Which brand of milk powder is your child taking?

[Mrsbongz]

I've heard that children on pediasure can gain weight quite quickly, n I got a sample pack from the clinic to let my kids try, too bad they don like the taste.. I heard that because it's like a meal supplement to help children who are picky w food to gain the nutrition they need


My kids are very fussy abt food too.. and worse, they have quite a bit of food allergies, so I try to 'hide' vege and all the nutritious stuff in stew, soups or fried rice... I also get them to help me prepare the vegetables when i cook, to wash and break into smaller pieces etc. it does encourage them to eat..

[EstherTan]

MLR:

I would encourage you to go for the \"try it once/ try a bite\" rule with them. Whatever you are eating, offer it to your child and encourage them to try a bite. Don't force them or over-try by saying that its good for them, they hv to eat it, please try for mommy, etc. Just offer whatever you are eating to them would encourage them to try things out for themselves. After some time, you would notice that they would be keen to try it themselves without you asking. And if they like what they are eating give them a portion. Even if they don;t like what they had tried, praise them for trying. Thats how I encourage DS to try out adult food.

Hands up for this! I started my girl on this a few months back (things that could eat from my bowl I would share with her) and she's quite into the food that we are eating now. These days she runs over when she sees us eating and demands a try (even things like spicy food etc). Now we make it a point to order food that she can eat as well, and set aside a portion for her. We feed her baby food first (pureed meat and 2 vegetables), and follow up with food we're eating (usually noodles etc)

[Qtownmum]

I have 2 boys age 8 and 5. The 8 year old is very picky with food and therefore very skinny. My 5 year old cannot get enough food - he is overweight for his age.


Both of them still drink milk 3 times a day. My elder boy has been on Pediasure for the last 6 years but still stays skinny. My younger boy drinks Dumex Gold. We attempted to switch kor kor over to Dumex Gold so that we don’t have to stock up 2 different milk powder but he resents the taste. We have no choice but to stick to his usual.

I think technology is very good these days and most brands have the AA, DHA…etc. Both DH and I believe it is important to continue to let them drink for as long as they want…

[meiesther.09548yahoo.09548com]

Hi ladies


Thanks for your suggestions. I will try on that!!

Cheers [/list]

[acforfamily]

MLR:

For all those mommies who are concern with their child's eating habits, pediasure is almost always recommended, unless your child has allergies to dairy.

I would encourage you to go for the \"try it once/ try a bite\" rule with them. Whatever you are eating, offer it to your child and encourage them to try a bite.

Hi MLR,
reading your post is like reading about my son. All too similar. When he was younger, he does not like things which are too sweet, sour, pungent etc. We did a skin allergy test for him before and he is sensitive to a lot of things compared to other people. These may be totally unrelated to his eating habit but who knows.
I also do encourage the \"try it once/ try a bite\" rule. I have tried it for half a year now and it does work. My son now knows that he is not forced to eat anything that he does not like and so is willing to try. There will be times that he finds the new food interesting and likes it. At least he is eating more meat now after I brought him to try teppanyaki.

[piggi]

My 6 yr old daughter was on Pediasure since 1 year old. Tried downgrading to gain iq since friend claimed its good and cheaper, but she is too used to pediasure and cannot accept the new taste of the latter. I guess its always easier when you want to upgrade compared to downgrading… I would say its very good since it gives the extra calorie with reduced volume.

[blueblue]

my son now take Gain IQ kids…for me I tried to switch him to Pedisure a few times but he refuses to drink!..ended up wasted money…


so think it is not easy to upgrade when if i wish to…

[hmsg]

similac to gain IQ…

[piggi]

blueblue:

my son now take Gain IQ kids..for me I tried to switch him to Pedisure a few times but he refuses to drink!..ended up wasted money..


so think it is not easy to upgrade when if i wish to..

Have you tried both flavour?

[Mum_2Gals]

Agree it’s not easy to "upgrade" too.

My K1 has been taking Similac-Gain IQ-Grow, tried switching her to Gain IQ Kids / Pediasure but she don’t like.