Anonymous
Post 01/01/2014 10:51     Subject: Paleo and children
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Do you think your kids will eat woolly mammoth?

I've found that they will if you involve them in the hunt and prep.


Is that the trick? Do you give them your spears or do they have to make their own?

Let me tell you, it might seem like it's easier to just get them spears at target, but it totally defeats the purpose IMHO.
Anonymous
Post 01/01/2014 10:02     Subject: Paleo and children
Anonymous wrote:This is insane. This is not a feasible or healthy diet for a child. Eat what you want, OP, but don't subject your child to this. Kids need more carbs than they can get from just fruit and veg. Dairy is not necessary, but is a pretty vital source of protein, calcium, and fat for most kids. Most importantly, kids need a cupcake or chocolate bar every once in a while!


Nobody NEEDS a cupcake or chocolate bar. We want them, but we don't NEED them. People also live just fine without breads or grains.

Kids can get plenty of carbs from paleo. Kids on paleo needs lots of fruit, sweet potatoes, and regular potatoes. They don't need grains.

Lots of kids are gluten intolerant and never eat bread or grains. They aren't malnourished.
Anonymous
Post 01/01/2014 09:58     Subject: Paleo and children
Anonymous wrote:Paleo is just meat, eggs, nuts, veggies, fruit and oils.

That is very limiting for a child in terms of being able to socialize, to go on playdates, to join in celebrations etc. it excludes your child from many typical child activities (birthday party foods).

Also some kids are hungry on paleo as it can be hard to get sufficient carbs, especially for an active child.

Being that limiting also doesn't teach a balanced diet, to eat in moderation, to understand a range of food groups.

Doing paleo for yourself is one thing - but putting a child on that type of limited intake is not something I would do.



Nah, no evidence supports its harmful. And when kids are away from home, they can join in what others are eating.
Anonymous
Post 01/01/2014 08:45     Subject: Paleo and children
We are paleo at home. We allow DC some sprouted grains and we don't limit snacks out of the home, other than avoiding hfcs and food dyes.

In the end it is probably an 80-20 split for what DC gets paleo v. Non-paleo.

Kids can get plenty of carbs from starchy veg and fruit. It is so much more important to keep feeding kids healthy fats for brain development.
Anonymous
Post 01/01/2014 08:04     Subject: Paleo and children
I hope you know how many paleo websites are out there with a ton of tips for raising kids paleo. These are some examples , just in case you didn't know about this (just google "raising kids paleo" for more)

http://everydaypaleo.com/paleo-kids/

http://www.growinguppaleo.com/

http://paleodietlifestyle.com/paleo-kids/
Anonymous
Post 01/01/2014 07:51     Subject: Paleo and children
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Do you think your kids will eat woolly mammoth?

I've found that they will if you involve them in the hunt and prep.


Is that the trick? Do you give them your spears or do they have to make their own?
Anonymous
Post 01/01/2014 07:31     Subject: Paleo and children
Anonymous wrote:This is insane. This is not a feasible or healthy diet for a child. Eat what you want, OP, but don't subject your child to this. Kids need more carbs than they can get from just fruit and veg. Dairy is not necessary, but is a pretty vital source of protein, calcium, and fat for most kids. Most importantly, kids need a cupcake or chocolate bar every once in a while!


+1 I'm doing the whole 30 now and this is my approach. When I make dinner kids get it on whole grain pasta, I get it on spaghetti squash. When kids eat pb&j I eat apples with almond butter. Just switch out some of the carbs your kids will eat with low carb alternatives for you. Plus, kids needs cupcakes.
Anonymous
Post 01/01/2014 05:03     Subject: Paleo and children
This is insane. This is not a feasible or healthy diet for a child. Eat what you want, OP, but don't subject your child to this. Kids need more carbs than they can get from just fruit and veg. Dairy is not necessary, but is a pretty vital source of protein, calcium, and fat for most kids. Most importantly, kids need a cupcake or chocolate bar every once in a while!
Anonymous
Post 01/01/2014 02:48     Subject: Paleo and children
Good luck! My DS is hooked on carbs -- and it shows. Won't touch meat of any kind. Barely allows me to put butter in his oatmeal. At 9 it's too late for him to embrace any kind of major change. We discuss the problems with overly processed foods, so he knows what's going on. But it will have to be up to him - maybe later-- as a teenager? That's when I started becoming diet conscious and experimenting. Hopefully he will make a change before a crisis.

Good luck OP!
Anonymous
Post 01/01/2014 01:19     Subject: Paleo and children
Paleo is just meat, eggs, nuts, veggies, fruit and oils.

That is very limiting for a child in terms of being able to socialize, to go on playdates, to join in celebrations etc. it excludes your child from many typical child activities (birthday party foods).

Also some kids are hungry on paleo as it can be hard to get sufficient carbs, especially for an active child.

Being that limiting also doesn't teach a balanced diet, to eat in moderation, to understand a range of food groups.

Doing paleo for yourself is one thing - but putting a child on that type of limited intake is not something I would do.
Anonymous
Post 01/01/2014 00:55     Subject: Re:Paleo and children
Do it as the basis of her diet but don't go all the way for her. Kids can eat carbs (grains) and need more than just veggie ones. If you have her eat too clean she will end up binging or sneaking or ending the diet and gaining weight. If you can't have it in the house let her get non paleo out at restaurants or on her own. Restrictive diets even healthy well intended good ones like paleo can. Trigger disordered eating and toying. But absolutely using paleo as a base is healthy in concept, just not an extreme version of it.
Anonymous
Post 12/31/2013 23:33     Subject: Paleo and children
Anonymous wrote:Do you think your kids will eat woolly mammoth?

I've found that they will if you involve them in the hunt and prep.
Anonymous
Post 12/31/2013 23:31     Subject: Paleo and children
Do you think your kids will eat woolly mammoth?
Anonymous
Post 12/31/2013 23:28     Subject: Paleo and children
No, but that sounds good and healthy.
Anonymous
Post 12/31/2013 23:26     Subject: Paleo and children
I'm planning on going paleo and having DC do it too. She will get plenty of fats and veggies and fruit and there are carbs there. Have any of you done paleo with young children? How was it?