good receipes for weight gain
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Topic: good receipes for weight gain
Posted By: millymollymandy
Subject: good receipes for weight gain
Date Posted: 28 May 2010 at 3:28pm
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It seems we are raising one of the kids who defies all normal parameters. DD is 10 months old next week and is around 6.5 KG and 68 cm tall. She's a month early so it was likely that she'd be small for her age, plus both of us were small babies and struggled to gain weight till our 20s. Developmentally she does most things that a 9-10 month old does, and even ahead of her 10 month development on some things. She's very active happy and a great sleeper (finally).
I have had supply issues caused by PND and lack of sleep, but we have manged to get back on top of this and feeding is going well. She eats like a horse, 4 solid meals a day, cereal, vegetables meat, bread cruskits, bananas about a watties jar full at a time. Has 5 10 minute BFs too. But she still doesn't gain much weight. The doctors and plunket nurse are a bit stumped but think is a healthy baby. While am not overly worried I would like to see if she will gain a little more. The P Nurse suggest trying yoghurt, but the easy yo natural stuff I make seems to tart for her and she doesn't eat it. she will do a few tsbs with lots of banana etc. plus i'll try and see if she'll eat more meat. I'm not big on processed stuff and tend to make most stuff myself. Does anyone have any good meal ideas with lots of protein and little fat? any good receipe sites? |
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Posted By: HippyMama
Date Posted: 28 May 2010 at 3:44pm
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Does she like avocado? It is a high fat food but a *good* fat too, it was the first thing that popped into my head.
My DD2 is 10 months old too, I don't know exactly how much she weighs as we don't go to Plunket (or any other provider), but I'd imagine she's fairly similar to your girl - is only a wee thing compared to other babies her age. I know it's easier said than done, but I would try not to worry too much and not go out of your way to "fatten her up" if she is otherwise happy and healthy - it sounds like you are doing a great job of meeting all her needs anyway. Not saying you can't try changing her diet a little or adding new things mind you, but some babies are just little  ------------- Mama to two earth walkers & two angels. Remember, you are not managing an inconvenience; You are raising a human being. ~ Kittie Franz Next Slingbabies! Meet - Friday 4th May !! |
Posted By: Kellz
Date Posted: 28 May 2010 at 3:44pm
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Try mixing ebm or formula in with everything instead of water- so in her breakfast, in with mashed veges etc. Avacado is great as a spread, or by itself as a snack and it a source of good fat.
Hummus as a dip or spread. |
Posted By: Kellz
Date Posted: 28 May 2010 at 3:45pm
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Posted By: HippyMama
Date Posted: 28 May 2010 at 3:46pm
Snap Kellz - great minds and all that  ------------- Mama to two earth walkers & two angels. Remember, you are not managing an inconvenience; You are raising a human being. ~ Kittie Franz Next Slingbabies! Meet - Friday 4th May !! |
Posted By: millymollymandy
Date Posted: 28 May 2010 at 5:09pm
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Te he - not keen on Avo but loves hummus. I might try hiding the Avo in the hummus!
I'm not too worried (neither are the paeds or nurse) but did wonder if few new things might make a difference. |
Posted By: NikkiB
Date Posted: 28 May 2010 at 6:08pm
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What about avocado and banana?
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Posted By: Raspberryjam
Date Posted: 28 May 2010 at 6:49pm
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Pasta? rice? high carb foods are great and yeah avo and banana too. Milla was hard to feed - she used to choke on everything so pureed root vege along with what I already mentioned and dairy food or custard for pudding
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Posted By: E&L+1
Date Posted: 28 May 2010 at 7:22pm
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I don't have any recipes but I would reccomend the book My child won't eat! by Carlos Gonzalez. I know your DD is eating but it has some interesting information about growth charts etc. Might help put your mind at ease. ------------- http://lilypie.com">  http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: kiwikid
Date Posted: 29 May 2010 at 10:02am
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Avocado is a great one, DS loves it on its own and if I put it on a cracker he just licks it off and wont eat the cracker LOL same with hommus too.
Another homemade snack idea is the Edmonds piklet recipe topped up with blueberries and banana, using formula instead of milk to add extra calories?? Can you get organic, full fat, no added sugar yogurt in NZ, we have a brand here in the UK called Little Yeo for the kids and its great. Rice pudding with cream for pudding! ------------- 
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Posted By: Peanut
Date Posted: 29 May 2010 at 11:22am
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My DS loves Avo and Banana together. You could add baby rice to it to bulk it up also.
I make a custard using 150 mls of formula (am guessing you could use breastmilk?), 2 tsp of cornflour, 1 egg yolk. If I am not adding fruit to it I put a dash of vanilla essence but usually just add heaps of fruit to it. |
Posted By: Raspberryjam
Date Posted: 29 May 2010 at 11:46am
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Peanut just reminded me - I used to add baby rice to yogurt too - but you could pretty much add it to anything with a bit of breastmilk to keep it from being too dry ------------- http://lilypie.com]
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Posted By: AandCsmum
Date Posted: 29 May 2010 at 2:13pm
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If you can feed her dairy give her the custards etc.
Some kids are naturally skinny. Alia was always skinny for her height & more so is Cooper (between 3rd &15th %), only diff is that she could eat dairy & he can't so I put her on formula til she was 2 & that gave her the buffer. Cooper i've managed to get neocate formula & he's putting weight on with that. In saying that, Alia was 500gm heavier than your DD at the same height so I can understand you wanting to increase her weight a little bit. The dietitian said to me to put oil in with his food as an added fat. Also the wholesome baby food site has good food tips. Putting weight on skinny kids is so hard! I feed pasta cause that has high calories. Also give him Porridge in the morning & pancakes/pikets at other times. ------------- Kel http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: AandCsmum
Date Posted: 29 May 2010 at 2:17pm
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So is she on the 3rd for height & Weight? ------------- Kel http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: jano1
Date Posted: 29 May 2010 at 2:55pm
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One of the ladies in my due thread has her boy on a high fat diet for medical reasons. I'll send her a link to this as I don't think she comes on her much these days. Should be able to give you some suggestions ------------- http://www.thebump.com/?utm_source=ticker&utm_medium=UBB&utm_campaign=tickers"> |
Posted By: millymollymandy
Date Posted: 29 May 2010 at 5:39pm
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Thanks some great ideas. Once she gets teeth I can try a few more things I do like the idea of pasta, maybe with some olive oil. I mix formula with baby rice in the morning, she refuses to drink it otherwise (I imagine she'll end up a breastfeeding promotor one day). Might take it in custard too. DD not big on custard, or anything sweet but I should try it again, you never know.
A and C's Mum - she's tracking just below 3% for height and weight - last month put on only 40g - I was so surprised as she puts away her food. |
Posted By: AandCsmum
Date Posted: 29 May 2010 at 5:52pm
It could be, that like me, you have trim milk rather than blue milk  Also by making her food it's not as fattening? I'm not sure, I struggle with it myself.
Least she's similar for height & weight. My boy is up on the 75% for height so looks super skinny. Can you see her ribs or spine? If you can't don't worry too much, unless the Dr's are worried. Jano, hope your friend does come on here, I'm interested too. My dietitian didn't give me much help. ------------- Kel http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: ShellandBella
Date Posted: 29 May 2010 at 6:34pm
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Thanks Jane, though I don't know how much I will help as Ben is a heffalump in his own right,, without the added fat tehe!!
Cos of Ben's CF, he is automatically put on a high fat, high protein diet, though he eats everything in sight, so I'm pretty lucky really. And you just don't realise how 'low fat' everything is until you have a child that actually requires some extra calories! Go figure, eh?! The biggest thing Ben's dietician has suggested with his diet is the addition of cream and sugar into his diet to amp his calories. So, for brekkie, he has 2x weetbix, except with full cream milk and a teaspoon of sugar. Full cream milk is our friend in our household  That and actual cream. He also gets lashings of butter and/or margarine on anything you can put it on. Add a cream of teaspoon to normal yoghurt as it usually only has 1g fat per pottle, and with one teaspoon of cream you can get it up to 5g fat. Yoplait vigeur is the only high fat yoghurt I have found with about 4g of fat per pottle (though it can be expensive).
We cook everything in butter for Ben to increase the calories and give full cream milk like water for him (recommended of course). TBH, dairy is your friend if you want to add calories so just keep that in mind. That and sugar. Only thing is, there are consequences for such a diet, but Ben has a shortened lifespan anyway, so they don't place much emphasis on this for him, but for a 'normal' child, this could be problematic. Perhaps a referral to a diettician by your GP might be the go?? Anyway, hope my suggestions help a wee bit  ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: Raspberryjam
Date Posted: 29 May 2010 at 8:45pm
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You could blend pasta so its smooth and add it to mashed vege etc
Weight is also a real big issue for us, as our girl is a heart kid, and she definately plateaued for ages, she was under the 15th until march this year, and had gained hardly anythng for such along time, so I know its quite stressful but is worth persevering. Like Kel said - maybe your feeding her healthy food - which is an example we try to set for obvious reasons - but we have let her have higher calorie foods since december of last year - as a result she has put on just under 1 and a half kg in that time Just out of interest have you seen a pediatrician to rule out any issues? ------------- http://lilypie.com]
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Posted By: Peanut
Date Posted: 30 May 2010 at 7:44am
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The custard I make is not sweet at all so you can add whatever fruits he likes into it and you might have more luck.
The other thing that is a hit here is eggy toast. Mix a egg with milk or cream. Dip your toast in and fry. -------------  
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Posted By: millymollymandy
Date Posted: 30 May 2010 at 5:23pm
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Banana and Avo was a hit! Wolfed it down. I like idea of eggy toast.
We see a paed once a month, he's not worried, but we will keep checking. Eggy toast could be a go too. |
Posted By: Raspberryjam
Date Posted: 30 May 2010 at 7:28pm
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I havent heard of egg toast - do you use bread or toast? and is it just enough egg and milk to be soaked up?? be a nice warm brekky on a rainy day - I could even eat that myself! (well with a bit of cinnamon and banana) ------------- http://lilypie.com]
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Posted By: Peanut
Date Posted: 30 May 2010 at 8:29pm
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I use toast bread as its much thicker so doesn't go soggy. I just dip more than soak it so it frys nice and crispy. I use 1 egg and about quarter a cup of milk per 3 slices of bread. You can just use 2 egg yolks if bubs isn't allowed full eggs yet.
I often have it for lunch with my 2 year old. Its kinda like french toast but minus the sugar etc. I often put baked beans and bacon on top of mine. Great finger food for the kidlets too. -------------
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Posted By: Troods
Date Posted: 30 May 2010 at 9:17pm
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All I can suggest is to stop worrying and stop trying to figure out what to feed her to "help" her gain weight. It sounds like she's just going to be a small child, especially if genetics play a part. If she eats well, is happy and healthy and doing everything she should developmentally like you said, and the paed isn't worried, then just go with the flow. She sounds just like my wee poppet. Emily was an IUGR baby born 2 months early just 1.35kg. As well as that I am only a tiny thing myself and was a small child so she gets that from me too. She has never been a big weight gainer, and at 9.5 months she only weighed 6.24kg and was 62cm long. She ate a good amount of food as well as breastfeeds and formula, and she was (and still is) a happy, healthy, a good sleeper and charging ahead developmentally. Even now she can still put the food away and at her 2 year check she was only 79cm tall and weighed 9.47kg. I gave up worrying about her size a loooong time ago. Even though she is still tiny, she is doing just fine otherwise. ------------- 
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Posted By: Raspberryjam
Date Posted: 31 May 2010 at 9:07am
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I tend to agree with you troods, except for the fact that this little might is a bit younger, but Millymollymandy - if your seeing a paed every month they will have it covered - they look at the big picture as opposed to charts that plunket tend to go from, Im sure if anything is going on other than just a little person, they will be on to it well before plunket. And your breast feeding so plenty of good stuff getting in there! ------------- http://lilypie.com]
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