Is there a calorie tracking site for kids?

10BlueDoves
10BlueDoves Posts: 33 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
I am wondering if there is a site similar to this for kids. I love all the info MFP tracks. I want to track my son's eating habits for a few days here and there. Not because I want to try to limit his calories or anything, but because I want to see his micros and be sure he is getting enough.

A little backstory, my son is 6 and has Aspergers as well as ADHD and sensory processing issues. He has always been in a high % for height and a low % in weight, to a point that I even took him to a pediatric dietician once. Then this year, kindergarten was going horribly so I made the decision to start some meds trying to keep him in public school. The medication was making him SO HUNGRY and inactive. He packed on pounds, quick. Last summer he was a kid that could run laps around me and not break a sweat, this summer I couldn't get him to walk down the street without complaining he was tired. So about a month ago I took him off the med and he is back to his over-active self, taking the road less traveled but he also isn't eating much either. He is dropping the weight really quick. The dietician we saw last summer insisted that because he is growing, he is getting enough of everything and not to worry. But I can't help but wonder if he really is getting what he needs now that he is losing, even though it is what he gained.

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  • bakingforlife
    bakingforlife Posts: 132 Member
    Dont think theres one for that young ,put his food intake in your s .amd right it down on paper then put your stuff in . Have you changed his diet .no sugar additives.and so forth .deit is key to adhd.
  • Sabine_Stroehm
    Sabine_Stroehm Posts: 19,263 Member
    Does sparkteens have a sub section for younger kids?

    Or perhaps there's a nutrition app for kids with autism that would work?
  • bingefreeaubree
    bingefreeaubree Posts: 220 Member
    There isn't that I know of. I would just log his food under an account of yours some days. That would leave you unable to track what you're eating though. Ahh, I see the problem now. How about you open up an account on sparkpeople or caloriecount (other calorie counting websites) or even another account on MFP (if that's allowed?) and log his food intake there? Just have the account be under your name, that's all. :)
  • PippiNe
    PippiNe Posts: 283 Member
    We just created another MFP account for my 12 year old. She was interested in trying MFP too. All you need is a different email to set up another account for your son. My internet provider allows 5 different emails for our family, so that was no problem.
  • grrrlface
    grrrlface Posts: 1,204 Member
    Use the database on here to keep track in a,notebook.

    An account on here wouldn't work as you have to be over 18 so MFP recommended calories would be way out.

    ETA: find out what your son needs on a daily basis from your doctor/dietician.

    My boyfriend has ADHD, I find that with a healthy diet he calms down. I have a diet plan I found on the internet and its worked great for his hyperactivity. Lots of vegetables and protein. If he has to have sugar its from fruit and nothing else.
  • RunFarLiveHappy
    RunFarLiveHappy Posts: 805 Member
    I use this for my kiddo. Not as awesome as MFP, but geared towards little ones.

    www.supertracker.usda.gov

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