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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This is OP. I just read the report again, and it says he is 14.1 kg/m2. So, that means he must be in 10th percentile of either weight or body mass or something. I am confused with all these terminology. [/quote]

If you put in your child's height and weight here, you can find out his percentiles for everything.

https://www.cdc.gov/healthyweight/bmi/calculator.html

As an example, a boy exactly 5 years old who is 47 inches tall and weighs 44 pounds would have a BMI of about 14.1

Which would be 10th percentile BMI for his age, or not considered underweight (they say 5th %ile BMI for age is considered underweight)

[quote]He is okay drinking pediasure, and he likes ice cream. If I want him to eat food with added calories, it must be butter, peanut butter ice cream or bread or yogurt. These are all the FATTY food that I can think of my picky eater would eat. Which one is the better choice above?  He does not eat egg yolk.  I have tried to make milk shake with fruit, and it does not work. He drinks only plain ice cream & cake milkshake.[/quote]

If he likes the pediasure, I'd continue it.  Also give him milkshakes made of peanut butter ice cream AND bread and butter AND yogurt.

When you give him bread and butter try it this way:

Try different types of bread.  In a basket on the table, put a few slices of bread you know he likes, and a few slices of slightly similar bread, or some rolls you think he might enjoy.  Next to the basket of bread, put some whipped butter (easier for him to spread) and then maybe a slightly different "butter" he might like -- peanut butter?  apple butter?  salty butter, garlic butter....

Don't pressure him to try the different butters, but encourage him to experiment a little bit.  He is in control.  He can put regular butter, or he can try one smear of different butter.

Keep doing this. Experiment with different spreads on different breads.  Later you can try crackers, you can try hummus, or avocados .... this is called food chaining.   Keep it low key and low stress.   Don't put food in front of him and tell him this is your bread and your butter.  Let him serve himself -- more control.[/quote]

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