Books on children's nutrition

[frogguruam]

I am looking for book recommendations on children's nutrition that have similar prinicples as low carb. It doesn't have to be a low carb book but something that doesn't advocated high carb based diet for children.

My 7 year old is beginning to develop a weight trend due to some medication and I really want to make sure he is eating well. I have always let them self regulate food intake and food timing but his medication makes him hungry ALL THE TIME.

[Helen H]

I honestly don't think you need a special book for a seven year old. Feed him the same way you'd feed an adult with the same energy requirements and activity levels. I'd stick to mostly low carb, and cluster the carbs he eats round exercise.

My childrens' taekwondo teacher tells them to mostly eat meat, fish and vegetables, and to consider white rice or pasta the same as a chocolate bar, but to eat fruit and water before and after taekwondo lessons. And this guy trains elite athletes who regularly collect gold medals.

Let him eat to hunger, just make sure your house is a junk-free zone. Keep the fridge filled with the sort of food you eat yourself, make sure there is always some low-gi fruit available, and that the only cereal is oatmeal.

[jschwab]

I also don't think you need anything special, but I will tell you that all of the pre 1972 kid's nutrition books I've seen were much more low-carb. Sally Fallon's book Nourishing Traditions is a family cookbook, with section on breastfeeding, etc. It's based on the Weston A. Price Foundation principles which you may or may not follow, but she has a lot of kid-friendly recipes. We find alot of the recipes to be very tasty. Our 5, 3 and 1 year old just eat exactly what we do except for treats like tortilla chips and potato chips, sometimes flax seed bars if we stop at the cafe. I would probably cook VLC for a 7 year old and then let them have treats outside of the home with friends, family and at school. I know it's hard, though. My sister's kids are that age and in school and it's a constant parade of sugar.

Janine