toddler's diet

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thanks sooo much!! :-)

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Dixie,

 

I can think of a couple of ways to add fat to her diet. Add nut butters (she is still too young for whole nuts), avocado, olives and olive oil. They are all very healthy fats and she will benefit from the Essential Fatty Acids as well as the fat.

 

Kim

 

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Dixie Syphus

Friday, March 23, 2001 7:04 PM

toddler's diet

Hi! My name is Dixie. I am not completely vegetarian yet (stillworking on it), but should be soon. I am breastfeeding a 5 month olddaughter currently. My daughter who is nearly 2 had diarrhea for 4 straight months. Aftertons of testing and specialists, they determined that she wasn't gettingenough fat in her diet. I increased the fat, and it seems to have helped.She won't eat meat (not a problem with me) or most dairy. She will onlydrink milk if it is chocolate milk (hates soy, by the way), and she will eatYo Baby yogurt. That's about it! So, she is getting quite a bit of sugarin order to get her to have enough fat right now. I am not reallycomfortable giving her that much sugar. Do any of you have any suggestionsother than drizzling her food with oil, in order for her to get the fat in? TRACY: Here is some info for lactating moms:The Vegan Diet During Pregnancy and Lactationby Reed Mangels, Ph.D., RD.Here are two different diet plans for pregnant vegans [11]:PLAN INuts, Seeds or Legumes 2 servings (a serving is 2 TB nuts or seeds or 1/2 cup cooked legumes)Milk or Meat Analogues 3 servings (a serving of soymilk is one cup)Vegetables 4 servings (a serving is 1 cup raw or 1/2 cup cooked). We suggest emphasizing high calcium vegetables such as greens and broccoli.Fruits 5 servings (a serving is 1 fruit or 1/2 cup canned fruit)Grains, Cereals or 6 servings (a serving is 1 slice of Breads bread or 1/2 cup cereal or grain)PLAN IILegumes 4 servingsMilk or Meat Analogues 4 servingsVegetables and Fruits 8 servings We suggest emphasizing high calcium vegetables such as greens and broccoli.Grains, Cereals or 6 servings BreadsLactation and the Vegan DietThe best diet for breastfeeding is very similar to the diet recommended forpregnancy. Calories, protein, and vitamin B12 recommendations are higherwhile the recommendation for iron is lower than during pregnancy.If you eat too little while breastfeeding, you may not produce as much milk.Although the recommended caloric intake is 500 calories above your usualintake [1], you may still lose weight because of a loss of calories inbreast milk. It is safe to lose about 1/2 to 1 pound a week whilebreastfeeding but more rigorous dieting is not recommended. As in pregnancy,small frequent meals are the best way to be sure that you are getting enoughcalories. Since you do need extra fluid while breastfeeding, use nutritiousbeverages like juices, soy milk, soups and smoothies to provide calories.The recommendation for protein is only 5 grams higher than it is inpregnancy [1] and can be obtained easily from the extra food you are eating.you should still eat good quality food because you are providing allnutrients to your infant. you will need to be careful to get enough vitaminB12 and vitamin D in order to be sure that these nutrients are present inyour milk in adequate amounts. See the Pregnancy section for moreinformation on sources of vitamin B12 and vitamin D. Requirements for mostother nutrients are similar to those in pregnancy and should be obtainedfrom a varied, healthy vegan diet.Reference1. National Research Council: Recommended Dietary Allowances, 10th ed.Washington, DC: National Academy Press, 1989.( This article originally appeared in the Vegetarian Journal.) Hope it helps!contact owner: -owner Mail list: Delivered-mailing list List-Un: - no flaming arguing or denigration of others allowedcontact owner with complaints regarding posting/list or anything else. Thank you.please share/comment/inform and mostly enjoy this list

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Came across this in " Live Foods " by George & Doris

Fathman, and thought someone might be interested:

 

" ....Sesame seeds contain an amazing amount of

calcium. According to the Agriculture Handbook No. 34

published by the United States Department of

Agriculture, sesame seed has 1,125 milligrams of

calcium for every 100 grams, about one-fourth pound.

This is much higher than other calcium rich foods,

.... 590 milligrams in a

pint of milk; 230 milligrams in a fourth pound of

almonds; 1,086 milligrams for Swiss cheese. Cheese and

milk, of course, are cooked products, which lowers

their food value, while sesame is a live product.

Whenever possible we should always eat live food in

preference to cooked or dead food.

 

" Sesame seeds contain high protein, from 19 to 28 per

cent, more than many meats. Also lecithin, which helps

to keep the fatty acids in the body low and in a fluid

state. Also several of the B vitamins and E.... "

 

Here is their recipe for Sesame Seed Milk for

anyone who might be interested:

 

" 1/2 cup of sesame seeds to 1-1/2 cups of water. Put

seeds in blender and blend until seeds are well

chopped. Add water and liquefy until well mixed.

Honey, banana or carob can be added for flavor and

nutrition. Liquefy until well blended. When the banana

is added it is a wonderful drink for thin people to

gain weight. The carob gives this drink a chocolate

flavor. "

 

This was first published in 1967, and it was enlarged

and reprinted in 1973.

 

Best of luck!

Kristine

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Hi, this is my first post to this board, I'm a lurker, not 100% vegetarian

either but love cooking vegetarian food.

I have twin daughters who are now 2 1/2 and I made all their baby food. I'm a

bit familiar with trying to feed them good and nourishing stuff. Anyway, here

are a few tips I can offer. I hope some help.

 

Peanut or other nut butter mashed with a banana is an excellent snack.

I like to use almond (or other nuts) meal or make my own by grinding almonds,

walnuts to a fine powder and adding it to whatever I give the girls. I mostly

add it to muffins and oatmeal.

Avocadoes, also mashed with bananas are great. You can add some tofu if you

like. If she likes yogurt why not get what they call " greek style " here, I think

it has about 10% fat, I used that a lot with my daughters, they LOVED it, then I

realised the fat contents and moved to a lower fat brand, but still not skimmed

for them.

I believe Tofu has quite a few of its calories coming from fat, and it blends

well with apple sauce (or other fruit) in the blender and makes a very nice

creamy sauce.

Ricotta is also a good fatty thing to blend with fruit or veggies and it doesn't

have the salty taste of cottage cheese. You said she doesn't like dairy but if

you mix it with her favourite food/fruit/veggie she may warm up to it.

I have a recipe for apple/prune sauce (purée) which is a hit with my daughters

and I often use it mashed with other things (like yogurt or ricotta, and you

could try to add a dollop of cream cheese in there too for extra calories/fat?).

A friend who tried it LOVED it too (well her son did, she was thrilled)

I don't think " sugar " has lots of " fat " in it, it does make us fat but I am not

sure it will fix her problem I also heard that sugar is given to children who

suffer from constipation.

 

I hope this helps a bit and that it's not too off topic!

 

France

http://www.geocities.com/oz_france/kitchenette/ (Recipes for Babies andlers)

 

At 09:03 24/03/01 -0500, you wrote:

> Dixie, I can think of a couple of ways to add fat to her diet. Add

>nut butters (she is still too young for whole nuts), avocado, olives and

>olive oil. They are all very healthy fats and she will benefit from the

>Essential Fatty Acids as well as the fat. Kim -----

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Frances:

" I believe Tofu has quite a few of its calories coming from fat, "

 

No offense, I just wanted to make a point that recently it has been

published that Soy products have the unwanted effect of blocking mineral

absorption. If you read this website you can learn more. I am on a farm

list and the members all went OHHHHH...as they said soy is in feed for

cattle and goats and all in all as a whole these animals are having mineral

deficiencies.

 

CONCERNS REGARDING SOYBEANS

 

http://www.rheumatic.org/soy.htm

 

And btw, I for one say that as much as we can do without animal products,

the better. All those nut butters are just loaded with calcium. Without

the drawback of making the body acidic which causes a net LOSS of calcium.

 

Kristine