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[quote=Anonymous]My 8yo has always been at the top of the height charts, but as a toddler he tended to be around 50-75 percentile for weight. Over the past few years he is now at the top of the weight charts as well (99 percentile for weight; off the charts for height.) The ped said that this isn't necessarily a problem IF he was eating healthy... which used to be the case but is definitively no longer. He was always somewhat picky but until elementary he would eat a much wider range than he will eat today. I'm part of the problem since simply making sure he was fed always took priority over what he ate (he was one of those toddlers who never recognized he was hungry and would act out when he was.) His preferred diet would be chicken nuggets and cheeseburgers, with an occasional serving of applesauce as his only fruit or vegetable. He is still tall enough that he doesn't look "fat"... but in a bathing suit it's clear he's headed in that direction.

I really want to turn this around. We're going to see a nutritionist, but I'd love any other strategies, books, recipes, or advice from others who have dealt with this. In particular, if anyone has any reasonably healthy and tasty recipes for chicken nuggets and chicken noodle soup, his two favorite things, I'd be grateful. I'm a lousy cook but I'm going to have to step up to the plate. Thanks for any help![/quote]

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