Healthy: Child
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Healthy Recipes
Asked by B.L. from Missoula
on December 31, 2010
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My husband and I want to start eating really healthy. We want our meals to be mainly vegetables. I don't know how to go about this though because we have a 2 1/2 year ...
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- I recommend Jessica Seinfeld's cookbook, "Deceptively Delicious." The recipes are yummy and the vegetables are hidden in everything from cakes to meatloaf. Her trick...
- Kudos to you for making the decision to have a healthier diet. That will be so great for your family. First, some suggestions for snacks: leave out a bowl of fruit....
- My BIGGEST suggestion is either nutrition software designed for med professionals, class (through a community college... they all have them since nutrition is a pre-re...
Ideas to Get My 6 Year Old to Eat
Asked by L.P. from Sacramento
on January 6, 2008
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My 6 year old has a very limited diet. My new years resolution is that he will eat what my husband and I eat at dinner. My only idea is to say if you don't eat dinne...
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- Hi L., my 4 year old is going through this. We make him sit down to eat with us every night for dinner. If he chooses not to eat what we eat he doesn't get dinner an...
- Definitely don't bride with dessert. I would suggest talking to your childs pediatrician, but mine has told me all along not to offer anything special for her. Don't...
- We try to do the same thing for our 12 year old and our 5 year old. I tell them they have to a least try each food item we have at dinner each night. They say it tak...
5 Year Old Cronic Constipation
Asked by S.R. from Pittsburgh
on March 9, 2007
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My 5 year old daughter has had constipation since she was born. She would go for 2 weeks without having a bowel movement. At times, she has been so constipated that sh...
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- MIRALAX! its available over the counter now, not just prescription now!
- S.- I am a mother of a 4 year old who has constipation constantly as well. I have read down the other emails and found some interesting things. But brand of Fiber sup...
- S., I totaly understand where you are coming form my 34 month old is the same way. I put her on soy formula. That helped alittle. When she started eating table food...
Healthy Easy Recipes
Asked by S.Y. from Tampa
on October 28, 2009
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Hi moms. I am really trying to get me and my family on a healthy track. I am not a fan of cooking I only have like 5 dinners that I can cook. I am trying to get some n...
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- I share one of my little tricks. My son likes noodles (pasta) but hates brocolli, so I make the sauce by putting the milk and brocolli in a blender and blend. Then p...
- Check out kraftfoods.com. Its got quick, easy & inexpensive recipes.
- Here is something for you to look at with your picky child in mind (I have a picky one and a not-so-picky one): http://www.recipezaar.com/cookbook.php?bookid=93092 ...
Recipes
Asked by R.A. from Grand Rapids
on January 20, 2007
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I need help with recipes. My son can have only 1000 calories a day and i need help with meals and snacks that are healty for him.
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- Hi there-- I just recently started dieting and was having a hard time trying to find foods that had less calories but were also appealing to taste. I found a great co...
- You may want to look into some of the books (or her website) by Annabel Karmel. She does healthy food ideas for kids, picky eaters etc. Here are a couple sample recipe...
- have you tried going to the libary and checking out a cook book that is specialy done so that the amount of cals are in each recipe. also if this is a medical...
How to Fatten up a 5 Year Old
Asked by E.M. from Louisville
on August 6, 2009
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My daughter is 5 year old needs to gain weight. Im not worried about it because shes got the exact same build as i did (kids changed that!) But her doctor is freaking ...
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- Hi, E. I had the same problem (not being able to gain weight) when i was younger (wish i did NOW lol) anyhow, my doctor said to drink milkshakes. Hope it helps, ...
- Have you thought about changing doctors? My son is five and weighs about 30lbs. I have been concerned, but my doctor sais he is just going to be small. His height a...
- Get a new Dr. If she's eating the 4 food groups then your Dr. needs to chill. My son is on aderall and a baby had gotten to his meds when they fell and I call poison...
6 Year Old Weight Concerns
Asked by J.W. from Tampa
on June 18, 2011
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Oh where to start, sorry if I ramble but I am really stuggling with this and don't know what to do for the best. My 6 year old son who has sensory processing issues su...
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- Buy the book Disconnected Kids and follow the plan for smelling certain scents in the right or left nostril. The problem with SPD kids is their senses are not clear to...
- You didn't actually say how tall/heavy he is, so it's hard to tell if you are just biased or not. My six year old (girl) is four feet tall and weighs 55 pounds...whic...
- My son is Autistic and has oral sensory issues. We got a prescription for Feeding Therapy. It is usually a Pediatric Speech Therapist you can find to do this, or an OT...
5 Year Old Who Only Want to Eat Sandwiches
Asked by E.R. from San Diego
on October 7, 2008
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Hi I have a 5 year old in kindergarten and she only want to eat peannut butter and jelly sundwiches and thurkey sandwiches. I want her to eat a variety of food not jus...
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- I wouldn't worry, she is getting different food groups but you may want to try Grilled Cheese, or Mac and Cheese-kids love it. I only ate cereal and hot dogs for a yr...
- School puts all kinds of "weird" social pressures, my kids LOVE Tuna...but won't touch the stuff at school. People make comments they say. (my kids are 3rd, 4th and 5t...
- This is totally normal. My almost 5 year old only ate PB&J sandwiches for months and then one day didn't like them anymore and wouldn't eat them for months. Instead ...
Healthy Cake Recipes for Baby's 1St Birthday!
Asked by C.D. from Raleigh
on April 14, 2009
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My baby's first birthday party is coming up this Saturday, and I'm looking for a healthy (but still yummy!) recipe for a small cake for her to eat (OK, so most of it w...
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- You could make a carrot cake. Those are usually healthier. I am an excericise health nut but even I eat cake on my birthday. It sounds like you are a skilled baker. I ...
- Hi there! Happy Birthday to your little girl! There is a neat website called: http://www.wholesomebabyfood.com/ They have neat recipes in general and some helpful s...
- I modify the Carrot cake recipe in "Joy of cooking". It is an oil based cake, so it is always moist, it is dairy free (if that is a concern) you can add flax meal, ...
My 5 Year Old Is a Very Picky Eater
Asked by J.L. from Baton Rouge
on September 27, 2006
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My 5 year old little boy is a very picky eater. He would eat hotdogs, chicken nuggets and french fries every night if I let him. I really want to establish good eating...
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- We've always rewarded our kids for being brave enough to try new foods, and they're usually good about it. Some of their favorite healthy foods are fun ones to eat. ...
- We have an approach to this at our house and it seems to work for us. At the table the kids help make thier own plates, this makes it seem like they have some control...
- I had the same problem with my now 8 year old and she is much better but still picky. We tried ranch on everything and that got her started trying things more. We ev...
