Transitioning Toddlers From Breast Milk to Solid Foods: Changes in Macronutrient Ratio ... Fats

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rawfood [rawfood ] On Behalf Of

Caron

Friday, July 06, 2007 9:41 PM

rawfood

Re: [Raw Food] Tender Greens; " Excessive " Thirst?; Electrolytes &

Sports Drink [Dr. Doug Graham]; Dietary Fat Requirement for Infants (WAS: A

few questions (Caron))

 

c: Ok, lettuces I can do ) Anything else I find difficult to eat, though

sprouts I can do in small doses (no more than a handful)

 

E: Precisely!

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C: Why do I get an " uh oh.. " feeling whenever you say " try this " ?? I have

noticed the change in taste, when eating almonds one day (by themselves, bit

 

by bit, as you describe). I haven't tried consciously with sprouts, but have

 

noticed that I've " had enough " after a few mouthfuls.

 

E: Precisely!

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C: I've found that I have fewer of the more obvious thirst symptoms (dry

mouth,

headache, sore belly or " hunger pangs " ) when I eat raw, so I often go too

long without drinking water. I need to focus more on the quiet signs of

thirst I think.

 

E: Yes ... back of throat, fairly far down.

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C: So, when an infant goes from being fed the milk of a healthy human

mother,

and starts eating their own solid food, does this need for fat disappear? I

realise we grow out of it at some stage, but I'm thinking 2 or 3 is a bit

young, and a LOT of growing is done between then, and the teen years.

 

E: There is much that I could say here, but I'm winding things down. For

now, let's think of it like this: Weaning occurs over time. The child begins

eating fruits and continues eating breast milk. Early in this transition,

the breast milk predominates, and the percent of calories from fats remains

high. Over time, the proportion gradually shifts, and as the relative amount

of breast milk decreases, so, too, does the percent of calories from fats.

Eventually, as the amount of breast milk approaches zero, the percent of fat

normalizes at the level present in the exogenous foods. Hope that helps a

bit!

 

Best,

Elchanan