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Post by mumoftwo on Nov 6, 2007 12:44:49 GMT -5
As for your son's diet, if the Dr isn't worried then I'd say he'll just outgrow it. Do you have him on a good multi vitamin? the things he WILL eat, just try to make as healthy as possible so he gets the most nutrition as possible out of it. I'm not sure what a sausage roll is, but give him whole grained toast, try turkey sausages, make the french fries in the oven to reduce the grease
misty i have taken my son to see the doctor a few times, and seen the health visitor and school nurse, and all they do is his height and weight then say he is fine,
but i totally disagree he as boobs and celulite all on his body, and when he runs his little legs get really sore and chapt where they rub together, it breaks my heart and no-one eles see it as a problem,
iam asking his pead for a referal to the dietition at his next appointment, i do give him multi vitamins but its hard as he wont have tablets or medicines, as he cant deal with textures or tastes in his mouth, he wont even have the plasent tasteing ones as he wont eats sweets
i just about manage to hide the iron suplement and melatonin in a drink at bed time
sausage rolls? lol it sausage meat wrapped in shortcrust pastry
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Post by charliegirl on Nov 6, 2007 13:00:00 GMT -5
Is there a way you can cook some of the grease out of the sausage before you put it in the pastry?
Have you tried mixing an egg in the sausage? If you keep the ratio of egg to sausage low he may not even realize its in there.
I'm not sure about there but here we can buy sausage that is low fat. Is that an option for you?
Something else you may be able to do is puree vegetables and add a little to the sausage, trying to sneak in anything nutritious in a way that will keep him from realizing what you are up to.
Something else you might try is vegetable chips. Maybe spray a little oil on thinly sliced veggies and bake them.
Does he ever help you in the kitchen? Kids are more likely to at least try a food if they have helped prepare it.
Can you get him into a program such as karate which will tone his muscles and help turn body fat into muscle but he will just think its a cool thing to do?
Its so difficult with SI since it isn't a matter of just not wanting to try new things or not liking a food or two. His health is very important and maybe if we brainstorm enough we can come up with something that will work.
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Post by lostmyshoe on Nov 8, 2007 8:13:34 GMT -5
MM02,
I so know how you feel. My daughter is a terrible eater. We have even been to a deitition. The deitition told us she is fine weight wise and looks healthy. She told us as long as she has at least one very good meal a day she should be fine and not to worry so much. My daughter won't eat any meat. Even if it is sausage, at least your son is getting meat and the protein that is in it and I think CG's idea about draining the grease is a good idea too. My daughter eats lots of peanuts and protein bars so she gets protein that way. I'm so glad she likes peanuts because she's tired of peanut butter and won't eat it anymore. She eats mostly Pizza, Mac and cheese and Pasta. We get eggs in her when she eats my homemade french toast(the only type she'll eat) and of course she loves sweets. We don't keep candy in the house and we try to limit her on that. When she was younger she didn't like the sound of fireworks either and she always stayed in the car. As she got older she could tolerate it better. As a baby she hated the sound of the vacuum cleaner and used to scream if she was anywhere near it. Everyone thought that was so strange because it settles some babies. We found out why later on. She still hates the sound of the vacuum but I think it's more now because she doesn't want to use it, LOL. Another problem has been with brushing her teeth and brushing her hair. She does good with her hair now but still is not crazy about brushing her teeth and the paste. She hates the taste of the toothpaste and how the brush feels on her teeth. She's doing better but I still have to remind her to brush them. It's been tough at times with all different little things that annoy her but I notice as she gets older the aversions are not quiet as severe. I'd be glad to hear any suggestions if anyone has them about food. That's still the toughest issue with us. Things have gotten better though and thankfully sometimes they do with age but patience and understanding is something you definitely need in order to deal with it and I confess I do get frustrated sometimes. That's when good friends and good advice sure helps. Thank goodness for all the great people here. You are definitely not alone.
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Post by misty on Nov 8, 2007 13:42:48 GMT -5
Have you tried the turkey sausages? They are lower fat & still have the protein.
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