My son will be on a fat free diet for the rest of his life. He is not pleased but we have no choice. I try hard to protect him from all the trash foods out there ut when he goes to school he sees kids eating things that he can not have. At times he stops eating because he doesnt get the food he wants, and feeding a child a fat free diet is hard because you need to keep track of food he will eat. There is not much for fat free food in the market these days so we are finding substitues for things like mayo, meat, milk, and so much more. He will never enjoy a cake, ice-cream, or candy. Holloween is out of the question. I try to avoid anything that could trigger him to not want to eat the foods I give him. It is so hard and he gets bored with the food I have to get. He is only allowed to eat 13 grams of fat a day and 9 grams of that comes out of his walnuts needed for his diet. It is not an option, he must eat them. Try it for a few days and you will be able to see what it is like to eat only 13 grams of fat. It is not easy. It has taken a while, but i am slowly getting the hang of it. We have been doing this since he was 18 months old and he will be 5 in November. We hope he will grow up with out any problems, but he has already started with behavieral issues and he had an accident and hit his head leading to a seziure. Now I get even more stressed and nervouse when he starts doing anything that could cause him to go to the hospital. I just dont want to get to that point where he will need treament with staroids. They will stunt his growth, and he is short enough and is already needing help with special education. Mybe I am to protective, but i kjust want him to grow up with out being sick of missing out on anything every little boy should enjoy doing.
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My son will be on a fat free diet for the rest of his life. He is not pleased but we have no choice. I try hard to protect him from all the trash foods out there ut when he goes to school he sees kids eating things that he can not have. At times he stops eating because he doesnt get the food he wants, and feeding a child a fat free diet is hard because you need to keep track of food he will eat. There is not much for fat free food in the market these days so we are finding substitues for things like mayo, meat, milk, and so much more. He will never enjoy a cake, ice-cream, or candy. Holloween is out of the question. I try to avoid anything that could trigger him to not want to eat the foods I give him. It is so hard and he gets bored with the food I have to get. He is only allowed to eat 13 grams of fat a day and 9 grams of that comes out of his walnuts needed for his diet. It is not an option, he must eat them. Try it for a few days and you will be able to see what it is like to eat only 13 grams of fat. It is not easy. It has taken a while, but i am slowly getting the hang of it. We have been doing this since he was 18 months old and he will be 5 in November. We hope he will grow up with out any problems, but he has already started with behavieral issues and he had an accident and hit his head leading to a seziure. Now I get even more stressed and nervouse when he starts doing anything that could cause him to go to the hospital. I just dont want to get to that point where he will need treament with staroids. They will stunt his growth, and he is short enough and is already needing help with special education. Mybe I am to protective, but i kjust want him to grow up with out being sick of missing out on anything every little boy should enjoy doing.
August 10, 2009 - 6:55amThis Comment
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