Anyone have a dietary/ health/ food leaflet for young kids?
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My stepdaughter, 5 years old spends 3/4 evenIng meals at either the mother in laws or her dads.
She has been having a few problems with her health and weak immune system. Basically when not eating at home the most healthy meal she will ever see if fishfingers and oven chips. And that's on a good day. I don't think they have ever cooked fresh veg or given her fruit.
She regularly picks up infections, colds and bugs. The last time we took her to the doctors, he said basically that she had a bad diet causing her weak immune system. The doctor however was quite unhelpful in giving us any leaflets or documentation etc.
What I'm looking for is something to hand to the MIL and her father, detailing what foods she should be eating. For me it's bloody obvious, fresh fruit, veg, home cooked meals. But knowing their temperaments, they will not listen to anything more I have to say on the matter. I have tried, but they probably see me as a middle class know it all
I think if they had something obviously from a doctor they may pay more attention to it, and god forbid give her something vaguely healthy!
She has been having a few problems with her health and weak immune system. Basically when not eating at home the most healthy meal she will ever see if fishfingers and oven chips. And that's on a good day. I don't think they have ever cooked fresh veg or given her fruit.
She regularly picks up infections, colds and bugs. The last time we took her to the doctors, he said basically that she had a bad diet causing her weak immune system. The doctor however was quite unhelpful in giving us any leaflets or documentation etc.
What I'm looking for is something to hand to the MIL and her father, detailing what foods she should be eating. For me it's bloody obvious, fresh fruit, veg, home cooked meals. But knowing their temperaments, they will not listen to anything more I have to say on the matter. I have tried, but they probably see me as a middle class know it all
I think if they had something obviously from a doctor they may pay more attention to it, and god forbid give her something vaguely healthy!
Rather than veggies, try pure fruit juice (every kid like juice, esp when given a curly straw) and things like beans and spaghetti. Yes okay it's not perfect, but it will be a start.
Also let her play with food, that way she gets to smell, feel and hopefully taste it too.
Have you spoke to her school too? When we have any issues with a non eating child, we tend to keep an eye on them and go out of our way to help improve their diet.
If you PM me your address, I can get some fun work sheets for your daughter, and a few leaflets for the adults. Not back in to work until Monday though.
Also let her play with food, that way she gets to smell, feel and hopefully taste it too.
Have you spoke to her school too? When we have any issues with a non eating child, we tend to keep an eye on them and go out of our way to help improve their diet.
If you PM me your address, I can get some fun work sheets for your daughter, and a few leaflets for the adults. Not back in to work until Monday though.
Efbe said:
Thanks for that link.
penny, she doesn't have a problem eating healthily at home at all. she loves the food I cook, and will eat most thing given to her.
the problem is that her dad and my MIL seem to think that oven food is the norm.
Sorry for my misunderstanding...however, if you are feeding her properly 3 to 4 days a week, then why does the doctor have concern that her lack of immunity is from her diet? I would be asking questions, as I work with kids who live 24/7, and have nearly all their life, on a diet of chips and they are still 'healthy' ie rarely ill. Some of our pupils only get one proper meal a day, and that is their school lunch penny, she doesn't have a problem eating healthily at home at all. she loves the food I cook, and will eat most thing given to her.
the problem is that her dad and my MIL seem to think that oven food is the norm.
your local Council will probably have printed out lots of this kind of stuff as wil lthe NHS as linked to above.
example: http://www3.hants.gov.uk/education/hias/healthysch...
http://www3.hants.gov.uk/healthy_eating.doc
example: http://www3.hants.gov.uk/education/hias/healthysch...
http://www3.hants.gov.uk/healthy_eating.doc
Edited by Mojooo on Sunday 13th March 00:20
Three or four evenings a week aren't going to make a difference.
I wouldn't trust the council to wipe it's own arse, and I've had some pretty s
tty leaflets from the GPs at times.
They aren't naturally that fragile. Give them decent fresh food most of the time and that should be enough; the odd bit of crap won't kill them or give them a weak immune system.
Have a damn good think about the 'good' stuff she is eating. Maybe it isn't that great, or maybe she isn't eating it.
I wouldn't trust the council to wipe it's own arse, and I've had some pretty s
tty leaflets from the GPs at times.They aren't naturally that fragile. Give them decent fresh food most of the time and that should be enough; the odd bit of crap won't kill them or give them a weak immune system.
Have a damn good think about the 'good' stuff she is eating. Maybe it isn't that great, or maybe she isn't eating it.
Edited by grumbledoak on Sunday 13th March 00:33
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