High fat/calorie but healthy foods for toddler?

[LuluHB]

If your GP was worried he/she should have given you some ideas.

If you want to try to keep it healthy how about lots of fruit with high sugar contents - grapes are a great one. Peanut butter if no allergy issues. Lots of bread products. Lots of milkshakes. Pasta. Otherwise, maybe speak with a dietician who has experience with toddlers.

[starangelk]

The GP gave us a referral to the pead......

We already do lots of bread products and full fat dairy but I think I will try peanut butter as she hasn't had any other allergies so I just need to bite the bullet with that one. Milkshakes is a great idea too.

Thanks ladies!

[Jellybean29]

The GP gave us a referral to the pead......

We already do lots of bread products and full fat dairy but I think I will try peanut butter as she hasn't had any other allergies so I just need to bite the bullet with that one. Milkshakes is a great idea too.

Thanks ladies!

You could also try Nutella

[luna moth]

Make some dips, using some kind of legume or bean and loads of olive oil. So a hommus is a good one, or one of our favourites here is white beans pureed with a little bit of rosemary and garlic and heaps of olive oil. I spread it on bread or crackers or steamed vegies and DD slurps it off. It's yum.

[Kmn]

Avocado. Sneaking olive oil into lots of things.
good luck!

[MrsFabuloso]

My nan had to be on ahigh fat diet a while ago when she was going through treatment for something, here are some idea we were given:

Avocado, nuts(considering there aren't any allergies for bub or the family), nut spreads, olive oil (sprinkle it on veggies/salads/pasta ect...), coconut milk (add it to smoothies ect), egg yolks (make omlettes ect with extra yolks, cream, cheese and some bacon...a very high fat meal!!), high fat fish (tinned tuna/salmon in olive oil are good, include the oil with it when using it, though be aware of mercury levels), add full fat powdered milk to drinks/smoothies homemade cakes/muffins milkshakes, dried fruits especially bananas

HTH

[feeb]

Cheese
yougurt
custard
pasta
Avocado
Peanut butter
Chips
Bread with hommus

[Nelle]

Well, Feeb used my list mostly. If you google 'good fats' you might come up with something. Lots of carbs so there's heaps there for her to burn. Wholemeal/grain bread instead of white. Maybe smoothies.

I have to sympathise though - my eldest was a beanpole, people constantly asking me if he'd been ill, did he eat well. I was like...he inhales food...I would come home from social things so upset because I'd not been concerned, and all these people were, and I'd not noticed anything amiss. If all is well with the 'output' (to put it delicately), as in bub doesn't have the runs or anything, you'd assume the food's being well used, as opposed to not processed/used well, right? Pretty sure I saw someone recommend a kids probiotic to you elsewhere - I'm no dietician/naturopath, but I can't imagine that hurting, just to help with gut health.

Anyway - our saving grace in terms of the stats was that he was tall, but if he'd been short, he'd have been tiny - so if yours isn't tall, I can imagine you'd have a petite child! I'd say as the parent, you know your child best - and if you haven't noticed a problem, then probably there isn't one. But that's the great thing about this situation - you can take bub to see the doc/paed/MCHN/whoever, who can provide support and advice - and you'll either say 'yeah I didn't think there was anything wrong!' or 'well I'm glad bub has access to these people to pick up what I've missed, now we have a plan' - I've been in both those boats, being reassured about 'problems' and being convinced to look into things that turned out to be issues - either way, you are looking after your child by providing them with good care, and so I hope you don't feel bad.

[misty]

Also peanut butter isn't the healthiest as it is full of saturated and transfats. If you look in the healthfood section of the supermarket you should be able to find other spreads made from healthier nuts.

[MamaPan]

We raw on a mission to bulk up ds2 also....ideas from my gp (mainly covered above)
Adding milk powder to things - including drinks of milk - so it's v creamy!
No juice at all - they fill up on it and it's not adding bulk - milk or water w meals
Nut butters
Avocado
Stir olive oil thru pasta before sauce
Add cheese to things

We have also been using incremin which boosts vit and iron and also seems to help appetite ( he has been sick a bit)

The dr told me to lay off really seeded breads etc - the bulk makes them feel full.... I do use wholemeal but not using really seeded breads just at the moment

Al, of the above have helped us

Some things I have made tat work well...
Smoothie w milk, milk powered,honey, nut butter , an egg and banana ( and some yoghurt usually)
Pancakes w added milk powder and homemade lemon curd ( heaps of egg yolks and butter)
Macaroni w cheese sauce and tuna and corn - added olive oil and milk powder
Home made hummus - pursed chick peas, tahini and olive oil... Dip crackers in ( ds 2 will even dip cheese in!!)
Cheese on toast - also can dip into hummus
Chicken schnitzels - add olive oil to egg when crumbing

[Gigi]

We raw on a mission to bulk up ds2 also....ideas from my gp (mainly covered above)
Adding milk powder to things - including drinks of milk - so it's v creamy!
No juice at all - they fill up on it and it's not adding bulk - milk or water w meals

We have also been using incremin which boosts vit and iron and also seems to help appetite ( he has been sick a bit)

The dr told me to lay off really seeded breads etc - the bulk makes them feel full.... I do use wholemeal but not using really seeded breads just at the moment

Al, of the above have helped us

Some things I have made tat work well...
Smoothie w milk, milk powered,honey, nut butter , an egg and banana ( and some yoghurt usually)
Pancakes w added milk powder and homemade lemon curd ( heaps of egg yolks and butter)
Macaroni w cheese sauce and tuna and corn - added olive oil and milk powder
Home made hummus - pursed chick peas, tahini and olive oil... Dip crackers in ( ds 2 will even dip cheese in!!)
Cheese on toast - also can dip into hummus
Chicken schnitzels - add olive oil to egg when crumbing

wow, i have been buying the very seedy bread, and giving DD juice once a day. THink i'll change juice for milk (at home), keep the juice for the playground visits (Prima, 25% apple juice, tetra packs).

I can't get my child to eat avocado, tuna, corn
Have never made chicken schnitzels, if that thumping a chicken breast, dipping it in eggs and breadcrumbs, then frying?

What are "pursed" chick peas?

Is nut butter "nuttelex"?

Must chase up the "incremin" - hoping it's in a form that i can get into DD.

Thanks Sammiejane too, for the tip "high dairy diet can lead to constipation". (have a yogurt/cheese fan, to the exclusion of most other foods). and yes, she's on the edge of constipation constantly, only fibre she eats is weetbix and tinned fruit (which has very little fibre, as skin is off).