How to increase calories, my son has lost weight

[Guest guest]

Hi, I have had my son on SCD for several months and he is doing very

well, but recently we were at the doctors and he has lost 7 lbs. The

doctor wants me to increase his calories, but he is still in level 3,

he can't seem to tolerate nuts yet. I can't make him breads or cakes

without a situation that he eliminates small pieces in his poops.

Is this ok? If not, I'm not sure how to give him bread or cracker

type food without increasing his already high fat content ie, cheese

etc...?

Any suggestions?

He currently eats yogurt, applesauce and watered down grapejuice for

breakfast; lunch tuna and mayo, squash, applesauce, 2 bananas; dinner

1/2 to one can salmon with an egg or two to make a pattie, green

beans, squash or pumkin. He drinks a fair bit of 1/2 water grape

juice per day.

Thanks in advance for your help,

Phyllis

[Guest guest]

Phyllis,

I hope that this helps.

Mimi

http://www.pecanbread.com/new/gainweight.html

> Hi, I have had my son on SCD for several months and he is doing very

> well, but recently we were at the doctors and he has lost 7 lbs. The

> doctor wants me to increase his calories, but he is still in level 3,

> he can't seem to tolerate nuts yet. I can't make him breads or cakes

> without a situation that he eliminates small pieces in his poops.

> Is this ok? If not, I'm not sure how to give him bread or cracker

> type food without increasing his already high fat content ie, cheese

> etc...?

> Any suggestions?

> He currently eats yogurt, applesauce and watered down grapejuice for

> breakfast; lunch tuna and mayo, squash, applesauce, 2 bananas; dinner

> 1/2 to one can salmon with an egg or two to make a pattie, green

> beans, squash or pumkin. He drinks a fair bit of 1/2 water grape

> juice per day.

> Thanks in advance for your help,

> Phyllis

>

>

[Guest guest]

Hi Mimi, This is a big help, thank you. I had forgotten about

avocado, I can use it to make fruit smoothies etc..., this might be

just what we need.

Phyllis

The doctor wants me to increase his calories, but he is still in

level 3, he can't seem to tolerate nuts yet. Any suggestions?

Phyllis

[Guest guest]

also have you thought of using coconut oil? my daughter and i have

both put on a litle weight since using CO for cooking.

> Hi Mimi, This is a big help, thank you. I had forgotten about

> avocado, I can use it to make fruit smoothies etc..., this might be

> just what we need.

> Phyllis

>

> The doctor wants me to increase his calories, but he is still in

> level 3, he can't seem to tolerate nuts yet. Any suggestions?

>

> Phyllis

>

>

>

>

> For information on the Specific Carbohydrate Diet, please read the

> book _Breaking the Vicious Cycle_ by Elaine Gottschall and read

> the following websites:

> http://www.breakingtheviciouscycle.info

> and

> http://www.pecanbread.com

>

>

[Guest guest]

Actually I use coconut oil regularly for his food. I

had read that it is a medium chain fat and that one

wouldn't gain weight with it. Hmmm? I wonder.

Phyllis

--- Silvia Payne wrote:

> also have you thought of using coconut oil? my

> daughter and i have

> both put on a litle weight since using CO for

> cooking.

>

>

>

> > Hi Mimi, This is a big help, thank you. I had

> forgotten about

> > avocado, I can use it to make fruit smoothies

> etc..., this might be

> > just what we need.

> > Phyllis

> >

> > The doctor wants me to increase his calories,

> but he is still in

> > level 3, he can't seem to tolerate nuts yet. Any

> suggestions?

> >

> > Phyllis

> >

> >

> >

> >

> > For information on the Specific Carbohydrate Diet,

> please read the

> > book _Breaking the Vicious Cycle_ by Elaine

> Gottschall and read

> > the following websites:

> > http://www.breakingtheviciouscycle.info

> > and

> > http://www.pecanbread.com

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

yes i know some people do use it for weight loss, because it gives

you a feeling of satiation if you take it before meals, and then you

eat less. but that doesn't apply to us SCDers, because we don't eat

any fluff that we need to cut out. however, my daughter and i did

gain weight. maybe that's because we take it in therapeutic doses, in

addition to cooking with it. i take 1T three times a day, and i give

my daughter 1/2 tsp 3 times a day.

silvia

> Actually I use coconut oil regularly for his food. I

> had read that it is a medium chain fat and that one

> wouldn't gain weight with it. Hmmm? I wonder.

> Phyllis

> --- Silvia Payne wrote:

>

>> also have you thought of using coconut oil? my

>> daughter and i have

>> both put on a litle weight since using CO for

>> cooking.

>>

>>

>>

>>> Hi Mimi, This is a big help, thank you. I had

>> forgotten about

>>> avocado, I can use it to make fruit smoothies

>> etc..., this might be

>>> just what we need.

>>> Phyllis

>>>

>>> The doctor wants me to increase his calories,

>> but he is still in

>>> level 3, he can't seem to tolerate nuts yet. Any

>> suggestions?

>>>

>>> Phyllis

>>>

>>>

>>>

>>>

>>> For information on the Specific Carbohydrate Diet,

>> please read the

>>> book _Breaking the Vicious Cycle_ by Elaine

>> Gottschall and read

>>> the following websites:

>>> http://www.breakingtheviciouscycle.info

>>> and

>>> http://www.pecanbread.com

>>>

>>>

[Guest guest]

Thank you for clarifying this for me Silvia. I wasn't

thinking of giving it in that way. I'll have to give

it a try and see how it works for him.

Phyllis

--- Silvia Payne wrote:

> yes i know some people do use it for weight loss,

> because it gives

> you a feeling of satiation if you take it before

> meals, and then you

> eat less. but that doesn't apply to us SCDers,

> because we don't eat

> any fluff that we need to cut out. however, my

> daughter and i did

> gain weight. maybe that's because we take it in

> therapeutic doses, in

> addition to cooking with it. i take 1T three times a

> day, and i give

> my daughter 1/2 tsp 3 times a day.

> silvia

>

>

>

> > Actually I use coconut oil regularly for his food.

> I

> > had read that it is a medium chain fat and that

> one

> > wouldn't gain weight with it. Hmmm? I wonder.

> > Phyllis

> > --- Silvia Payne wrote:

> >

> >> also have you thought of using coconut oil? my

> >> daughter and i have

> >> both put on a litle weight since using CO for

> >> cooking.

> >>

> >>

> >>

> >>> Hi Mimi, This is a big help, thank you. I had

> >> forgotten about

> >>> avocado, I can use it to make fruit smoothies

> >> etc..., this might be

> >>> just what we need.

> >>> Phyllis

> >>>

> >>> The doctor wants me to increase his calories,

> >> but he is still in

> >>> level 3, he can't seem to tolerate nuts yet. Any

> >> suggestions?

> >>>

> >>> Phyllis

> >>>

> >>>

> >>>

> >>>

> >>> For information on the Specific Carbohydrate

> Diet,

> >> please read the

> >>> book _Breaking the Vicious Cycle_ by Elaine

> >> Gottschall and read

> >>> the following websites:

> >>> http://www.breakingtheviciouscycle.info

> >>> and

> >>> http://www.pecanbread.com

> >>>

> >>>