Comments on: kid’s diets

By: Jenny Sherman

Jenny Sherman — Thu, 19 Jul 2007 11:25:01 +0000

Due to other food issues (allergies) my kids diets’ have been limited for
over 3 years now. My kids were off cow milk products & soy. About 6 months
ago they developed a corn allergy/intolerance in addition to the soy and
dairy allergy/intolerance. We don’t eat the following things that most
children usually eat in America: crackers, cookies, bagged snack foods, cow
milk, cheese. My kids drink only water and seltzer. One child likes rice
milk to drink (not on a reg. basis). Both like vanilla rice milk in cereal.
Both like Rice Dream vanilla ice cream for a dessert/special treat.
I am now trying to get them off the wheat. I am primarily concerned for the
one O child. One is an O and the other is A. My O is addicted to wheat, IMO
and when he is really chowing on it he can have moodiness issues. For
example he’d eat wheat and only wheat products if allowed to, all day and
night long. I think the moodiness is due to the jumping up and down of his
sugar levels. For ex he will eat 2-3 bagels in one sitting (age 6 weighs 53
lbs.). They both like raw celery and raw carrots dipped in salad dressing

which is either a vinagrette (I know, not good for the O) or is a cow milk
based dressing. I have to force them to eat protein. They refuse beans of
all kinds. Mostly they eat homemade chicken nuggets that we make out of
organic meat, make ahead in bulk and freeze and reheat in toaster oven or
microwave. They also eat ham and hot dogs (natural ones). That is their form
of protein. Sad, but we are working toward getting them to eat more. The A
is getting to like more fruits and in the last 2 weeks has added oranges,
mangoes and clementines to his diet. Yippee. For the calcium issues I have
no choice but to supplement with chewable tablets from health food store
that are dairy-free. I also give them a C supplement for kids and a multi
vitamin.
I have had an annoying journey as I had planned and expected them to eat
only healthy, organic foods, a variety of them, and they became picky
eaters. I am careful not to give them garbage choices for alternatives when
they refuse to eat something, though (as some parents do). We also don’t eat
dessert here daily, I figure if they are not eating many nutritious foods
why stock them up on desserts. Some of my friends give 2 garbage snacks per
day and also 2 desserts per day and that is even for their picky eaters who
are barely eating decent foods for the main meals.
Some friends and relatives really think we are living on the alternative
side when they see what my kids eat. I am no longer concerned over being
judged by others. In fact, with all the statistics out about childhood
obesity, I am proud that my kids are not overweight!
I have begun feeding my kids sprouted wheat products and Ezekiel bread. It
is hard to get full compliance as DH continues to buy wheat products when he
is shopping. I think I need to go cold turkey and force the whole family off
of wheat, including my A DH and my A child. Give me strength!!
Christine

By: anneliese900

anneliese900 — Thu, 19 Jul 2007 02:59:04 +0000

Dhyan, trying to keep kids on the O diet is hard ! esp. with a child who
loves milk,OJ and bagels… hates soy/rice/almond milk,,, (unfort. my son
was 3 when I got into ER which seemed to makes diet changes harder). I
guess a recommendation would be steak strips/cod fish sticks (homemade w/ spelt
and egg batter) and mine seems to like dipping them in organic ketchup. We
don’t do regular crackers… just rice crackers….almonds…and fruit. Veg’s
are tough but my 6 yr. old’s ok w/ edamame, broccoli, asparagus (none of the
leafy greens at this point) he gets smoothies and hot chocolate (w/ steamed
soy and ovaltine- he doesn’t know it’s soy and I know ovaltine isn’t a great
choice!) since I’m always worried he’s not getting enough calcium …
it’s a challenge,,, especially on vacations when I feel like he’s getting
poisoned at his grandparents houses
love, Leslie

By: alison200

alison200 — Sat, 30 Sep 2006 15:44:21 +0000

In a message dated 2/26/03 4:04:28 PM Central Standard Time, mcnlambs@…
writes:
I also have O’s and A’s, and the funny thing is the O loves carbs, while the
A likes meat! Go figure. But they are both healthy, fed good food, and are
almost never sick. I think when my O is old enough to discuss this diet
with, like when he is 10, I will tell him about it, and let him decide what
to eat. But for now, arguing with a 7 year old, who will rather skip dinner
then touch a steak, is not worth it!
Hanida

By: jacobs100

jacobs100 — Wed, 27 Sep 2006 21:18:11 +0000

In a message dated 2/25/2003 12:46:22 PM Eastern Standard Time,
ladyshave5@… writes:
<< TOUGH LOVE don’t work.
LOL–So, how many kids have you had/raised?
< the mom fed the kid all the candy crap they wanted and they turned
out great)!!!!!!
Uhhhh, that was a movie. They didn’t show the part where mom and dad stayed
up all night while their kids cried, moaned, and puked all over everything.