[quote]LoneLobo wrote:
Have any of you considered the implications of a 3 year old with no visceral/subcutaneous fat? They’re extremely young children, this is not a good idea. They need fat stores to grow. Honestly, it’s freaking me out to read this. All of your kids are going to grow up to be 5’6 at 7% bodyfat. Good luck raising a bunch of 124 lb. wrestlers.
It’s just not safe to put young children on a calorie restricted diet. Don’t kid yourselves, what you all eat are calorie restricted diets. You may eat in quantity, sure, but the foods you’re all mentioning (high protein, high fiber, high fat, low GI) are designed to provide satiety earlier than other foods might. It’s highly possible that a child doesn’t know that he needs to eat when he’s not hungry, because he needs 2,000 calories a day or whatever. He might just feel his stomach full after a bunch of broccoli and stop, 27 calories later.[/quote]
Did you not read what I wrote? he eats like a HORSE? He eats until we stop him because he’s eaten more than any normal kid does…we stop him because he’s an orally fixated kids (like his father)
Breakfast:
- bowl of instant oatmeal (one package, including sugar) with an additional scoop of (my) old-fashioned oatmeal
- Cup of whole milk
- a whole apple or banana (about 1/2 the time)
snack
- cup of whole milk
- some cheerios or peanuts or piece of fruit
lunch
- cup of whole milk
- 1/2 PB sandwich on wheat
- peice of fruit
- sometimes a 2nd piece of fruit
snack
- cup of whole milk
- some cheerios or peanuts or piece of fruit
- low-fat yogurt with frzn blueberries/oatmeal
dinner
- chicken, meatballs (homemade), or steak
- some pasta (sometimes)
- veggies (broc, squash, green beans or mixed)
- fruit
- cup of milk
and a cup of milk before bed.
He often will sneak in the fridge and take a small childrens yogurt (sugar added, but we buy the ones with the least yogurt)
Yeah, I’m starving my 30lb son.
It’s not like he’s vascular, he’s healthy-lean…with muscular legs.
Now lets compare to my sisters kids:
My niece (age2) has cottage-cheese-ass (cellulite) and no muscle. She lives on chix nuggets, goldfish, pasta, and juice.
My nephew is a stringbean, won’t eat anything since he was introduced to cookies/cake/candy at a young age…and won’t eat anything not 100% processed.
I feel bad for your kids, you obviously don’t care about their health.
All I want (like maryjane) is for them to be happy, healthy, and empowered with good eating habits…I wasn’t given the last skill from my parents, and neither was my wife.