Re: pls help ...get my kid to eat yogurt!

[Guest guest]

Have you tried yogurt in a smoothie? Ice, fruit & water or juice and

your small amount of yogurt in the blender???

Also.. has anyone tried making their own 'gogurt' using some of that

new glad press n seal? Just a thought I had.. my kids love gogurt

and I was going to try this as a way to get them to eat their

yogurt.. for just starting out you could make a smaller envelope of

it and fill it using a pastry bag.. or just a plastic bag with a

hole in the corner..

The frozen yogurt is a good idea.. you could make a sorbet.. frozen

fruit and put a little yogurt in it.. or what about yogurt popsicles?

Any thoughts!!

> > Hey All,

> >

> > Everyday we have an ongoing battle (and I mean knock down drag

out)

> > to get a tsp or 2 of yogurt in my son. (we have been on the diet

> for

> > 4 months now and we are still at the same small amount of

yogurt)

> He

> > screams, cries and even throws up most days. we always follow

it

> > with a " treat " and still this does not work. we beg, cajole,

yell,

> > sweet talk....etc etc....you name it we have tried every trick

in

> the

> > book and he really hates it. I HATE IT TOO! I dread it so much

it

> > ruins my whole day. I can't start everyday of my life with my 5

yr

> > old throwing up on me. I have flavored the yogurt with every

> cooked

> > fruit you can think of...I have tried it thicker and

> > thinner...differnt kinds of nuts- nothing ...nothing works. Are

> > there any ideas out there to help us before I perform my own

> > lobotomy??? Aside from an extremely limited diet (still) this

is

> our

> > only issue, I believe he would really benefit from more yogurt

but

> I

> > can't even get this small amount in him without trauma. HELP!!!!

> >

> > THANKS!

> >

> > in CA

[Guest guest]

Freezing the yogurt slows down and kills *some* of the good bacteria..... so

it's not an ideal way to get the probiotics down to the gut.

I'd be trying to sneak some yogurt into something else.... like pureed butternut

squash with butter and cinnamon..... just mixing in a quarter of a teaspoon of

yogurt. I defy any kid to know it's in there! Then you could increase VERY,

VERY slowly over time.

Just don't let them see you sneaking it in! And make sure the food you stir it

into isn't too hot..... should be cooled down to about body temp-ish so you

don't kill off the good guys that way.

Patti

Re: pls help ...get my kid to eat yogurt!

Have you tried yogurt in a smoothie? Ice, fruit & water or juice and

your small amount of yogurt in the blender???

Also.. has anyone tried making their own 'gogurt' using some of that

new glad press n seal? Just a thought I had.. my kids love gogurt

and I was going to try this as a way to get them to eat their

yogurt.. for just starting out you could make a smaller envelope of

it and fill it using a pastry bag.. or just a plastic bag with a

hole in the corner..

The frozen yogurt is a good idea.. you could make a sorbet.. frozen

fruit and put a little yogurt in it.. or what about yogurt popsicles?

Any thoughts!!

> > Hey All,

> >

> > Everyday we have an ongoing battle (and I mean knock down drag

out)

> > to get a tsp or 2 of yogurt in my son. (we have been on the diet

> for

> > 4 months now and we are still at the same small amount of

yogurt)

> He

> > screams, cries and even throws up most days. we always follow

it

> > with a " treat " and still this does not work. we beg, cajole,

yell,

> > sweet talk....etc etc....you name it we have tried every trick

in

> the

> > book and he really hates it. I HATE IT TOO! I dread it so much

it

> > ruins my whole day. I can't start everyday of my life with my 5

yr

> > old throwing up on me. I have flavored the yogurt with every

> cooked

> > fruit you can think of...I have tried it thicker and

> > thinner...differnt kinds of nuts- nothing ...nothing works. Are

> > there any ideas out there to help us before I perform my own

> > lobotomy??? Aside from an extremely limited diet (still) this

is

> our

> > only issue, I believe he would really benefit from more yogurt

but

> I

> > can't even get this small amount in him without trauma. HELP!!!!

> >

> > THANKS!

> >

> > in CA

For information on the Specific Carbohydrate Diet, please read the book

_Breaking the Vicious Cycle_ by Elaine Gottschall and read the following

websites:

http://www.breakingtheviciouscycle.info

and

http://www.pecanbread.com

[Guest guest]

Sounds like you are using nut yogurt. Does your son tolerate the

nut flour from same nuts? What about nut milk?

Have you tried the goat yogurt?

you could try mixing it into other things (like smoothies) as some

have suggested.

You probably have tried dripping it, and pressing it to cream cheese

consistency, but if not, you could try that.

However I think if those don't work, I would give up, as least for

awhile. I think something in his body is telling him not to eat

that, for some reason.

Plus as you said you are describing a pretty intense physical

struggle. This can't be starting the day well for either of you.

Stop awhile, give probiotics, enjoy your child, and maybe try again

in a few months. I fyou think his gut needs more healing, consider

a couple of days of intro, and a couple of weeks of very easy to

digest foods to give his system a rest and a boost to healing.

-- Sue, mom to Adam and

[Guest guest]

...How about in some applesauce or pearsauce, mashed bananas etc.

Sheila

> I'd be trying to sneak some yogurt into something else.... like

pureed butternut squash with butter and cinnamon..... just mixing in

a quarter of a teaspoon of yogurt. I defy any kid to know it's in

there! Then you could increase VERY, VERY slowly over time.