Healthy Foods For Kids to Gain Weight
One of the most common problem that parents have with their kids is that their child is not gaining enough weight. Kids gain weight as they grow old but not all kids have the same pattern of growth. You can help you child gain weight by making small changes in their day to day meals and snacking habits and by ensuring its full of nutrients.
Some high calories nutritional considerations for children
Concentrate on finding food that can easily add extra calories, without placing any extra pressure on your kid and forcing them to eat more when they are not willing eat sufficient enough.
Good source of nutrient-rich food for weight gain includes eggs, peanut butter, beans soup, yogurt, cheese, oven roasted potatoes, sweet potatoes, hot cereal with milk, nuts, seeds, guacamole made of fresh avocados, multigrain-bread pasta.
Some high calories option from the list previously mentioned with the calories count
Protein
Eggs: 78/large egg
Nuts: almonds 162/ounce, Cashew 150-160/ounce
Hummus: 25/tablespoon
Fruits & Vegetables
Sweet Potato: 114 /cup
Avacado: 220/fruit
Banana: 100/fruit
Peas: 65/half cup
Cherries, Blueberries: 80-100 /ounce
Dairy products
Cheese: Cheddar, Swiss – 100/ounce; Mozzarella – 80/ounce
Whole Milk: 150/cup
Whole Milk Yogurt: 140/cup
Sour Cream: 30/tablespoon
How to engage your child with food while eating
- Surprise you kid by adding patterns in the slices. This can help kid in engaging with their food and not get easily distracted or lose interest while eating.
- Create happy meal by adding whip cream, marshmallow to soups & milkshakes
- Switch off TV screens and other electronic devices and instead connect with them, hence avoiding any distraction from cartoon character or playing video games while eating.
- Eating should be fun part of the day where you all sit together as a family at least ones a day and have no rushed mealtime where you kid can enjoy the food and time together with the family.
How often the meals should be planned
younger children have small tummies, and thus a large portion of food can be too difficult to finish and also leads to discouragement. Schedule meals and snacking time in such a way that they get are evenly distributed throughout the day. Serve them small portions of nutritious food each time with some extra calories add on, and make sure each bite counts.
