Cooking for college kid whose lost 25 pounds

[Anonymous]

He needs to put back 10-15 pounds. He says he’s maintained his healthy/protein heavy diet at college. Whatever, I’d like to have calorie rich options that aren’t total junk. He’ll eat just about anything I prepare. Suggestions please.

[Anonymous]

It sounds like there is something going on. It's concerning for a young man to lose that much weight in 3-4 months (I assume since August?) His diet may be indicative of an eating disorder. Have you seen other signs (obsessive tracking of food, avoiding all perceived junk food, odd exercise behavior, etc.)?

As for what to cook, presumably he's your son and you know what he likes. We like chili, lasagna, pasta, enchiladas, saucy chicken dishes, stir fry, and big breakfasts.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It sounds like there is something going on. It's concerning for a young man to lose that much weight in 3-4 months (I assume since August?) His diet may be indicative of an eating disorder. Have you seen other signs (obsessive tracking of food, avoiding all perceived junk food, odd exercise behavior, etc.)?

As for what to cook, presumably he's your son and you know what he likes. We like chili, lasagna, pasta, enchiladas, saucy chicken dishes, stir fry, and big breakfasts.

Yeah, you definitely need to dig deeper on this.

Egg sandwiches, baked pasta, cake ...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It sounds like there is something going on. It's concerning for a young man to lose that much weight in 3-4 months (I assume since August?) His diet may be indicative of an eating disorder. Have you seen other signs (obsessive tracking of food, avoiding all perceived junk food, odd exercise behavior, etc.)?

As for what to cook, presumably he's your son and you know what he likes. We like chili, lasagna, pasta, enchiladas, saucy chicken dishes, stir fry, and big breakfasts.

Or medical. In the 18 months before my son's MS diagnosis he had also dropped a lot of weight without trying. He did have other symptoms, but they were vague for a long time.

[Anonymous]

It’s the food forum. I say lobster Mac n cheese!

[Anonymous]

Potatoes. I don’t know why but they really pack on the pounds. Baked, scalloped, au gratin, mashed etc. use real butter and heavy cream for extra calories.

Mexican food going heavy on the corn tortillas.

[Anonymous]

My college sons regain weight over the summer with lasagna, chicken pot pie, chili, pancakes, beef stews, rolls, etc.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Potatoes. I don’t know why but they really pack on the pounds. Baked, scalloped, au gratin, mashed etc. use real butter and heavy cream for extra calories.

Mexican food going heavy on the corn tortillas.

Yum

[Anonymous]

When that happened to my friend’s son, it was Type I diabetes.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:When that happened to my friend’s son, it was Type I diabetes.

and that would be discussed on the health forum