kids and vegetarianism & nutrtional software ques.

[Guest guest]

Hi, I am just wondering if other mom's could share how they make sure their

kids are getting enough protein and nutrients as picky vegetarians. My 2

year old has just recently started to be as difficult as my son and I am

really concerned with both of their eating habits.

 

My 9 year old wants a pb & j for lunch every day..he only likes black beans

(gags on any other) and he hates spinach and dark leafy greens. He mainly

wants to eat the morningstar farm, boca, etc. products. My daughter is a

huge bread freak and at breakfast refuses her eggs, cereals and wants her pb

toast.

 

Can anyone recommend software that I could use to track out nutritional data

each day and see how we are doing? I would like something that I could input

each family member and have the USDA recommendations for the age/sex group

and then see what exactly we are getting each day.

[Guest guest]

I personally use Shaklee products to add into other items. Shaklee offers a

plain unflavored protein to cook and bake with and also they have energizing

soy protein I use in shakes etc. I also use nutrition bars. I guess I'm lucky

because my kids are not picky eaters. They love beans and beans and cheese.

They love rice... I make lots of different types. I've learned to cook and

add " hidden " ingred. in food. I make a broccoli dip with chopped broccoli,

garlic cheese and mushroom soup. I serve it with crackers. I use lots of

appetizer kinds of things. I make guacamole for after school treats. We use

this instead of sweet treats etc. I try to do a fruit at least every night

during dinner. I know you need more than that but my kids usually eat several

servings at one time. Like 5 or 6 slices of melon per sitting. They also eat

carrots with " dip dip " and those small grape tomaots for snacks.

I hope this helps! Good luck, Robin

[Guest guest]

> Hi, I am just wondering if other mom's could share how they make

> sure their kids are getting enough protein and nutrients as picky

vegetarians.

> My 2 year old has just recently started to be as difficult as my son

and

> I am really concerned with both of their eating habits.

 

Aside from fiber and protein, there's always the vitamins.

 

> My 9 year old wants a pb & j for lunch every day..he only likes black

> beans (gags on any other) and he hates spinach and dark leafy

greens. He

> mainly wants to eat the morningstar farm, boca, etc. products. My

daughter

> is a huge bread freak and at breakfast refuses her eggs, cereals and

> wants her pb toast.

 

Do they eat wheat bread? Their pb toast is pretty good already, if

they could add cheesy toast they're pretty set for protein.

 

My sister is still a loon [she's 14], she mainly eats only 'bread or

bread-like' products. On occaision she'll eat pork or chicken nuggets.

She'll eat corn or succatash. Otherwise it's cereal, bagels, english

muffins, corn bread, soft pretzels, etc. She might eat them with

butter.

 

> Can anyone recommend software that I could use to track out

> nutritional data each day and see how we are doing? I would like

something that I

> could input each family member and have the USDA recommendations for

the age/sex

> group and then see what exactly we are getting each day.

 

http://www.vegansociety.com/html/info/info14.html

This isn't quite the same, it lists requirements for UK kids along

with the amounts in a bunch of foods - I don't know of software like

that, though I don't doubt it exists!

 

 

Celia

 

" Jesus has a great sense of humor as many near-death experiencers have

testified. "

[Guest guest]

Hi...every family rightfully has its own way of eating and its own nurtitional priorities..having said that, I will just menton how I dealt with my own children's nutrition when they were young. It became obvious to me that meals were turning into a power struggle or a testing of mom's limits and I recognized that in my own case, I would have to make some changes quickly. Perhaps I should also mention that my husband (a surgeon) and I had dinner much later alone because of his erratic working hours, so dining as a family around the table was never an issue. In any case, it took a lot of willpower on my part and some of my friends were very critical, but this is what I did: for breakfast, lunch, and dinner, I prepared a medium-sized platter of bite-sized fresh fruits and vegetables since cooked veggies were not popular, then I made several small bowls of something they did like: beans, rice, macaroni-and-cheese, whole wheat pancakes, toast, and oatmeal/raisin cookies and put the bowls and platter on the table and just left it at that. I did not serve them, since even at a very young age, they could easily reach what they wanted and serving utensils were right there if they wanted to use them and they learned to do just that! I always sat and talked to them or sang a few songs or told a story and didn't mention what they ate, make suggestions, or urge them to eat more. I often worried and wondered if their own choices were providing a balanced diet, but since I only gave them nutritious options, I just had to grit my teeth and keep quiet! When it became obvious to them that I was no longer going to enter into a daily debate about food, they began to eat a bit more and taste a number of things on their own. I took it as a lesson learned on my part and they all grew up to be healthy, fit, and rather intelligent: daughter/lawyer, son/surgeon, daughter MBA! <grin>

But it was occasionally very difficult to do without unnecessary guilt and the critical comments of friends! Maybe the one thing I did that helped was this: I asked myself how I would feel if a fussy powerful giant was nagging at me to eat things I hated and which made me feel slightly sick and on top of that, kept insisting I eat more than I could handle of a food I actually did like!

Katherine

 

gabibyrd wrote: Hi, I am just wondering if other mom's could share how they make sure their kids are getting enough protein and nutrients as picky vegetarians. My 2 year old has just recently started to be as difficult as my son and I am really concerned with both of their eating habits. My 9 year old wants a pb & j for lunch every day..he only likes black beans (gags on any other) and he hates spinach and dark leafy greens. He mainly wants to eat the morningstar farm, boca, etc. products. My daughter is a huge bread freak and at breakfast refuses her eggs, cereals and wants her pb toast. Can anyone recommend software that I could use to track out nutritional data each day and see how we are doing? I would like something that I could input each family member and have the USDA recommendations for the age/sex group and then see what exactly we are getting each day. 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

[Guest guest]

::round of applause::

Let the kids alone with some reasonable options, and they

will be just fine. (and able to think for themselves better

also!) Kris

 

--- K Ames <litteraeri wrote:

<snip>> But it was occasionally very difficult to do

without

> unnecessary guilt and the critical comments of friends!

> Maybe the one thing I did that helped was this: I asked

> myself how I would feel if a fussy powerful giant was

> nagging at me to eat things I hated and which made me

> feel slightly sick and on top of that, kept insisting I

> eat more than I could handle of a food I actually did

> like!

> Katherine

 

 

 

 

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[Guest guest]

I just wantedt o thank everyone for their input on the kids and eating. I will just keep putting the veggies out for them. I did put a bunch of rice noodles in a baby green salad and some soy parmasean and my daughter picked through and definitely ate a good portion of greens

 

Here is what we had for dinner last night. I don't recall where I originally found this recipe (possibly here?) but it is delicious.

 

 

 

BLACK BEAN, SPINACH, AND MUSHROOM BURRITOS

 

 

1 onion, chopped fine

1/2 pound mushrooms, chopped fine

1 tablespoon vegetable oil

1 bunch spinach (about 1 pound), coarse stems discarded, washed well and spun dry

2 garlic cloves

1/4 cup water

1 cup canned black beans, rinsed well and drained

1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice

2 scallions, chopped fine

3/4 cup coarsely grated pepper Jack cheese (about 5 ounces)

1/2 cup canned mild enchilada sauce

two 10-inch or four 8-inch flour tortillas

 

Accompaniment:

Sour cream

 

In a heavy skillet cook onion and mushrooms in oil over moderate heat, stirring, until golden. Add spinach and garlic and cook, stirring, until spinach is wilted, about 30 seconds. Stir in water, beans, lemon juice, scallions, pepper Jack, and salt to taste and cook, stirring, until cheese is melted.In a small saucepan heat enchilada sauce.Heat a dry skillet (large enough to hold 1 tortilla) over moderately high heat until hot. In skillet heat tortillas, 1 at a time, turning frequently, 30 seconds, or until softened, and transfer to a work surface. Divide filling between tortillas and roll up burritos.Spoon sauce over burritos and serve with sour cream. Serves 2