When my Son was potty-training a friend gave us a book called “Everyone Poops”! Ain’t that the truth! And though I know for most of my life there has not been a lot of talk about poop….I really can’t remember that time! For the last five years there has been a lot of BM Banter!
My kids poop! I mean they are regular poopers! Am and PM and often in between! When this discussion has come up (sorry, but when you have kids you talk about poop) I often get people who totally do not believe me! And in return when someone tells me their kid poops every 4 or 5 days….I too, am in total disbelief!
In our home lots of fruits and veggies are eaten, and pretty much have been since my Son was born. I can’t really say my kids eat like I taught them, I think they taught us to eat better. When you have a baby you see such a pure, innocent, uncontaminated little person that when it is time for 1st foods and whole foods you want it all to be the best. Obviously after time the purity falters here and there (as I have said we eat fun food, we eat fast food, and we eat processed foods….we just try not to eat too many of them and not too often). So in trying to feed our kids fruits and veggies my Husband and I both got back on them….after years of sitting behind desks and grabbing what was “easy” but often really “not good” for us we were a little embarrassed at how easy chopping a cucumber up, packing an apple or a small orange and reaching for water instead of soda could be!
But because there are days and even weeks that are better than others I try to incorporate a lot of fiber and other nutrients into our regular diets to compensate for the “poor” phases we might go through.
Some every day things we do:
Costco sells two big bottles together of odwalla Original Superfood. It taste most like apple juice but is filled with things like wheat grass, barely grass, wheat sprouts….plus lots of fruit purees.
We call it Green Juice and the kids love it. They have a half glass with breakfast every morning!
http://www.wholefoodsmarket.com/products/item.php?RID=473
Whole foods sells
http://www.amazinggrass.com/kidz-superfood-powder.html
Amazing Grass Kidz SuperFood Outrageous Chocolate Flavor
This makes a glass of milk (almond or soy milk are great choices), the healthiest glass of chocolate milk you will ever see! Also great in shakes!
Not cheap, but lasts a long time!
Psyllium Husk Powder
I put this in shakes and in things I can hide it in (rice, oatmeal) so forth…plain, they now have a mixed fruit flavor too! Prob great on sherbet or in a shake!
http://www.wholefoodsmarket.com/products/item.php?RID=114
GROUND Flax Seed. You can get this at Safeway in the organic section or most any store (RED MILL) is my favorite brand.
Sprinkle on salads, stir into casseroles or rice dishes. I also put it on their cereal or in their oatmeal!
http://www.amazon.com/Bobs-Red-Mill-Flaxseed-16-Ounce/dp/B000EDBQ6A
We keep dairy to a minimum…I think it is very inflammatory so the kids usually have one small glass of milk, and then a yogurt or a cottage cheese….but usually just one serving at the most two.
I don’t buy any bread that doesn’t have 4-5 grams of fiber a serving (the costco brand is cheap and does!) Dr. Oz says 3 grams for every 100 calories of starch ….I try to limit bread and heavy starches after lunch…so toast or sandwiches…almost never have bread with dinner and we don’t eat potatoes very often as there just isn’t much redeeming about them.
If constipation is an issue with your kids keep in mind these are the biggest culprits:
