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Growth Issues

Public Group active 9 months, 1 week ago ago

A group to talk about growth issues. They may be related to the growth hormone or happening for no reason. Maybe also a place for suggestions on healthy eating and how to help your child “grow”!

Healthy Solutions (4 posts)

  • Profile picture of Michele Karl Michele Karl said 1 year, 9 months ago:

    I would love recipes or just some ideas on how to help my son gain weight. He is almost four and a half and weighs about 31 lbs. He is actually a good eater and does like healthy foods. We often make almond milk smoothies that I add frozen fruit and flax seed oil to. But any other suggestions would be great!

    Michele, mom to the “three peas in a pod” (two with a rare kidney disease); and a special education teacher, mostly work with children who are blind and visually impaired
    My three peas are:
    Max, 10, ARPKD; Nate, 7, “healthy”; and Gabe 4, ARPKD
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  • Profile picture of Sylvia Ross Sylvia Ross said 1 year, 9 months ago:

    Mi Michele! Does he have any food allergies or restrictions? That’d help me know what direction to head with my recommendations… but in general, I add cheese or butter to almost everything DD eats. I saute her veggies in olive oil, I add cream or powdered whole milk to concentrate calories in her milk and smoothies. Trader Joe’s has a full-fat Greek yogurt that is awesome, and unflavored so you can add whatever he likes to it (maple syrup is DD’s favorite). I offer dips for everything from fruits and veggies (usually sunbutter- a peanut butter substitute) or a homemade buttermilk ranch-type dressing, and BBQ sauce or even spaghetti sauce for meats, pizzas, pasta, etc.

    There are also calorie boosters like Benecal and Duocal that you add to food or drinks.

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  • Profile picture of Michele Karl Michele Karl said 1 year, 9 months ago:

    Hi Sylvia,
    Thanks for your response. Gabe doesn’t have any food allergies and no real restrictions but we do try to limit salt. I do add butter and olive oil a lot but like your suggestion of adding powdered whole milk. I will also try sunbutter. He doesn’t love peanut butter. We did try the calorie boosters but he didn’t like them.
    Thanks!

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  • Profile picture of Sylvia Ross Sylvia Ross said 1 year, 9 months ago:

    The powdered whole milk that I’ve found is called Nido, and is usually in the Mexican section of the grocery store. If you shop at Super Walmart, they carry a huge container of it in their bulk items too.

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