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Child Nutrition (Expert Forum)
under weight
Answered by
Renee Radenberg - Child Nutrition, nutrition
This forum is for questions and support regarding child nutrition issues such as: Acne and food, Allergies and food, Balanced Menus, Diabetes, Finicky Eaters, Healthy Snacks, Nutrition, Weight Loss.
To help the Registered Dietitian evaluate your child's nutritional status, please state your child's weight (in kg or lbs.), height, and age in the content of your question.
To help the Registered Dietitian evaluate your child's nutritional status, please state your child's weight (in kg or lbs.), height, and age in the content of your question.
under weight
by veenasai, Jun 05, 2008 07:33AM
2yrs 9 months boy underweight
Is your child male or female?
:
Male
What is your child's height?
:
91 cm
What is your child's weight (kgs or lbs)
:
12 kgs
Doctor's Answer
by Renee Radenberg, Jun 07, 2008 08:31PM
, Jun 07, 2008 08:31PMTo: veenasai
How is his appetite and are you gving him Pedisure?
Member Comments (5)
by veenasai, Jun 08, 2008 08:21AM
this is veenasai thank u for ur reply. i am not giving him pediasure. and his appetite is ok .if he eats his lunch well in the afternoon he wont eat properly his dinner.i give him milk mixed with dates syrup.he takes it well and he drinks milk when he is asleep.he takes milk twice a day.i give him egg almost everyday.he likes egg.he will have fruitslike some pieces of apple andatleast every alternate day one banana. and cooked carrot alomst every day.and some snacks now and then. is that food sufficient? but he doesnt put on weight.i have to join work in the nearest but geeting scared to put him in day care.please reply
by Renee Radenberg, Jun 12, 2008 10:06PM
, Jun 12, 2008 10:06PMTo: veenasa1
He is not too much underweight for his weight for his age. For his age he should be getting about 1200-1300 calories per day. The amount of food for the whole day are fruits 1 cup, vegetables 1.5 cups, grains (cereal, bread, pasta, rice) 6oz, meat and beans 5oz, milk 2cups, and oils 4 tsp, which should be broken up throughout the day into 3 meals and 3 snacks between meals. Suggest giving him Pedisure or Carnation Instant Breakfast drink instead of milk for additional calories and nutrients. Hope this helps you.
by veenasai, Jun 13, 2008 09:16AM
To: Renee Radenberg
thank u so much madam for ur reply. this will definately help me so much.thank u once again.i am giving him dates syrup mixed in milk. i give him twice like that. i mix nearly 2table spoons of dates syrup in one cup milk each time. is it good to give like that. is it nutritious? his height is 91 cm .he is 2 yrs 9 months. is that height ok?
by Renee Radenberg, Jun 16, 2008 10:14PM
, Jun 16, 2008 10:14PMTo: veenasai
His height is good. He needs to eat more food and less syrup in his milk.
