you first started SCD? He must be very

strong willed in this area. Perhaps putting up ictures or something of his

choices to allow him to choose what he wants would help broaden his food

interests. I'd suggest you take a look at the stages chart on pecan bread

again, and kind of use that as a guide this time around. Perhaps that would

keep things moving in the right direction. I'd bet you can find pictures of

various foods on the internet fairly easily.

Meleah

intro diet again questions