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Suggest Diet Plans For A Child
HELLO- MY TODDLER IS 3 YEARS OLD STILL EATING STAGE 3 BABY FOOD, HE SUCKS ON PRETZELS ALL DAY BUT WILL NOT BITE THEM WE PLAY PRETEND FOOD SO HE DOES UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU ARE SUPPOSE TO DO WITH IT, WE HAVE TRIED THERPIST THINKING IT WAS A SENSITIVE GAG OR OTHER ISSUE BUT THEY DID NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH HIM, HE DID HAVE REFLUX ISSUES AS AN INFANT AND THEY SEEM TO THINK THAT HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH IT, I DO NOT WANT TO TAKE HIS NUTRITION AWAY AS HE IS TAKING IN 1400 CALORIES A DAY WITH THE STAGE 3 AND YOGURT, PUDDING AND WHOLE MILK BUT FEEL THAT I NEED TO GET HIM OFF THE PUREE FOOD, ANY SUGGESTIONS?
Thu, 21 Jul 2016
Hi...Thank you for consulting in Health Care magic.
I take this opportunity to tell you certain scientific facts and relieve your distress -
1. An active is a well kid even if she/ he is not eating well.
2. Development of a kid is as important as or I would say even more important than growth alone.
3. As the kids grow their interest in food decreases and interest in play activities increases so that they eat small quantity and run away to play. As parents we need to be more patient and feed than less quantity but more aliquots per day.
4. This age rather than the quantity of the food I suggest you concentrate more on the number of times you feed the kid and also make whatever you feed the kid calorie dense by adding good amount of ghee to it.
5. I suggest you not to use appetite stimulants on long run as they may cause drowsiness.
Regards - Dr. Sumanth
I take this opportunity to tell you certain scientific facts and relieve your distress -
1. An active is a well kid even if she/ he is not eating well.
2. Development of a kid is as important as or I would say even more important than growth alone.
3. As the kids grow their interest in food decreases and interest in play activities increases so that they eat small quantity and run away to play. As parents we need to be more patient and feed than less quantity but more aliquots per day.
4. This age rather than the quantity of the food I suggest you concentrate more on the number of times you feed the kid and also make whatever you feed the kid calorie dense by adding good amount of ghee to it.
5. I suggest you not to use appetite stimulants on long run as they may cause drowsiness.
Regards - Dr. Sumanth
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