Who has said that this is underweight? How many calories and what
percentage of energy nutrient breakdown is he consuming?-Cherie Moore

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> From: Susan Martin <[log in to unmask]>
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: weight gain
> Date: Wednesday, February 04, 1998 7:27 PM
>
> Weight gain
>
> Ginger asked for news on any supplement that would be dairy free, soy
free
> and corn free for her 3 year old.  We are in the same boat with a 25 lb
> 2 1/2 year old who can not eat any of these things, nor grains/nuts/eggs.
>
> As far as I know (and I would love to be wrong), there isn't one.  The
> Neocate One our gastroenterologist/nutritionist recommended gave my son
> a horrible reaction whether thru the cornsyrup solids, the assorted food
> colorings, or the saccharine, or the maltodextrin I don't know.  Why do
> they go to all the trouble of making an amino acid drink for children who
> can't have protein and then fill it up with JUNK??
>
> Anyway, we add a lot of oil (olive oil, canola oil) to Nicky's food and
his
> snacks .  He eats jars of organic baby food (there are only a few flavors
he
> can tolerate, like chicken/rice) as snacks --I imagine they are like
pudding
> treats for other kids.  He eats juice popsicles and we fry some things
for him
> just to get the fat percentage in his diet up.  We offer him food all
day--
> he has many small meals and snacks.  (Of course, he's still underweight
but
> he is gaining a bit now).
>
> The doctors do keep wanting us to feed him Polycose (sugar syrup-caloric
> supplements) and Neocate but we are convinced that if we can boost his
daily
> intake 100+ calories with 'real' food then it will be of more use to him.
>
> Hope this helps.  Susan.