Slow energy release snack ideas please

[FlyMeToDunoon]

For DD1 who is 10 and having headaches poss due to low blood sugar. Need to supply her with snacks for school breaks and her lunch box.

[bloss]

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[FlyMeToDunoon]

Thanks bloss that is so helpful.
I have told DD and she was thrilled to have a reason. She said that now she can tell eveyone she is a Supertaster!
We did a bbc questionaire on it and although it is obviously oriented toward adults she did come out as one.
Today I have stocked up on oatcakes, ryvita, sunflower seed and pumpkin seeds to make flapjacks with and some mixed nuts to see if there any she will try now.
Thanks all.

[bloss]

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[FlyMeToDunoon]

We were always saying 'but you used to love....spinach, sweet potato, peas, etc'
Wonder if DD3 has it. She has begun to limit her diet but then she is 2.
DD2 thank goodness eats a wide variety and like things like pickled onions and olives and puddings which DD1 wouldn't touch.
Thanks.

[FlyMeToDunoon]

Oh wow.
Am trying to think of any strong foods she likes and apart from some sour sweets can come up with none.
Very interesting. So I should lay off the hassling and feed her bland versions of everything?

[bloss]

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[puffylovett]

Dying to know on flyme's behalf ! Hurry up and post bloss...

[FlyMeToDunoon]

Yes!
will only eat brocolli
One of her favourites is pasta with butter and parmesan as an example of bland things.
Why is it a recognized pattern?

[bloss]

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[FlyMeToDunoon]

Well if cereal is out then those masses on the shelves are no use.
Rice pudding is 'ick' apparently.
I love it.

[TsarChasm]

Ok this is weird - what about rice pudding? Similar to porridge. I might try that on dd for breakfast.

Honestly the shelves of cereal you can get, but she's a right fuss pot and only wants my Special K. It's me that needs to shift weight! There's nothing of her!

[FlyMeToDunoon]

She went off porridge [like most things] when she was about 2.
She says she will have a try.

[TsarChasm]

Would she eat poridge for breakfast?

My dd also 10 (tall and v slim build) has regular episodes at school of feeling faint etc.

But she's one of these people who prefers to eat little and often and just won't have big bowls of porridge or much at all for breakfast.

School will only permit fruit or veg for snacks which she likes but I think she needs more carbs. The school banned the cheese and crackers that I was sending in for her - but that was working well until they stopped it. They were pretty unhelpful, if not obstructive actually, but that's another thread .

I do try to give her a good breakfast if/when she'll eat it. We went through a phase of toasted cheese sandwiches for breakfast which kept her going quite well until lunch.

[FlyMeToDunoon]

Great thanks.
Mind goes blank at 'protein snacks'

[passionfruity]

My friend is diabetic and her doctor advises her to eat bananas if she gets low blood sugar

[puffylovett]

give her a protein snack before bed too, that should also help with the headaches in the morning.

You can homebake flapkacks and put lots of seeds and nuts in them, with less sugar than the recipe calls for (we use agave nectar or xylitol), that will slow the release of the sugar from the carbs

HTH

[FlyMeToDunoon]

Dr didn't think dehydration because she gets the headaches first thing in the morning when her blood sugar will have dropped overnight and mid afternoon again another common time for a dip.

[FlyMeToDunoon]

Great there are some things there that she will eat.

Did wonder about flapjacks as they have a lot of sugar in them.

Thanks

[bloss]

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[puffylovett]

nairns oatcakes and Humous (good mix of carbs, protein, good fats)
fruit with seeds if she won't eat nuts
ryvita with piladelphia ? would that be do-able in a lunchbox..
hard boiled eggs
chicken drumsticks

Refined carbs (bread, pasta, cakes, pastries, biscuits etc) will send her blood sugar levels soaring and then they will crash, which produces the hypoglycaemic headaches, shakiness, moodiness etc. Protein and essential fatty foods break down a lot slower and so consequently keep you going for much longer. If you can give her a protein dense breakfast and avoid sugary cereals, that will also help. Things like omelettes, or even porridge made with milk.

[PestoMonster]

Flapjacks
Carrot muffins
Malt loaf

[FlyMeToDunoon]

Headaches for a couple of weeks. She is skinny and tall. Could be growth.
She does not like nuts. In fact she is very picky which, given how skinny she is, is a worry.
Tell me in detail about protein and unrefined carbs please.