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Pleasing the Picky Eater
What's the Big Deal? Milk offers four nutrients -- calcium, magnesium, potassium, and vitamin D -- that help kids' bodies and bones grow strong. Getting enough now means better bone mass in adulthood. Research from Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center found that women who were milk avoiders as kids had 6 percent lower bone-mineral content and twice the risk of fractures as those who drank it during childhood. What's more, preliminary research suggests that drinking milk may help kids maintain a healthy weight.
Work Around It: You can meet your child's calcium needs with other foods and drinks. A 1- to 3-year-old can get her daily calcium allowance with 4 ounces of yogurt plus a slice of reduced-fat cheddar cheese and 1/2 cup of calcium-fortified orange juice. Kids ages 4 to 8 will meet theirs with a bowl of fortified oatmeal plus a piece of part-skim string cheese, 3/4 cup of fortified orange juice, 6 ounces of low-fat yogurt, and a whole-grain English muffin. Yogurt and cheese also contain potassium and magnesium, so those nutrients are covered. Vitamin D, which helps your child's body absorb calcium, is harder to come by because it's found only in a few other foods, such as fish and eggs. So if your child doesn't drink milk, consider giving her a kids' vitamin D supplement of 400 IU daily.
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I left "white" out when I said don't bring bread home. Sorry, but I was trying to limit words.
3/30/2012 07:09:40 PM Report AbuseA list of tricks: white pepper leaves no specks Grated carrots can be sneaked in lots of things--soups, stews spaghetti sauce, chili. Other things, and chopped spinach can go in that kind of dish too. Cottage cheese and fruit like apple sauce is good, and cottage cheese with apple sauce sticks to the spoon for kids just beginning to feed themselves with a spoon. Don't have bread at home. In grilled cheese and french toast they might not notice that the bread's not white.
3/30/2012 07:07:34 PM Report AbuseIt's amazing what a couple drops of vanilla extract, a small amount of sweetener, and using a hand mixer to froth the milk up does. He calls it his milk shake!
3/30/2012 06:45:28 PM Report Abusemy biggest problem with my 3 year old he refuses any meat, wont eat chicken, beef or fish. Loves eggs. How do I sneak in some protein and nutrients that meat carries for my son
1/1/2011 01:35:55 PM Report Abusemy son is 19 months old and he eats cheerios and other cereal and drinks milk but will not eat green beans cheese mashed tators or any other healthy table food it drives me crazy so please any advise would be very nice.
12/30/2010 12:31:37 PM Report AbuseWhat about kids who love just about every fruit and vagetable out there, loves, wheat bread, and loves natural peanut butter but actually refuses to eat?
12/30/2010 06:51:04 AM Report AbuseI've been giving the kids milk with some chocolate powder...is that okay?
12/29/2010 03:39:03 PM Report AbuseDairy is NOT the only good source of calicum and many of those from Asian and African ethnic groups do not tolerate dairy well. My son is allergic to the proteins in dairy foods, he likes spiniach, tofu and we give him a Ca supplement. There are many creative ways to hide these non-dairy foods which are good Ca sources. We make smoothies with soft tofu and hide spinach in spagetti and other foods such as meatloaf.
12/29/2010 01:38:45 PM Report AbuseSuper Foods the book also has GREAT ideas about making food for your child that are very good for them and ways of supplementing.
12/29/2010 12:53:42 PM Report AbuseThere are many other ways to get kids the nutrients they need instead of Milk. My daughter does not drink milk and my pediatrician is fine with that. He says cheese and/or yogurt is a great source of what she would be getting from milk. Here is a good article about helping your child to eat with the family: http://momscompass.blogspot.com/2010/12/feeding-children-separate-meals-vs.html
12/29/2010 11:50:55 AM Report Abuse