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Advice: grandparents seek advice about their problems with their grandkid, particularly about diet, foods, snacks, and vegetarian diets. |
Sometimes my granddaughter will not eat much for two or three days. Other times she will eat us out of house and home. Does anyone else have this problem? Her parents say not to worry about it, but I feel like she needs a balanced diet, especially now. She is only eleven months old. MRD I think children eat more when they are growing. If she is offered a balanced diet for her age and is not given sweets, snacks, or juice to excess, then she is probably just plain not hungry. Don't worry, she won't starve herself. AT My two-year-old grandson is being raised a vegetarian. I'm not sure I approve but his parents do. He seems to be hungry all the time. He's not heavy, not thin either, but always hungry. Has anyone else had this experience? STE He probably is hungry. Vegetarian diets usually have a high fiber content. This makes all of us, adults and children, feel full sooner that people eating a diet with animal products. And, we all often get hungry in between meals, even adults, although children may be hungry sooner because they have smaller tummies.. Feed your grandson small meals at least four times a day and let him snack often on nutritious snacks. Don't fill him up with fruit juice and other beverages, though, and make certain he has plenty of rice, pasta, cereals, breads, potatoes, and beans. Legumes (beans) are particularly important to the vegetarian diet. Marie, California My son's family eat the most horrible diet I can imagine. It is pizza, hamburgers, fast food, milk, cheese, and sweets. Many fatty meat items cooked on the grill. I rarely see a fruit or vegetables there (unless you count ketchup) and the entire family is often sick. I would love advice about countering this or even literature I could give them about diet. Help!! ETR |
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