Guest guest Posted February 16, 2004 Report Share Posted February 16, 2004 Tracey, I just wanted to say Hurray!! for your son doing so well. I don't know any advice other than maybe feed him more often, I am having the same questions for my 20 month old daughter. She is getting quite thin(not too thin, it is just her age, losing all the baby fat) but she doesn't like so many things. I feed her a lot of high fat breads, like gingerbread, pumpernickle, which I make in my handy bread machine. I also feed her puddings, which are easily converted to vegan recipes. Melanie Tracey <weety wrote: Happy Friday the 13th! I am ISO a bit of advice. My son was adopted from Haiti at 13 months old, he is now 20 months. We have just made our second visit to the International Adoption Clinic to assess his developmental and physical health. I am HAPPY to report that in 5 months, he has moved from the 5th percentile in weight to the 25th; from the 10 in height to the 50th; and the 3rd in head circumfrence to the 10th. They were especially impressed with this as it shows " brain growth " , apparently it is unusual in children over 12 months of age to " cross percentiles " in this area. He is developmentally right on track, if not a bit behind in speech - (he never babbled and seems to drop the endings of most words). I want to say that this clinic (in Boston, MA) is excellent, and the doctors and therapists are supportive of our choice to raise him vegan. Anyway - his body fat is at 4%. The doctor really would like to see this increased. Besides avocado, nut butters, full fat soy milks, soy " ice cream " (once in a while), and good cold pressed oils/vegan margarine, what are some other sources of fat in a vegan diet? Secondly - I would love a recommendation (on group or privately) for a (vegan) liquid vitamin/mineral suppliment for him. We have used Schiff in the past. Thanks so much. Any advice welcomed! Tracey =^..^= www.KindheartedWomen.com FREE shipping all the time! For more information about vegetarianism, please visit the VRG website at http://www.vrg.org and for materials especially useful for families go to http://www.vrg.org/family.This is a discussion list and is not intended to provide personal medical advice. Medical advice should be obtained from a qualified health professional. edical advice. Medical advice should be obtained from a qualified health professional. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 16, 2004 Report Share Posted February 16, 2004 What about a supplement of flax oil? you might check with your pediatrician to find out how much to give him. Seems like good healthy fats is just what your baby needs. Tracey <weety wrote:Happy Friday the 13th! I am ISO a bit of advice. My son was adopted from Haiti at 13 months old, he is now 20 months. We have just made our second visit to the International Adoption Clinic to assess his developmental and physical health. I am HAPPY to report that in 5 months, he has moved from the 5th percentile in weight to the 25th; from the 10 in height to the 50th; and the 3rd in head circumfrence to the 10th. They were especially impressed with this as it shows " brain growth " , apparently it is unusual in children over 12 months of age to " cross percentiles " in this area. He is developmentally right on track, if not a bit behind in speech - (he never babbled and seems to drop the endings of most words). I want to say that this clinic (in Boston, MA) is excellent, and the doctors and therapists are supportive of our choice to raise him vegan. Anyway - his body fat is at 4%. The doctor really would like to see this increased. Besides avocado, nut butters, full fat soy milks, soy " ice cream " (once in a while), and good cold pressed oils/vegan margarine, what are some other sources of fat in a vegan diet? Secondly - I would love a recommendation (on group or privately) for a (vegan) liquid vitamin/mineral suppliment for him. We have used Schiff in the past. Thanks so much. Any advice welcomed! Tracey =^..^= www.KindheartedWomen.com FREE shipping all the time! For more information about vegetarianism, please visit the VRG website at http://www.vrg.org and for materials especially useful for families go to http://www.vrg.org/family.This is a discussion list and is not intended to provide personal medical advice. Medical advice should be obtained from a qualified health professional. edical advice. Medical advice should be obtained from a qualified health professional. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 17, 2004 Report Share Posted February 17, 2004 Hi Tracey, We have a 2 year old we are in the process of adopting who was 9 months old when she came to us and in less than the 5th percentile in weight. She is now in the 75th percentile. I struggled with how to put weight on her as well. My husband and I were nearly vegan at the time and would have preferred to raise her vegan as well. Unfortunately, she was (and still is until the adoption is final) our foster child and legally the state is her guardian. As we had doctors and nutritionists watching very carefully (who had the power to take her away from us if they decided we weren't doing something " right " ), we made the decision to give her organic, rennetless cheese. I searched and searched and no vegan or near vegan cheese comes close to having the fat content " cow " cheese does. (Normally, this would be considered a good thing, wouldn't it?) But, that said, in addition to " cow " cheese this is what I did to get fat in her diet... When she turned 12 months old, pediatrician and nutritionist said to take her off the formula they were dictating that she use (during the first 12 months) and put her on whole cow's milk. What I did, was buy organic soy baby formula and add it to her soy milk. I gradually switched her from what she was on to a combination of enriched Soy Dream and Baby's Own soy formula. I continued to do this until just after her 2nd birthday. Now, she's on just straight Soy Dream. I always made sure to give her a bottle before she slept (so she didn't burn it all off right away). Also, plain noodles coated in olive oil. The highest fat soy cheese I could find. The highest fat vegan " lunchmeat " I could find (Yves " bologna " ). Straight tofu (she'll eat it cold, right out of the box). Black olives. Original Garden Burger patties. For awhile she would eat hummus on crackers, but no longer. Sandwiches with Vegenaise (THE best vegan mayonaise in my opinion). Tater tots. I wanted to give her only whole grains, but was told that she could fill up on high fiber foods before getting the fat that she needed. So, I still use whole wheat bread ( didn't want her to get used to that yucky " white " bread!), but I give her highly processed crackers like Wheat Thins, Ritz and Keebler Club crackers (all low sodium versions) and graham crackers. So much of it is stuff my husband and I learned to stay away from! But, her nutritional needs demanded it, so you do what you have to. Good luck and kudos to you for adopting! Shelley - Tracey<weety < > Friday, February 13, 2004 8:05 AM Advice needed for vegan toddler diet Happy Friday the 13th! I am ISO a bit of advice. My son was adopted from Haiti at 13 months old, he is now 20 months. We have just made our second visit to the International Adoption Clinic to assess his developmental and physical health. I am HAPPY to report that in 5 months, he has moved from the 5th percentile in weight to the 25th; from the 10 in height to the 50th; and the 3rd in head circumfrence to the 10th. They were especially impressed with this as it shows " brain growth " , apparently it is unusual in children over 12 months of age to " cross percentiles " in this area. He is developmentally right on track, if not a bit behind in speech - (he never babbled and seems to drop the endings of most words). I want to say that this clinic (in Boston, MA) is excellent, and the doctors and therapists are supportive of our choice to raise him vegan. Anyway - his body fat is at 4%. The doctor really would like to see this increased. Besides avocado, nut butters, full fat soy milks, soy " ice cream " (once in a while), and good cold pressed oils/vegan margarine, what are some other sources of fat in a vegan diet? Secondly - I would love a recommendation (on group or privately) for a (vegan) liquid vitamin/mineral suppliment for him. We have used Schiff in the past. Thanks so much. Any advice welcomed! Tracey =^..^= www.KindheartedWomen.com FREE shipping all the time! For more information about vegetarianism, please visit the VRG website at http://www.vrg.org<http://www.vrg.org/> and for materials especially useful for families go to http://www.vrg.org/family.This<http://www.vrg.org/family.This> is a discussion list and is not intended to provide personal medical advice. Medical advice should be obtained from a qualified health professional. edical advice. Medical advice should be obtained from a qualified health professional. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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