High Calorie, High Nutrition Foods

Avocados are like the wonder-food for babies. The book Super Baby Foods even makes a little joke about how you could survive on avocados alone if you had to. Whole Milk yogurt is also a great option if your baby isn't drinking much formula. I highly recommend the book Super Baby Foods.

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My son loved cottage cheese at that age--it has live cultures like yogurt so is okay for young baby digestion and is really high in protein. We would mix it with mashed fruit or veggies and he liked the taste and texture. Every baby is different but it might be worth a try. The 4% milkfat cottage cheese (small curd)is also kind of sweet which may be appealing to the taste buds. Our son would eat just about anything as long as it was mixed with cottage cheese and I liked that it was very high in protein so supported good brain development.

All three of my children started to eat avocados at around 7 months. They are a wonderful veggie that has good fats. Also, tahini(ground sesame seeds) is a great spread to put on whole wheat bread or mix with yougurt. Egg yolks are a great protien to mix with baby cereal, but ask your doc about this one.

Hope this helps. good luck!!

I would suggest tofu. My daughter loves it - we buy extra firm and cut it up into little cubes right out of the box.

I had problems with my children gaining weight. Try avocados (for my daughter, I used to mix in tofu for protien...my son wouldn't eat it though.) You can also try Stonyfield Farm Whole Milk Organic Plain Yogurt. I used to mix it with bananas, strawberries or blueberries. Check with your pediatrician first to make sure that he or she is OK with giving her cow's milk products this early. And, watch for signs of a possible milk allergy. With my son, I kept saying I thought he was allergic to milk...and no one really listened. I cut milk completely out of my diet...and his. And, then, since he wasn't gaining weight, they told me to add it back in. I later found out he has allergies to Peanuts, Wheat, Eggs, Milk and Bananas. UGH!

Good luck!

Hi A.,

Have you considered making your breast milk high calorie and higly nutritious also? Let me know if you want the details.

A.,
Not sure if she is old enough for Pediasure, which I have had my special needs underweight baby on for several months. It is 30 calories /oz. It is the only thing that has helped her. In addition, if she is eating any solids, there are a few Bisque products made by Earths Best which are pretty high in calories. My nutritionist has also recommeneded adding heavy cream to any solids, which has worked great as well. I think there are 50 calories per teaspoon in that. My child did not eat well since she was born, was diagnosed "failure to thrive". She has come a long way and we have never had to do the feeding tube. She is a foster child that we are in the process of adopting. Hope that helps.

T.

Try mixing flax seed oil into her food.

Avocados are a fantastic calorie-dense food.

Also, egg yolk.

I slightly disagree with the recommendation to feed vienna sausages, even if it's from Gerber. Those are probably highly processed foods, and even if you're getting calories into your daughter, you're better off getting real, organic meat, cooking it, and pureeing it yourself or cutting it up into appropriate-sized pieces for your daughter's stage.

The best foods for babies and adults alike are the one's closest to "the source"--or what looks like real food :)

Good luck!

My kids have always been on the light side and our pediatrician encourages adding organic butter and olive oil to their foods. It's easy if you are feeding jarred baby food, and my daughter eats more and seems to like the taste better when the oils are added. Adding garlic and mild spices to food may aslo increase acceptance. If you are cooking vegetables, always add butter or olive oil before serving. Like everyone said, try avocado, bananas, organic whole milk yogurt, egg yolk, and organic meats, especially lamb, turkey and chicken. My 11 month-old eats poultry cut into small pieces with only 2 teeth, but you may want to grind up the meat instead. Try cheese too. My daughter gobbles up sliced munster cheese, cheddar, goat cheese, expensive french cheeses, anything that's soft enough to eat. Just make sure they are made with pasteurized milk.
For my 3-yr old that doesn't drink much milk, he has yogurt and cheese daily and the pediatrician even recommended full fat ice cream.

For more ideas, check out the Weston A. Price Foundation: http://www.westonaprice.org/children/nourish-baby.html

You means like raisins, prunes.
You can boil rice or oatmeal and make formula out of that water. Banana's and avocados!! are VERY excellent food source and oils!
Be blessed!

Hi A., I have a similar problem with my daughter who was born 1 month early at 4 lbs 3 oz. She is 8 months old now and a very light eater. I actually took her to the pediatrician this week to discuss this problem with him.

He recommended giving her the YoBaby organic baby yogurt. It has 110 calories per serving and good fat in it too. Other than that, you could try the Gerber "vienna sausages" cut up very small if she's good at picking things up and eating them. He also told me that if your child is interested in the food you're eating, try giving it to her (obviously with the understanding she won't be able to eat everything you eat.)

I hope this helps.
S.

Well, Usually rice/oatmeal cereal from Gerber. When you make it you can use formula, juice, or even mix baby food with it. There are usually a large selection of products at the grocery store or even babys r us.

Yogurt, avocados, creamy soups (make w/high quality creme fraiche). One or two of these a day may be all she needs. Don't forget their stomachs are still small, and the need for fiber is important. You will want to balance it so that she's getting fresh fruit and grains without a whole lot of fat.

Hi A.,

Call the dietician at CHKD. ###-###-####

www.chkd.org/classes

Good luck. D.

Avacodo is a good one, you could add soy protein to her foods. Also, Eggplant is good also.
These are usually non-allergic foods and can be coked and mushed.
Hope this helps!
E.

My son loved avacado when I mixed it with bananas, when he started finger food I just cut up pieces for him. It's a great way to sneak in some healthy fat :)

I give my daughter Pedia Sure NutirPAls. The doctor suggested it and she likes them

Avocado is good - high in good fats and fiber. It was my baby's first food. Just let it ripen in a paper bag and mash it up for her and spoon feed it. Whole milk yogurt - usually you can find it as a Greek yogurt. I usually steer clear of Yobaby due to the sugar in it.
Best of luck!

avocado--my son ate tons of this when he was a baby--you can't go wrong with it!

Try avacados. They are easy to digest and wonderful "brain" food.