Re: Calorie Intake for Children

[Guest guest]

Tina,

I believe that a three year old needs around 1200-1300 calories

per day.

Feed him if he is hungry. If you are dairy free and have not yet

introduced nuts, you may find that you are not getting enough

calories.

Try using Fitday.com to figure out how many calories you are

consuming.

Jody

mom to -5 and -7

SCD 16 months

[Guest guest]

Thanks Jody. I will check out fitday.com We are dairy free, as well

as egg-free, moderate salicyate, banana-free, and some nuts he cannot

tolerate, but he does get pecans. That may not be enough nuts

though. It is like he is obsessed with eating all the time and never

full, ever. He was like this before too, I just would always give

him snacks like goldfish to keep him occupied. Now I see how easy it

is to get into that mode. Sometimes I think he eats for the sake of

eating, but I do the same thing

sometimes.

I will continue to just have continuous snacks round the clock I

guess. Seems to occupy him at least and make him happy.

Tina

> Tina,

>

> I believe that a three year old needs around 1200-1300 calories

> per day.

>

> Feed him if he is hungry. If you are dairy free and have not yet

> introduced nuts, you may find that you are not getting enough

> calories.

>

> Try using Fitday.com to figure out how many calories you are

> consuming.

>

>

> Jody

> mom to -5 and -7

> SCD 16 months

[Guest guest]

Hi Tina,

He has three things happening that are changing his appetite.

1.) His body is healing; that takes a tremendous amount of energy.

He'll get that energy from food.

2.) His body is also adapting to a different type of digestion. His

body is digesting food that was previously broken down by microflora.

That change in and of itself will increase his energy nedd - ie more

food. Both of these reasons gave me a huge appetite when I started

SCD. I was about 50 lbs underweight so I had a lot to make up. As I

approached a weight more in keeping with my height and build, my

appetite slowed down to more normal amounts. It just took time.

3.) Growth spurts. Kids, in general, go through them, but when kids

who have damaged guts start getting better there bodies take that as

a signal to Go, Go , go!. It's as if the body says all systems go

things look pretty good let's getting growing while the going is

good. Three months after I started taking meds for UC (when I was a

teenager) my height shot up by 3 1/2 inches. I was banging into

walls for months until I adjusted to the rapid change.

Sheila UC, 20 years -- in remission after 38 mos SCD

mom of SCD 23 mos

> Thanks Jody. I will check out fitday.com We are dairy free, as

well

> as egg-free, moderate salicyate, banana-free, and some nuts he

cannot

> tolerate, but he does get pecans. That may not be enough nuts

> though. It is like he is obsessed with eating all the time and

never

> full, ever. He was like this before too, I just would always give

> him snacks like goldfish to keep him occupied. Now I see how easy

it

> is to get into that mode. Sometimes I think he eats for the sake

of

> eating, but I do the same thing

> sometimes.

>

> I will continue to just have continuous snacks round the clock I

> guess. Seems to occupy him at least and make him happy.

[Guest guest]

Hi Tina,

He has three things happening that are changing his appetite.

1.) His body is healing; that takes a tremendous amount of energy.

He'll get that energy from food.

2.) His body is also adapting to a different type of digestion. His

body is digesting food that was previously broken down by microflora.

That change in and of itself will increase his energy nedd - ie more

food. Both of these reasons gave me a huge appetite when I started

SCD. I was about 50 lbs underweight so I had a lot to make up. As I

approached a weight more in keeping with my height and build, my

appetite slowed down to more normal amounts. It just took time.

3.) Growth spurts. Kids, in general, go through them, but when kids

who have damaged guts start getting better there bodies take that as

a signal to Go, Go , go!. It's as if the body says all systems go

things look pretty good let's getting growing while the going is

good. Three months after I started taking meds for UC (when I was a

teenager) my height shot up by 3 1/2 inches. I was banging into

walls for months until I adjusted to the rapid change.

Sheila UC, 20 years -- in remission after 38 mos SCD

mom of SCD 23 mos

> Thanks Jody. I will check out fitday.com We are dairy free, as

well

> as egg-free, moderate salicyate, banana-free, and some nuts he

cannot

> tolerate, but he does get pecans. That may not be enough nuts

> though. It is like he is obsessed with eating all the time and

never

> full, ever. He was like this before too, I just would always give

> him snacks like goldfish to keep him occupied. Now I see how easy

it

> is to get into that mode. Sometimes I think he eats for the sake

of

> eating, but I do the same thing

> sometimes.

>

> I will continue to just have continuous snacks round the clock I

> guess. Seems to occupy him at least and make him happy.