11month old twins diet help

[Mumof1plustwins]

My twins are 11months old but due to illness and bronchilitus before Xmas they stopped eating (only took breast milk) so lost quite a bit of weight, they just had a weigh in and whilst they're weight is picking up its not by much, so I wondered if there are any more fattier foods I can give them to get them back on track safely but quickly? They don't crawl (cruise only) and love to stand so they're not burning off much either.
Thanks

High calorie foods: dairry is good - full fat Greek yogurt, higher fat cheeses, whether on their own or on toast or in pasta bakes etc, smooth peanut or other nut butters also good (if you want salt free - Meridian do several that are salt and sugar free). Dried fruits are high calories fro weight (whether in baking, savoury cooking or on their own as snacks) including dates, figs, prunes etc. If you want no added sugar ones (better for teeth) then look out for dates and figs as they tend to be better for this and also fruits with no added preservatives (dates and figs also tend to be better for this) as the preservatives used can lead to slightly runny nappies, but dried fruit is good for increasing calories. Dont forget protein - eggs are brilliant, as you can scarmble them very quickly in the microwave (stirring every so often), with a little added cream and butter to raise the calorie and fat content. Any meat or fish is also good.

Thanks gourd atm I give weetabix/porridge and mostly veg for dinners so not many calories there and they have bouts of fussiness meaning they skip meals sometimes opting to pick at my plate instead which is usually toast or chicken!
I'll grab some things from the shop today and try see the best way to give it to them...

Any more ideas are welcome

Forgot to say that in adults, excess/unwanted weight gain is usually simply linked to carboyhdrate overload, as most adults just dont burn enough calories to use up the massive amounts of easily accessible energy they consume in the form of refined carbohydates and sugar. If your babies eat plenty of carbohydrate but dont do much activity they may gain weight quite quickly anyway, but basically you still want them to have a balanced diet (so dont restrict frut and vegetables as these are important for nutrition and good diet habit-forming, even though they dont contain many calories) but just add additional calaries in the form of cream, cheese, nuts and dried fruits wherever possible. So, if for instance you're all eating brocolli with a meal, dont stop your babies from having it "in case they fill themselves up with low calorie veg and dont eat the other stuff", instead, just add some cream cheese to your babies portions or melt a little hard cheese onto theirs under the grill. That's what I'd do anyway - I'm not a nutritionist though!

That's a good idea re melting cheeses and adding the cheese sauce, will def try that.
I read that avocado is good too...
I'm adding it all to my shopping list

The other thing to do is to make sure you offer food and/or milk regularly. E.g. my 11mo has milk, breakfast, mid-morning snack, lunch, milk, mid-afternoon snack, dinner, bedtime milk. So she doesn't really go more than 2-3 hours without being offered something in the day. Also if she hasn't eaten much dinner I also give her something I know she likes (normally bread).

I do this, never leave them without food for more than 3hours, give them snacks in between too but I thought because they were having breast milk too that that's why they weren't always hungry?
I haven't and won't drop any breast feeds but I think I just need to add more fatty foods and replace the biscuit snacks for figs or other dried fruit etc.
I never had this with FB she was very chubby and ate everything I put in front of her

I also wanted to add that a diet high in fruit and veg is not going to help them gain weight. As an adult on a diet (think Weight Watchers, for example) you would eat this to lose weight!

I agree with an above poster that you need a balanced diet that includes protein, carbs, and veg etc.

Assuming you are BLW, then you can offer goujons of fish/chicken and meatballs.

For carbs offer pasta (with cheese sauces?), mash potato, potato wedges, roast potatoes, roast new potatoes.

For puddings you can offer ice cream, yoghurts, custards, rice pudding.

Thanks, I was more worried about them getting vitamins and forgot about weight gain!

Just tried mixing avocado and yoghurt but one twin brought it back up, and the other didn't like it much...tried sweet potato and carrot mixed in a yoghurt...again same twin brought it back up (they are a tad ill so will try again when better) and again the other twin doesn't like it much!
They do like sausages though...maybe I'll do them a fry up tomorrow

Just a little update, G is pretty much bringing back up anything I give him (apart from yoghurt) and his brother is being fussy . It's so stressful but usually once I relax they start eating again? Maybe it's because they're a bit ill...
Anyone have any tips for tricking getting babies to eat??