> Ini ada lagi tentang Pediasure...:D > > regards > ika > > > - Is Pediasure Safe as a sole food source? > http://au.answers.yahoo.com/question/index.php?qid=20070726095906AA6kFrV > > My nephew does not like to eat food at all, save for > a tomatoes or plain > pasta now and then but even those times are few and > far between. he is 2 > years old and all his mom gives him is Pediasure in > his sippy cup. he drinks > about 3-4 cups a day. I know it says it can be a > food supplement/ > replacement on the container but I can't believe > that this is good for a > child. > > this has been going on for over 9 months now and I > believe it is teaching > him not to like the taste of food. he won't even try > anything new at all > > I don't know what his pediatrician thinks cause they > just moved down here > and do not have one yet. there old one was unaware > that he didn't like to > eat she never told him she was giving him straight > Pediasure. > > just want some opinions of moms out there about what > they think > > how long is it ohcay to have straight Pediasure? > > thanks in advance!! :~) > > > 1. NO they are not short on money at all. they have > more than any 100 people > should! > Also she gives it to him because he is so 'picky' > when he eats. when I have > him myself I give him none. he eats only food and it > is hard to get him to > eat, trust me, cause he is so use to the pediasure. > I have tried numerous > time to get them to stop the Pediasure but as I am > not the mom I really > can't make them do that. and they say he will starve > if they stop it. I only > want to help but it is so hard to just stand by and > watch. > as for malnourished I am not sure. he is 2 years old > (turned 2 on the middle > of the month) he weighs under thirty pounds I > believe (he uses the Graco > swing and it is for children under 30 lbs so I am > assuming under that). and > wears size 12-18 month clothes. > by hhh > Member since: > 19 January 2007 > > 2. Best Answer - Chosen by Asker > She sounds like a lazy parent. If my son had the > choice, he would drink > chocolate milke all day- but I don't let him. > The reason he will not eat is because pediasure is > VERY filling, he is not > hungry because he is recieving all those calories > and he is just filled up. > If she stopped giving him the drink, he will start > to eat. I promise, he > will not starve- he will eat. It will be hard, and > she will have to really > work at it- but if she doesn't stop- this will end > up being a very big > problem in the future. > 2 months ago > > Asker's Comment: > thanks for all the input i am trying to get her to > see that it is not a > heathdo but i know ing to lthy it will take time she > does not listen to > others well!! :~( > Is this what you are searching for? > > 3. One thing is NEVER good as a sole food source, > and certainly not > Pediasure. > They need a pediatrician. Stat. > > 4. the child needs to eat other things. however, as > a mom of a VERY picky > toddler, i can sympathize with this mom. If he will > drink the pediasure at > least he's getting something! His mom should go to a > pediatrician and get > some professional insight into what can help, but > remember, you can't > actually FORCE a kid to eat, no matter what. My baby > won't eat meat, at all, > any kind. I have tried hiding it in other foods, > serving him nothing but > meat and water for days in a row, making him sit at > the table till he > finishes his food. Nothing worked. He has an iron > will that truthfully, i > can't match. So i make sure that in each meal, he > gets some of everything on > his plate, including meat, as well as other foods i > know he will eat, and > hope. Maybe the exposure will help maybe not but > really what else can you > do? This mom is probably very worried and has tried > things you may not know > about. Hopefully this is a stage. > > 5. I can't imagine that that is at ALL healthy! > Besides the fact that > PediaSure is sugar vitamins and is all bad fat > (transfat you hear so much > about lately!) It's like our vitamins, they are > meant to be SUPPLEMENTS to > the foods that we eat, not REPLACEMENTS. I guarantee > that if she stops > giving him what is basically candy and offers him > real food, when he gets > hungry enough he'll eat, no matter what it is. I > mean if she needs help she > can always see a nutritionist or take him to a > cooking class.....something > like that where it's fun and you get to cook it then > eat it. > > my boyfriend's son just turned 4 and when we first > started dating and i > started keeping him some, all he would eat was > chicken, milk, and yogurt, > because that's all his mom fed him. He would FREAK > OUT if you tried to give > him anything else. But believe me, when I wouldn't > give in to his tantrums > and when he got hungry, he ate whatever I put in > front of him. She > DEFINITELY needs to talk to a pediatrician and get > some help....that is so > not healthy! > > 6. Pediasure is not meant to be a sole food source, > otherwise it would not > differ from formula. It is meant to be a supplement. > If he is malnourished > from this, you could go as far as calling social > services, as truly this > could be neglect. I have two kids myself, and this > sounds more like a mom > who doesn't want to believe that she is the one that > makes decisions, not > her son. > > 7. no, not good at all. that can cause serious > damage for him. > He isn't getting any viatmins or nutrients. > You need to try to intervene somehow. Either call a > local DFS, or try to > reason with mom & dad. > Sorry, that's all I know to say, but try your best > to stop this..that is > sooo not good. > Are they short on $$? or do they actually not > realize this is bad for the > baby? > > 8. She needs to deal with a screaming boy and make > him only have foods to > choose from. he probably didn't like the texture, > and now he has to adjust. > Pediasure is a suppliment, not a food. besides, he > needs fiber, and all > sorts of things that FOOD provides. Babies and small > children even need > certain amounts of FAT in thier diet, because it > aids in BRAIN developement. > Put her, and him in the car, take them to a doctor, > or a nutritionist and > have them explain... > > 9. this does not sound healthy at all. Nutrient wise > it may not be > incredibly awful but, it isn't good. Maturity wise > and socialization wise > and food relationship wise and eating disorder > potential wise are the areas > where this sounds most damaging. I wonder how much > weight the child is > === message truncated ===
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