Thanks

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Thanks again ... crackers are a good thing ... I think Noah

would live on Fish crackers if I let him and they have NO trans fat,

not that long ago I was giving him bits of nuts too like cashews,

almonds (no alergies so far)peanuts ... so maybe I'll get those handy

in the house again. He does like his rice too ... maybe I'll cook a

batch and have it handy for him even if the rest of us aren't having

it.

I'm going to check into the Zantac or if our docs figure he should

have a test.

Geordie (my hubby) and I were talking about the convention and it's

definitely a possibility ... by then we should know what we are up

against with GHT and costs and stuff. It would be great to meet

people!

Dawna

> I will try and answer the questions you wrote.

>

> > We do feed Noah alot of cheese and yogurt and peanut butter, just

> > like you did thinking that these are the best. Do you have some

> > examples of high in complex carbs foods? ANSWER: The easiest

way

> is to look at the back of the label. It will list Total Carbs and

a

> number, and then Other Carbs and a number and Sugar and a number

> (usually). You want " sugar " to be less than 50% of the Total, and

> the smaller that number is, the more " complex " the carbohydrate is.

>

> Since was only 4 1/2 and food choices were tougher than

now,

> Dr. H had me concentrate on things like crackers, Ritz Bits with

> peanut butter, cheddar popcorn (which actually has no trans fat

> now), beef jerky, almonds & other nuts, and BEANS for protein

> (actually, on that note, the nutritionist told us the best fast

food

> for was Taco Bell, and getting a small container of Pinto

> Beans n Cheese, and a small Rice. Good protein and carbs. And

they

> don't use animal lard.

>

> Anyway. Some granola bars are higher in sugar than others so you

> have to look. Whole wheat Cheerios as a snack? Lots of different

> crackers. But again, you have the trans fats in a lot of these.

To

> be honest, at 4 1/2, that was the least of our worries!!! HA! Now,

> however, I do try and stick to the brands that have no trans fats,

> and a lot more companies are moving that way.

>

> >I do give him juice (not in huge amounts) but a maybe 4 ounce

glass

> to help keep him regular. ANSWER: I don't think that 4 ounces is

> bad; it is just that juice/sugar fills up the child and they tend

to

> not want to eat foods. So they recommend that you not give the

> child juice with a meal. Let him eat food, and then have juice as

a

> snack after.

>

> > I would know, wouldn't I, by him being uncomfortable, if he had

> acid > reflux or delayed gastric emptying? He doesn't seem to be

> > uncomfortable or in pain except if he's a little constipated.

> ANSWER: Sadly, no, you wouldn't know once they are toddlers. Did

> he ever have reflux as an infant? Most of us whose children have

> silent reflux did have reflux as infants but seemed to outgrow it.

> But many of our older children, once they were put on a medicine

> like Zantac or Prevacid, describe the burning in their chest that

> they had always had before but thought was " normal. " The problem

is

> that our toddlers don't complain because they don't know that the

> pain isn't abnormal -- they have always had it. The question

> becomes, do you go through testing to diagnose? Or do what others

> have done -- have the pediatrician prescribe Zantac, try it for 2

> weeks, and see if the child gains any incremental weight. If they

> gain, you probably have your answer for reflux.

> >

>

> Hope these answers help, Dawna. I hope to meet you and your son

> someday at a future MAGIC convention. Salem