High fat/calorie but healthy foods for toddler?

[starangelk]

Hi all

I am going on a weight gain frenzy for DD (13 months) after the Gp freaked out today about her weight and started talking failure to thrive. She's a great eater and loves her food other than a few things like olives My thoughts are:

Lots more cheese
Use cream in cooking a bit more

ANy other ideas or recipes?

[RhiChiChi]

I'd keep her on full fat dairy (milk, cheese, yoghurt) and give her some more carbs like bread, pasta etc..

[Jellybean29]

Full fat diary is a great start!

I once had a friend who's GP wanted her to put on weight (this was when she was a kid), and she just ate buckets of cheese :P

Also, lots carbs would do it too :P

ETA: pikelets are YUM!

[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.

[Sammiejane]

Will think about it more, but how about the ensure puddings, these are what we give patients needing a high calorie diet...
Also you could add malt or other milk additive to milk, look for the nutritional products as they will have been made with people that need to gain weight in mind, instead of just giving 'junk'
Also they may help sugar crashes etc...
Were you referred to a dietitian? Might be a good idea to have a one off appointment for some guidance.


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[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.

[Gigi]

i was hoping to use these ideas too, for my undersized 4.5yo, but der to me, she won't eat these perfectly fine, yummy foods, so i have buckleys. CHeese and yogurt are about the only things on the lists here, that she WILL eat. I worry about her overloading on dairy (so i limit them), when she is so anti fruit/veg/protein. unbalanced diet.

[misty]

Nuts (almonds, macadamia's, etc)
Avocardo
Cheese
Yogurt
Dried fruit
olives
dense grainy bread
homade bananna iceblocks (although probably the wrong season for those).
Also anything with protien is good for building up weight healthily (if you can get them to eat it)

I also used to bake special cakes and slices that were choc full of vege, but also loaded with kjs, as a special treat - good thing is if you bake things yourself you can control what is going into them.


Also, with my DS1 (who is the skinniest little boy and always has been), we found that introducing a multivitimin really helped his situation. He no longer gets sick as often, and thus doesn't loose weight when he can least afford to. Unfortunately most multivitimins cannot be introduced until after the age of 2 - unless with doctors direction. But there are some good drink flavours on the market which contain alot of vitimins and minerals specifically designed for toddlers. We actually had to take DS1 off cows milk and put him on formula until he was old enough for a multivitimin.

[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

[Sammiejane]

Just thought I would add, a high dairy diet may cause constipation, so you will need to watch for that...


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[Miss E]

Just a quick thought, I find pastries really good for DS. Things like vegetable pasties, cheese and spinach rolls, quiches etc. Nice calorie rich foods with vegies etc.