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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I wonder if employing the same strategies typically used for weight loss, but in reverse, could work. Like have a parent download a calorie tracking app on their phone like MyFitnessPal so the actual amount of calories consumed daily and weekly can be accurately tracked. The kid doesn't need to see it. Sometimes with heavier foods kids can feel satiated early into eating because of the fat content, but if they munched through a bag of tortilla chips mindlessly they would be able to consume more total calories because of the lack of satiety from pure carbs. I'd also think about using a BMR (basal metabolic rate) calculator. If you input height, weight, and activity level, it shows the amount of calories needed to maintain, gain, and lose weight. It might be easier if you look at it as a number they need to hit every week as opposed to just vaguely consuming foods and not seeing results. [/quote]

This is what we're doing with my daughter who's recovering from an ED. Instead of high volume/low calorie like you'd do for weight loss, think low volume/high calorie. Her nutritionist is having her do 3 full meals plus 3 "snacks" that are really more like mini-meals. Liquid calories are great. If something tastes good with peanut butter, add it. Basically turn a diet on it's head and do the opposite.[/quote]

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