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I have a son who is 4 years old. He is extremely scrawny. To keep his weight on, he has to eat continuously durring the day. He won't eat more than a few bites of something at a time. Same with drinking things.This creates issues when he is sick. Which he is right now. He did not eat for a day and lost 2-3 pounds in that one day. He has gone two days without eating so far and has lost at least one size in clothing. It usually takes several months for him to gain even half a pound. Huge setbacks.He has seen doctors for this. They insist it is his high metabolism, heart condition and possibly his autism. (surgically repaired VSD and leaky bicuspid aortic valve) I need recipes that will help him gain weight quickly. He is currently about 20 pounds since he got sick with a cold. He is not picky about what he eats as long as it is not red. He doesn't like the color. And he is not allergic to anything. We have tried milk shakes and carnation shakes with no success. So, any fattening recipes would be great. We don't have anything in the house that containes any dyes or preservatives (his twin is severely allergic). So, adding things like Koolaid is not a possibility. I also don't have candy or chocolate.Thank you everyone,AngelaWorried mom

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Hi Angela,

When my girls were little and I couldn't get them to eat anything, I

would make a real simple dish, It's called "Top Ramien" by Nissan

and they just loved eating it, they liked playing with the noodles, I would make it a noodle eating game, I would get a noodle and suck it in and it would go in fast and give you a little splash, and my girls thought that it

was so funny...Belive it or not they would eat all the noodles. At lease

I got them to eat something...And they really enjoyed eating it....I have 3

grown daughters and a 12 year old, and it worked with all of them.

it's a fun dish try it. Angela <aallwine wrote:

 

I have a son who is 4 years old. He is extremely scrawny. To keep his weight on, he has to eat continuously durring the day. He won't eat more than a few bites of something at a time. Same with drinking things.This creates issues when he is sick. Which he is right now. He did not eat for a day and lost 2-3 pounds in that one day. He has gone two days without eating so far and has lost at least one size in clothing. It usually takes several months for him to gain even half a pound. Huge setbacks.He has seen doctors for this. They insist it is his high metabolism, heart condition and possibly his autism. (surgically repaired VSD and leaky bicuspid aortic valve) I need recipes that will help him gain weight quickly. He is currently about 20 pounds since he got sick with a cold. He is not picky about what he eats as long as it is not red. He doesn't like the color. And he is not allergic to anything. We have tried milk shakes

and carnation shakes with no success. So, any fattening recipes would be great. We don't have anything in the house that containes any dyes or preservatives (his twin is severely allergic). So, adding things like Koolaid is not a possibility. I also don't have candy or chocolate.Thank you everyone,AngelaWorried mom

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here is some recipes for kids who need to gain weight with

CF......not extremely healthy lol but its some great ideas for

weight gain

 

CF Recipes

 

A great high calorie/protein recipe:

Take two slices of bread of your choice and toast them.

Spread margarine on one slice and spread a generous amount of peanut

butter on top of that.

Slice up about half of a banana and put all the little slices on top

of the peanut butter.

On the other slice, spread Marshmallow Creme and top with jam or

jelly of your choice.

Put the two slices together and there you have your sandwich.

Delish!

(Source: Richard Whicker Sr.)

 

Epulor in a caramel milkshake:

4 scoops Vanilla Ice Cream

1 pkg. Epulor

1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract

1/2 cup Whole Milk

 

Joan Devoe's Recipe for her 12 year old daughter Katie, she gained

lots of weight with this.

Since Carnation Instant Breakfast is so expensive and we go through

so much of it I came up with my own recipe for making shakes

4 cups milk

1 cup powdered milk

8 tbsp. Nestles Quik powder

1 can evaporated milk

Mix in the blender and refrigerate (I pour it into 4 Snapple

containers. They are great when you are on the go and the kids can

help themselves.)

 

" Last year at clinic we were told that our daughter Katie (12yowcf)

would have to either get a feeding tube or try Megace, drug used to

appetite which had not been tested yet on adolescents. She had

always been petite but now her weight had dropped off the growth

charts. We convinced our doctor at Children's Hospital to give us a

few weeks to try something new but we were very discouraged and

concerned about having a permanent feeding tube. After reading about

all of the problems with feeding tubes in the C-L archives I knew it

was not the right answer for us. Anyway, to make a long story

shorter, Katie had no appetite whatsoever. I got her to drink four

shakes a day by rewarding her with a new outfit for every 5 pounds

she gained. (Talk about bribery). At first her stomach hurt a lot

after she drank one but I think it was so shrunken from not eating

much at a time for so long. At our next clinic visit she had gained

8 pounds!!! Everybody made a big deal about it so it was really

great for her. Altogether in the last year she has gained 21 pounds

and looks wonderful. "

 

High Calorie Chocolate Pudding

3 1/3 cups half & half

1 large pkg. (5.9 oz.) instant chocolate pudding

1 package vanilla Scandishake

2 packages chocolate Carnation Instant Breakfast

1 tablespoon sugar

 

This will yield (8) 1/2 cup servings. Each serving will have

approximately 200 cal. & 11.5 g. fat. This recipe is Angela

Ruchotzke's daughter Emily's favorite!

Modification to this recipe: (Added Apr. 24, 1999)

3 1/3 c. half and half

1 large package chocolate pudding mix

1 package vanilla Scandishake

2 pkgs. chocolate Carnation Inst. Breakfast mix

2 pkgs. Epulor

Makes 8 1/2 cup servings. Each serving has 460 cal. & 19 g. fat

Adding the 2 packages of Epulor to the mix makes a huge jump in the

cals & fat. If you add the Epulor - just keep stirring. At first, it

will seem like it'll never mix in, but it does! And it does not

separate after it's been in the fridge!

 

2 more great recipes from Angela Ruchotzke:

BUTTERSCOTCH PUDDING (Added Apr. 24, 1999)

2 c. half and half

1 small package butterscotch pudding mix

1 pkg. Epulor

Makes 4 half-cup servings. Each serving has 300 cal. & 17.5 g. fat

 

7-LAYER BARS (Added Apr. 24, 1999)

1 c. butter (2 sticks)

11 oz. mini M & Ms (1 bag)

16 oz. butterscotch chips (1 1/2 bags)

7 oz. coconut (1/2 bag)

4 cups graham crackers

6 oz. pecan pieces (1 bag)

2 14 oz. cans sweetened condensed milk

Melt the butter in a brownie pan (12 x 14), crush graham crackers &

sprinkle crumbs evenly over the melted butter. Add in order, M & Ms,

butterscotch chips, coconut, pecans. Pour sweetened condensed milk

evenly over all. I don't quite empty the cans - I pour until it

quits pouring, so there's just a little left in the cans... Bake at

350 for 35 minutes or until golden brown. Cut into 40 bars (you can

make the bars smaller if you like & get more...) each bar will have

290 cal. & 16 g. fat.

 

Ben & Jerry's or Hagen Daaz' Full Fat Ice Cream: 1,300 to 1,500

calories a pint! (Added Apr. 13, 1999)

 

High Calorie Milkshake: (Added Apr. 13, 1999)

Vanilla Ice Cream

Carnation Instant Breakfast or Scandishake

Milk

Chocolate, Strawberry or Caramel Syrup

Mix all together and enjoy!

 

Orange Milkshake: (Added Apr. 13, 1999)

Scandishake

Orange Sherbet

Vanilla Ice Cream

Mix all together and enjoy!

 

Oreo Milkshake: (Added Apr. 13, 1999)

8 oz whole milk

One packet vanilla Scandishake

1/2 cup high fat Oreo ice cream

5 Double Stuff Oreos

Mix in the blender. Served in a frozen beer mug with a straw.

Cookies are a nice addition. (Put the milk in the blender first then

the cookies so they'll soften up for a minute.)

 

Peanut Butter Milkshake: (Added Apr. 13, 1999)

Peanut Butter Sandwich Cookies

2 Tbsp of Peanut Butter

Vanilla ice cream

Milk

Scandishake packet.

 

Peach Milkshake: (Added Apr. 13, 1999)

Canned Peaches

Milk

Scandishake

Ice Cream

 

Special tips for kids: (Added May 6, 1999)

 

Dip everything. Use Ketchup, mustard, Ranch dressing, BBQ sauce,

etc. with everything. It will usually get him to take a couple extra

bites.

 

Also, all kids love pretzels - no fat of course, so give them chip

dip with them.

 

Put ScandiCal Calorie Booster on a lot of food and act as if it is

special salt just for him. A kid will love that idea if he has

siblings.

 

Sprinkle ScandiShake powder on ice cream, cereal, cake and muffins

and tell him it is special sugar.

 

Make Jiffy muffins in the little miniature cupcake tins and add

ScandiShake powder in the mix. They love the little cakes and will

eat several at a time.

 

Before bedtime he gets ice cream and a story.

 

Make shaved ice out of Pediasure, or use ScandiShake powder and Jell-

O.

 

Try making Banana Bread, Zucchini Bread, etc. spread with lots of

butter or cream cheese.

 

Make lots of finger foods.

 

Put peanut butter on everything.

 

Someone did say that French Toast with peanut butter and syrup is

very good.

 

Scandishakes with 8 oz. whole milk, and ½ cup ice cream (Added May

8, 1999)

 

" Reinforced " Whole Milk: Mix Carnation Instant Milk Powder into

whole milk. It boosts the calories, and may not even be noticeable

upon tasting, depending on how much you put in. Leave air space in

the jug, and shake it very well, to avoid any lumps. It gets frothy,

so let it sit before you serve it. (Added May 8, 1999)

 

Good idea: Make your favorite milkshake, or Scandishake, and freeze

it into " popsicle " molds, or " lolly " molds, however you call them in

your area. This is especially favored by children. Thanks Fiona for

the wonderful idea! (Added Aug. 20, 1999)

 

Wes LeBaron's Milkshake ***1250 calories per serving!*** (Added Nov.

6, 1999)

6oz Half & Half (220 calories)

8oz Heavy Cream (750 calories)

1tbsp MCT Oil (80 calories)

2tbsp Protein Powder (25g, 100 calories)

2tbsp NestleQuick (100 calories)

This shake isn't balanced. It's about 60% fat, 30% protein and 10%

carbo. A meal that really parks you because there isn't enough easy

burning carbohydrates.

He has gained 35 pounds (95-130 lbs) in about 3 or 4 months,

drinking 4 to 5 16 oz glasses of these shakes daily.

 

A few high-cal recipes from " Cystic Fibrosis on the Trail " (Link

updated Sept. 5, 2003)

 

Add heavy cream to oatmeal, cereal, milk, or anything else that you

would normally add milk to (Added Mar. 18, 2001)

 

High-calorie recipes for kids with CF from the Children's Hospital

Medical Center of Akron (Added May 10, 2004)

 

High-Cal Smoothie

Mix together in a blender: Yogurt, A Banana, Ice, Juice, and

Scandical Powder (Added June 8, 2004)

 

Jim's Shake

One envelope of shake powder, 12 oz. milk, one cup of banana

pudding, and 2 very heaping scoops of vanilla ice cream. Blend in

blender until smooth. Yields about 30 oz. of drink. Has about 1200

calories, 100 grams of fat. You can vary this to your taste by

adding different flavors of ice cream or pudding, or by using fresh

fruit. I have found that it tastes better by using a good quality

ice cream and not a very cheap version. I like the strawberry packet

of shake, but if you want to try vanilla, you can make any flavors

you want because the flavor of the packet doesn't mask the flavors

of the fruit or other ingredients you add into it. My recipe makes a

thick shake and is sometimes hard to drink thru a straw! But I have

found it tastes good and others really like it too. (Added June 8,

2004)

 

High calorie, high protein recipes (Added Aug. 19, 2004)

High calorie recipes (Added Oct. 7, 2004)

Kathy Shannon's recipe for her husband Richard (Added Apr. 29, 2005)

1 packet Scandishake or Carnation Instant Breakfast

1/2 cup Heavy Cream

1/2 cup Half'n'Half