Never let them eat things plain. Always dip, cover and smother.
Bread gets buttered (sometimes on both sides if I can get away with it)
Fruit gets dipped in cream cheese, cool whip, yogurt
Veggies are good in ranch, veggie dip, cheese.
Pretzels go good in dip and so do graham crackers (Pudding makes an awesome dip! Go an extra step and top it with whipped cream first.)
Soup gets butter or cream depending on the soup and the kid.
Pasta gets sauce or butter. Sometimes cheese.
Glass of milk? Just add carnation instant breakfast (for older babies)
Jello and coolwhip are great.
Fries are awesome with ranch (and cheese too) But if that's not your style ketchup adds calories too.
Potatoes = butter, sour cream & bacon bits, Cheese if you're feeling like some dairy. If you want mashed potatoes make it with butter and heavy cream or half and half!
Avocados are good but only 1 of my kids likes them
Eggs are wonderful with heavy cream and cheese.
More ideas soon. We're busy here setting up PT and OT appointments - and enjoying some nice weather for the time being!
Sunday, March 14, 2010
Saturday, March 13, 2010
The Stats
J:
Birth 5lbs 9oz 21.5 inches
1MO 7lb5oz
2MO 10lb4oz 24inches
4MO 11lb10oz 26inches
6MO 14lbs 26.5inches
9MO 16lbs 28inches
12MO 16lbs8oz 29inches
15MO 18lbs 30inches
18MO 18lbs 14oz 32inches
** Here we started seeing the developmental specialist and getting monthly weight checks**
24MO 20lbs 12oz 35inches
3Yr 24lbs 36.5inches
4Yr 27lbs 39inches (last week @ unscheduled Dr visit: 28 1/4 lbs!)
K
Birth 5lbs12oz 20inches
1MO
2MO
4MO 11lbs4oz 25inches6MO 12lb7oz 25 1/4inches
9MO 13lb6oz 26 1/4inches
**Here she started dropping in weight - we began monthly weight checks**
10MO 13lbs
11MO 12lbs 10oz - 11.5MO@specialist 13lbs6oz 27inches
(She started drinking toddler formula from a cup here and gained 1/2a pound in 2 weeks!)
12MO 13lbs 12oz 28inches
13 MO 14lbs 11 oz 28 inches
14 MO 15lbs 28 inches
17MO 16lb 8oz 30.5 inches
3Years 23lbs
Birth 5lbs 9oz 21.5 inches
1MO 7lb5oz
2MO 10lb4oz 24inches
4MO 11lb10oz 26inches
6MO 14lbs 26.5inches
9MO 16lbs 28inches
12MO 16lbs8oz 29inches
15MO 18lbs 30inches
18MO 18lbs 14oz 32inches
** Here we started seeing the developmental specialist and getting monthly weight checks**
24MO 20lbs 12oz 35inches
3Yr 24lbs 36.5inches
4Yr 27lbs 39inches (last week @ unscheduled Dr visit: 28 1/4 lbs!)
K
Birth 5lbs12oz 20inches
1MO
2MO
4MO 11lbs4oz 25inches6MO 12lb7oz 25 1/4inches
9MO 13lb6oz 26 1/4inches
**Here she started dropping in weight - we began monthly weight checks**
10MO 13lbs
11MO 12lbs 10oz - 11.5MO@specialist 13lbs6oz 27inches
(She started drinking toddler formula from a cup here and gained 1/2a pound in 2 weeks!)
12MO 13lbs 12oz 28inches
13 MO 14lbs 11 oz 28 inches
14 MO 15lbs 28 inches
17MO 16lb 8oz 30.5 inches
3Years 23lbs
First Post
I'm planning on trying to make this blog a food idea blog for parents of other under weight children. I'll probably also include personal struggles and successes and updates on my own kids. If I get really ambitious I'll start including some craft ideas and activities we love!
So here's our story. James was born in 2006 weighing 5lbs 9 ounces and 21.5 inches long. Stretch and string bean certainly applied then - and still does. At around 9 months of age we started really noticing his weight drop off the charts (his height has never been an issue) At 12 months we were sent to a developmental specialist where they tested him for lots of things (all came back normal) It was all stressful and very scary, especially the test for Cystic Fibrosis (sweat test)- but he "passed". So for the last 3 years we've been struggling to include high calorie foods in his diet. The boy LOVES fruit and most veggies. (well get to how to ramp up the calories on that in later posts!)He is currently a happy energetic 4 year old who weighed in at 28pounds and 39 inches. He's your typical preschooler so we're having some power struggles over eating.
In 2009 along came our "squeakuel". She was small even before birth and I was monitored closely for IUGR and put on restricted activity. I had weekly ultrasounds and twice weekly NST (non stress tests) throughout my entire 3rd trimester. She was born weighing 5lbs 12 ounces and 20 inches. We're on the same path with her that we were on with her brother except she's thrown in her own loopholes. She weighs less and has some muscle tone issues that she will be getting therapy for starting very soon. So she still faces some more doctors and tests that her brother didn't have. At 12 months she's finally transitioned from breast milk to toddler formula in a cup. She has NEVER taken a bottle, she flat out refused. She now weighs 13lbs 12 ounces and is 28 inches. With her low muscle tone chewing seems to be a little bit of a challenge for her, but she starts OT soon to work on that.
So that's who we are. Your typical family. Mom, dad, 2 kids and a cat. I'm a stay at home mom and I TRY to be fun and do creative things with the kids. The small, the big and the tiny - this is our life.
So here's our story. James was born in 2006 weighing 5lbs 9 ounces and 21.5 inches long. Stretch and string bean certainly applied then - and still does. At around 9 months of age we started really noticing his weight drop off the charts (his height has never been an issue) At 12 months we were sent to a developmental specialist where they tested him for lots of things (all came back normal) It was all stressful and very scary, especially the test for Cystic Fibrosis (sweat test)- but he "passed". So for the last 3 years we've been struggling to include high calorie foods in his diet. The boy LOVES fruit and most veggies. (well get to how to ramp up the calories on that in later posts!)He is currently a happy energetic 4 year old who weighed in at 28pounds and 39 inches. He's your typical preschooler so we're having some power struggles over eating.
In 2009 along came our "squeakuel". She was small even before birth and I was monitored closely for IUGR and put on restricted activity. I had weekly ultrasounds and twice weekly NST (non stress tests) throughout my entire 3rd trimester. She was born weighing 5lbs 12 ounces and 20 inches. We're on the same path with her that we were on with her brother except she's thrown in her own loopholes. She weighs less and has some muscle tone issues that she will be getting therapy for starting very soon. So she still faces some more doctors and tests that her brother didn't have. At 12 months she's finally transitioned from breast milk to toddler formula in a cup. She has NEVER taken a bottle, she flat out refused. She now weighs 13lbs 12 ounces and is 28 inches. With her low muscle tone chewing seems to be a little bit of a challenge for her, but she starts OT soon to work on that.
So that's who we are. Your typical family. Mom, dad, 2 kids and a cat. I'm a stay at home mom and I TRY to be fun and do creative things with the kids. The small, the big and the tiny - this is our life.
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