BreezyCooking said:
Oh for goodness sake - what gobbledegook. Suggestions for stuffing your son full of more food - & much unhealthy food at that - simply to increase his weight?? I thought folks here were smarter than that. Guess not.
First off, I have to say that I find it extremely DIFFICULT to believe that any licensed physician you took your son to found him underweight & nutritionally deficient & then told you to just stuff him with whatever you or he wanted to eat. That, quite frankly, doesn't make any sense whatsoever. If that is truly what happened - you need to find yourself another doctor.
Your son doesn't need OVERFEEDING - & particularly not an overload of carbs & sweets. What he needs is a BALANCED diet, which any LEGITIMATE doctor or nutritionist can supply you with.
I find the responses to this thread scary based on the supposed facts provided.
So go ahead and tell me what I said wrong in my post. You painted every post with the same paintbrush. My nutritional plan is based upon a great deal of personal research and the advice of not only my doctor, but my nutritionist. I agree with you that carbs and empty calories are unhealthy, as is consumption of too many fats, or the wrong kinds of fats. The body requires fats to make certain fat-soluble nutrients available. It also needs a host of viatmins, protiens, phyto-chemicals, antioxidants, minerals, and even trace elements. The absolute best way to get them is through natural foods.
I have been told again and again to eat a wide variety of foods, and a little bit of each food presented in the meal. Processed and pre-prepared foods (frozen dinners, canned, bottled, and pre-cooked) contain more salts, and fewer choices than do foods made at home. I believe that we should encourage our children to learn cooking skills, and introduce them to something new frequently. That way, they will develop a desire for greater variety, and better tasting, more nutritious foods.
Also, don't be too quick to judge. Few here have studiied medicine or nutrition around this site. They are jsut trying to be helpful in the best way they know how. A polite correction will go much further than will degrading remarks. It is better to teach correct principles than to throw verbal barbs.
Also, if you read all of the posts, you will see that most posters recomended that a qualified nutritionist be contacted.
I have done the research, and do know something about the body, it's digestive system, and proper nutrition. I have studied many diets, and found the good an bad in them, using proffessional nutritional reference materials, as well as picking the brains of several nutrtionists. And yet, though I am probably far ahead of most of the American populous concerning this topic, I am not a proffesional and rerfer to them frequently for new information, especially about diabetes.
Please be more tactful in the future.
Seeeeeeya; Goodweed of the North