Way to try

[sockgirl77]

http://www.doctoryourself.com/stealthfoods.html

RICH CHOCOLATE OVALTINE
You’d expect Food, Drug and Cosmetic Blue #1 to be an ingredient in marshmallows, right? Yeah, it’s there to keep those sugar-laden pencil erasers from looking yellow after a while on the shelf. And you do know that there is Red # 40 in "Kraft Barbecue Sauce," don’t you? That way, they can use fewer tomatoes and the stuff still looks good. And "Quaker’s Life" cereal contains artificial Yellow color. Do we dare ask what real Quakers would think of putting yellow paint in little Mikey’s breakfast bowl?

But the Doctor Yourself Tarnished Silver Award for this month’s STEALTH FOOD goes to OVALTINE! Yes, "Ovaltine," the health food of my youth, can no longer be trusted: "Rich Chocolate Ovaltine" in fact contains not one but all THREE chemical colors: Yellow #6, Red #40, and Blue #1!

I'd rather it having food coloring than extra sugar and caffeine that Hershey's Syrup. :shrug:

 

[jwwb2000]

Infants' bellies cannot handle yogurt. Try Pediasure. I had to. Son would not drink milk until he was 14 months old. He's 22 months old now and still only likes milk 2 ways: warm or with Ovaltine.

That is one of both of my kids favorite this to eat when they were under one and still have it every morning for breakfast during the week. I bought the organic baby yogurt and they loved it. Neither one of the kids pediatricians said anything about them having it, they actually encouraged I feed them yogurt.

 

[mAlice]

BTW~Milk is loaded with carbs!

I don't know that I'd call it loaded, but milk has a fair amount of carbs.

Whole milk - 11.4 grams of carbohydrate
2 % milk - 11.7
1 % milk - 11.6
Fat-free (skim) milk - 11.9
Buttermilk - 11.7
Goat's milk - 10.9
Half and Half - 10.4
Light Cream - 7.1
Heavy Cream - 6.6

Evaporated milk (canned) - 25.3
Nonfat evaporated - 29.0


couldn't find the count for formula or breast milk.

On another note, I was lactose intolerant as a baby. Couldn't breast feed, couldn't drink what was available at the time off the shelf. My mother told me a I drank a jello water mixture until I was old enough for table foods.

 

[sushisamba]

I'd rather it having food coloring than extra sugar and caffeine that Hershey's Syrup. :shrug:

Sugar's natural, food coloring in man made. My point is, raising kids is only as hard as we make it. People have been doing it for thousands of years. There are cultures where children drink coffee. Not saying it's a good thing, but there's really not much you can do to damage a child when it comes to the food pyramid. We all want the best for our kids, but we shouldn't be so hard on ourselves when we fall a little short. I say try A LITTLE sugar, just to see if it works. If it does, back the sugar up little by little so that while junior is getting used to the texture and taste of the cereal, he won't even notice it getting less sweet. JMO

 

[mAlice]

WC, how are preparing the cereal now?

 

[sockgirl77]

Sugar's natural, food coloring in man made. My point is, raising kids is only as hard as we make it. People have been doing it for thousands of years. There are cultures where children drink coffee. Not saying it's a good thing, but there's really not much you can do to damage a child when it comes to the food pyramid. We all want the best for our kids, but we shouldn't be so hard on ourselves when we fall a little short. I say try A LITTLE sugar, just to see if it works. If it does, back the sugar up little by little so that while junior is getting used to the texture and taste of the cereal, he won't even notice it getting less sweet. JMO

I added his cereal to his bottle. Up until a few weeks ago he was still getting cereal in his milk. Maybe she can try that.

 

[mAlice]

I added his cereal to his bottle. Up until a few weeks ago he was still getting cereal in his milk. Maybe she can try that.

That's what I was thinking, too. It may not be that the baby doesn't like cereal, just that it could be too thick. I started with a tablesoon in 4 oz of (breast) milk and increased it a little each week, until it was too thick for the bottle. Then moved to a spoon.

 

[sockgirl77]

That's what I was thinking, too. It may not be that the baby doesn't like cereal, just that it could be too thick. I started with a tablesoon in 4 oz of (breast) milk and increased it a little each week, until it was too thick for the bottle. Then moved to a spoon.

Son still won't eat plain oatmeal. But, he loves applesauce and oatmeal in the mornings!

 

[Somdmommy]

I'm old skool. I call grandma for advice. I've even put whiskey on teething gums. :shrug: If it works, it works. My kids are healthy, happy, and smart.

I still ask my grandmother stuff!! Grandmas know everything!

 

[vraiblonde]

WC, every nutrient Ireland needs is in her formula. If she doesn't like cereal, who cares? Don't make her eat it. Offer it every now and then, but stick with the stuff she likes.

My point is, raising kids is only as hard as we make it. People have been doing it for thousands of years. There are cultures where children drink coffee. Not saying it's a good thing, but there's really not much you can do to damage a child when it comes to the food pyramid.

Our parents poisoned us with chocolate milk, chicken nuggets, honey and YES the dreaded killer peanut butter and we're still alive to talk about it. So all this "Don't give them this..." and "Don't give them that..." is more for overanxious Mommies than the child.

 

[sockgirl77]

I still ask my grandmother stuff!! Grandmas know everything!

My grandmother still argues that Kool Aid is fruit juice.

 

[sushisamba]

WC, every nutrient Ireland needs is in her formula. If she doesn't like cereal, who cares? Don't make her eat it. Offer it every now and then, but stick with the stuff she likes.



Our parents poisoned us with chocolate milk, chicken nuggets, honey and YES the dreaded killer peanut butter and we're still alive to talk about it. So all this "Don't give them this..." and "Don't give them that..." is more for overanxious Mommies than the child.

Did we really just agree on something?

 

[vraiblonde]

Did we really just agree on something?

Shhhh...don't tell anybody.

 

[Somdmommy]

My grandmother still argues that Kool Aid is fruit juice.

Thats great!!! Ha ha

I go to my grandma for cuts and stuff, she has all that old school weird stuff....Like that violet stuff thats really purple!! Works great...I love my grandma!!

 

[tastycakes]

That is one of both of my kids favorite this to eat when they were under one and still have it every morning for breakfast during the week. I bought the organic baby yogurt and they loved it. Neither one of the kids pediatricians said anything about them having it, they actually encouraged I feed them yogurt.

I give my son the organic baby yogurt too. The dr. said it was ok to do as long as he doesn't seem to have any issues with it. It's also one of his favorites. Guess it can all depend on what dr. you use.

 

[Somdmommy]

I give my son the organic baby yogurt too. The dr. said it was ok to do as long as he doesn't seem to have any issues with it. It's also one of his favorites. Guess it can all depend on what dr. you use.

My sons Dr. on base never told me "dont do this, dont do that" I had all kinds of questions after i had him because of what my OB said. Now I just go with the flow. My son eats great plays hard. Not a care in the world!!

 

[tastycakes]

My sons Dr. on base never told me "dont do this, dont do that" I had all kinds of questions after i had him because of what my OB said. Now I just go with the flow. My son eats great plays hard. Not a care in the world!!

I hear ya on that one. Wish that my older children would eat as well as the little guy.

 

[Somdmommy]

I hear ya on that one. Wish that my older children would eat as well as the little guy.

My sis is 7 years younger than me, and I can remember how hard it was for my parents to get her to eat. She heard somewhere that if you close you nose you cant taste it. So every meal I had to watch that!!!

I hope my son eats this good forever!!! I have yet to find something he wont eat!!

 

[sockgirl77]

I hear ya on that one. Wish that my older children would eat as well as the little guy.

Here's a great trick from my mommy:

Fill a bowl up with their favorite kind of ice cream. They hate watching it melt. I ate all of my peas that way! Now, I love them. Thanks Mommy!

 

[tastycakes]

My sis is 7 years younger than me, and I can remember how hard it was for my parents to get her to eat. She heard somewhere that if you close you nose you cant taste it. So every meal I had to watch that!!!

I hope my son eats this good forever!!! I have yet to find something he wont eat!!

I must admit, I was as picky as can be till I started to date my now husband. Think I didn't want him to think I was completely crazy about all the things I wouldn't eat.

As for the older ones, they use it as an excuse to get out of eating things their not in the mood for.