RE: Transitioning: Children (WAS: Help! Diet Restrictions & Picky eater) [s]

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My 2 yo son has recently had a string of illnesses, and we also

suspect asthma and allergies (he really has been a generally healthy

child up til now....there was a diagnosis of croup, then ear

infection, then flu, now another ear infection, all within one or

two months.....but he has not been a sick child his whole life by

any means) We took him to a homeopathic doctor today, who (in

addition to giving us suggestions for his ear infection) said we

should take him off dairy AND soy. My son is also a very picky

eater. He said we can try goat's milk and goat cheese, but this

gets rid of his odwalla bars (whole foods snack), his veggie hot

dogs, his soy yogurt, his tofu.....I don't know what to do!!! He

will not eat beef, he will not eat any lunch meat except turkey, he

is suddenly getting picky about veggies, he will not eat grilled

chicken, he will only occasionaly eat beans, he will not eat

fish....I am incredibly picky about his food in regards to

processing...no sugar, as few preservatives as possible. All I can

think of that we have left is pre-packaged chicken nuggets (Yuck!),

peanut butter and jelly (organic, all natural), eggs, and turkey.

And I have to do this for AT LEAST a month!!! I seriously need some

help. Between the doctor's, my son's, and my restrictions, this

leaves me with:

No Dairy, No Soy, No Beef, No Grilled Chicken, No Fish, No Sugar,

Little To No Preservatives. Any ideas????

Mandi

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I typically respond with gentleness, but here you face an imminent threat.

If these symptoms continue for very long, the doctors will begin

recommending some serious drugs and even surgical solutions. And if you

don't comply and one of them calls Family/Children's Services, you're in

trouble, and more important, so is your son.So in my opinion, you must act

now, in a comprehensive way, not tomorrow, but now.

 

Stop feeding your child ALL the items you listed above, including the ones

you presently consider " healthy. " None of these factory-made products is

food for humans. Stop eating them yourself, as well, be a living example.

Otherwise, your son will be miserable, pumped full of drugs, with a tube in

his ear and the energy of a slug.

 

Instead, feed him fruit and greens, particularly bananas, dates (cut them up

for him), figs, melons, apples, pears. Citrus and berries okay if he likes

them but focus on the sweeter, less acid-forming fruits. Greens, any lettuce

at all, in any form.

 

For example: Take a couple of dates and a little water, blend into a liquid.

Put a banana on an open romaine leaf, pour the date sauce on top. Roll and

serve, it's a banana burrito! Be playful with it, that is crucial!!!

 

Let him resist and protest, don't fight with him, just give him all the

space he needs to have a tantrum or whatever. Just love and respect him, and

take NONE of it personally. If you fight with him and perceive him as a

picky eater, he will become that and much, much more over time. Now is the

time for you to become a real parent!!! And you MUST work in unison with

your husband/partner, if there is one??? Otherwise, HE is doomed.

 

Keep reading here, keep asking questions.

Best,

Elchanan

 

 

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I myself am an ovo-lacto vegetarian..the only animal products I eat

are free-range eggs, sashimi (commonly known as sushi), and organic

milk. I definately see the benifits of a raw diet and originally

joined this list to find ways to incorporate as much of the

philosophy as reasonable into our life style. With my son, my main

concern is protein and fat. He is only 22 months old, and is

already underweight for his age. At this point nobody is concerned

about his weight, b/c his dad is tall and lean, but I am very

nervous about removing anymore protein or fat from his diet. As is,

he is only 21 pounds. If he started losing weight, I would have to

worry about DHS over that too. And I know that at this age his

brain needs fat to develop. He loves bananas, apples, melons, and

pears, and gets plenty. we have not yet tried figs, I will have to

try that. I really liked your banana burrito idea. I never call

him a picky eater in front of him, as I realize that is self

perpetualizing. I try not to fight with him at all about food, just

leave it out for a while and then put it away for later...this is an

issue of difference b/w me and dh who will continually tell him to

sit down and eat. Do you have any ?

Mandi

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mandi [harlequin1031]] Thursday, April 21, 2005

8:41 AM

Re: [Raw Food] Transitioning: Children (WAS: Help! Diet

Restrictions & Picky eater)

I myself am an ovo-lacto vegetarian..the only animal products I eat

are free-range eggs, sashimi (commonly known as sushi), and organic

milk. I definately see the benifits of a raw diet and originally

joined this list to find ways to incorporate as much of the

philosophy as reasonable into our life style. With my son, my main

concern is protein and fat. He is only 22 months old, and is

already underweight for his age. At this point nobody is concerned

about his weight, b/c his dad is tall and lean, but I am very

nervous about removing anymore protein or fat from his diet. As is,

he is only 21 pounds. If he started losing weight, I would have to

worry about DHS over that too. And I know that at this age his

brain needs fat to develop. He loves bananas, apples, melons, and

pears, and gets plenty. we have not yet tried figs, I will have to

try that. I really liked your banana burrito idea. I never call

him a picky eater in front of him, as I realize that is self

perpetualizing. I try not to fight with him at all about food, just

leave it out for a while and then put it away for later...this is an

issue of difference b/w me and dh who will continually tell him to

sit down and eat. Do you have any ?

Mandi

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HI again Mandi,

 

Did you nurse your son, and if so for how long? When did you begin

introducing other foods, what foods first, in what forms?

 

What do you consider " protein " and " fat? " And where did you get the idea

that you have to add extra fat for the brain to develop? This is one of

those notions that circulates for a few years, then gets tossed when some

newer notion becomes popular. But right now, that notion appears to be

popular.

 

There is also an emerging challenge in this society for all parents of lean

children: today's " underweight " child is normal, today's " normal " weight

child is a sloth. The standards are being rewritten using statistical norms,

which bear no resemblance at all to what is actually normal and healthy for

a child of our species. You have not (apparently) fed your child growth

hormones (commercial nonorganic meats and dairy), and you have not

(apparently) drugged him (at least not as much as most parents).

 

Definitely get any and all animal products and grain and soy products out of

his diet, these are seriously mucus-forming and directly cause respiratory

congestion, among other things.

 

Elchanan

 

 

 

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My intention was to nurse my son for 18 months but due to a string

of difficulties that I wish I had handled in a more intelligent

manner (hind-sights 20-20...it's a long story), he was exclusively

breastfed through 6 months, then had one or two bottles a day until

about 7 months, then started having a couple more. By nine months

he was nursing am and pm, and then just didn't want to anymore. I

really feel like I failed in that area, but there really isn't much

that I can do about it now. He started eating rice cereal at 4

mos., veggies around 5, fruits around 5 1/2. I gave him some

organic canned baby food, but had a mill and made my own whenever

possible. I don't think he needs " extra " fat, but as an early

education student and day care provider I have learned enough about

how the body works to now that the body metabolizes fat in order to

develop and heal brain cells. Most fruits and vegetables have no

fat as far as I am aware (except for avocados...and he won't eat

olives). I am also definately aware that society's weight norms

have shifted quite a bit from what is helathy, and that most people

are at least slightly overweight. My son was 4 1/2 weeks premature,

and at 3 feet tall, is only 21 pounds. He is almost 2 and would

still be in all 9-12 mos. clothing if it weren't for the fact that

the pants end up being far too short. I want to make it clear that

I am NOT currently concerned about his weight. In that regards he

is very healthy. His father is also tall and lean, and my son was

premature. But I do worry about taking fat OUT of his diet, b/c

then I believe he would lose weight, at which point I would become

concerened, and somebody would likely call DHS about me not feeding

my son " properly " . He is fine and healthy now, and I do not think he

needs to gain weight... I just do not think he can afford to LOSE

it. So...I am mainly concerned about how to keep his protein and

fat levels at the same level they were at when he was consuming

soy...no higher, but just close to the same.

~Mandi

(hope that made sense)