In a message dated 8/4/99 6:54:14 AM !!!First Boot!!!,
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<< This would be okay, except I'm nursing
 a 2 1/2 yo, this takes a lot of energy and of course small kids prefer
 a rested, patient parent. :-) >>

<< Also tips concerning changing the diet of small children -- as any
nursing mom will tell you, you want them to eat something before they
go to bad, or you don't get any sleep yourself... She loves bread and
butter (which I seldom eat, and we eat no other dairy) and I have a
feeling its going to be tricky to remove that. Anyone with some
experience here?>>

I have experience here: I am nursing a 2 yo and have recently adopted the
Paleo WOE.  I find that a little flexibility goes along way when dealing with
toddlers. It is far easier not to force my son to strictly adhere to my
dietary explorations at this time; he is too young to understand the reasons
*why* mommy disallows one food while allowing another and he just feels
deprived and cranky when I won't give him a small amount of what he craves.
My advice to you is: minimize the non-paleo foods and enthusiastically
encourage the rest. I think that's the best we can do for them right now
without seeming cruel (in their eyes).

Also, I believe that as long as a child is nursing from a healthy mother who
is eating an appropriate diet, that child will be (indirectly) receiving much
of what he/she needs to survive and to thrive.  All you have to do is
compliment the nursing with tender meat and soft, non-starchy vegetables. I
once read that prehistoric children received mother's milk for a so-called
"extended" period of time (approx. 3-4 years) and this afforded the quality
nourishment needed to survive until they developed a taste for the meat and
vegetables themselves, along with the ability to chew them thoroughly without
any assistance from mom or grandma.

Cecilia, I am glad to know you are out there and I am interested in your
progress, so please keep me posted -- and I will do the same. Good luck!  ~
Cathy