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[quote=Anonymous]Yes, my son is this way. He is currently 5’6”-5’7”, 108lbs or so. Mid puberty. Not technically underweight but very skinny for sure. He was more average weight/build before he started puberty- some boys get really skinny during puberty as they start growing in height.

I’ve had to throw a lot of food “rules” out the window the last year or two. I let him have pretty much whatever he wants to eat as long as it is actual food (milkshakes and cheeseburgers great, Cheetos etc no).  He does a lot of ice cream, milkshakes, whole chocolate milk, hamburgers, heavy breakfast foods (hash browns eggs and sausage etc), snacks on chicken nuggets and chicken tenders etc. Yesterday he requested pie when I went on a grocery run, and then ate half of a small apple pie piled with whipped cream for dessert.

I realize this sounds terrible in a way…but honestly it is the only way to keep weight on him. He is very active and plays a lot of sports. He isn’t a particularly picky eater but has never had a huge appetite either.

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