building up after illness - no appetite

[katiekittlemouse]

dd (6yrs) is just recovering from a 2 week illness from a virus (high temp and very nasty cough). During that time she hardly ate anything.
she is v. slight anyway and at best of times doesn't have a massive appetite, but since she has been ill, she lost quite a bit of weight and I am desperate to build her up again.
pls can someone give me some advice on how to do this?

she is vegetarian but eats fish and i am currently trying to give her foods that I know she likes, but it's a struggle to get her to eat much. I am quite worried about her energy levels now she is back at school.

I have just started giving her a vitamin supplement/syrup.

Would she drink milkshakes or smoothies? I had a recipe once for a peanut butter, banana and honey milkshake which was delicious and probably highly calorific!

she drinks hot chocolate and milk on its own but wouldn't entertain any kind of drink with bits in it....
she is very fussy at the best of times!

I'd make plates of nibbles like avocado, cheese, apricots, nuts or whatever high-calorie things you think she might like, and let her eat while watching telly (if she does) as a treat. This is a good way to get DS to eat more - the focus isn't on "getting him to eat" and he just grazes and eventually finishes it off.

I'd make plates of nibbles like avocado, cheese, apricots, nuts or whatever high-calorie things you think she might like, and let her eat while watching telly (if she does) as a treat. This is a good way to get DS to eat more - the focus isn't on "getting him to eat" and he just grazes and eventually finishes it off.

oops

that's a good idea, thanks marineI

keep them coming!

Cake, ice cream, deep fried mars bars. Whatever it takes ismy motto. Like yours, my dd is very slight (nicer word than bony or tin ribs) and following a recent gut virus she lost about 4 kgs. She thought all her birthdays had come at once when I took her to the supermarket and told her to choose what she wanted.
This of course has turned round and bitten me on the arse. Getting her back to healthy eating has been hard.

I give my ds complan. He has 2 sachets a day which adds up to 500 calories.

I'd go soothing and warm. Thick soups ( maybe add some cream ), fish pie, sussex pie, yoghurts, custard etc.