Need suggests for food in maintain weight

[catherine]

Hi Everyone

My daughter has been on wheat, lactose and onion free diet for one week and testing diet for the two week prior.

She appears to have losted 4 kgs in the last 6 weeks. Her weight is now 51 kgs which is not enough for her height which is 5 feet 8 inches. She also swims 16 hours per week.

Any food suggestions, would be much appreciated.

Catherine

[Charlie Arnold]

Has she lost fluid weight, before Meg was diagnosed she was very bloated and that was the first thing to go so she may not have lost as much as you think although yes, she should be heavier than 51.
How fussy an eater is she? I've posted a few recipes already but some do have dairy in them, have you access to dairy free milks and spreads, I think parts of Australia have good access to them.
I would do alot of white rice dishes, pasta dishes and old potato dishes with lots of meat too. I find that Meg functions best if she has 2 hot meals a day which is an absolute pain as it means I have to stop work at lunch time, cook or heat up a meal , drive it round to the school (luckily its only 5 mins away) so that she has an edible meal. Health and safety rules mean they "can't" heat food for her at school!!!!!? and I find with their diet that to put it in a thermos flask at 8am means its unpalatable at 12.
You are very limited dairy free as well so I will think of some recipes for that. Meat casseroles are probably a great source of food as you can do a big one and use it over several days with mashed potato, or roast or baked potato. Add dumplings to add extra carbs. I'll put my thinking cap on. Send me a PM with a few days diet, or post it if you want everyone to have a look and make their suggestions.

Does she like eggs?

[catherine]

She wasn't a fussy eater but loved milk and wheat containing foods:-

Diet before restrictions as follows:

Two slices of bread before swimming
Sports drink while training

Cereal and milk
Up & Go

Apple
16 Salada biscuits

2 ham sandwiches
Apple
Muesli bar

2 slices of toast

Meat and 3 vegetables

She just not eating the same quality of foods on new diet, maybe just an adjustment period. She only likes the gluten free bread when toasted. Hopefully we can get this sorted over summer holidays which start in two weeks.

Lactose free diary is pretty ease to find. We are starting to find more and more suitable gluten free products.

Yes she likes eggs.

[Charlie Arnold]

Gosh, it seems really funny you talking about summer break - we are just starting to get cold here in the UK!!! first frost this morning.

Yes, that diet will need some tweaking. I imagine she must get up very early for swim training so not really able to eat much before, and I have to guess your work and home time life here a bit. My suggestion for a diet for now would be:

Banana shake (if she is OK with dairy free milk as banana great for slow release energy and ok on the FODMAP list.) Before swimming.

Bacon, egg, sausage (if safe sources available) after swimming with maybe gluten free or bread. That is the best thing if you can fit it in before school.

Gluten free bread sandwich for snack (Meg adore Marmite, Vegemite to you!! ) or slice of gluten free cake.

If most practical a sandwich or a cold rice dish for lunch at school. With school hols coming up you could try a hot meal at lunch too for a while and see if it helps.

Snack, potato crisps ready salted.

Supper use meat or fish or egg based dish but add white rice, gluten free pasta or old potatoes and only one type of vegetable. Maybe followed by a pudding.

Hope this helps

The protein meal after swimming would be the best to aim for as it will help her muscles and bananas too for sustainable energy if she can tolerate them. By the looks of her test results the lactose is more of a problem than the fructose although as I said I wonder if doing the tests so close together may have restricted the sensativity of the 2nd. It may be worth repeating the fructose one at a separate time.

I don't know how good your cooking skills are, luckily I was brought up to cook myself from an early age and enjoy it but it is really hard to find the time to do it when you are working and bringing up kids but after a while it becomes 2nd nature and I find I now cook everything more or less from scratch (and probably alot healthier myself as a result too). But then my daughter isn't doing all that swim training a week!