Easy healthy food kids will like!!??
bobs08
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I need help! My daughter has been put on a "no or low carbs after 2pm" diet and I am struggling to find a variety of fun and healthy snacks and meals for her. Any suggestions would be great! Also, we will all be eating the same things since we are also trying to eat healthy. I need advice!! Thank you!
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Who put your child on a diet, a nonsense diet at that? Never mind.
Healthy eating is really simple. Eat enough, but not too much. Have some foods from each food group every day. Try new dishes you want to, but you can eat food you like. Buy single food ingredients and cook from scratch. No magic foods or crazy recipes needed. Adults and children can basically eat the same foods.3 -
I need help! My daughter has been put on a "no or low carbs after 2pm" diet and I am struggling to find a variety of fun and healthy snacks and meals for her. Any suggestions would be great! Also, we will all be eating the same things since we are also trying to eat healthy. I need advice!! Thank you!
Why low carb after 2 PM? What does she like to eat now?
Meat, yogurt, cheese, hard boiled eggs, deviled eggs, scrambled eggs, omelet muffins, celery with peanut butter, vegetable noodles (zoodles), nuts, cottage cheese, hummus and veggies, pepperoni, sausage
http://www.kalynskitchen.com2 -
What do you usually have for snacks and meals? Give some examples of what she likes and we can suggest some substitutes.0
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How old is your daughter? What was the reasoning for this "diet", a medical diagnosis or to help her lose weight? Who prescribed it, her pediatrician or a specialist?2
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Need more information really.
Just seems strange to put a child on no or low carbs
why do you have to stop at 2pm? Makes it hard to have a good meal when back from school.
honestly i would ask the person who told you to put her on the diet, to give you a meal plan
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Here are some snacks my kids like that may fit the bill:
Apple slices with sun butter
Carrots with hummus
Celery with sunbutter
Olives
Cheese sticks
Greek yogurt in tubes
Bell Pepper slices
Rolls of turkey or ham (deli meat)
Pepperoni and cheese
Good luck!
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DancingMoosie wrote: »What do you usually have for snacks and meals? Give some examples of what she likes and we can suggest some substitutes.
She loves pasta, someone mentioned veggie noodles which would be helpful.
She likes grapes and blueberries and apples .. all of those have sugar.
She was put on this diet because... Well to put it simply, she is wetting the bed, so they tested her urine. She has a few things they're going to look at (protein, bilirubin and ketones) ...All of which I was told a 4 year old shouldn't have. So the Dr referred us to a urologist which we are seeing on Friday. In the mean time, they said that sugar makes more urine, so try no or very very low sugar after lunch and try the same with carbs because carbs turn into sugar.
It sounds crazy to me too...But she has had no bed wetting since we started this.
And yes, I have tried many things before trying this as far as bedwetting goes.4 -
This is strange.2
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Anyone who needs to know why my daughter got put on this eating schedule can read my above comment. Please no more judgement just advice thank you!!14
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Following. Interesting.2
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Cheese sticks, pepperoni, sandwich meat, eggs, bacon (any meats actually). Taco bowls. Pickles.1
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Anyone who needs to know why my daughter got put on this eating schedule can read my above comment. Please no more judgement just advice thank you!!
No judgement here was just curious
Wish your daughter all the best
Watch the sugary drinks and limit drinks just before bed time. I used to carry my daughter to the loo until she could hold her pee all night3 -
Four years seems pretty early to be concerned about bedwetting, but if it looks like a medical issue, I'm glad you are seeing a specialist.
If they want you to continue with a restrictive diet, I would suggest you ask for a referral to a dietician asap to help you plan a healthy and varied diet that your daughter will enjoy. Cutting out carbs and sugar seems like a bit of a tough one for a little kid, as you are not only losing treat type foods but many fruits, veggies and dairy too.
In the meantime at the lower carb end, what about nut butters (if there are no allergies in your family), cheese sticks, lower sugar fruit, avocado (mashed up as a dip perhaps), small strips of chicken, lower carb veggie sticks, boiled eggs etc.4 -
MotherOfSharpei wrote: »Cheese sticks, pepperoni, sandwich meat, eggs, bacon (any meats actually). Taco bowls. Pickles.
I hadn't thought of taco bowls, good idea!! We had chicken, French cut green beans (she picked those out herself!) and cooked carrots tonight.. she did great!! I've been letting her help cook too and she's been enjoying it.6 -
Therealobi1 wrote: »Anyone who needs to know why my daughter got put on this eating schedule can read my above comment. Please no more judgement just advice thank you!!
No judgement here was just curious
Wish your daughter all the best
Watch the sugary drinks and limit drinks just before bed time. I used to carry my daughter to the loo until she could hold her pee all night
Thank you! We have definitely stopped surgery drinks after lunch time, and I have also been waking her up every night when I go to bed (usually 1am) and walking her to the rr. I used to carry her but read somewhere that if I have her do it herself she will develop the habit.... It's been almost 6 months and she still seems to have random bed wetting problems.. I just feel bad for her.. she always seems embarrassed even though I try to brush it off and not make her feel bad. Although, it will be a week of this "diet" tomorrow and she has had NO ACCIDENTS!! She still gets to enjoy juice (no soda ever for the kids) and carbs for breakfast and usually milk for lunch and some more healthy carbs then no sugar or carbs for dinner. I guess rather than saying cut it off at 2pm I should have said lunchtime, that seems more realistic.2 -
pebble4321 wrote: »Four years seems pretty early to be concerned about bedwetting, but if it looks like a medical issue, I'm glad you are seeing a specialist.
If they want you to continue with a restrictive diet, I would suggest you ask for a referral to a dietician asap to help you plan a healthy and varied diet that your daughter will enjoy. Cutting out carbs and sugar seems like a bit of a tough one for a little kid, as you are not only losing treat type foods but many fruits, veggies and dairy too.
In the meantime at the lower carb end, what about nut butters (if there are no allergies in your family), cheese sticks, lower sugar fruit, avocado (mashed up as a dip perhaps), small strips of chicken, lower carb veggie sticks, boiled eggs etc.
I agree about 4 being young to be concerned. I really had just mentioned it to the doctor in hopes shed give me some pointers really. Then when they tested her urine there were some things (protein, billiruben and ketones) that apparently shouldn't be in a 4yo urine. That's more why we are concerned, not as much the bedwetting. Although she has had NO ACCIDENTS (yey!) Since we've started this. And I'm not gonna lie, I usually give her a few extra carbs at lunch because I agree, kids need carbs but she seems to be doing great and she enjoys helping me pick out and cook the food.2 -
The smell of cooking food makes my children want to eat what I am eating.
So like, this afternoon I made salmon in a pan with onions, butter, carrots. They smell awesome because the onions get carmelized. Then a vanilla whey protein/blueberry shake for dessert. Low carb, delicious.
Just make meals! They can be eaten as snacks, too.
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pebble4321 wrote: »Four years seems pretty early to be concerned about bedwetting, but if it looks like a medical issue, I'm glad you are seeing a specialist.
If they want you to continue with a restrictive diet, I would suggest you ask for a referral to a dietician asap to help you plan a healthy and varied diet that your daughter will enjoy. Cutting out carbs and sugar seems like a bit of a tough one for a little kid, as you are not only losing treat type foods but many fruits, veggies and dairy too.
In the meantime at the lower carb end, what about nut butters (if there are no allergies in your family), cheese sticks, lower sugar fruit, avocado (mashed up as a dip perhaps), small strips of chicken, lower carb veggie sticks, boiled eggs etc.
I agree about 4 being young to be concerned. I really had just mentioned it to the doctor in hopes shed give me some pointers really. Then when they tested her urine there were some things (protein, billiruben and ketones) that apparently shouldn't be in a 4yo urine. That's more why we are concerned, not as much the bedwetting. Although she has had NO ACCIDENTS (yey!) Since we've started this. And I'm not gonna lie, I usually give her a few extra carbs at lunch because I agree, kids need carbs but she seems to be doing great and she enjoys helping me pick out and cook the food.
I hope the specialist can help identify what's going on. I used to share an office with a continence nurse who manned the advisory line, so I've heard more than I need to in one lifetime about pooing and peeing, hence the comment about age
It sounds as though you are managing pretty well so far, good work. You might find that the whole family starts eating some different food if she is picking out random veggies, so that can only be a good thing!1 -
Thanks for your help everyone!! She has still had no accidents and we are all continuing to eat healthy!6
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In case it helps - there is medical diet called the pediatric ketogenic diet (it seems to help children who have severe seizures that are not able to be controlled well by medication). But this diet is a very low carb diet, as well, so if you google this sucker, you might find some sites that have good recipes you can use. And as it's pediatric, they are likely to be more kid friendly too. :-)
Like this is one I know of: https://www.charliefoundation.org/resources-tools/resources-2/find-recipeshttps://charliefoundation.org/resources-tools/resources-2/find-recipes4 -
Veggies - non starchy ones are very low carb, even starchy ones are low carb, but potatoes don't count
Eggs
Cottage cheese
Cheese
Nuts
Meat
Seafood0 -
Some fun fruits are,
Pomegranates
Pears
Star fruit
Tangerines
Other good foods,
blt salads
Stir fry0 -
A very yummy meal side is cheesy bacon mashed cauliflower 0
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Thank you everyone for your help!!! She has not had any accidents still!!! This is amazing and she is so happy!!2
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Glad to hear & good luck at the next appointment. Boiled shrimp is a quick fun protein for snack or dinner.0
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Califlower Pizza sounds wierd but tastes really good and you cant even taste the califlower it just tastes like pizza fame flavor profile0
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DancingMoosie wrote: »What do you usually have for snacks and meals? Give some examples of what she likes and we can suggest some substitutes.
She loves pasta, someone mentioned veggie noodles which would be helpful.
She likes grapes and blueberries and apples .. all of those have sugar.
She was put on this diet because... Well to put it simply, she is wetting the bed, so they tested her urine. She has a few things they're going to look at (protein, bilirubin and ketones) ...All of which I was told a 4 year old shouldn't have. So the Dr referred us to a urologist which we are seeing on Friday. In the mean time, they said that sugar makes more urine, so try no or very very low sugar after lunch and try the same with carbs because carbs turn into sugar.
It sounds crazy to me too...But she has had no bed wetting since we started this.
And yes, I have tried many things before trying this as far as bedwetting goes.
WTH? My kids were not even potty trained until 4... and my 8yo still has accidents sometimes.
Find another doctor!!!0 -
I have no more suggestions, but I hope her Doc figures everything out!!0
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Soups, chili, stew, omelets. Eggs and bacon/sausage with fruit (most kids I know love breakfast for dinner). Broccoli, chicken and spaghetti squash (or riced cauliflower) casserole with cheese. Spaghetti squash with any pasta sauce.0
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