Re: Nutrition Q'S (your top 10 list) - my questions

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Hi,

I haven't read her books yet, though I plan to before convention.

Here are my issues:

1) How to densely pack calories and nutrition into foods when the

child eats very slowly (due to small mouth/jaw), has low appetite

and difficulty focusing on meal time. He would eat more, but he eats

so slowly that everyone is done before him. (This worries me when

school comes around)

2) I try to serve whole grains (bread, waffles, rice, etc.) but find

it takes him longer to chew so he eats less. Right now

volume/calories are most important.

3) As someone else mentioned, what about supplements like omega-3's,

etc? Colin's GI has us trying ground flax seeds in rice and yogurts.

Are there other things we can add to his foods to boost nutrition as

we wean from the g-tube (and all the nutrients he gets through the

formula that will be going away).

4) Recipes or ideas for meals or snacks that the kids can help

prepare.

Thanks!