putting weight on my son

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Need some suggestions for getting a little more weight on my son -

he's a little too skinny in mine & my hubby's opinion. My son is a

very picky eater, tends to snack all day instead of eating big

meals. He probably eats too many carbs, but we also have no problem

getting protein and fruit into him and the occasional vegetable.

I was thinking of looking into something like a power bar or checking

out pediasure to see if using either as one of his snacks would help.

Any ideas???

Carole

PS He's on enzymes already...

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In a message dated 7/11/2003 11:55:28 AM Central Daylight Time,

kjorn@... writes:

> My younger son's appetite

> and eating a quantity of food improved a lot after we

for my son, I would finish the sentence above by saying:

after we supplemented zinc. I have to skip zinc a lot because too much makes

my son hyperactive, but it is immediately noticable that when I do supplement

zinc, my son's appetite increases greatly.

Debbie

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Try carnitine and CoQ10. Give these at least twice a day, well before

sleep times, with meals and fatty acid supps. L- carnitine is better

than acetyl carnitine for weight gain.

Will also resolve any hypoglycemia problems.

> Need some suggestions for getting a little more weight on my son -

> he's a little too skinny in mine & my hubby's opinion. My son is a

> very picky eater, tends to snack all day instead of eating big

> meals. He probably eats too many carbs, but we also have no

problem

> getting protein and fruit into him and the occasional vegetable.

> I was thinking of looking into something like a power bar or

checking

> out pediasure to see if using either as one of his snacks would

help.

> Any ideas???

> Carole

> PS He's on enzymes already...

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My boys like the Luna Bars Nutz over Chocolate flavor only. But they

are a little expensive to give regularly.

As for enzymes, you might try increasing the dose for a week and see

if that helps with the eating.

One thing I am mindful of is to reduce the 'bad' hydrogenated fats

we use. We switched (slowly) from peanut butter with those fats to

all natural peanut butter, buy the Health Vally tarts instead of the

other brand cereal bars, cook with oils instead of shortening, etc.

Another thought is, does he have any yeast or bacteria issues?

Constipation problems? If he eats and this triggers discomfort in

the gut, he will be more reluctant to eat. My younger son's appetite

and eating a quantity of food improved a lot after we treated his

bacteria overgrowth and chronic constipation problems.

.

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We used the carnitine, as Steve mentioned in another post, for other

reasons, and it wonderfully stimulated my son's appetite. We had to

discontinue as it also increased his stims and affected his

sleeping...

I may be crucified for this, but how about adding extra oils, even

butter, to his food? You don't say how old your son is, but maybe

you could try something like that?

Good luck.

> Need some suggestions for getting a little more weight on my son -

> he's a little too skinny in mine & my hubby's opinion. My son is a

> very picky eater, tends to snack all day instead of eating big

> meals. He probably eats too many carbs, but we also have no

problem

> getting protein and fruit into him and the occasional vegetable.

> I was thinking of looking into something like a power bar or

checking

> out pediasure to see if using either as one of his snacks would

help.

> Any ideas???

> Carole

> PS He's on enzymes already...

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-My daughter's appetite goes up and down, but it has been increased

since using some detoxing supplements including the Brainchild grad

formula. She eats more often and more at a sitting. I think keeping

the bacteria and yeast at bay is very helpful as well.

(I have to admit feeding her more ice cream lately. I give

her Breyer's natural flavors and a drop of preventative GSE every few

days.) -- In

, " cgt321 " <cgt321@j...> wrote:

> Need some suggestions for getting a little more weight on my son -

> he's a little too skinny in mine & my hubby's opinion. My son is a

> very picky eater, tends to snack all day instead of eating big

> meals. He probably eats too many carbs, but we also have no

problem

> getting protein and fruit into him and the occasional vegetable.

> I was thinking of looking into something like a power bar or

checking

> out pediasure to see if using either as one of his snacks would

help.

> Any ideas???

> Carole

> PS He's on enzymes already...

[Guest guest]

I often added safflower or grapeseed oil to my son's foods when we

first went gfcf. Now that he is eating some dairy foods and nut

butters, I have stopped. I think it is a great idea!

On to the foods. I recently bought Oskri Organics Sesame Bars.

They are gluten free. Majority of ingredients are sesame seeds,

molasses, sugar. I know. I know. Too much sugar. But, 9 g

protein per package, 270 cals, 36% RDA calcium, 18% RDA iron. 24 g

sugar (poop) and 3 g saturated fat. They come in a few " flavors "

such as fennel and plain.

Do you happen to have Baker's Breakfast Cookies around? They are

located here in Bellingham, WA. I know they have made their way

around the west coast and some of the East coast. They have MANY

flavors to choose from. Dairy free, I think. Natural ingredients.

Can be frozen and quickly thawed. I've seen them at Starbucks

recently. I think close to 300 cals per cookie.

Smoothies are GREAT! I use frozen yoghurt, whey protein powder,

almond milk, frozen fruits and sometimes a banana. If the fr.

yoghurt is plain, I sometimes add a little honey or some juice. For

fun, I use chocolate ice cream. Then it is more like a shake.

Nut butter sandwiches.

Or, you could do what I do; sit him down in front of the TV with a

bag of chocolate covered almonds at 11 pm and let him unwind after a

tough day of being a kid! Well, in my case it is unwinding after a

tough day of *dealing* with kids!

Good luck with the weight.

Pam in WA

> > Need some suggestions for getting a little more weight on my

son -

> > he's a little too skinny in mine & my hubby's opinion. My son

is a

> > very picky eater, tends to snack all day instead of eating big

> > meals. He probably eats too many carbs, but we also have no

> problem

> > getting protein and fruit into him and the occasional vegetable.

> > I was thinking of looking into something like a power bar or

> checking

> > out pediasure to see if using either as one of his snacks would

> help.

> > Any ideas???

> > Carole

> > PS He's on enzymes already...

[Guest guest]

My son also was too skinny, and at two years of age, had only gained

1 pound in a year (was at least 3 pounds behind). We have added two

pounds over the past two months by giving him tons of guacamole (he

loves it), peanut butter, and frying everything in coconut butter.

We also give him watered down coconut milk to drink or in smoothies,

and also have added oil to everykind of sauce we can think of. It's

worked so far, he looks far healthier....Kim

> > > Need some suggestions for getting a little more weight on my

> son -

> > > he's a little too skinny in mine & my hubby's opinion. My son

> is a

> > > very picky eater, tends to snack all day instead of eating big

> > > meals. He probably eats too many carbs, but we also have no

> > problem

> > > getting protein and fruit into him and the occasional

vegetable.

> > > I was thinking of looking into something like a power bar or

> > checking

> > > out pediasure to see if using either as one of his snacks

would

> > help.

> > > Any ideas???

> > > Carole

> > > PS He's on enzymes already...

[Guest guest]

Thanks for all the suggestions, I like the idea of the smoothies -

we're supposed to give him thick liquids with straws to strengthen

his mouth for speech issues anyway.

> > Do you happen to have Baker's Breakfast Cookies around? They are

> > located here in Bellingham, WA. I know they have made their way

> > around the west coast and some of the East coast.

Haven't seen these - I'm on the east coast, but I'll take another

look next time I food shop.

Thanks to for side effect info for carnitine, I think I'll

hold off on trying that one for now - the Co Q10 was on my list to

try anyway, so I'll try that first.

BTW, my son is 3 and really has not gained too much weight over the

last year and a half. No issues with constipation and we just

started ojibwa tea to keep other issues such as yeast away.

Thanks to all,

Carole

[Guest guest]

WE did the smoothies for the speech issues, too. I used the silly

straws which REALLY required lots of sucking. Ian loved it!

Pam in WA

> Thanks for all the suggestions, I like the idea of the smoothies -

> we're supposed to give him thick liquids with straws to strengthen

> his mouth for speech issues anyway.

>

> > > Do you happen to have Baker's Breakfast Cookies around? They

are

> > > located here in Bellingham, WA. I know they have made their

way

> > > around the west coast and some of the East coast.

>

> Haven't seen these - I'm on the east coast, but I'll take another

> look next time I food shop.

>

> Thanks to for side effect info for carnitine, I think I'll

> hold off on trying that one for now - the Co Q10 was on my list to

> try anyway, so I'll try that first.

>

> BTW, my son is 3 and really has not gained too much weight over

the

> last year and a half. No issues with constipation and we just

> started ojibwa tea to keep other issues such as yeast away.

>

> Thanks to all,

> Carole

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i weighted myself at the 'mall'(americanese!) last night and

tyrptophan may have put on a kilo allowing for winter weight clothing.

weight is males which is muscle tone is bascially a neural issue.

i would look for anomalies like heavier lower body and lighter upper

body.

> > Thanks for all the suggestions, I like the idea of the smoothies -

> > we're supposed to give him thick liquids with straws to

strengthen

> > his mouth for speech issues anyway.

> >

> > > > Do you happen to have Baker's Breakfast Cookies around? They

> are

> > > > located here in Bellingham, WA. I know they have made their

> way

> > > > around the west coast and some of the East coast.

> >

> > Haven't seen these - I'm on the east coast, but I'll take another

> > look next time I food shop.

> >

> > Thanks to for side effect info for carnitine, I think

I'll

> > hold off on trying that one for now - the Co Q10 was on my list

to

> > try anyway, so I'll try that first.

> >

> > BTW, my son is 3 and really has not gained too much weight over

> the

> > last year and a half. No issues with constipation and we just

> > started ojibwa tea to keep other issues such as yeast away.

> >

> > Thanks to all,

> > Carole