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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I want to say I am SO SICK OF PEOPLE criticizing parents who "feed their kids only mac and cheese and chicken nuggets". First of all, I feed my kid that ALL THE TIME b/c she is skinny as sh*t and needs to gain wright. Secondly, I use organic pasta and make my own cheese sauce from cream, butter, and cheese. So, why is this bad??? If she were fat, yes it would be bad. But she is OFF THE CHARTS skinny. I also give her chicken nuggets, but I either make them or I buy them at Whole Foods -- Bell and Evans and they are unprocessed chicken, all natural, no antibiotics, vegetarian feed, free-range chicken with minimal processing and minimal ingredients. So if you think something is wrong with that, then shut the f8ck up![/quote]

My daughter went through a phase of being pediatrician-is-very-concerned skinny, too, for about a year, and the main problem (as my pediatrician agreed!) is that most young children who are very thin will not necessarily go on to be very thin adults-- in fact, she has seen some come back for visits a few later with weight problems. Depending on how old your child is, therefore, it can be problematic to make their go-to or comfort foods familiar, unhealthy kid foods that they will be able to find in many forms outside in the world. If all you are doing is switching to organic ingredients, they actually really taste quite similar to the non-organic versions, so once your kiddo is out in the world, there is a chance those will be the foods she gravitates to. I'm sorry you're angry-- you sound really hostile, and I totally understand your concern for your child is maybe making you act nasty towards people you assume don't have the same worries-- so I will reassure you that for my daughter, things have gotten better and one way we helped her to gain weight while trying to help her eat a variety of interesting, non-junky foods (and I don't believe mac and cheese and nuggets are unilaterally junky as part of a diet that includes a large variety of foods) was to explore high-calorie, yummy foods from other cuisines...e.g. you can make tasty North Indian dishes restaurant-style with butter and cream (my daughter is crazy about palak paneer) and they tend to be veggie-rich. It is a hard job with a skinny, skinny kid making sure they (a) survive now and (b) won't have health problems in the future due to whatever we do to try to get them to eat now. Actually, that's the hardest job of parenting-- balancing what we do now with what it means for our kids later. Nobody is criticizing you personally; we are trying to answer OP's question, and her job will become more complicated if she has to worry about weight gain in addition to encouraging healthy habits.[/quote]

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