Paleo and children

[Anonymous]

Who wants to bet OP's DC develops an eating disorder by 13/14 years old?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Who wants to bet OP's DC develops an eating disorder by 13/14 years old?

+1 It is not healthy to have small children be obsessed over what they can/can't eat (barring food allergies), beyond basic teaching about good nutrition and healthy eating. Anorexia anyone?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is insane. This is not a feasible or healthy diet for a child. Eat what you want, OP, but don't subject your child to this. Kids need more carbs than they can get from just fruit and veg. Dairy is not necessary, but is a pretty vital source of protein, calcium, and fat for most kids. Most importantly, kids need a cupcake or chocolate bar every once in a while!

Nobody NEEDS a cupcake or chocolate bar. We want them, but we don't NEED them. People also live just fine without breads or grains.

Kids can get plenty of carbs from paleo. Kids on paleo needs lots of fruit, sweet potatoes, and regular potatoes. They don't need grains.

Lots of kids are gluten intolerant and never eat bread or grains. They aren't malnourished.

OMG. You must be REALLY fun at parties.

[Anonymous]

We can't be sure we'll be able to pass all our values on to our children, but a screwed-up relationship with food is a lifelong gift.

Orthorexia FTW!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is insane. This is not a feasible or healthy diet for a child. Eat what you want, OP, but don't subject your child to this. Kids need more carbs than they can get from just fruit and veg. Dairy is not necessary, but is a pretty vital source of protein, calcium, and fat for most kids. Most importantly, kids need a cupcake or chocolate bar every once in a while!

Nobody NEEDS a cupcake or chocolate bar. We want them, but we don't NEED them. People also live just fine without breads or grains.

Kids can get plenty of carbs from paleo. Kids on paleo needs lots of fruit, sweet potatoes, and regular potatoes. They don't need grains.

Lots of kids are gluten intolerant and never eat bread or grains. They aren't malnourished.

I thought most paleo people don't eat potatoes?

I think there's a middle ground, which might be serving paleo foods at home, with a higher portion of the higher carb foods than you might serve for an adult, but not expecting the kids to follow the same diet outside of the home. Let your kid eat whatever is served on playdates and at birthday parties, and at the snack after soccer. Consider adding baked oatmeal bars, or brown rice sushi rolls to the lunch box, as a gluten free treat. Then serve your kid the same paleo meals, with extra fruit, that the adults are eating.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is insane. This is not a feasible or healthy diet for a child. Eat what you want, OP, but don't subject your child to this. Kids need more carbs than they can get from just fruit and veg. Dairy is not necessary, but is a pretty vital source of protein, calcium, and fat for most kids. Most importantly, kids need a cupcake or chocolate bar every once in a while!

Nobody NEEDS a cupcake or chocolate bar. We want them, but we don't NEED them. People also live just fine without breads or grains.

Kids can get plenty of carbs from paleo. Kids on paleo needs lots of fruit, sweet potatoes, and regular potatoes. They don't need grains.

Lots of kids are gluten intolerant and never eat bread or grains. They aren't malnourished.

Shows how little you know. Celiacs CAN eat grains--corn, quinoa, rice. They just can't eat wheat, rye, barley, spelt at all or oats that are cross contaminated.

Celiacs are actually often lacking fiber in their diets and can often have deficiencies in B12:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24084055

Malabsorption in the intestines can also lead to osteoporosis:
http://www.niams.nih.gov/Health_Info/Bone/Osteoporosis/Conditions_Behaviors/celiac.asp

Going gluten free b/c you are gluten intolerant is NOT a choice. "Paleo" is a choice, and f'in stupid one at that.

I'm sure OP just wants to loose weight regardless of the physical and psychological damage she's doing to her kid. Bravo.

[Anonymous]

Quinoa is not a grain. It's a seed.

[Anonymous]

I think it's fine to feed your kids on paleo. I might not specifically mention that you are doing that, or even let them know it's a diet. Just feed them this way at home, and pack lunches in this manner. They'll likely eat things not paleo in other places, but you are still giving them the majority of their food, so they are still eating well the majority of time.

[Anonymous]

OP. She will be fine. I can't control what she eats outside the home, nor do I have the energy to. I plan to try it. Thanks for the tips

[Anonymous]

Don't sic your stupidity on your child.

[Anonymous]

Don't subject your rudeness and poor manners on yours.

[Anonymous]

Wow people have very little imagination on this thread.

We went primal (adapted paleo) at home over a year ago. DD was 9 months at the time and we had full blood work done for her regular annual check up - no issues. She's now two and still in great health, still no deficiencies according to her blood work.

Our diet is made up of veggies, meat, nuts, fruits, eggs, some dairy, and occasional legumes. So we're not purists I guess, but we don't do grains or refined sugars. I'm not sure what exactly people think must be missing by our DD not getting a daily serving of bread or rice - those aren't exactly nutrient dense foods - but she eats a lot more veggies than other kids her age because that's what we have to eat.

For DD, we don't restrict her to primal only - at daycare, play dates, restaurants, if she wants bread and it's there, she's free to have it. She really likes rice and that's fine. When we're guests in some one's home, we eat what we're served, but we find our overall health and energy levels are better without the starchy bulk. Good luck to you!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Wow people have very little imagination on this thread.

We went primal (adapted paleo) at home over a year ago. DD was 9 months at the time and we had full blood work done for her regular annual check up - no issues. She's now two and still in great health, still no deficiencies according to her blood work.

Our diet is made up of veggies, meat, nuts, fruits, eggs, some dairy, and occasional legumes. So we're not purists I guess, but we don't do grains or refined sugars. I'm not sure what exactly people think must be missing by our DD not getting a daily serving of bread or rice - those aren't exactly nutrient dense foods - but she eats a lot more veggies than other kids her age because that's what we have to eat.

For DD, we don't restrict her to primal only - at daycare, play dates, restaurants, if she wants bread and it's there, she's free to have it. She really likes rice and that's fine. When we're guests in some one's home, we eat what we're served, but we find our overall health and energy levels are better without the starchy bulk. Good luck to you!

OMG YOU'RE THE BEST AND SO MUCH HEALTHIER THAN ANY OF US.

OK?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Wow people have very little imagination on this thread.

We went primal (adapted paleo) at home over a year ago. DD was 9 months at the time and we had full blood work done for her regular annual check up - no issues. She's now two and still in great health, still no deficiencies according to her blood work.

Our diet is made up of veggies, meat, nuts, fruits, eggs, some dairy, and occasional legumes. So we're not purists I guess, but we don't do grains or refined sugars. I'm not sure what exactly people think must be missing by our DD not getting a daily serving of bread or rice - those aren't exactly nutrient dense foods - but she eats a lot more veggies than other kids her age because that's what we have to eat.

For DD, we don't restrict her to primal only - at daycare, play dates, restaurants, if she wants bread and it's there, she's free to have it. She really likes rice and that's fine. When we're guests in some one's home, we eat what we're served, but we find our overall health and energy levels are better without the starchy bulk. Good luck to you!

OMG YOU'RE THE BEST AND SO MUCH HEALTHIER THAN ANY OF US.

OK?

I love how the word "paleo" brings out a special brand of DCUM nonsense. It's just not the big a deal folks - substituting bread, rice, and potatoes for extra servings of veggies isn't that extreme. Relax.

[Anonymous]

http://www.cnn.com/2014/01/07/health/best-diets-ranked/

apparently this diet was ranked dead last as a "best" diet.