Help! DD is constantly starving!!

ubamother

Just another thought - my now 9 yr old boy goes through phases of starvation - I presume it's a response to a growth spurt happening/about to happen. I'll get to the point when I'm starting to get worried and then his appetite will calm down again! If she's growing it might be good to up the healthy fats in her general diet as well.

missamoo

Hi,
Something I find really filling but can be eaten 'on the go' is fruit, dried fruit and nuts. I used to eat a combination for brekkie and it would really fill me up. Maybe you could put a different selectiong in a tub for her to eat on the bus/snack time etc. A different combo each day could keep it interesting. I used to go to Julian Graves and stack up tho it's not cheap! But it is filling. And healthy!

charliee_3

it doesnt sound like she is eating all that much to me, my 2 year old will nearly eat that on one of his hungry days!!
sounds all very healthy, but to me it seems she is eating a lot on the run and if she is only eating small portions of things it needs to be more energy dense, or she needs energy dense snacks like nuts to nibble at between meals. if you can get her to have some protein for breakfast rather than just starchy food it will help keep her full, maybe you could make some eggy bread and wrap it in foil for her to eat on the bus, or breakfast wrap with egg, tomato, cheese, bacon or similar? she could take some cheese cubes and nuts with grapes or pineapple cubes for snacking..

Bongedone

You could try feeding her low to medium GI foods. They release their energy more slowly and hence keep you feeling satiated for longer.

White flour, sugar and potatoes just increase your blood sugar level rapidly and then follows a crash that makes you hungry.

Here is a basic list but you can get a book out of the library:

http://www.the-gi-diet.org/lowgifoods/

misscousinitt

I haven't got kids, but I used to be like this when I was a child (and I still am to some extent). I found that adding more fibre is a good way to fill up.

Now, I did used to have breakfast, but Mum always used to send me with a marmite sandwich on wholemeal bread for a snack at break. (on top of all the other things I used to nibble on that are bad for me).

You could use half wholemeal, half white flour in any muffin recipe to pack with more fibre. Check out the bbcgoodfood web-site, they have lots of ideas for lunchboxes and snacks for hungry kids.

Agree with the dried fruit thing - eat alot of that myself.

Good luck.

pinksleepybear

I think your daughter needs more protein during the daytime, as it is she's eating very little protein until dinner time. If she won't eat eggs in the morning, you could try a fruit/yoghurt smoothie with added protein powder.

Blackpool_Saver

I agree, more protein and complex carbs.

Check the coeliac too.

Gingernutmeg

I found this recipe for a high-fibre breakfast bar/cookie the other day. I haven't tried it but it looks quite nice.

wogglemaker

Take a look around some of the low GI recipes around - add oat bran to muffins & cazkes etc

hermum

I see someone else has said about a smoothie. I used to make my D wholewheat pasta & tuna salad, Rice & chicken salad. Quiches. It made a change from sandwiches. Also used to send her with dried fruit & nuts in a container. Could she not get up earlier for school so that she would have time for a good breakfast? Beans on toast with a poached egg & porridge with sultanas is what mine had school days, but she was walking distance to school, so time wasn't such an issue.