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[hmw]

<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote>she told us to favor more high calories food than fruits and veggies. And I, for my part, just cannot do it.</end quote></div>
I can't do that either. Kids NEED their fruits and veggies... our kids possibly more than most, because of their difficulties in absorbing the vital nutrients found most abundantly in fruits and vegetables. I fully understand the importance of getting the calorie dense stuff (Emily is severely underweight) but it can't be at the expense of these vital foods, imo. Fortunately, Emily loves produce and I want to encourage that, not discourage it. It's a matter of finding ways of boosting calories to it... i.e. in her case, adding cheese sauce to her broccoli (made with real milk and cheddar cheese, not processed crap), not substituting the broccoli with something fried and nutritionally void.

 

[hmw]

<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote>she told us to favor more high calories food than fruits and veggies. And I, for my part, just cannot do it.</end quote></div>
I can't do that either. Kids NEED their fruits and veggies... our kids possibly more than most, because of their difficulties in absorbing the vital nutrients found most abundantly in fruits and vegetables. I fully understand the importance of getting the calorie dense stuff (Emily is severely underweight) but it can't be at the expense of these vital foods, imo. Fortunately, Emily loves produce and I want to encourage that, not discourage it. It's a matter of finding ways of boosting calories to it... i.e. in her case, adding cheese sauce to her broccoli (made with real milk and cheddar cheese, not processed crap), not substituting the broccoli with something fried and nutritionally void.

 

[hmw]

<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote>she told us to favor more high calories food than fruits and veggies. And I, for my part, just cannot do it.</end quote></div>
I can't do that either. Kids NEED their fruits and veggies... our kids possibly more than most, because of their difficulties in absorbing the vital nutrients found most abundantly in fruits and vegetables. I fully understand the importance of getting the calorie dense stuff (Emily is severely underweight) but it can't be at the expense of these vital foods, imo. Fortunately, Emily loves produce and I want to encourage that, not discourage it. It's a matter of finding ways of boosting calories to it... i.e. in her case, adding cheese sauce to her broccoli (made with real milk and cheddar cheese, not processed crap), not substituting the broccoli with something fried and nutritionally void.

 

[hmw]

<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote>she told us to favor more high calories food than fruits and veggies. And I, for my part, just cannot do it.</end quote>
I can't do that either. Kids NEED their fruits and veggies... our kids possibly more than most, because of their difficulties in absorbing the vital nutrients found most abundantly in fruits and vegetables. I fully understand the importance of getting the calorie dense stuff (Emily is severely underweight) but it can't be at the expense of these vital foods, imo. Fortunately, Emily loves produce and I want to encourage that, not discourage it. It's a matter of finding ways of boosting calories to it... i.e. in her case, adding cheese sauce to her broccoli (made with real milk and cheddar cheese, not processed crap), not substituting the broccoli with something fried and nutritionally void.

 

[hmw]

<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote>she told us to favor more high calories food than fruits and veggies. And I, for my part, just cannot do it.</end quote>
<br />I can't do that either. Kids NEED their fruits and veggies... our kids possibly more than most, because of their difficulties in absorbing the vital nutrients found most abundantly in fruits and vegetables. I fully understand the importance of getting the calorie dense stuff (Emily is severely underweight) but it can't be at the expense of these vital foods, imo. Fortunately, Emily loves produce and I want to encourage that, not discourage it. It's a matter of finding ways of boosting calories to it... i.e. in her case, adding cheese sauce to her broccoli (made with real milk and cheddar cheese, not processed crap), not substituting the broccoli with something fried and nutritionally void.

 

[PlumPerfect]

I do agree different things work for different people. I do not feel as if the mucus from milk gets to the lungs but I do feel that the film that you get in your throat and mouth travel to the pancreas. Although B has a whey allergy it is cooked out so I have tried cooked dairy and still he refuses due to gas and digestive issues. My thought are for him being highly PI that his enzymes have to work so hard and they just can't handle it. I think those with not as harsh PI issues may have no issue at all with it.. it varies sooo much. I was told by his CF Dr. his last visit that he should not have any snack and should only eat meat and veggies nothing else, if he refuses then he doesn't eat!! lol like that works. B loves apples and bananas, avocado, hemp seed nut, (which I throw in every thing I can)this is really inexpensive. No meat at all, we try every day with it and that's what we can do.. i really think it just hurts him so much that he refuses. To many things bother him<img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-sad.gif" border="0">

 

[PlumPerfect]

I do agree different things work for different people. I do not feel as if the mucus from milk gets to the lungs but I do feel that the film that you get in your throat and mouth travel to the pancreas. Although B has a whey allergy it is cooked out so I have tried cooked dairy and still he refuses due to gas and digestive issues. My thought are for him being highly PI that his enzymes have to work so hard and they just can't handle it. I think those with not as harsh PI issues may have no issue at all with it.. it varies sooo much. I was told by his CF Dr. his last visit that he should not have any snack and should only eat meat and veggies nothing else, if he refuses then he doesn't eat!! lol like that works. B loves apples and bananas, avocado, hemp seed nut, (which I throw in every thing I can)this is really inexpensive. No meat at all, we try every day with it and that's what we can do.. i really think it just hurts him so much that he refuses. To many things bother him<img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-sad.gif" border="0">

 

[PlumPerfect]

I do agree different things work for different people. I do not feel as if the mucus from milk gets to the lungs but I do feel that the film that you get in your throat and mouth travel to the pancreas. Although B has a whey allergy it is cooked out so I have tried cooked dairy and still he refuses due to gas and digestive issues. My thought are for him being highly PI that his enzymes have to work so hard and they just can't handle it. I think those with not as harsh PI issues may have no issue at all with it.. it varies sooo much. I was told by his CF Dr. his last visit that he should not have any snack and should only eat meat and veggies nothing else, if he refuses then he doesn't eat!! lol like that works. B loves apples and bananas, avocado, hemp seed nut, (which I throw in every thing I can)this is really inexpensive. No meat at all, we try every day with it and that's what we can do.. i really think it just hurts him so much that he refuses. To many things bother him<img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-sad.gif" border="0">

 

[PlumPerfect]

I do agree different things work for different people. I do not feel as if the mucus from milk gets to the lungs but I do feel that the film that you get in your throat and mouth travel to the pancreas. Although B has a whey allergy it is cooked out so I have tried cooked dairy and still he refuses due to gas and digestive issues. My thought are for him being highly PI that his enzymes have to work so hard and they just can't handle it. I think those with not as harsh PI issues may have no issue at all with it.. it varies sooo much. I was told by his CF Dr. his last visit that he should not have any snack and should only eat meat and veggies nothing else, if he refuses then he doesn't eat!! lol like that works. B loves apples and bananas, avocado, hemp seed nut, (which I throw in every thing I can)this is really inexpensive. No meat at all, we try every day with it and that's what we can do.. i really think it just hurts him so much that he refuses. To many things bother him<img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-sad.gif" border="0">

 

[PlumPerfect]

I do agree different things work for different people. I do not feel as if the mucus from milk gets to the lungs but I do feel that the film that you get in your throat and mouth travel to the pancreas. Although B has a whey allergy it is cooked out so I have tried cooked dairy and still he refuses due to gas and digestive issues. My thought are for him being highly PI that his enzymes have to work so hard and they just can't handle it. I think those with not as harsh PI issues may have no issue at all with it.. it varies sooo much. I was told by his CF Dr. his last visit that he should not have any snack and should only eat meat and veggies nothing else, if he refuses then he doesn't eat!! lol like that works. B loves apples and bananas, avocado, hemp seed nut, (which I throw in every thing I can)this is really inexpensive. No meat at all, we try every day with it and that's what we can do.. i really think it just hurts him so much that he refuses. To many things bother him<img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-sad.gif" border="0">