New to group- Vegetarian family with sugar addicted daughter

[Guest guest]

Hi everybody,

 

I am new to this group and new to " doing the food. " I became interested in the

sugar sensitivity concept because what I read totally described my 9 yo

daughter. Our family has been vegetarian for years and my daughters have known

nothing else. I am hypoglycemic and have known that since I was a small child so

my eating habits, while not sugar free, are somewhat along the path of " doing

the food. " I have also been very aware of sugar in our diets and have never had

the sugar cereals, sodas, etc. as part of our regular diet. But everybody in my

family enjoys dessert and my older daughter structures her life around when she

can get sugar. She has been known to sneak candy then lie about it. She picks

out her dessert then asks what she has to eat for her meal so that she gets her

dessert. She is tall and very thin and always waited a long time before eating

breakfast each morning (we home school).

 

I was so excited when I read Little Sugar Addicts and Potatoes not Prozac that I

think I jumped into things too fast for her and she started to reject the whole

idea. (Maybe that was the sugar addict in me )I backed off pretty quickly and

decided I better work on buy-in and very slowly proceed with step one. We are

doing this as a family, not just my daughter. She now usually eats breakfast

pretty soon after waking up so that is a good start. Now I am trying to increase

the protein level up to the proper number of grams. So I am wondering if any of

you are part of vegetarian families and how you have been successful in

increasing protein levels with your kids w/o using soy. We do eat eggs and dairy

and lots of beans but my daughter is starting to reject even the things she used

to like (eggs for example) and even a tiny spoonful of George Restore makes a

smoothie " disgusting. " She has also rejected the idea of eating non traditional

breakfasts (black bean burritos, for example). She loves soy based meat

substitutes and would eat 5-7 veggie sausages every day if I let her. I have

also just joined the parenting group and will seek help there but I have faith

that the veggies among this group can help us!

 

Thanks!

Suzanne

[Guest guest]

Hi Suzanne

 

Welcome to the group.

 

This may not be the *right* answer in terms of parenting, but I would let your

daughter eat veggie sausages daily at breakfast to ensure that she gets the

right amount of protein, then I'd encourage altenatives at the other meals.

 

My sister has a vegan son who was very picky and she was able to include pea

protein in soups and stews to boost his intake while he adjusted to the amounts.

 

She also talked to him about sport and sex and how he'd be needing different

sources and nutrients.

 

That seemed to get his attention.

 

Mel

 

 

 

-- Sent from my Palm Prē

surrenderingsuzanne wrote:

 

Hi everybody,

 

 

 

I am new to this group and new to " doing the food. " I became interested in the

sugar sensitivity concept because what I read totally described my 9 yo

daughter. Our family has been vegetarian for years and my daughters have known

nothing else. I am hypoglycemic and have known that since I was a small child so

my eating habits, while not sugar free, are somewhat along the path of " doing

the food. " I have also been very aware of sugar in our diets and have never had

the sugar cereals, sodas, etc. as part of our regular diet. But everybody in my

family enjoys dessert and my older daughter structures her life around when she

can get sugar. She has been known to sneak candy then lie about it. She picks

out her dessert then asks what she has to eat for her meal so that she gets her

dessert. She is tall and very thin and always waited a long time before eating

breakfast each morning (we home school).

 

 

 

I was so excited when I read Little Sugar Addicts and Potatoes not Prozac that I

think I jumped into things too fast for her and she started to reject the whole

idea. (Maybe that was the sugar addict in me )I backed off pretty quickly and

decided I better work on buy-in and very slowly proceed with step one. We are

doing this as a family, not just my daughter. She now usually eats breakfast

pretty soon after waking up so that is a good start. Now I am trying to increase

the protein level up to the proper number of grams. So I am wondering if any of

you are part of vegetarian families and how you have been successful in

increasing protein levels with your kids w/o using soy. We do eat eggs and dairy

and lots of beans but my daughter is starting to reject even the things she used

to like (eggs for example) and even a tiny spoonful of George Restore makes a

smoothie " disgusting. " She has also rejected the idea of eating non traditional

breakfasts (black bean burritos, for example). She loves soy based meat

substitutes and would eat 5-7 veggie sausages every day if I let her. I have

also just joined the parenting group and will seek help there but I have faith

that the veggies among this group can help us!

 

 

 

Thanks!

 

Suzanne

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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[Guest guest]

Hi Suzanne,

My best kid tip is to make waffles with Restore. My kids are grown now but when

they were still in school I substituted protein powder for 1/2 the flour in a

waffle recipe. Can't really tell the difference and mine liked to spread peanut

butter on them. Protein powder can be added to all kinds of things. Adding nut

butter to the smoothie also covers up the mouth feel of the protein powder

pretty well.

 

Janice

[Guest guest]

Great ideas, thanks so much, Janice. Do you happen to know if using

Restore as pancake batter works as well as it does in waffles?

Thanks,

Janine

 

 

On Jan 24, 2010, at 8:25 AM, marylandsis wrote:

 

> Hi Suzanne,

> My best kid tip is to make waffles with Restore. My kids are grown

> now but when they were still in school I substituted protein powder

> for 1/2 the flour in a waffle recipe. Can't really tell the

> difference and mine liked to spread peanut butter on them. Protein

> powder can be added to all kinds of things. Adding nut butter to the

> smoothie also covers up the mouth feel of the protein powder pretty

> well.

>

> Janice

>

>

>

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

Janice, great idea, I've never tried that!

Heather

 

There are two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle.

The other is as though everything is a miracle.

--Albert Einstein

 

 

 

 

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marylandsis <marylandsis

 

Sun, January 24, 2010 11:25:04 AM

Re: New to group- Vegetarian family with sugar

addicted daughter

 

 

Hi Suzanne,

My best kid tip is to make waffles with Restore. My kids are grown now but when

they were still in school I substituted protein powder for 1/2 the flour in a

waffle recipe. Can't really tell the difference and mine liked to spread peanut

butter on them. Protein powder can be added to all kinds of things. Adding nut

butter to the smoothie also covers up the mouth feel of the protein powder

pretty well.

 

Janice

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

Hi Janine,

Yes, works with pancakes, too.  I like waffles because they freeze nicely and

can then be popped in the toaster to heat.

 

Janice

 

--- On Sun, 1/24/10, Janine Acevedo <janine wrote:

 

 

Janine Acevedo <janine

Re: Re: New to group- Vegetarian family with sugar

addicted daughter

 

Sunday, January 24, 2010, 3:03 PM

 

 

Great ideas, thanks so much, Janice. Do you happen to know if using 

Restore as pancake batter works as well as it does in waffles?

  Thanks,

Janine

 

 

On Jan 24, 2010, at 8:25 AM, marylandsis wrote:

 

> Hi Suzanne,

> My best kid tip is to make waffles with Restore. My kids are grown 

> now but when they were still in school I substituted protein powder 

> for 1/2 the flour in a waffle recipe. Can't really tell the 

> difference and mine liked to spread peanut butter on them. Protein 

> powder can be added to all kinds of things. Adding nut butter to the 

> smoothie also covers up the mouth feel of the protein powder pretty 

> well.

>

> Janice

>

>

>

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

Thanks!

Janine

 

On Jan 25, 2010, at 9:49 AM, Janice Dickson wrote:

 

> Hi Janine,

> Yes, works with pancakes, too. I like waffles because they freeze

> nicely and can then be popped in the toaster to heat.

>

> Janice

>

> --- On Sun, 1/24/10, Janine Acevedo <janine wrote:

>

> Janine Acevedo <janine

> Re: Re: New to group- Vegetarian

> family with sugar addicted daughter

>

> Sunday, January 24, 2010, 3:03 PM

>

> Great ideas, thanks so much, Janice. Do you happen to know if using

> Restore as pancake batter works as well as it does in waffles?

> Thanks,

> Janine

>

> On Jan 24, 2010, at 8:25 AM, marylandsis wrote:

>

> > Hi Suzanne,

> > My best kid tip is to make waffles with Restore. My kids are grown

> > now but when they were still in school I substituted protein powder

> > for 1/2 the flour in a waffle recipe. Can't really tell the

> > difference and mine liked to spread peanut butter on them. Protein

> > powder can be added to all kinds of things. Adding nut butter to the

> > smoothie also covers up the mouth feel of the protein powder pretty

> > well.

> >

> > Janice

> >

> >

> >

>

>